Greene & Greene: Masterworks
Smith, Bruce; Vertikoff, Alexander
From Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since February 11, 2019
From Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since February 11, 2019
About this Item
First edition, first printing with full number line. A fine copy in a near fine DJ, now protected in removable archival mylar. A couple of brochures for Greene houses laid in. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #39. Seller Inventory # 019671
Bibliographic Details
Title: Greene & Greene: Masterworks
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
About this title
Rarely in a Greene and Greene house is there an abrupt division between inside and out. One enters by transitions, in stages. Brick steps my lead up from the garden to a porch. Shelter comes from a gabled overhang or sleeping porch that extends from above--one is covered but still able to feel the breeze. The pattern in the door's art glass evokes the natural world being left behind. Stepping inside, one still does not feel totally enclosed; across the entrance hall are doorways framing a vista of gardens beyond.After exploring the details, they move on to the houses themselves, looking at 24 houses ranging from the modest, unassuming Brandt-Serrurier House in Altedena--a single story cottage built in 1905--to their greatest creation, The Gamble House in Pasadena. A short history and examination of details is given to each house, but by and large the houses are allowed to speak for themselves through dazzling photos. One of the most striking features of each house is the honey-colored light that fills each room as it pours through Japanese-inspired stained glass chandeliers and is reflected from rich mahogany and teak floors and furniture. To walk through a Greene & Greene house was to walk through a work of fine art. As Henry Greene said, "The idea was to eliminate everything unnecessary, to make the whole as direct and simple as possible, but always with the beautiful in mind as the first goal." As Greene & Greene: Masterworks clearly shows, they succeeded brilliantly. --Laszlo Simonyi
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