A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead & White 1879 - 1915.
New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co., [1915]. 4 volumes. Folio (497 x 370 mm). 400 photographic and engraved plates (including 2 double-page and 1 folding). Brown buckram, covers paneled in blind with a central stamped motif in gilt depciting a ship with the phrase "Vogue La Galére" ("Let the galley be kept rowing") above the firm name of McKim, Mead & White, spines ruled and lettered in gilt. Condition: a few loose leaves, some very minimal thunbsoiling and edgewear; cover of vol. 1 scuffed, lightly worn along joints and cornersl library stamps to spine, some wear to spine tips. Provenance: McKim, Mead & White, Architects, No. 101 Park Avenue, New York (neat ownership stamps to each half-title); Columbia University; Private Collection. the important first folio edition of this deluxe monograph, this copy owned by the firm of mckim, mead and white. No architectural firm has had a more lasting influence on the buildings of New York City and the surrounding areas than that of McKim, Mead & White. The versatile designs in this work show off the finest examples of their style architecture, ranging from the neo-classical façades and grand interiors of the Beaux Arts tradition to the uncomplicated charm of the "Shingle Style" seen in their mansions of Newport and cottages in Southampton. This monograph includes 400 photographic reproductions of their projects along with their engraved plans. In the36 year period covered by this work the firm designed and built both commercial and residential buildings for the most of the notable families of the time including Tiffany, Vanderbilt, Astor, Pierpont-Morgan (Morgan Library), Whitney and many more. The firm contributed numerous buildings and monuments to Columbia, New York University, and Harvard. They built the east and west wings of the White House in Washington D.C., and the extension wings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In New York City, the firm built the Post Office, Pennsylvania Stations, Bellevue Hospital, Madison Square Presbyterian Church and countless others. There is no other firm of such prominence and stature to have contributed to the architectural landscape. This set remained in the library of the firm from 1915 until the dissolution of the business in 1971. In that year the the firm was re-named for the last surving architect of the original firm, Walker O. Cain and Associates. In 1972, Cain donated the McKim, Mead & White library to the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. They were deaccessioned in 1985 and have since been in one private collection.
A Monograph of the Work of McKim, Mead & White 1879 - 1915.
New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co., [1915]. 4 volumes. Folio (497 x 370 mm). 400 photographic and engraved plates (including 2 double-page and 1 folding). Brown buckram, covers paneled in blind with a central stamped motif in gilt depciting a ship with the phrase "Vogue La Galére" ("Let the galley be kept rowing") above the firm name of McKim, Mead & White, spines ruled and lettered in gilt. Condition: a few loose leaves, some very minimal thunbsoiling and edgewear; cover of vol. 1 scuffed, lightly worn along joints and cornersl library stamps to spine, some wear to spine tips. Provenance: McKim, Mead & White, Architects, No. 101 Park Avenue, New York (neat ownership stamps to each half-title); Columbia University; Private Collection. the important first folio edition of this deluxe monograph, this copy owned by the firm of mckim, mead and white. No architectural firm has had a more lasting influence on the buildings of New York City and the surrounding areas than that of McKim, Mead & White. The versatile designs in this work show off the finest examples of their style architecture, ranging from the neo-classical façades and grand interiors of the Beaux Arts tradition to the uncomplicated charm of the "Shingle Style" seen in their mansions of Newport and cottages in Southampton. This monograph includes 400 photographic reproductions of their projects along with their engraved plans. In the36 year period covered by this work the firm designed and built both commercial and residential buildings for the most of the notable families of the time including Tiffany, Vanderbilt, Astor, Pierpont-Morgan (Morgan Library), Whitney and many more. The firm contributed numerous buildings and monuments to Columbia, New York University, and Harvard. They built the east and west wings of the White House in Washington D.C., and the extension wings of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In New York City, the firm built the Post Office, Pennsylvania Stations, Bellevue Hospital, Madison Square Presbyterian Church and countless others. There is no other firm of such prominence and stature to have contributed to the architectural landscape. This set remained in the library of the firm from 1915 until the dissolution of the business in 1971. In that year the the firm was re-named for the last surving architect of the original firm, Walker O. Cain and Associates. In 1972, Cain donated the McKim, Mead & White library to the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia University. They were deaccessioned in 1985 and have since been in one private collection.
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