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London: Thames & Hudson / Wolfsonian Foundation, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Good looking hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear, but covers prevfiously separated from text block, now neatly glue-repaired, still cracked front paste-down; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Contributions by the editor, Wendy Kaplan, and then Laurie Stern et al., Elinoor Bergvelt, Paul Greenhalgh, Jeffrey L. Meikle, Marianne Lamonaca, Dennis P. Doordan, John Heskett, Bernard F. Reilly, Jr., Irene de Guttry and Maria Paolo Maino and others. Checklist of Exhibition Objects, a List of Contributors, Photograph Credits, and Index. [6], 7-352 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

London: Thames & Hudson / Wolfsonian Foundation, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out.Contributions by the editor, Wendy Kaplan, and then Laurie Stern et al, Elinoor Bergvelt, Paul Greenhalgh, Jeffrey L. Meikle, Marianne Lamonaca, Dennis P. Doordan, John Heskett, Bernard F. Reilly, Jr., Irene de Guttry and Maria Paolo Maino and others. Checklist of Exhibition Objects, a List of Contributors, Photograph Credits, and Index. [6], 7-352 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may… Read More

London: Thames and Hudson, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Wendy Kaplan has edited a fine collection of essays to augment the iInaugural exhibition of the Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, Florida, and with contributions by Laurie A. Stein, with Irmela Franzke, Ellinoor Bergvelt, Paul Greenhalgh, Jeffrey L. Meikle, Irene de Guttry and Maria Paola Maino, Marianne Lamonaca, Dennis P. Doordan, John Heskett and Bernard F. Reilly, Jr. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in gray cloth, with T & H dolphins cavorting in silver stamped fineness on front cover, silver lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. 417 illustrations, 300 in full color. [6], 7-352 pp.Member,… Read More

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 352 pages, numerous color and b/w illustrations, checklist of exhibition, contributors, credits, index, large 4to, pictorial gray cover. Very good+, cover corners slightly worn, slightly canted; contents fine.

London: Thames and Hudson., 1995. 352pp, index, 417 ills (300 col). Or gray cloth in jacket. As new. Published to coincide with a travelling exhibition from the Wolfsonian, a Miami institution devoted to examining the social, political and aesthetic significance of objects produced between 1885 & 1945. The book looks at the ways that political, industrial and cultural leaders have employed design in their programs of reform and their efforts to shape public opinion. Shows how design has been a vital tool in acclimatizing people to life in the modern world and helping to form a sense of national identity, particularly in European countries, through local crafts and vernacular buildings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. As new.. 352 pp. Illus. with 300 color and 117 b/w photos and reproductions. 4to. Prepared for the fist exhibit at the Wolfsonian, this collection of essays delves into the collection and examines the response to modernity as the struggle between the modern and anti-modern, the progressive and the reactionary, and the use of design by both the reformer and the propagandist.

New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson : The Wolfsonian, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in illustrated boards, in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description : 352 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. Subjects : Wolfsonian Foundation Catalogs. Decorative arts History 19th century Exhibitions. Decorative arts History 20th century Exhibitions. Design History 19th century Exhibitions. Design History 20th century Exhibitions.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1995.. 4to. 352 pp. Hard Cover. With Dust Jacket. Color and black and white plates throughout. Very Good. As new. In Shrink Wrap.*Heavy volume, could cost extra for shipping.