Our House
by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Horizon Press, 1959. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first edition of this touching autobiographical work on Olgivanna Lloyd Wright and her husband. The first edition, first printing.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.An autobiographical work by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, on her life with her husband, eminent American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and their homes at Taliesin and Taliesin West. Illustrated with a frontispiece.Frank Lloyd Wright married Olgivanna in 1928, after Frank's series of tempestuous relationships. The pair remained married until Frank's death in 1959. This volume provides a sentimental and touching insight into their lives in Wisconsin and Arizona. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light fading to the head and tail of the spine. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, including a small chip to the front joint. Light rubbing and marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 908P45
- Title
- Our House
- Author
- Olgivanna Lloyd Wright
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Horizon Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Our House olgivanna lloyd wright frank lloyd wright taliesin olgivanna lloyd wright
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.