Main entry:

Gannett, William C. (William Channing), 1840-1923.

Title & Author:

The house beautiful / by William C. Gannet.

Publication:

[River Forest, Ill.] : [Auvergne Press], [1897]

Description:

[58] pages ; 36 cm

Notes:
"In a setting designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and printed by hand at the Auvergne Press in River Forest by William Herman Winslow and Frank Lloyd Wright during the winter months of the year eighteen hundred ninety six and seven."
Includes a brochure sewn to 1st front fly-leaf ([12] leaves ; 35 x 14 cm.) containing 12 photogravures of dried weeds.
"We have printed ninety copies of this book."--Colophon.
Printed in red and black.
Title and text enclosed within intricate ornamental borders designed by Wright.
Printing error in L.C. copy: text of p. [23] repeated on p. [31]; end of chapter 3 consequently omitted.
Garvey, E.M. Turn of a century 1885-1910, number 141

Subject:

Gannett, William C. (William Channing), 1840-1923. House beautiful Illustrations.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.
Families.
Interior decoration.
Arts and crafts movement Influence.
Nuclear families.
Familles.
Décoration intérieure.
interior decoration.
interior design.

Form/genre:

Millionth volumes. IU-R
Illustrated works
Autographs (Provenance) United States"y19th century. CLSU
Illustrated works United States"y19th century.
Printing in multiple colors (Printing) United States"y19th century.

Added entries:

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959, book designer, printer.
Winslow, William Herman, printer.
Auvergne Press.
United States Illinois River Forest.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage m 152677
Call No.: NA44.W949.6 G3 1897
Status: Available