C.R. Ashbee: Architect, Designer, and Romantic Socialist Tapa dura - 1986

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. Hardcover. Good- front cover is loose from book bottom to midway up spine. light to moderate corner/edge wear to dust jacket.. Beige cloth boards with black stamped spine lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with black, white, and turquoise lettering. 499 pp. BW illustrations. Charles Robert Ashbee—architect, designer, social reformer, and a major force behind the Arts and Crafts Movement—was one of the most significant figures in British artistic and cultural life at the turn of the century. Inspired by the Romantic anti-industrialism of John Ruskin and William Morris, Ashbee started a small craft workshop in the East End of London in 1888 called the Guild of Handicraft. He not only made it a place where work could be satisfying and creative, but in 1902 boldly moved the Guild's workshops out to the idyllic Cotswold town of Chipping Campden. Utilizing the often vivid journals kept by Ashbee and his wife, Janet, the book documents Ashbee's life and… Leer más

Usa: Yale University Press, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. Hardcover With Clean And Complete Dj. Informative Text Copiously Illustrated With Colour And Bw Photographs And Drawings.

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Yale University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardback. Very Good.

New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. Ashbee was a major force behind the Arts and Crafts Movement. Crawford uses the journals kept by Ashbee and his wife to document his life and work, the Guild of Handicraft, and his part in reform movements. 499 pages, b/w plates throughout. Ex library with stamp on top page edge, label removal scuffs on endpages, otherwise Near Fine. Shipping may be exra for this large book; please inquire; Ex Library; 8 x 10 3/4

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. Hardcover. Good. ex-lib w/ stamp to cover flyleaf; back cover flyleaf has two worn stretches--presumably from extracting library card-pocket. age tape residue covers. stamps to textblock edges. dustjacket has library label to spine; scuffs & wear. Beige cloth boards with black stamped spine lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with black, white, and turquoise lettering; plastic protective cover. 499 pp. BW illustrations w/ numerous color. Charles Robert Ashbee—architect, designer, social reformer, and a major force behind the Arts and Crafts Movement—was one of the most significant figures in British artistic and cultural life at the turn of the century. Inspired by the Romantic anti-industrialism of John Ruskin and William Morris, Ashbee started a small craft workshop in the East End of London in 1888 called the Guild of Handicraft. He not only made it a place where work could be satisfying and creative, but in 1902 boldly moved the Guild's workshops… Leer más

Yale University Press, New Haven, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Small 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Beige cloth over boards, 499 pages, extensively illustrated. In an illustrated dust jacket that is lightly rubbed, is bumped at corners and spine ends. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5 lbs 0 oz. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Art & Design. ISBN: 0300034679. ISBN/EAN: 9780300034677. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 014238. . 9780300034677

Yale University Press, 1985. No ownership markings; dust jacket with some surface wear, a few small scrapes, some toning to edges; jacket now protected by a mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

Yale, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper.