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HOUSES OF THE SUNDOWN SEA: THE ARCHITECTURAL VISION OF HARRY GESNER (2012 HC){O9
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9781419700491
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Abrams, Inc.
ISBN-10
1419700499
ISBN-13
9781419700491
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109188708
Product Key Features
Book Title
Houses of the Sundown Sea : the Architectural Vision of Harry Gesner
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Individual Architects & Firms / Monographs, Buildings / Residential, General, Criticism
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
67.4 Oz
Item Length
12.3 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-009560
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Preschool
Photographed by
Nogai, Juergen
Dewey Decimal
728/.37092
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Synopsis
For more than 60 years, passersby have strained to catch a glimpse of maverick architect Harry Gesner's houses in Southern California. This is the first book to examine Gesner's architecture, tracing his career from 1945 to the present and opening the doors to 15 of Gesner's intriguing homes, all located in or near Los Angeles and built in the 1950s and 1960s. An insightful and revealing text accompanies new photography by Juergen Nogai along with historical photographs and Gesner's own drawings, floor plans, and blueprints drawn from his remarkably rich archive. Gesner's utterly unique, often eccentric and unorthodox designs are outside the canons of doctrinaire modernism, yet he is undoubtedly a Modernist, and one whose romantic, quixotic nature has caused his truly extraordinary body of work to be overlooked by many--until now. Praise for Houses of the Sundown Sea: "Harry Gesner's life story is so exciting that a new monograph on his work reads like a John Buchan tale, or the next Laura Hillenbrand project, instead of the usual jargon-infested coffee-table book about a venerable architect." --New York Times "As soon as design junkies get a glimpse of Gesner's soaring creations, they're sure to be wild about Harry." --Los Angeles Times Magazine "The stories about [Gesner] life's adventures are almost as glorious as the nature-inspired homes he builds, and both are detailed in an about-to-be released coffee table book" --The Huffington Post "A compelling mix of prose and photos" --Los Angeles magazine, For more than 60 years, passersby have strained to catch a glimpse of maverick architect Harry Gesner's houses in Southern California. This is the first book to examine Gesner's architecture, tracing his career from 1945 to the present and opening the doors to 15 of Gesner's intriguing homes, all located in or near Los Angeles and built in the 1950s and 1960s. An insightful and revealing text accompanies new photography by Juergen Nogai along with historical photographs and Gesner's own drawings, floor plans, and blueprints drawn from his remarkably rich archive. Gesner's utterly unique, often eccentric and unorthodox designs are outside the canons of doctrinaire modernism, yet he is undoubtedly a Modernist, and one whose romantic, quixotic nature has caused his truly extraordinary body of work to be overlooked by many--until now. Praise for Houses of the Sundown Sea "Harry Gesner's life story is so exciting that a new monograph on his work reads like a John Buchan tale, or the next Laura Hillenbrand project, instead of the usual jargon-infested coffee-table book about a venerable architect." --New York Times "As soon as design junkies get a glimpse of Gesner's soaring creations, they're sure to be wild about Harry." -- Los Angeles Times Magazine "The stories about Gesner] life's adventures are almost as glorious as the nature-inspired homes he builds, and both are detailed in an about-to-be released coffee table book" -- The Huffington Post "A compelling mix of prose and photos" -- Los Angeles magazine, For more than 60 years, passersby have strained to catch a glimpse of maverick architect Harry Gesner's houses in Southern California. This is the first book to examine Gesner's architecture, tracing his career from 1945 to the present and opening the doors to 15 of Gesner's intriguing homes, all located in or near Los Angeles and built in the 1950s and 1960s. An insightful and revealing text accompanies new photography by Juergen Nogai along with historical photographs and Gesner's own drawings, floor plans, and blueprints drawn from his remarkably rich archive. Gesner's utterly unique, often eccentric and unorthodox designs are outside the canons of doctrinaire modernism, yet he is undoubtedly a Modernist, and one whose romantic, quixotic nature has caused his truly extraordinary body of work to be overlooked by many--until now. Praise for Houses of the Sundown Sea : "Harry Gesner's life story is so exciting that a new monograph on his work reads like a John Buchan tale, or the next Laura Hillenbrand project, instead of the usual jargon-infested coffee-table book about a venerable architect." --New York Times Los Angeles Times Magazine "The stories about [Gesner] life's adventures are almost as glorious as the nature-inspired homes he builds, and both are detailed in an about-to-be released coffee table book" -- The Huffington Post Los Angeles magazine
LC Classification Number
NA737.G48G47 2011
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- a***2 (69)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThank you
- 0***o (1260)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat book. Arrived a day late due to the racist Juneteenth holiday. Not sellers fault.
- _***m (41)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBest packing job ever! Item as described, works great!