August Online Auction (Sale #280)
Lot 5:
Description
George Nakashima Ephemera Assortment
(17) items including (4) checks made out to George Nakashima and (1) to the Railway Express Agency, all from 1958; a carbon copy of a letter to George Nakashima’s office having an attached response signed ‘Gail Muller’; (6) carbon copies of letters to Mr. Nakashima dated 1956-1961; a 1962 fully illustrated catalog designed by Quentin Fiore featuring fine Japanese papers and hand-sewn binding; price lists from September 1, 1958, September 1966 and June 1969; and a 6-sheet foldout ‘Notes on the Care of Furniture’ dated May 1955
Height: 11 1/8 inches, Width: 8 5/8 inches, Depth: 1/4 inches (catalog)
Condition: Very Good to Good, catalog signed to inside cover by the previous owner, architect Paul Arthur, Jr.; 1966 and 1968 price lists and fold-out sheet each also signed and inscribed by Mr. Arthur; toning overall; fading to cover of catalog; chipping to edges; separation of rice paper cover at spine of catalog; stains to 1958 price list; tears to edges of same; creases to corners of carbon copies; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Category: Furniture > Modern Design
Estimated Sale Time: 10:02 am CST
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Sales Tax: Illinois (8.000%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)
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Condition: Very Good to Good, catalog signed to inside cover by the previous owner, architect Paul Arthur, Jr.; 1966 and 1968 price lists and fold-out sheet each also signed and inscribed by Mr. Arthur; toning overall; fading to cover of catalog; chipping to edges; separation of rice paper cover at spine of catalog; stains to 1958 price list; tears to edges of same; creases to corners of carbon copies; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Dimensions: 11.125 x 8.625 x 0.25 in
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