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THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
TREASURY OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN HOMES
by Joseph Barry
stated First Edition, published 1958
143 pages, 10.75x 13.74 inches
Condition is good. Oversized hardcover without dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Rich reddish brown cloth boards.Embossed title on front cover, gilt spine title. A bit faded around the edges,a few light scratches, bumped corners, one dent in edge, feels clean. Pages clean, tightand tanned. I see no writing or marks. One of the prettiest copies of this book I have seen.
Highly collected and becoming rather scarce, this huge coffee table book is loaded with stunning color photos, many of which are full page, half page or quarter page. Text accompanying the photos is very detailed and personalized, illuminating the inspiration, planning, some interior decorating, location and owners of each of the houses.
from the dust jacket:
"Here, for the first time in full color, is a volume that deals with contemporary American Architecture as it is actually being applied today.This collection of more than 150 true-to-life color photographs is enhanced with 25 floor plans. The homes selected by the author, former executive editor of House Beautiful magazine, are both big and small, costly and inexpensive. "
Featuring 8 homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, with 2 special chapters as an added bonus describing the beauty, functionality and impressiveness of Wright's houses. The homes are Taliesin Wisconsin, Taliesin West Arizona, Mrs. Clinton Walker home Carmel California, Mr. and Mrs. Herman T. Mossberg South Bend Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. David Wright Phoenix Arizona, Avery Coonley/Arnold P. Skow Riverside Illinois, Ennis House Los Angeles California, Anonymous owner Oklahoma.
Particularly interesting are the tropical Modern Florida houses of Alfred Browning Parker. Frank Lloyd Wright visited Parker in his Florida home (a House Beautiful Pacesetter seen here) and had this to say:
"This Florida house aims at the highest goal to which architecture may aspire: organic architecture. Along this new but ancient way a home where the enlightened mind can flower, where people can develop their fullest potentials, is still a possibility."
Parker used the native Florida coral rock as Wright used stone native to his building locales.
Additional architects represented include:
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Edla Muir :Los Angeles California
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Alfred B. Parker: Coconut Grove, Miami, Palm Beach, Florida (6 houses)
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Henry L. Eggers: Bronxville New York (Thomas D. Church landscape architect)
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Morgan Stedman: San Francisco (Kathyrn I. Stedman landscape architect)
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Harwell H. Harris: School of Architecture University of Texas, Dallas, Texas
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John Yeon: Portland, Oregon
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Eldredge Snyder: Fire Island, New York
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George W.W. Brewster: Marion, Massachusetts
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Albert C. Ledner: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Wahl Snyder: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Roger Rasbach associated with DeHaven Pitts,architect: Demonstration House, San Antonio Texas
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Robert Stanton: Carmel California
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Rodney Walker: Los Angeles, California
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John L. King: Belvedere, California
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Jack Hillmer: San Franciso Bay Area, California
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Joseph Esherick, Jr.: San Francisco Bay Area, California
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Charles M. Goodman: Lafayette, Indiana
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Harris Armstrong: Experimental House, Barrington, Illinois
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Aaron G. Green: Los Angeles, California
Also includes several House Beautiful Pace Setter Homes. Gorgeous interior decor shots of Mid Century Modern furniture and designs, platform sofas, fabulous architectural lamps, soaring fire places, and Danish Modern galore.
Exterior views include some lovely nature views, from the desert of western USA to the Florida Tropics. Landscaping and outdoor living spaces photos of most of the homes are included.
Fantastic photography by famous Mid Century Modern photographers like Ernest Braun, Ezra Stoller, Maynard L. Parker, and William Howland.
A must have for every architecture or interior design library. Hope you enjoy the photos below and Happy Shopping to You !!
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