Gerald Summers & Marjorie Butcher: Makers of Simple Furniture, 1931–1940 Martha Deese Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2024, 22x29cm, English language 360 pages hardback
Major scholarly work on Gerald Summers and Makers of Simple Furniture by the leading expert on Gerald Summers Martha Deese. Discusses the history of the company from inception to demise and gives a voice to Marjorie Butcher, his wife, for the first time. Well illustrated from images of publications at the time to contemporary photographs of the plywood furniture from collectors, dealers and auction houses plus photographs from the original loose leaf catalogue held by the family.
Condition: New In cellophane wrappers (images are from my copy). In stock not drop shipped.
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