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Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-307
Nov 9, 2021
4:00AM CT
Lots 308-687
Nov 10, 2021
4:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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[FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT] -- [RESIDENCE SPECIFICATIONS]. 2 carbon typescripts of residential building specifications, comprising:
[FALLING WATER]. Carbon typescript, "Specifications for Mr. And Mrs. Edgar J. Kaufmann Residence near Pittsburgh Penn. Frank Lloyd Wright Architect," Taliesin, 1 February 1936. 9pp., most on legal-sized sheets, creased.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FALLINGWATER, providing detailed plans for the foundation. stone work, concrete structure and slabs, millwork, windows, structural steel, glass, painting, waterproofing of roof and slabs, plastering of surfacing and concrete, hardware, electric wiring, heating, and plumbing. Fallingwater, designated a National Historic Landmark, was named by the American Institute of Architects the "best all-time work of American architecture."
[With:] [STANLEY MARCUS HOUSE]. Carbon typescript draft, "Specifications for Mr. and Mrs. H. Stanley Marcus Residence in Dallas, Texas. Frank Lloyd Wright: Architect." 8pp., printed in red ink, with several pencil corrections, creased, paperclip remnants upper left corner. Includes specifications for the foundation, brick work, floors, millwork, structural steel, glass, painting, roof, plaster, sheet metal, hardware, wiring, heating, and plumbing. Stanley Marcus famously fired Wright in the middle of the project for running over budget; Roscoe DeWitt finished the construction of the home.
Property of the Caraway Family


