Havana Modern: 20th-Century Architecture and Interiors Tapa dura - 2014

2014. Hardcover. UsedGood.

Rizzoli, 2014-10-07. hardcover. Like New. 11x9x1. Hardback--no flaws

New York: Rizzoli, 2014. 255 pages, colour illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "This lavish book represents the modern movement in Cuban architecture, from art nouveau and art deco to the flowering of high modernism just before the Revolution, spanning from the early 1900s to 1965. At a time when travellers are rediscovering Cuba, this volume offers a range of the city's twentieth-century cultural achievements. The photographs, shot exclusively for the book, show examples from the artsy Vedado neighbourhood, the seaside streets of Miramar, Central Havana, and Havana's posh Country Club Park area. Included are iconic places such as Cuba's remarkably futuristic National Schools of Art; the art deco landmark Bacardi building; Casa de Alfred von Schulthess by Richard Neutra; the stylish Habana Riviera Hotel, and its… Leer más

Shrink wrapped, New, unread, in pristine dust jacket (from stock of closed bookstore); Orders received by noon Eastern Time ship same day from MD [6 days/wk]

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.