Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1887-1901 Volume 1 Futagawa Pfeiffer A.D.A. Edita Tokyo 1990 Softcover Prairie School Architecture
$149.99
Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1887-1901 is Volume 1 of the 12-volume series edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa, with text by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer. A.D.A. Edita Tokyo published the series, which follows Wright's work in order across his whole career. This oversized softcover covers his early years, when the Prairie School style was taking shape, and includes his own home and studio in Oak Park, Illinois.
Inside you'll find color and black and white photographs of finished buildings along with Wright's original plans, elevations, and drawings, including the Luxfer Prism Company Office Building project from 1895. The text runs in English and Japanese side by side. There are 468 pages, plus a list and notes to the plates and an index.
Volumes 2 and 3 of this series are also available at Reading Vintage, so you can start building the run.
Details
- Title: Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1887-1901 (Volume 1)
- Editor and Photographer: Yukio Futagawa
- Text: Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
- Publisher: A.D.A. Edita Tokyo
- Copyright: 1986; paperback published 1990
- ISBN: 4-87140-530-3
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 468, plus list, notes to the plates, and index
- Language: English and Japanese
- Era: 1980s to 1990
- Dimensions: 12 in x 12 in x 1 in
- Printed and bound in Japan
Condition Grade: Very Good
Positives: Graded Very Good. The cover art is bright and the pages are clean, with crisp photographs and drawings throughout.
Issues / Wear: The spine is slightly faded and has small chips.
Complete your set with Volume 2, Monograph 1902-1906 and Volume 3, Monograph 1907-1913, see more in our Vintage Art Books Collection and browse all Books.
If you collect Frank Lloyd Wright or architecture books, this first volume is the place to start the series. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
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