Spring green wisconsin (2 risultati)

Wraps. Condizione: Near Fine. First edition. 8vo. 22.5 cm x 15.2 cm. [9], 10-152 pp. Light green wraps printed in forest green. Staple-bound. Illustrated with several full-page photographs of scenes from the town of Spring Green: their high school athletic teams, Main Street as it changed over the twentieth century, scenes of farm life, and more. The booklet is dedicated to Frank Lloyd Wright, arguably the most famous resident of Spring Green, Wisconsin. Spine lightly toned.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Good. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm ; 9 x11 in. ; OCLC 31767110 ; A souvenir picture book from the House on the Rock showcasing the buildings and displays built by Alex Jordan (1914-1989) ; Cover title ; The House was designed and built by Alex Jordan. ; The House on the rock is full of eccentric work, including the world's largest indoor carousel. ; Opened in 1959, it is a complex of architecturally unique and variously, streets, gardens, shops and themes, from Christmas to a Japanese teahouse, designed by Alex Jordan, Jr. One room features what is claimed to be the world's largest indoor carousel. The "house" itself is atop Deer Shelter Rock in a forest nearby and additions and other buildings have appeared over the course of several decades.; Partial Contents: Alex Jordan: architect of his own dream -- The House on the Rock: a covenant with nature -- Breathtaking in any light in any season -- The gate house -- Stained glass masterpieces -- The mill house -- Alex Jordan Collection of Antique Weapons -- Toys, engines and banks -- Hupfield and Mills Machines -- Glassware, dolls, miniatures -- Streets of yesterday -- Fire Station No.1 -- J P Richman's residence -- Gladiator calliapoean machine -- Peter H Burno steam tractor -- Esmerelda -- Music of yesterday -- The Hearse and Silk Purse -- The Peacock Organ -- Seaburg Coinola -- Automatons -- The Blue Room -- The Franz Josef -- Oriental Art -- The Mikado -- Chinese antique shop -- The Blue Danube -- Little streets of yesterday -- The Red Room -- House on the ROck Carousel -- The Gebrueder Bruder -- Organ Room -- Wildlife Room -- The Doll Room -- Collection of Miniature Circuses -- The Band and Orchestra -- Baranger Motions -- Jewels of Royalty -- Crowns of Barbarism -- Refreshment Gardens -- Arts and Crafts Village -- The Infinity Room ; menu and guide map laid in ; repair to spine ; scarce ; G. Book. …