Add this copy of Frank Furness: Architecture and the Violent Mind to cart. $99.75, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by W. W. Norton & Company.
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VG/VG (Exlibrary copy; sticker to the dust jacket at the base of the spine, stamp on front pasted end page, sticker on front free end page, stamp on back free end page, sticker and due date card on back pasted end page) Red boards with black cloth spine and red lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 272 pp. with over 200 illustrations. Philadelphia architect Frank Furness produced some of the most aggressive and eye-catching buildings ever seen in the US. His energy, confidence, brashness, vulgarity and love of life vibrate in his architecture. This first biography details his abolotionist upbringing in staid Philadelphia, the transformative experience of the Civil War and its translation into swaggering architecture that met the needs for vivid commercial imagery in the Gilded Age. Includes archival views of demolished masterpieces as well as contemporary photos of buildings still standing today.
Add this copy of Frank Furness: Architecture and the Violent Mind to cart. $129.69, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Add this copy of Frank Furness Architecture and the Violent Mind to cart. $2,470.00, new condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by W. W. Norton & Company.
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New. 0393730638. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--x (2) 273 pp., over 200 ills., notes, index, 4to. Description: "A lively account of America's most original Victorian architect. Frank Furness's energy, confidence, brashness, vulgarity, and full-throated love of life vibrate in his architecture. This first biography details his abolitionist upbringing in staid Philadelphia, probes the horror of war and its translation into aggressive architecture--train stations, banks, and libraries--and illuminates Furness's influence on his century and the world. "--with a bonus offer--
