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Folio. [2], 3-71, [1] pp. Quarter brown cloth over brown paper boards with gold lettering on the front board. Brown endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with one color plate and with numerous black and white full-page illustrations. National Building Museum: ""Collections Highlight: The Golden Years of the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company"". The Northwestern Terra Cotta Company operated from 1878 until 1956. Many of the best architects of the early twentieth century contracted with the firm (including Frank Lloyd Wright). This volume advocates for the usage of terra cotta in skyscrapers and on the exteriors of buildings. The images show famous skyscrapers the company had a hand in building (the buildings shown are from Chicago, Milwaukee, New Orleans, and other cities). The color plate depicts the interior office of the company's building, which was constructed in 1905. This book records important details of American architecture as it was in the early twentieth century. Corners rubbed through.
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