Greene & Greene
London: Phaidon Press, 2000. Hardcover. 240 p.: illustrations; 30 cm. Blue cover with dark blue spine title. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. A critical monograph of the careers of the brothers Greene -- Charles Sumner Greene (1868-1957) and Henry Mather Greene (1870-1954). As the architecture firm Greene & Greene they "produced some of the most sensuous and beautifully crafted architecture in Ameica. . . [and] brought to Southern California a remarkably prescient Pacific-Rim aesthetic combined with the Shingle Style sensibilities they had developed during their yourful apprenticeships in Boston." -- dust jacket. This work covers their work together and their later careers individually, including the Robert R. Blacker house, the David B. Gamble house, the Charles M. Pratt house, the William R. Thorsen, the D. L. James house, and the Walter L. Richardson Ranch house. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. Book is in Near Fine Condition: slightly cocked; clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Fine Condition: clean and bright. Near Fine / fine. Item #010130
ISBN: 0714839507
Price: $45.00