Country Houses

The Work of Frank J. Forster A.I.A.

by Frank J. Forster

woodcut illustrations by H.R. Bishop

First edition.  New York:  William Helburn Inc., 1931  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Garnet covers are mostly clean, with gilt text.  Boards show a little scuffing, some edgewear.  Corners are scuffed with exposed board.  See photos. 
• Spine has gilt text and is bright with crushed ends.  See photos.
• Binding is secure, has some play at covers with pulling at end papers.  See photos.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Frontispiece is present.
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.

(4) plus 183 plates. 9.5 x 12.75 inches

First Edition.  Folio.  Publisher's garnet cloth with gilt title and publisher's device.  Title page printed in vermillion and black.  Four pages of introductory text followed by 183 plates -- plans, photographs, and black & white woodcut elevation illustrations.  Boards show some minor blemishes, interior is unmarked and very good.  Binding shows some pulling evident at front and rear end papers.  Condition is overall Very Good for this handsome volume which captures the architectural style of Frank J. Forster. 

Frank Joseph Forster (1886–1948) was an American architect who designed homes, many in the New York Metropolitan area, during the early 20th century.  Forster described the style of his work as Norman Farmhouse, French Provincial, or Domestic Gothic.  He also wrote two books about the French Provincial architecture style.  Country Houses shows Forster's work on sixteen houses.  

The black and white woodcuts are the work of Hubert R. Bishop, who worked under the moniker of H.R. Bishop.  An American printmaker and architectural illustrator active during the 1920s and 1930s, Bishop is an exemplar of the American Graphic Art and Architectural Print movement.

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