Hardcover, large quarto volume bound in boldly colored red cloth, embossed with heavy black lettering on spine and stylized machine motif on front cover. Includes original publishers glossy dust-jacket. 376 pages. Extensively illustrated with over 400 images, including 55 plates in full color. First edition, no additional printings listed. This collaboration between the Brooklyn Museum and Abrams was published in conjunction with the trans American tour of an exhibition first presented at the former on October 17, 1986. Its theme, as espoused by its eponymous title, was to highlight the growing symbiosis between art and industry in the inter-war years, a period which gave rise to a number of aesthetic movements including Art Deco, Streamlined Modern, and the International Style. No previous ownership marks. Small retail price sticker from the Strand bookstore, NYC inside front cover. Else a clean, fresh, unmarked and like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, charged at actual cost.
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