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The expertly paired three-volume book stack is a visual journey through the discovery, evolution, and architectural heritage of America, seamlessly …
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The expertly paired three-volume book stack is a visual journey through the discovery, evolution, and architectural heritage of America, seamlessly combining past buildings with present-day culture. Spanning a memorable chronology, long out-of-print, the authentic, monumental 1900 U.S. Government Centennial printing on Washington, D.C., with two premium, modern coffee-table editions—gathered in a collection capturing the nation's unfolding story across America. Readers appreciate its narrative, and decorators alike fulfill a facet with quality Americana preserved in near-fine condition, with heavy paper stock and very good bindings, dust jackets, in rich archival printings. The text and imagery serve as a historical expedition over a timeless legacy of early American structures, through the lens of Edward S. Curtis, and a 1900 edition of the scenes and images during the vintage Gilded Age of our nation's capital, its political heart, and adding a Disney produced on the renovated, vibrant Art Nouveau evolution of New York's iconic New Amsterdam Theatre featuring a unique photographic narrative. Architecturally, each in the collection is a triumph of form and structure, defined by three heavy volumes of roughly similar size. When stacked together, a deliberate geometry of the wide landscape base of the Curtis volume, transitioning square layout of the New Amsterdam biography, transcends into the crowning Capitol portrait edition of the D.C. Centennial; swinging into gear, raising the curtain on a set of beautifully unmatched curated series with old Washington D.C. as its centerpiece An intentionally exceptional browsing bunch with choices for groups, a library, or sophisticated interior, anchoring an entryway console, layered over a dark-wood study shelf, or viewed in a living patio sunlit space.
Mary Solomon, featuring photographs by Edward S. Curtis
Sites & Structures: The Architectural Photographs of Edward S. Curtis
Chronicle Books 2000, 144 pages
Mary C. Henderson
The New Amsterdam: The Biography of a Broadway Theatre
Disney Editions (Hyperion) 1997, 192 pages
Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of Washington D.C.
William V. Cox (compiled under the Committee on the Centennial Celebration)
Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of Washington D.C. and the Establishment of the Seat of Government in the District of Columbia
Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 1901 Printed according to the Act of Congress approved March 3, 1901, though capturing the December 1900 centennial, 343 pages
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- Dimensions
- 18ʺW × 16ʺD × 1.5ʺH
- Period
- 1970s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Photography
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Silver
- Condition Notes
- There are only a few moderate signs of wear, at the edges, and the DJ paper is excellent with no … moreThere are only a few moderate signs of wear, at the edges, and the DJ paper is excellent with no stains, writing, or missing pages. The three volumes have been selected as a theme, offering three oversized volumes of high quality and natural interest. Bindings are firm, no tears, stains, or missing pages. Dust Jacket is included with appropriate volumes. less
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