The Story of the Tower: The Tree that Escaped the Crowded Forest
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Published by Horizon Press, New York, 1956
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First edition. Signed by Frank Lloyd Wright on the front free endpaper within printed red square and dated 58. Ownership signature of Wright's student, George Knowles in pencil above Wright's signature. Bound in publisher's black cloth boards lettered and stamped in red and gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with light rubbing and fading to spine and edges, heaviest along top edge of upper board. Binding shaken with light toning to contents. A profusely illustrated monograph of the famous architect's design and construction of The Price Tower in downtown Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The tower was built for Harold C. Price as a corporate headquarters for his pipeline construction company. The initial project was laid out for a cluster apartment complex in New York City in 1929, but was never realized due to the Great Depression. Scarce signed. Seller Inventory # 140946825
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Title: The Story of the Tower: The Tree that ...
Publisher: Horizon Press, New York
Publication Date: 1956
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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The Story of the Tower The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest
Published by
Horizon Press, 1956
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardback-. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Probable 1st. Grey jacket; 134 pages. Seller Inventory # 1036000
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The Story of the Tower: The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest
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Horizon Press, 1956
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. In worn and tattered dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 98414
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THE STORY OF THE TOWER The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest
Published by
Horizon Press, 1956
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Hardcover
Signed
Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First. Inscribed by Introduction author Fred C. Price on front endpaper. Black cloth binding tight and straight, inner pages clean and unmarked. Dust Jacket is price-intact, small edgechips, single small triangular tear to bottom front cover, now protected within mylar cover. Laid-in: Pictorial wraps publicity folder produced by the Price Tower. Includes single page information sheet, color photo, six b/w photos and blueprint photo, b/w postcard and order form.; 134 pages; Signed by Contributor. Seller Inventory # 66804
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The Story Of The Tower: The tree that escaped the crowded forest
Published by
Horizon Press
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. New York: Horizon Press, 1956. 1st edition. 4to hardcover. 130 pgs. 130 illustrations, 6 color plates. Very Good book and Near Good dust jacket. The boards are lightly faded along the bottom edge. There is some offsetting to the front endpapers, and a bookseller label to the front pastedown. The jacket is shelfworn, price clipped with a few tears. (Modern Architecture) Inquire if you need further information. Seller Inventory # MC00A-00003
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The Story of the Tower, The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest
Published by
Horizon Press, New York, 1956
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
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First Edition, First Printing. First edition. This book measures approximately 11" x 8.75", with 130 numbered pages. Comes with its original dust jacket. This book is in near fine condition. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Minor chipping and edgewear. Original $6.00 price on bottom of front flap. "The Story of the Tower" is a documentation of the Price Tower and its construction, the only realized skyscraper designed by Wright. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (M6-31). Seller Inventory # 3618
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The Story of the Tower, The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest.
Published by
Horizon Press, 1956
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: The Book Files, Broken Arrow, OK, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Book has a faded area where an area of the dust jacket is missing. Dust jacket also has some rugged edgeds on it. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***. Seller Inventory # A48189
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THE STORY OF THE TOWER, The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest.
Published by
Horizon Press: NY, 1956
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Photos, illustr including color folding plates, 11.25 x 8.75, red decoration and gilt lettered black cloth, 133 pp, covers lightly rubbed, extremities bumped, hinges loose else a nice copy in well worn and torn and edge chipped dustjacket. FIRST ED, PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE BUILDING'S OWNER HAROLD C. PRICE, SIGNED BY PRICE ON SPECIAL BOOKPLACE (loose in book with glue residue inside front cover) PRESENTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE PRICE TOWER FEB. 9, 1956. The Price Tower was Wright's only skyscraper, and was built for Price, who owned an oil pipeline company in Bartlesville, OK. Wright supposedly got his inspiration from a tree (hence the subtitle) and the building is built like a tree with a central core off of which the floors are cantilevered. Seller Inventory # 97-5255
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The story of the tower. The tree that escaped the crowded forest
Published by
Horizon Press, New York, 1956
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First edition, small folio, pp. 130, [4]; illustrated throughout in black & white, 2 folding color plates; generally, a fine copy in original black cloth stamped in red and gilt, dust jacket rubbed with a few short tears and nicks at extremities. This copy inscribed by Frank Lloyd Wright "To Bill Davies at Taliesin / Frank Lloyd Wright / 57." Davies (1928-2022) was a St. Paul, Minnesota architect who studied with Wright. The Price Tower is a nineteen-story, 221-foot-high tower at 510 South Dewey Avenue in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It was built in 1956 to a design by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only realized skyscraper by Wright, and is one of only two vertically oriented Wright structures extant. Seller Inventory # 60739
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The Story of the Tower. The Tree That Escaped the Crowded Forest.
Published by
Horizon Press, New York, 1956
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Presentation, SIGNED by the author, "To Harry Riskes - Frank Lloyd Wright / 57" (Harry Riskes was a contractor working for Frank Lloyd Wright for many years). Also includes another presentation to Riskes from his colleague, John G. Phillips. Quarto. 134pp. Illustrated throughout with frontis portrait, photographs and plans, 2 folding color plates. Black cloth decorated and lettered in red and gilt. Tiny scar to center of inner rear hinge. A fine copy. Well-illustrated story of Wright's nineteen-story office and apartment skyscraper for the H. C. Price Company in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 4772
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