Shaker Built: The Form and Function of Shaker Architecture, The Monacelli Press, First Edition, 1994, HC, NF.
Shaker Built: The Form and Function of Shaker Architecture, The Monacelli Press, First Edition, 1994, HC, NF.
Shaker Built: The Form and Function of Shaker Architecture, The Monacelli Press, First Edition, 1994, HC, NF.
Shaker Built: The Form and Function of Shaker Architecture, The Monacelli Press, First Edition, 1994, HC, NF.

Shaker Built: The Form and Function of Shaker Architecture, The Monacelli Press, First Edition, 1994, HC, NF.

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Rocheleau, Paul, and June Sprigg. New York: The Monacelli Press, 1994.
English, First Edition, Near Fine, HC, 4to, 11 3/4" x 9 3/4", [5] 272 pp.
ISBN: 1885254032

Black paper over board, stamped gilt lettering to spine, minor bump to head and front panel, otherwise, sharp tips, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. Very Good pictorial dust jacket, featuring color photographs to front and back panels, black lettering to front, spine, and interior flaps, minor bump to head and front panel, light shelf wear to front panel, light wear to tips, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. [5] 272 pp., replete with full-color images. Includes 7 sections: "Introduction: Dawn to Midday," "The Builders," "The Family," "At Home," "At Work," "In Between," and "Twilight into Dawn: The Loss and Renewed Life of Shaker Buildings." From inside dust jacket: "[Paul Rocheleau] brings his special sensitivity to Shaker Built, the first book on Shaker architecture in many years and the only book on the subject in full color. Together with writer and Shaker authority June Sprigg, Rocheleau has explored what remains of the Shakers' quietly magnificent 'cites of peace, love, and union' to present a visually stunning portrait of Shaker meeting houses, dwellings, workshops, and barns."