The Frozen Fountain: Being Essays on Architecture and the Art of Design in Space
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with red cloth taped spine; 126 pp., BW illus. and drawings. G (Ex-art library, with taped outer spine, numbers on spine, i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; binding edge and corners are moderately worn; no dj; edges of book block are slightly aged or soiled; a fair amount of pencilled notes and marks in margins throughout; with two bookplates showing this book once belonged to Baltimore architect Alexander Cochran.). Item #157687
A collection of nine illustrated essays penned by American architect Claude Fayette Bragdon (1866-1946). The titles are: Foundation Stones; The Frozen Fountain; Retrospect; The Skyscraper; Regulating Lines; Isometric Perspective; Ornament; To be Skipped by the Casual Reader; and Color. This copy once belonged to Baltimore architect Alexander Cochran, and contains many penciled notes and marginalia that may be in his hand.
OCLC: 683025
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