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Unframed Print. Condizione: Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 28 cms. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the periods architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; PRINTS : Buildings & Places; Unframed Prints : Old. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. …

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 4th Edition. 4th ed ; 80 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm OCLC 42370499 ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; February 22-24, 1991 ; Founded in 1988 by author, collector, and former high school English teacher Bruce Johnson, the Arts & Crafts Conference and Antiques Show has been recognized for more than two decades for its dedication to the education of the Arts & Crafts collector. Each February, the National Arts and Crafts Conference brings to The Omni Grove Park Inn & Spa the foremost authorities, authors, dealers, publishers, speakers, and craftspersons from across the country-all assembled yearly in one historic hotel for one landmark weekend. New collectors learn more here in one weekend than they can in an entire year anywhere else. Experienced collectors keep returning to renew treasured friendships and increase their knowledge and appreciation for the Arts & Crafts movement. ;The historic Grove Park Inn, now owned by Omni, is a perfect Arts & Crafts destination. Its interiors a tribute to the Arts and Crafts era of design, this Asheville historic hotel attracted the affluent and middle class of the early 20th Century with its reputation as a house of healing and comfort amidst the Blue Ridge Mountains. This tradition continues today as its one of a kind subterranean spa, its gorgeous sunset terrace views, and comforting natural interiors attracts visitors from all over, including many U.S. Presidents. Seminars and craft shows take place in Arts & Crafts-movement hotspots around the country. The one not to miss is the largest: a three-day conference and simultaneous antiques and juried contemporary crafts and furnishings shows, held in the Blue Ridge Mountains at the Grove Park Inn. At the shows, over a hundred antiques vendors and contemporary craftspeople fill multiple rooms and line the corridors of one wing; you'll see furniture, pottery, textiles, metalwork and jewelry, lighting, fine art But what makes this conference so special is its focus on education-deep learning. Hands-on workshops cover such things as embroidery and printmaking. Lectures are offered, and small affinity groups meet (pottery collectors, say, or people researching native plants in Arts & Crafts-era gardens). Opportunities run almost around the clock. House tours and walking tours are arranged.The skylit subterranean spa-"43,000 square feet of peace and quiet"-has mineral pools, therapeutic waterfalls, a lap pool with underwater music, eucalyptus steam rooms, fireside lounges with healthy snack options . . . and a full complement of treatments including European facials, body wraps, and massage. Dealers not only show their wares (both old and new) but also participate as lecturers and small group discussion leaders, generously sharing their knowledge with attendees, who range from entry-level to mature collectors. ; Contents: Architecture of the Arts & Crafts Movement / Wilbert R Hasbrouck -- George Ohr: The mad potter of Biloxi / Dr. Eugene Hecht -- Walt Whitman: Poet for the American Arts & Crafts Movement / A. Patricia Bartinique -- The best of the rest: Stickley Brothers, Lifetime & Other Mission furniture / Christian G. Carron The Grove Park Collection: An Arts & Crafts tour / Bruce E Johnson -- We grew from a school: Biltmore Industries / Bruce E Johnson -- Arts & Crafts textiles: Sorting out the tangled threads / Gillian Moss -- A new face at the Grove Park Inn / Bruce E Johnson ; magnifying glass from Capital Arts & Antiques is present in its slipcase ; small mark on front cover, else FINE. Book.…

Condizione: Good. 4to. Stapled Wrap. 80 pp. Very Good. Sunning, Toning, Scuffing, Creasing.Provenance: Berkeley Architectural Heritage Associationley Architectura;ley.

[Philadelphia: Printed by Ketterlinus, circa 1922.] Unpaginated. [16 pages]. Illustrated from photos throughout. Original self wraps, stitched with string as issued. 14 x 10 cm. Some light soiling and toning to wraps, still about very good. An early brochure for this acclaimed North Carolina resort. The Grove Park Inn opened in 1913. This pamphlet includes a photo and description of the golf course and club house at the Biltmore Forest Country Club. The course was designed by Donald Ross and completed in 1922. On the rear wrap is a piece on "Our New Organ," being a pipe organ built by Ernest M. Skinner of Boston, which was installed in 1919. This is signed (in type) by F.L.S. This was Fred Loring Seely, the builder of the Grove Park Inn and its manager from the day it opened until 1927. In addition to a description of the Grove Park's accomodations and amenities, the pamphlet discusses the handicraft work of Biltmore Industries, purchased from the Vanderbilts and greatly expanded by Seely in 1917. Visitors to the Inn were invited to tour the shops which produced homespun cloth and wood-carving. Not in Thornton (locating two other early Grove Park pamphlets). …

12p. wrappers. Donald Ross designed. Nice image of Vardon and Ray playing, so presumably dated 1920.