James Hubbell's Palace Doors of Abu Dhabi

Hidden House Publications, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 122 Pp. Black Pebbled Cloth. Spine Lettered In Gilt. ;Black Textured Endpapers; Color Plates Throughout. First Printing, Hardcover. Fine. Dust Jacket With Wear At Corners. Signed By Hubbell On The Title Page. Per Wikipedia, James Hubbell (Born 1931) Is A Visual Artist, Architect, Sculptor, Stained-Glass Designer And Founder Of The Ilan-Lael Foundation Living In Santa Ysabel, California. He Is Best Known For Designing And Building Organic-Style Structures That Have Been Referred To As "Hobbit Houses", With One Such Example Being His Collaboration With Kendrick Bangs Kellogg On The Onion House In Holualoa, Hawaii. He Studied Design And Painting In 1951 For A Year At The Whitney Art School In New Haven, Connecticut Until He Was Drafted Into The U.S. Army, Where He Served In Korea In Headquarters Company And Troop Information Education, Making Posters And Charts. After Returning From The Army, He Studied Painting And Sculpture At The Cranbrook Academy Of Art In Michigan, But He Did Not Graduate. Hubbell Has Produced Hand-Crafted Doors, Stained-Glass Windows, Gates, And Sculpture Using Wood, Stone, Metal, Glass And Clay. His Art And Architecture Have Been Installed In Homes, Schools, Gardens, Pavilions, Nature Centers, Monasteries, Museums And Peace Parks In California And Worldwide. His Art Studio Sits On A 40-Acre Ranch In Wynola, A Community In Julian, California. During The 1950S And 1960S, Hubbell Used Natural, Local Materials To Design Hobbit-Like Structures That Became His Family's Compound. In 2003 As A Result Of The Cedar Fire, He And His Family Lost Their Home And Hubbell's Studio, And Other Outbuildings Located On The Property. All Have Been Rebuilt, And They Have Continued To Expand In The Years Following.