MODERN FURNISHINGS FOR THE HOME
MODERN FURNISHINGS FOR THE HOME 2
William Hennessey
William Hennessey: MODERN FURNISHINGS FOR THE HOME. New York: Reinhold, 1952. Quarto. First edition. Blue cloth stamped in white. Printed dust jacket. 296 pp. 480 black and white photographs. Cloth very lightly sunned. Jacket lightly worn and chipped at spine ends. Row of 5 small dotted marks to front panel. A scarce book, especially in the dust jacket: a nearly fine book in a very good or better dust jacket.
William Hennessey, Eliza Dornin Hennessey [Associate]: MODERN FURNISHINGS FOR THE HOME 2. New York: Reinhold, 1956. Quarto. First edition. Green cloth stamped in black. Dust jacket. 368 pp. 582 black and white photographs. Jacket lightly worn ans scufffed. Large chip to spine crown and rear panel. Textblock well-thumbed. A truly rare book, never reprinted or reissued. A very good copy in a nearly very good dust jacket.
1952 edition: 8.5 x 10.5 book, with 296 pages and 480 photographs illustrating classic midcentury furniture designs, circa 1952. Along with the legendary Interiors Library Volume Chairs by George Nelson, this book is one of the best surveys of midcentury modern furniture and virtually impossible to find in the original edition. Plus, this volume includes many rare examples of light fixtures and fabrics, two genres noticeably absent from most midcentury anthologies.
1956 edition: 8.5 x 10.5 book, with 368 pages and 582 photographs illustrating classic midcentury furniture designs, produced between 1952 and 1956. All pieces are identified by name, designer, manufacturer, dimensions and finishes. I suspect this information could be useful to some people out there. Also includes a section on rugs! This sequel to the 1952 edition is impossible to find -- you have been warned.
Good luck finding better [or even another . . .] copies of these amazing original reference works. No disrespect to the Acanthus reprint, but this catalog leaves the reprint in the dust-- the original halftone sharpness leaves the muddy acanthus moires in the dust. This is the real deal, and a rare opportunity to own these books in their original dust jackets.
Volume One Contents:
Chairs
Tables
Storage
Sofas and Beds
Desks
Budget
Lighting
Fabrics
Manufacturers
Designers
Photographers
Designers include Franco Albini, Hans Bellmar, Benjamin Baldwin, Alexander Calder, Serge Chermayeff, Norman Cherner, Dorothy Cole, Salvador Dali, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, George Farkas, Taylor Green, George Hansen, Yasha Heifertz, Pierre Jeanneret, Florence Knoll, Ray Komai, Stig Lindberg, Alvin Lustig, Bruno Mathsson, Paul McCobb, Albert McKeegan, George Nakashima, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Gio Ponti, Harvey Probber, Paul Rand, Raymor, Jens Risom, TH Robsjohn-Gibbings, Ben Rose, Eero Saarinen, Angelo Testa, Mies van der Rohe, Hendrick Van Keppel, Edward Wormley, Bengt Akerblom, William Armbruster, Arredoluce, Milo Braughman, Blanc Studio, Dorr Bothwell, Arthur Brill, Joseph Burnett, Carlo De Carli, Freda Diamond, Marion Dorn, Andre Dupre, A. J. Durelli, Robert Elliott, David England, Flaggermus, Joseph Frank, Robert Gage, General Lighting Co., Harry Gitlin, Klaus Grabe, Greef Fabrics, Albert Herbert, Claude Herndon, Stewart Ross James, J. G. Furniture Co., Matt Kahn, Kagen & Clarke Tammis Keefe, Knoll Planning Unit, Koch & Lowy, Elsie Krummeck, Estelle & Erwine Laverne, Karl Lightfoot, Lightolier, Ross Littell,Albert Mckeegan, Claymitchie, Muller-Barringer, Mutual-Sunset Lamp Co., Nessen Studio Inc., Folke Ohlson, Ico Parisi, Prospectives, Naomi Raymond, Joel Robinson, Bernard Rudofsky, Irving Sabo, John B. Salterini, Sarfatti, Bertha Schaefer, Arno Scheiding, Helen Scheim, Everett Sebring, Sligh Furniture Co., Don Smith, Abel Sorenson, Richard Stein, Edward Stone, Marianne Strengell, Elias Svedberg, Swedish Modern Inc., Ilmari Tapiovaara, Tempestini, Paul Thiry, John Van Zweinen, Kurt Versen, Verselay, Clark Voorhees, John Waldheim, Gilbert Watrous, Carter Winter, David Wurster, Stanley Young, and others.
