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Size: 4to 11"-13" tall; A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf-and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Contributions by the editor, Wendy Kaplan, and then Laurie Stern et al, Elinoor Bergvelt, Paul Greenhalgh, Jeffrey L. Meikle, Marianne Lamonaca, Dennis P. Doordan, John Heskett, Bernard F. Reilly, Jr., Irene de Guttry and Maria Paolo Maino and others. Checklist of Exhibition Objects, a List of Contributors, Photograph Credits, and Index. [6], 7-352 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Grey silverish wraps with color illustration. 352 pp. Numerous bw & color plates. Edited by Wendy Kaplan, this catalogue was prepared to accompany the inaugural exhibition of the Wolfsonian. Contents read as follows: Traditions transformed: romantic nationalism in design, 1890-1920 / Wendy Kaplan--Germany design and national identity, 1890-1918 / Laurie A. Stein with contributions by Irmela Franzke--The decorative arts in Amsterdam, 1890-1930 / Ellinoor Bergvelt--The English compromise: modern design and national consciousness, 1870-1940 / Paul Greenhalgh--Domesticating modernity: ambivalence and appropriation, 1920-1940 / Jeffrey L. Meikle--Forging modern Italy: from wrought iron to aluminum / Irene de Guttry & Maria Paola Maino--A "return to order": issues of the vernacular and the classical in Italian inter-war design / Marianne Lamonaca--Political things: design in fascist Italy / Dennis P. Doordan--Design in inter-war Germany / John Heskett--Emblems of production: workers in German, Italian, and American art during the 1930s / Bernard F. Reilly, Jr.

No markings. Oversize. Dust jacket is in a protective cover.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 352 pages, very good condition; 1/2 inch tear to dj at top of spine; no internal marks. Priority and foreign shipping may be extra for this item.

Large hardback in fine condition with fine dust jacket.

With 417 illustrations, 300 in color. 352pp 5.03lb 11.3x10.3x1.3in

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).