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Verlag: Expressions of Culture-NY, 2004
ISBN 10: 0971371423ISBN 13: 9780971371422
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Zustand: Very Good. Color Plates (illustrator). Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Verlag: Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0810945363ISBN 13: 9780810945364
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Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with white lettering on the spine; colorful photo-illustrated DJ; 275 pp.; richly illustrated. "George Nakashima (1905-1990) is best known for his unique pieces of furniture, which are prized for their respect for the natural forms of the tree and the inherent grain of the wood. This remarkable creative spirit was also an architect, who designed a number of distinguished buildings during his career. Above all, he was a man committed to the integration of his life as an artist with the rhythms of the natural world. Working with his family and a crew of workmen in his studio, he left a rich legacy, not only the works of his extraordinary personal artistry, but a creative tradition that continues to flourish in the Nakashima Studio today. Told by Nakashima's daughter and colleague, the designer Mira Nakashima, this story of the artist's life examines not only the furniture and the architecture that he designed, but also the philosophical and spiritual underpinning of his work, his personal worldview, his quest for the integration of humanity and nature, and for world peace." "Lavishly illustrated with superb photographs of Nakashima's work, many taken expressly for this book, and with documentary photographs from the Nakashima archive, Nature, Form, and Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima is an insightful and beautiful evocation. VG+ (light edgewear to DJ, boards; interior clean; binding is solid.).
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Verlag: New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2003
Anbieter: Harper's Books, ABAA, New York, NY, USA
Erstausgabe
First Edition. Oblong quarto. An impressive monograph on the designs of George Nakashima, written by his daughter Mira, herself the Creative Director of his Studio following his death. Contents: [276] pages; thoroughly-illustrated after drawings and photographs, mostly color. Black cloth boards with minor bumping to corners; near fine. In near fine photo-illustrated jacket.
Verlag: Abrams, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0810945363ISBN 13: 9780810945364
Anbieter: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, USA
Buch Erstausgabe
hardcover. Zustand: fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. Nakashima, George (illustrator). First. 265 illustrations, including 160 color plates. 274 pages. Oblong 4to, black cloth, d.w. (New York: Abrams, 2003). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.
Verlag: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0810945363ISBN 13: 9780810945364
Anbieter: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, USA
Buch Erstausgabe Signiert
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A heavy and elegant horizontal quarto. Binding square and firm. Number line complete 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- the first printing. Hand-dated December 2003 and signed "Mira Nakashima" (George's daughter, here signing her full name) to the title page. Then, above that -- with a different pen but in the same hand -- she has inscribed "for Marc -- on December 24, 2009 / Best Wishes!" Born in Spokane, Washington, George Katsutoshi Nakashima himself (1905-1990) was an American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker, one of the leading innovators of 20th century furniture design and a father of the American craft movement. In 1931, after earning a master's degree in architecture from M.I.T., Nakashima sold his car and purchased a round-the-world tramp steamship ticket. Eventually reaching Japan, he went to work for Antonin Raymond, an American architect who had collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright on the Imperial Hotel. While working for Raymond, Nakashima toured Japan extensively, studying the subtleties of Japanese architecture and design. In 1940 Nakashima returned to America, and began to make furniture and teach woodworking in Seattle. Like others of Japanese ancestry, he was interned during the Second World War and sent to Camp Minidoka in Hunt, Idaho, in March 1942. At the camp he met Gentaro (sometimes spelled Gentauro) Hikogawa, a man trained in traditional Japanese carpentry. Under his tutelage, Nakashima learned to master traditional Japanese hand tools and joinery techniques. In 1943, Antonin Raymond successfully sponsored Nakashima?s release from the camp and invited him to his farm in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where Nakashima established his studio and workshop. Nakashima's signature woodworking design was his large-scale tables made of large wood slabs with smooth tops but unfinished natural edges, often consisting of multiple, matching slabs connected with butterfly joints. In 1983, he accepted the Order of the Sacred Treasure, an honor bestowed by the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese government. Author Mira Nakashima, his daughter, received her masters degree in architecture ferom Waseda University, Tokyo. She worked for years as a colleague and designer in her father's workshop. Upon his death in 1990, she became creative director of the Nakashima Studio, New Hope, Pennsylvania. 276 pp. including index & photography credits. This is a heavy book which would be likely to cost $70 to ship overseas. Book here reduced from $1,200. Inscribed by Author(s).
Verlag: Abrams, New York, 2003
Anbieter: Design Books, New York, NY, USA
Erstausgabe
Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean. Illustrated mostly in color, some vintage black & white photographs of Nakashima and early pieces of furniture. Bibliography. 11" high X 12" wide, 275 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
Verlag: Harry N. Abrams, NY, 2003
Anbieter: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB, Salisbury, CT, USA
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Warmly inscribed by the author on the title page and dated in September 2010. Book fine, apparently unused, in dustjacket that is sunfaded about an inch deep around the perimeter of the front panel.
Verlag: Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, 2003
Buch Signiert
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Oblong folio. (10.8 by 12 inches). Pp. 275. First printing, with complete number line. INSCRIBED ON THE TITLE PAGE BY MIRA NAKASHIMA, THE ARTIST'S DAUGHTER AND THE AUTHOR, TO A SCHOOL FRIEND AND HARVARD CLASSMATE. Lavishly illustrated in color and black & white with photographs of Nakashima, his designs, and his beautiful woodworking. Faint line of fading to top edge of brown cloth boards, else fine. Dust jacket very good to near fine, with closed cut to back, strip of light fading, and light rubbing to edges. Inscribed by Author(s).
Verlag: New York: Abrams, 2003, 2003
Erstausgabe
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. A biography by Nakashima's daughter examining his furniture and architecture, as well as the philosophical and spiritual underpinning of his work. his worldview, and quest for world peace. First edition. 26.5 cm; 275 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Verlag: Harry N. Abrams, 2003
Anbieter: Weinberg Modern Books, New York, NY, USA
Buch Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of Mira Nakashima s tribute to her father, George, whose standing as one of America s foremost designer/craftsmen is reflected in his blue-chip status in the vintage design market. Published in 2003 by Harry N. Abrams. 4to, hardcover with photographic dust jacket, 275 pages, richly illustrated. A lavish publication that features numerous photographs in both black and white and full color, along with sketches and preliminary drawings. Pictured are individual pieces of furniture (tables, seating, case pieces, lighting) with close-up detail shots, plus interior and in situ shots taken at Nakashima s New Hope complex and at client projects. Several architectural projects are shown also. With biographical, historical, and analytical content pertaining to George s long career and his spiritualistic philosophy. Closed tears to front cover, though it remains visually seamless. Toning and bumping to first five or six leaves; otherwise clean and bright.
Verlag: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2003
Buch Erstausgabe Signiert
Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Oblong quarto. Pp. 276. Generously illustrated in color and black & white. The author, George Nakashima's daughter, carries on the tradition of beautiful woodworking in his studio. She tells the story of his life as only a family member can. INSCRIBED ON THE TITLE PAGE BY THE AUTHOR. A beautiful copy, with some pinprick sized spots to lower edge of text block, in a near-fine pictorial dust jacket with one 1/2 inch tear and light rubbing to corners. First edition, third printing. Inscribed by Author(s).