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New York: Theatre Arts, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Ltd. ed. 48 drawings by the author on one side of page. Spine chipped at ends. Fisrt major monograph by the designer of the Ziegfeld Theatre, Met Opera House, Reinhardt Theatre, Jewish Art Theatre, Music Center in NYC.

New York: Theatre Arts, Inc. Printed by Redfield-Downey-Odell Co. Inc. Illustrations by The Knudsen Process, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. . Very Good. In depth discussion, with extensive visual support, of six of Joseph Urban's theatre designs, only two of which were ever realized, to our knowledge (the Paramount in Palm Beach and the Ziegfeld in New York) but all of which are noteworthy for their panache and beauty. Urban was unique in being accomplished, and celebrated, as both an architect and theaterical scenic designer, and in his hands, the two callings were not independent of one another but splendidly combined to stunning effect, culminating in the best of Art Deco design. As an example, Urban did scenic design for the Ziegfeld Follies but also was the architect of the Ziegfeld Theatre. All the designs here were by Urban himself. They include ones that were never realized, such as Urban's designs for the proposed new house for the Metropolitan Opera on 57th Street, a plan dashed… Read More

New York: Theatre Arts, Inc, 1929. limited edition of 200 copies. Hardcover. Fair (ex-library w/ stamps, plates, black marked stamps to textblock edges; black marker discard marks; ID to lower spine & usual library markings. previous owners name to front-endpaper. spine & edges reinforced/rebound w/ black binding tape. spine spit; pgs & textblock firm. board scuffed & smudged; corners rubbed. pgs lightly tanned w/ some rough cut edges. plate 9 has a small smudge of soiling to lower edge; otherwise clean). grey, tan boards w/ vertical white printing. 29 pgs w/ 48 bw plates w/ color fontispiece. This is a limited edition of 200 copies. This copy is hand-numbered 182 and signed by Joseph Urban. A definite candidate for rebinding. Nicely illustrated with Urban's work of the Ziegfeld, Paramount, Reinhardt and Jewish Art Theatre; also, The Metropolitan Opera and The Music Centre.