Manufacturers include Bonniers, Cheney Brothers, Custom Craft Inc., Dunbar Furniture Company, Edgewood Furniture Co., Fulbright Industries, Furnwood Corporation, General Lighting, Golding Decorative Fabrics, Goodall Fabrics Inc., Klaus Grabe Inc., Grand Rapids Chair Co., Greef Fabrics Inc., Hansen, The Heifertz Company, Herman Miller, J. G. Furniture Inc., Konwiser Inc., Knoll Associates, Laverne Originals, Ledlin Lighting, Dorothy Liebes Studio, Lightfoot Studio, Lightolier Inc., L. Anton Maix Inc., Nessen Studio North Craft Lighting Co., Charles Pechance Jr., Harvery Probber,Raymor, Richards-Morgenthau, Jens Risom Designs Inc., Ben Rose, John B. Salterini, Schiffer Prints, F. Schumacher & Co., M. Singer & Sons, Swedish Modern Inc., Van-Keppel-Green, Kurt Versen Lamps, John B. Waldheim Associates, Widdicomb Furniture Inc.,Winchendon Furniture Co. and others.
Volume Two Contents:
Chairs
Tables
Storage
Sofas and Beds
Desks
Budget
Lighting
Fabrics
Rugs
Manufacturers and Representatives
Designers
Photographers
Designers represented in volume two: Ruth Adler, Bengt Akerblom, William Armbruster, Joseph Baker, Robert Balonick, D. R. Bates, Milo Baughman, O. L. Baughman, William Beard, William Ward Beecher, Marc Berge, Helge Bibast, Julian Brogelton, Edward Daly Brown, Lewis Butler, Harry Carpenter, Serge Chermayeff, Warner Cleveland, Paul Colby, Baker Davis, Carlo De Carli, Morris De La Cerda, Freda Diamond, Nanna & Jorgen Ditzel, Hugo Dreyfuss, Charles Eames, Emma & Thomas Elsner, Carl Fagerland, Barney Flagg, Eleanor Forbes, Bertil Fridhagen, Alexander Griard, Harry Gitlin, Rex Goode, Allan Gould, Taylor Green, Jackson Gregory, Jr., Greta Grossman, Harry Handeler, Eszter Haraszty, Tatsuhiko Heima, Heritage Design Department, Arne Hiorth, Lorin Jackson, Arne Jacobsen, Harvey Jason, Finn Juhl, Vladimir Kagan, Richard Kelly, Florence Knoll, Knoll Planning Unit, Donn Knorr, Ib Kofodlarsen, Ostn Kristiansson, Boris Kroll, Darrell Landrum, Marcel La Riviere, Ejner Larsen, Leslie Larson, Harold Leeds, Lamartine Le Goullon, Dennis Lennon, Dorothy Liebes, Ernest Lowy, Stewart Mcdougall, Norman Fox Macgregor, A. Bender Madsen & Schubell, Dorie March, Sven Markelius, Paul Mayen, Paul Mccobb, John C. Mcguire, George Mergenov, Maggie Miklas, Borge Mogensen, Thomas Moser, George Nelson, M. Lila Neuss, Erik Nitsche, Isamu Noguchi, Folke Ohlsson, Ico Parisi, Tommi Parzinger, Chalres Pechanec, Jr., Martin Perfit, J. Gordon Perlmutter, Warren Platner, Gio Ponti, Harvey Probbr, Sara Provan, Jens Risom, T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Edward A. Roffman, Bernard Rudofsky, Eero Saarinen, Shirley St. John, Adrianna Scalamandre, Franco Scalamandre, Gino Scalamandre, Bertha Shaefer, Richard Schultz, Harold M. Schwartz, Louise Schiffer, Leonard Simmen, Singer Design Staff, Abel Sorenson, Kipp Stewart, Robert Summo, The Svedberg, Alf Svensson, Pipsan Saarinen Swanson, Maurizio Tempestini, Herbert Ten Have, Angelo Testa, Azalea S. Thorpe, Gerald Thurston, Dick Tremulis, Homer Tremulis, Paavo Tynell, Arthur Umanoff, Hendrik Van Keppel, John Van Koert, Paolo Venini, Kurt Versen, Arne Vodder, Poul M. Volther, Hans Wegner, Lyda Weyl, David Whitcomb, Edward Wormley, Frank Lloyd Wright, Marco Zanuso, and Dave Zeese.
Manufacturers represented include: Dunbar Furniture Company, Hansen, Heifetz, Knoll Associates, LaVerne Originals, Lightolier, Herman Miller Furniture Company, Nessen Studio, Harvey Probber, Raymor, Jens Risom, Ben Rose, Schiffer Prints, Van-Keppel Green Kurt Versen, Widdicomb and many others.