First edition of William J. Hennessey’s Modern Furnishings for the Home, published in 1952 by the Reinhold Publishing Corporation. Billed as “a comprehensive catalog with over 480 available examples of good contemporary design,” the tome stands as an indispensable resource for researching and documenting progressive mid-century design, primarily by American designers or for American companies. Divided into categories including chairs, tables, storage, sofas and beds, desks, budget, lighting, and fabrics; with an introductory essay by Hennessey. Each entry features a photo, often in situ, along with curatorial information including model number, measurements, materials, designer, and manufacturer. Showcases work by both iconic and lesser-known American designers including Franco Albini, William Armbruster, Benjamin Baldwin, Milo Baughman, Alexander Calder, Serge Chermanyeff, Norman Cherner, Freda Diamond, Marion Dorn, Andre Dupre, Charles and Ray Eames, George Farkas, Joseph Frank, Robert Gage, Harry Gitlin, Klaus Grabe, Van Keppel and Green, Yasha Heifetz, Stewart Ross James, Pierre Jeanneret, Florence Knoll, Ray Komai, Estelle and Erwine Laverne, Karl Lightfoot, Stig Lindberg, Ross Littell, Lvin Lustig, Paul McCobb, George Nakashima, Goerge Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Ito Parisi, Gio Ponti, Harvey Probber, Paul Rand, Naomi Raymond, Jens Risom, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Ben Rose, Bernard Rudofsky, Eeor Saarinen, Irving Sabo, John Salterini, Bertha Schaefer, Everett Sebring, Abel Sorenson, Richard Stein, Edward Stone, Marianne Strengel, Elias Svedberg, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Angelo Testa, Paul Thiry, Mies van der Rohe, Kurt Versen, Gilbert Watrous, Carter Winter, Edward Wormley, and David Wurster. 4to (8.5” x 10.5”), hardcover with pictorial dust jacket, 296 pages, fully illustrated in b/w. Ex-library bookplate to front pastedown. Spine somewhat shaken and leaned. Closed tears to cloth spine at both ends. Creasing and foxing to rubbed dj, with loss to bottom quarter of back cover, and open tears to spine ends.
First edition of William J. Hennessey’s Modern Furnishings for the Home, published in 1952 by the Reinhold Publishing Corporation. Billed as “a comprehensive catalog with over 480 available examples of good contemporary design,” the tome stands as an indispensable resource for researching and documenting progressive mid-century design, primarily by American designers or for American companies. Divided into categories including chairs, tables, storage, sofas and beds, desks, budget, lighting, and fabrics; with an introductory essay by Hennessey. Each entry features a photo, often in situ, along with curatorial information including model number, measurements, materials, designer, and manufacturer. Showcases work by both iconic and lesser-known American designers including Franco Albini, William Armbruster, Benjamin Baldwin, Milo Baughman, Alexander Calder, Serge Chermanyeff, Norman Cherner, Freda Diamond, Marion Dorn, Andre Dupre, Charles and Ray Eames, George Farkas, Joseph Frank, Robert Gage, Harry Gitlin, Klaus Grabe, Van Keppel and Green, Yasha Heifetz, Stewart Ross James, Pierre Jeanneret, Florence Knoll, Ray Komai, Estelle and Erwine Laverne, Karl Lightfoot, Stig Lindberg, Ross Littell, Lvin Lustig, Paul McCobb, George Nakashima, Goerge Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Ito Parisi, Gio Ponti, Harvey Probber, Paul Rand, Naomi Raymond, Jens Risom, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Ben Rose, Bernard Rudofsky, Eeor Saarinen, Irving Sabo, John Salterini, Bertha Schaefer, Everett Sebring, Abel Sorenson, Richard Stein, Edward Stone, Marianne Strengel, Elias Svedberg, Ilmari Tapiovaara, Angelo Testa, Paul Thiry, Mies van der Rohe, Kurt Versen, Gilbert Watrous, Carter Winter, Edward Wormley, and David Wurster. 4to (8.5” x 10.5”), hardcover with pictorial dust jacket, 296 pages, fully illustrated in b/w. Ex-library bookplate to front pastedown. Spine somewhat shaken and leaned. Closed tears to cloth spine at both ends. Creasing and foxing to rubbed dj, with loss to bottom quarter of back cover, and open tears to spine ends.
