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The story of the tower. The tree that escaped the crowded forest. Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd Title: The story of the tower. The tree that escaped the crowded forest Publication: New York: Horizon Press, 1956. Description: First edition, small folio, pp. 130, [4]; illustrated throughout in black & white, 2 folding color plates; generally, a fine copy in original black cloth stamped in red and gilt, dust jacket rubbed with a few short tears and nicks at extremities. This copy inscribed by Frank Lloyd Wright To Bill Davies at Taliesin / Frank Lloyd Wright / 57. Paul, Minnesota architect who studied with Wright. The Price Tower is a nineteen-story, 221-foot-high tower at 510 South Dewey Avenue in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It was built in 1956 to a design by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only realized skyscraper by Wright, and is one of only two vertically oriented Wright structures extant. Rulon-Miller Books buys and sells rare, fine and unusual books in many fields, with an emphasis on language, early and unusual printing, voyages and travel, archives, and appraisal services. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA). All books are guaranteed genuine as described, and are returnable for any reason during the two weeks after receipt. We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
The Price Tower is Frank Lloyd Wright’s only realized skyscraper. Wright took his inspiration for the cantilevered design from a tree.
The Story of the Tower: The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest. Title: The Story of the Tower: The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest. Author: Frank Lloyd Wright. Presentable copy of the 1956 1st edition.
The Story of the Tower: The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest. Author: Frank Lloyd Wright Title: The Story of the Tower: The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest Publication: New York: Horizon Press, 1956. INSCRIBED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT –IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION– on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark cloth, with a very thin band of light offsetting along the upper and lower edges. And in a bright, price-intact, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with a bit of light chipping along the spine crown and very minor creasing at the front panel’s edges. Still though, a very presentable copy. Quarto, dozens of crisp black-and-white photos and plans throughout. From the front dustjacket flap: For the first time, the growth of a building –from original idea to plan to actual day-to-day construction and ultimately to completion– is presented in one full-length book. The Price Tower is one of the supreme masterpieces by the world’s greatest architect,’an idea’ to quote Frank Lloyd Wright’which had to wait over twenty-five years for full realization’ — the skyscraper now at last come into its own Very Good + / Very Good +. We offer an eclectic selection, specializing in childrens, art, photography, literature, history, chess, sports and more. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and we stand behind what we offer for sale. We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
The story of the tower. The tree that escaped the crowded forest. Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd Title: The story of the tower. The tree that escaped the crowded forest Publication: New York: Horizon Press, 1956. Description: First edition, small folio, pp. 130, [4]; illustrated throughout in black & white, 2 folding color plates; generally a fine copy in original black cloth stamped in red and gilt, dust jacket rubbed with a few short tears and nicks at extremities. This copy inscribed by Frank Lloyd Wright To Bill Davies at Taliesin / Frank Lloyd Wright / 57. Paul, Minnesota architect who studied with Wright. The Price Tower is a nineteen-story, 221-foot-high tower at 510 South Dewey Avenue in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It was built in 1956 to a design by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only realized skyscraper by Wright, and is one of only two vertically oriented Wright structures extant. Rulon-Miller Books buys and sells rare, fine and unusual books in many fields, with an emphasis on language, early and unusual printing, voyages and travel, archives, and appraisal services. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA). All books are guaranteed genuine as described, and are returnable for any reason during the two weeks after receipt. We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
The story of the tower. The tree that escaped the crowded forest. Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd Title: The story of the tower. The tree that escaped the crowded forest Publication: New York: Horizon Press, 1956. Description: First edition, small folio, pp. 130, [4]; illustrated throughout in black & white, 2 folding color plates; generally a fine copy in original black cloth stamped in red and gilt, dust jacket rubbed with a few short tears and nicks at extremities. This copy inscribed by Frank Lloyd Wright To Bill Davies at Taliesin / Frank Lloyd Wright / 57. Paul, Minnesota architect who studied with Wright. The Price Tower is a nineteen-story, 221-foot-high tower at 510 South Dewey Avenue in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It was built in 1956 to a design by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only realized skyscraper by Wright, and is one of only two vertically oriented Wright structures extant. Rulon-Miller Books buys and sells rare, fine and unusual books in many fields, with an emphasis on language, early and unusual printing, voyages and travel, archives, and appraisal services. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA). All books are guaranteed genuine as described, and are returnable for any reason during the two weeks after receipt. We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly. This listing was created by Bibliopolis. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “rulonmillerbooks” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide., Denmark, Switzerland, New Zealand, Chile, China, Republic of Croatia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Cyprus, Austria, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Bulgaria, Poland, Macau, Czech Republic, Norway, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Greece, Romania, Mexico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Japan, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Thailand, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Belgium, Kuwait, Finland, Luxembourg, South Korea, France, Germany, Latvia, Italy, Singapore, South Africa.
- Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
- Publisher: Horizon Press
- Year Printed: 1956
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Subject: Americana
- Original/Facsimile: Original