Mechanization Takes Command (17 results)

Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. First published in 1948, Mechanization Takes Command is an examination of mechanization and its effects on everyday life. A monumental figure in the field of architectural history, Sigfried Giedion traces the evolution and resulting philosophical implications of such disparate innovations as the slaughterhouse, the Yale lock, the assembly line, tractors, ovens, and "comfort" as defined by advancements in furniture design. A groundbreaking text when originally published, Giedion's pioneering work remains an important contribution to architecture, philosophy, and technology studies.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Sigfried Giedion (18881968) taught at the Federal Institute of Technology and was Mellon Lecturer at the Washington National Gallery and the Charles Elliot Norton Lecturer at Harvard University. His other works include Space, Time, and Architecture and The Eternal Present.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnSigfried Giedion (1888&ndash1968) taught at the Federal Institute of Technology and was Mellon Lecturer at the Washington National Gallery and the Charles Elliot Norton Lecturer at Harvard University. His other works incl.

Paperback. Condition: New. First published in 1948, Mechanization Takes Command is an examination of mechanization and its effects on everyday life. A monumental figure in the field of architectural history, Sigfried Giedion traces the evolution and resulting philosophical implications of such disparate innovations as the slaughterhouse, the Yale lock, the assembly line, tractors, ovens, and "comfort" as defined by advancements in furniture design. A groundbreaking text when originally published, Giedion's pioneering work remains an important contribution to architecture, philosophy, and technology studies.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are clear from notations. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 3.15.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Pkates (illustrator). Later Edition. SUBTITLED : ` A Contribution to Anonymous History '. Page 214 of this 743 page account, details how early towns and farmsteads largely copied the European model; both were small and relatively close together. That puts producer and consumer in relative proximity. That was to change dramatically about 1820, as a spread west occured. This is but one of the cultural (and industrial) patterns explored. INDEX at back. Illustrated with a variety of b/w plate types. Read more about : chromolithographs, imitation handicraft, style, tondo, visible flame, trade-union, Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe, spring revolving chairs, self-delivery reaper, and adornment. Cond : Paper wrapper is silver with black lettering. Cover image is of three inter-meshed gears. Tight in binding. Light general wear and soil. Name of p/o verso front cover. Excellent reference item. QUote (p. 268) : " Then refinements set in. The seat becomes smooth, and a profiled molding conceals where the legs enter. The octagonal shape invites one to sit not only frontally, but diagonally, or at an angle, informally, like the people in ._._._. . " Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 7 x 10 in. Cloth boards. COndition is GOOD ; covers rubbed, one corner mashed, light edge wear, spine titles dull. Front inner joint feels a liitle loose but is holding fine. Text unmarked. Arch. Stax.

Condition: Good. 1970. Third Printing. 743 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over grey and red cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Minor tape repairs to interior jacket. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Condition: Sehr gut. Vii, 785 pp., large octavo, paperback, with b/w ill., afterword by Stanislaus von Moos. Sprache(n)/language(s): enCover with slight traces of wear, otherwise fine.

Hard cover. Condition: Fair. No jacket. The cover is worn with the spine being sunned, affecting some legibility along with some of the back cover hinge being sunned as well. The top edge of the spine has a small chip. Spine is cocked, but binding is secure. Signature from the previous owner on the front end leaf page, otherwise all other pages are clean and unmarked. As is.

Hardcover. Mylar covered dj; red cloth covers, gilt lettering. xiv, 743 pages illustrations, diagrams. Contents: Anonymous history -- Springs of mechanization -- Means of mechanization -- Mechanization encounters the organic -- Mechanization encounters human surroundings -- Mechanization encounters the household -- The mechanization of the bath -- Conclusion. Includes bibliographical references. VG/G+, dj has tears on edges and at spine. Covers good. Pages cleann and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. 743pp.incl.index; HB red w/silver; some rub w/spine sunned; library marks&residue&tanning on endpapers; clean,tight pgs. History of technology and critical look at its effect on society. illus. ex-library.