THE DISAPPEARING CITY
Date: 1932 The Disappearing City DJ Publication: The Disappearing City (Published by William Farquhar Payson, New York) (Hard Cover DJ)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: The Disappearing City was rewritten in 1945 and published as "When Democracy Builds." It was rewritten again in 1958 as “The Living City”. In 1969 Horizon Press published a new boxed version with Wright's hand written revisions titled "The Industrial Revolution Runs Away." (First Edition) (Sweeney 328)
Pages: 90
0328.00.0405
Date: 1932 The Disappearing City Publication: The Disappearing City (Published by William Farquhar Payson, New York) (Hard Cover)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: This copy matches the copy with a DJ. It has a small label that is glued to the cover. Second copy. (First Edition) (Sweeney 328)
Size:
Pages: 90
0328.01.0303
Date: 1932 The Disappearing City (Possible Popular Edition) Publication: The Disappearing City (Published by William Farquhar Payson, New York) (Hard Cover)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: Sweeney indicates that a popular edition of the book was published. The only difference between the two copies is the cover. This copy is printed on the cover Third copy. (First Edition) (Sweeney 328)
Pages: 90
0328.02.0402
WHEN DEMOCRACY BUILDS
Date: 1945 First Edition Publication: When Democracy Builds (Hard Cover - DJ) (Published by the University of Chicago Press, Chicago)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: In 1932 Wright published his classic indictment on the city as “The Disappearing City”. Wright continued to work on his thesis and in 1945 republished it as "When Democracy Builds". Copyright 1945 by the University of Chicago. Published 1945. In 1958 he published his third and final version, “The Living City” expanding and rewriting it completely. Book review in Saturday Review. Original HC List Price $4.00. (First Edition) (Sweeney 609)
Size:
Pages: 131
0609.00.1099
Date: 1945 Third Impression Publication: When Democracy Builds (Hard Cover) (Published by the University of Chicago Press, Chicago)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: Copyright 1945 by the University of Chicago. Published 1945. Third Impression September 1945. (Third Edition) (Sweeney 609)
Size:
Pages: 131
0609.02.0403
Date: 1947 Second Impression Publication: When Democracy Builds (Hard Cover) (Published by the University of Chicago Press, Chicago)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: Revised Edition. Copyright 1945 by the University of Chicago. Published 1945. Second Edition 1945. Second Impression 1947. (Second Edition) (Sweeney 609)
Pages: 140
0609.01.0799
THE LIVING CITY
Date: 1958 The Living City, Part of Boxed Set Publication: The Living City (Published by Horizon Press, New York) (Hard Cover DJ, Boxed) (Red Letter - Which I believe to be the First Edition)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: Boxed set of three which also includes “The Natural House” and “The Future of Architecture”. Red letter version and “220 West 42nd Street” address on dust jacket. Original list price $7.50. (First Edition) (Sweeney 1218)
Size: 8.25 x 10.25
Pages: 224
1218.00.0107
The Living City Boxed Set Cover
Date: 1958 Horizon Press Publication: The Living City (Published by Horizon Press, New York) (Hard Cover)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: In 1930 Wright gave his renowned lecture on The City at Princeton University. In 1932 he published his now classic indictment on the city as “The Disappearing City”. Wright continued to work on his thesis and in 1945 republished it as "When Democracy Builds". With this third and final version, “The Living City” he expanded and rewrote it completely. He poured all his ideas up to the present. It includes 57 photographs and illustrations, and a foldout (28.75 x 18.25) of Broadacre City in full color. In 1969 Horizon Press published a new boxed version of “The Disappearing City”, with Wright's hand written revisions titled “The Industrial Revolution Runs Away”. Original HC List Price $7.50. (First Edition) (Sweeney 1218)
Size: 8.25 x 10.25
Pages: 224
1218.00.0799
Date: 1958 Horizon Press Red Letter Version Publication: The Living City (Published by Horizon Press, New York) (Hard Cover)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: Red Letter Version. This is an exact copy, except that the very first page, a quote by Paracelsus in in Red. The title page had a red square and then the last two pages, the Appendix, from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Essay on Farming, is in red. Other than that it is an exact copy. Original HC List Price $7.50. (Red Letter) (First Edition) (Sweeney 1218)
Size: 8.25 x 10.25
Pages: 224
1218.00.0899
Date: Bramhall House Publication: The Living City (Published by Bramhall House, New York, a division of Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.) (Hard Cover DJ)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: This version is undated, but does not seem to have any other changes to it. (First Edition) (Sweeney 1218)
Size: 8.25 x 10.25
Pages: 224
1218.00.1106
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION RUNS AWAY Date: 1969 Box Slipcase Publication: The Industrial Revolution Runs Away (Hard Cover - Boxed Slipcase) (Published by Horizon Press, New York)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: In 1932 Wright published his now classic indictment on the city as “The Disappearing City”. Wright continued to work on his thesis and in 1945 republished it as "When Democracy Builds". In 1958 he published his third and final version, “The Living City” which he expanded and rewrote completely. In 1969 Horizon Press published a new boxed version of “The Disappearing City”, with Wright's hand written revisions titled “The Industrial Revolution Runs Away”. It is a facsimile of the original edition reproducing each page as subsequently revised and written in Wright's own hand. This edition also includes facing pages presenting the new text complete with the revisions. Two Copies, one with the slipcase and one without. (#91A & #266 - This edition is limited to 1,250 numbered copies of which 250 are not for sale.) (First Edition) (Sweeney 1775)
Size: 10.5 x 13.75
Pages: 187
1775.00.0600
1775.00.1102
1969 Hard Cover
Date: 1969 Publisher's Proof Publication: The Industrial Revolution Runs Away (Hard Cover - Boxed Slipcover) (Published by Horizontal Press, New York)
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Description: In 1932 Wright published his now classic indictment on the city as “The Disappearing City”. Wright continued to work on his thesis and in 1945 republished it as "When Democracy Builds". In 1958 he published his third and final version, “The Living City” which he expanded and rewrote completely. Wright has now gone back to the original. This edition includes a facsimile of the author's copy of the original 1932 edition of The Disappearing City as revised in his hand and contains the new text complete with his revisions on facing pages. This copy is a "For Review" galley copy. It has the same slipcase as the hard copy edition, but is loose - unbound, and in twelve separate sections of complete contents, 187 pages, and includes a Portrait. This copy is not numbered, but hand written in its place "For Review". This edition is limited to 1,250 numbered copies of which 250 are not for sale. Original list price $40.00. (First Edition) (Sweeney 1775)
Pages: 187
Size: 10.5 x 13.75
1775.04.1210
Date: 1969 Publication: The Industrial Revolution Runs Away - News Release (Published by Horizontal Press, New York)
Author: Horizon Press
Description: Original News Release found inside slipcase. "For Immediate Release. A Rare Facsimile and New Text by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Horizon Press double edition of The Industrial Revolution Runs Away/The Disappearing City comprises one of the most important documents in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. It will be published on December 1st. The writing of The Disappearing City – first published in 1932, almost immediately thereafter out of print and long sought since – was a startling act of prophecy. Now regarded as the classic indictment of the city, it was a searing protest against the inhumanity soon bound to become unbearable in rampant urbanism... For years, Frank Lloyd Wright kept returning to the problem, with a copy of The Disappearing City at his side, making continuous handwritten revisions in it; and finally changing even the title... In this new edition, all the left-hand pages contain reproductions, page for page, of the entire original book - from the very copy in which he made his handwritten revision – and each facsimile page is then faced by the new text which includes all the revisions, complete."
Pages: 1
Size: 8.5 x 11
1775.05.1210
