ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS. First edition. With a letter, handwritten and signed by Noemi P. Raymond.
Tokyo, Japan: published by author, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Very good- condition. Item #013598
116 pages of text. Hardcover burlap covered boards are spiral bound, with minor shelfwear and discoloration. Stained on bottom left corner, discoloring the bottom half of the first few pages, but only a tiny corner of the following text. First edition, first printing of only 1000 copies. Both authors' autographs are printed in facsimile on the title page, above rows of cascading Japanese characters. Amazing interiors are photographed in detail, and floor plans and detailed architectural drawings are included. Includes a two page letter on "Raymond Farm New Hope Pa" letterhead, handwritten and signed by Noemi P. Raymond, to Industrial Designer Paul R. Mac Alister. Beyond March 7th, there is no year stated, but it is circa 1940. Mrs. Raymond addresses Mac Alister regarding upholstery and curtain textile designs before a contract price was set by the manufacturers and dealers. Mrs. Raymond exhibited such designs in Tokyo in 1936 and New York in 1940, and her textiles were chosen by American designers including Louis Kahn to upholster furniture. The letter is an exceedingly rare offering, along with an uncommon first edition of her husband's book. From the working library of Industrial Designer Paul R. Mac Alister.
Price: $1,500.00