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Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. 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. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

London: Thames and Hudson., 1995. 352pp, index, 417 ills (300 col). Or gray cloth in jacket. As new. Published to coincide with a travelling exhibition from the Wolfsonian, a Miami institution devoted to examining the social, political and aesthetic significance of objects produced between 1885 & 1945. The book looks at the ways that political, industrial and cultural leaders have employed design in their programs of reform and their efforts to shape public opinion. Shows how design has been a vital tool in acclimatizing people to life in the modern world and helping to form a sense of national identity, particularly in European countries, through local crafts and vernacular buildings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson, 1995. Large hardback in fine condition with fine dust jacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Thames and Hudson, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Thames & Hudson, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Ed. First ed. Fine/Fine condition..

Large hardback in fine condition with fine dust jacket.

United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson, 1995 hardback book in near fine condition,dust jacket is very good to near fine,crease on front flap. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

0500237069. with dustjacket, bright clean copy.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995. Hardcover. VG- (Slight foxing inside dj; book block is slightly bent; pages are clean.). Gray stamped cloth, gray & illus. dust jacket, 352 pp., 300 color illus., 117 BW illus. Issued in conjunction with the inaugural exhibition (1995-1996) of the Wolfsonian. "Looks at the different ways that political, industrial, and cultural leaders have employed design in their programs of reform and their effort to shape public opinion. It shows how design has been a vital tool in acclimatizing people to life in the modern world and has helped to formulate a sense of national identity, especially in European countries, through local crafts and vernacular buildings." (dj).

0500237069. with dustjacket, bright clean copy.

352pp, index, 417 ills (300 col). Or gray cloth in jacket. As new. Published to coincide with a travelling exhibition from the Wolfsonian, a Miami institution devoted to examining the social, political and aesthetic significance of objects produced between 1885 & 1945. The book looks at the ways that political, industrial and cultural leaders have employed design in their programs of reform and their efforts to shape public opinion. Shows how design has been a vital tool in acclimatizing people to life in the modern world and helping to form a sense of national identity, particularly in European countries, through local crafts and vernacular buildings.

Gray stamped cloth, gray & illus. dust jacket, 352 pp., 300 color illus., 117 BW illus. Issued in conjunction with the inaugural exhibition (1995-1996) of the Wolfsonian. "Looks at the different ways that political, industrial, and cultural leaders have employed design in their programs of reform and their effort to shape public opinion. It shows how design has been a vital tool in acclimatizing people to life in the modern world and has helped to formulate a sense of national identity, especially in European countries, through local crafts and vernacular buildings." (dj).

0500237069 HARDCOVER IN DUST JACKET. 4to, 352 pp, near fine in gilt-stamped cloth in pictorial dust jacket. 417 illustrations, including 300 in color. Excellent, lavish overview of decorative and propaganda arts, mainly from Miami's Wolfsonian collection.

Fine with no wear or markings in a used looking jacket. Fascinating reference and choice of items displayed in full-color with lots of information. Large format. This price includes the cost of safe extra shipping via USPS media rate.

One of the critical formative influences of the twentieth century was the response to modernity. In this struggle between modern and anti-modern forces, between progressiveness and reaction, design was a key element in the service of reform movements and as an agent of propaganda. This examines the social, political and aesthetic significance of objects produced between 1885 and 1945.

Thames & Hudson, London, 1995. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. Thick, very heavy 4to in grey faux cloth, silver lettering to spine. 352pp on stiff art paper colour plates, numerous illustrations in text, index etc __CONDITION : An extremely well preserved almost AS NEW copy (one leaf is creased from poor handling and has an associated, but very neatly repaired, short closed tear to the outer margin) in a very slightly edge-creased almost AS NEW Dust Jacket. __NOTE Due to size and/or weight, shipping will cost more than price shown above. Orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost... __To see more of our books on Design type DbbDESIGN in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995. Cloth, 352 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Published to accompany the inaugural touring exhibition of the Wolfsonian, Palm Beach, Fla., November 11, 1995 to May 18, 1997. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Confronting modernity: traditions transformed - romantic nationalism in design, 1890-1920; German design and national identity, 1890-1918; the decorative arts in Amsterdam, 1890-1930; the English compromise - modern design and national consciousness, 1870-1940. Celebrating modernity: domesticating modernity - ambivalence and appropriation, 1920-1940; forging modern Italy; a "return to order" - issues of the vernacular and the classical in Italian inter-war design. Manipulating modernity - political persuasion: political things - design in Fascist Italy; design in inter-war Germany; emblems of production - workers in German, Italian and American art during the 1930's... 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

One of the critical formative influences of the twentieth century was the response to modernity. In this struggle between modern and anti-modern forces, between progressiveness and reaction, design was a key element in the service of reform movements and as an agent of propaganda. This examines the social, political and aesthetic significance of objects produced between 1885 and 1945.

Thames & Hudson, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Oversized. clean, unmarked copy.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995. 352 pages; 417 illustrations, including 300 in color. Essays from eleven contributors. One small closed tear on the jacket's back panel at the foot, otherwise fine.. 1st U.S Edition. Printed Paper Boards. Fine/Very Good. Square 4to.