Italian Design - 1870 to the Present by Penny. Sparke ISBN 13: 9780500235317

Hardback. Acceptable.

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Impression. Original Cloth. 0500235317 . Ex-Library. With colour plates. Plasticated dustjacket. Remains of library stickers on front endpapers. Library stamp on title page. Slight soiling to dustjacket. Slight wear to spine, covers and corners. ; Quarto; 240 pages .

London: Thames & Hudson, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 240mm x 295mm. Jacket has moderate general wear, some minor chipping at head of spine plus a small taped tear to top front corner. Book clean. Binding tight. 240pp.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1988. Hardcover. VG/VG (slight foxing to upper block edges). Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dust jacket with white lettering, 240 pp, 298 illustrations with 149 in color. "This is the first fully illustrated survey of Italian design, from the emergence of the newly unified nation in the 1870s, through the inward looking years between the wars, to th e international arena of the 1980s. From the 'heroic years' of post war reconstruction to the emergence of the radical anti-design movement of the 1960s, Penny Sparke's lively text explains the role of design in its cultural, socio-economic and political context." -dust jacket Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 240 pages: illustrations (some color), portraits; 30 cm. Subjects: Design Italy History 20th century. Design. Industrial design Italy. Design history.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.