Country Houses: The Work of Frank J. Forster

New York, William Hepburn, 1931. First and only edition. Hardcover, publisher's burgundy cloth. 12 pp. (Introduction and List of Plates), 183 plates. In-folio, 25.5 x 33.5 cm. llustrated with photographs, drawings and plans. Pink stamp of the Publicações Pan-Americanas, a Brazilian company which imported many technical and faculty books from the United States to Brazil, on the title page. Some rubbing on the sides of the front cover, spine badly worn. Light foxing inside with no damage to the plates. Paper block is firm and sturdy. Frank Joseph Forster (1886-1948) was an American architect who designed homes in the style of French Provincial architecture during the early 20th century. His architectural designs recreating French chateaus and English Tudor homes often featured turrets. He built several homes in Connecticut including a home in Greenwich, Connecticut that was home of singer Diana Ross. In 1927 and 1929 Forster won the Architectural League Medal for Domestic architecture. In 1933 he won the Better Homes Medal for his residential designs.

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Scarce. Aside from the spine, a pretty good copy.