Joseph Urban by Loring, John - 2010

Abrams Books, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 28.5 x 24.5 cm. Quarto. 224pp. Illustrated boards in dust jacket. Previous owner's address label as well as two magic marker arrows on front free endpaper. There is also a name marked off and some words written on the title page.

New York: Abrams, 2010. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 223 pages. Monograph on this important American architect and designer. Features a foreword by Jennifer B. Lee and an introduction by John Loring. Includes over 200 color illustrations. A clean and tight very near fine copy in illustrated boards and in a very near fine dust jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Edition/First Printing (Number Line With The One Present). Includes Photography Credits, Acknowledgments And Index. Pictorial Boards With Black Lettering On The Spine.

Abrams, New York, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Size: 11 1/4" x 10". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Illustrated paper over boards, illustrated end papers, 223 pages, extensively illustrated. In an illustrated dust jacket that is lightly bumped at corners and spine ends. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz. Category: Art & Design; ISBN/EAN: 9780810990265. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 014985. . 9780810990265

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2010. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 224 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. 200 illustrations in color. Foreword by Jennifer B. Lee, Performing Arts Curator, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University. Index. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Joseph Urban is a lavish celebration of this prolific artist, architect, and designer, whose accomplishments include magnificent Art Deco buildings, spectacular Ziegfeld Follies productions, and dramatic sets for the Metropolitan Opera. Joseph Urban (1872–1933) began his career as an architect and artist in Vienna before moving to America in 1911. In 1914 he moved to New York, where he ultimately signed on as set designer of the Metropolitan Opera. He also became immersed in an astonishing array of outside projects, designing nightclubs, hotel lounges, skyscrapers, theaters, stage and film sets, and even children’s books. Though his creative output was immense, little remains of his work… Read More

New York: Abrams, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Seiji Kakizaki (author photograph). The format is approximately 9.75 inches by 11.25 inches. 224 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Foreword by Jennifer B. Lee, Illustrations/Plates (most in color). Index. John Loring, (born November 23, 1939), is design director emeritus of Tiffany & Co., where he was design director from 1979 to 2009. He is the author of numerous books about Tiffany's and art in general and a longtime contributor to Architectural Digest. Prior to joining Tiffany in 1979 as design director, Loring was the New York bureau chief of Architectural Digest, as well as being one of the magazine's principal editorial contributors. He was also a professor of art at the graduate school of the University of California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Yale University in 1960. After graduating, he continued his studies for four more years at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Since 1964,… Read More