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199514596New York: The Monacelli Press Inc. New in New dust jacket. 1995. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. 1885254156 . Limited printing of 500 copies. In publisher's shrinkwrap. Slipcase is cardboard covered with yellow cloth on top and bottom black cloth around the main body of the case. Front and pack has a paste down with the title author and The Monacelli Press Fondation sic L. C. Originally published in Milan Italy in 1994 in Italian. In English and French; translated from the Italian by Mila Dau. The original four Carnets notebooks are written in French with mostly b/w a few in color drawings sketches notes which are pencil like in appearance. Some of the pages are numbered others are not. This set presents four meticulously reproduced travel notebooks of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret Le Corbusier on his travels through Germany which came at the end of his tour of the Orient. In pocket-sized journals he noted what he saw sketched ideas and places and offered thoughtful commentary on his experiences which took place 1910-1911. A fifth 160-page volume provides a concise overview of his journey in English and a reprinting in French of his written entries. Le Corbusier was born in France on October 6 1887; died in France on August 27 1965. He had a long and successful career helping to create revolutions in architecture during the middle part of the 20th century. Many of these are still strongly influential to the current day. On the back page of the fifth volume titled 'Transcriptions' it states this is a limited edition of 500. ; B & W illustrations; 4 x 6 1/2 x 1 3/4; 300 pages; NEW. Slight rubbing/bumping to slipcase faint 1/2" blue mark on label. . The Monacelli Press, Inc. paperback
199513616New York: The Monacelli Press Inc. New in New dust jacket. 1995. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. 1885254156 . Limited printing of 500 copies. In publisher's shrinkwrap. Slipcase is cardboard covered with yellow cloth on top and bottom black cloth around the main body of the case. Front and pack has a paste down with the title author and The Monacelli Press Fondation sic L. C. Originally published in Milan Italy in 1994 in Italian. In English and French; translated from the Italian by Mila Dau. The original four Carnets notebooks are written in French with mostly b/w a few in color drawings sketches notes which are pencil like in appearance. Some of the pages are numbered others are not. This set presents four meticulously reproduced travel notebooks of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret Le Corbusier on his travels through Germany which came at the end of his tour of the Orient. In pocket-sized journals he noted what he saw sketched ideas and places and offered thoughtful commentary on his experiences which took place 1910-1911. A fifth 160-page volume provides a concise overview of his journey in English and a reprinting in French of his written entries. Le Corbusier was born in France on October 6 1887; died in France on August 27 1965. He had a long and successful career helping to create revolutions in architecture during the middle part of the 20th century. Many of these are still strongly influential to the current day. On the back page of the fifth volume titled 'Transcriptions' it states this is a limited edition of 500. ; B & W illustrations; 4 x 6 1/2 x 1 3/4; 300 pages; Slight rubbing/bumping to slipcase faint 1/2" blue mark on label. . The Monacelli Press, Inc. paperback
88161London Phaidon 2008. 768 S. u. o. P. ca. 35 Bl. ca. 2000 oft farb. Abb. Kart. in Schmuckschuber Schuber etw. bestossen sonst tadellos. EA. - «Comprehensive visual biography of one of architecture’s greatest innovators. Extraordinary insight into his private and professional world. Over 2000 images including rare and umpublished documents». 010 London, Phaidon, 2008 unknown
10945No place or date 1950s. Four folding leaves 6 pages of print probably mimeographed or similar 12mo unpaginated but apparently complete one staple illustrated cover with title as above damage to spine closed tears contents good two minor changes including "imitate" changed to "mitigate". Two galleries are mentioned in the text containing works the Wavertree Gallery Bowring Gallery and the Prince George Gallery. Wavertee suggests Liverpool but I seek ilumination as to place. However the only copy recorded on COPAC and WorldCat finds itself in Cardiff minimally described. No place or date [1950s?] unknown
1988032784USA: Rizzoli 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. About Fine. Illustrations in colour and duotone. Slipcase slightly soiled otherwise in about fine condition. 16mo. Rizzoli hardcover
193323564Paris: Les Editions G. Cres et Cie 1933. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good . A very presentable copy of the 1933 1st edition. Clean and VG in its pictorial wrappers with a tender --but still perfectly sturdy-- front inner hinge. Lacking the publisher's glassine dustjacket. Octavo part of Les Editions G. Cres's "Collection de 'L'esprit Nouveau" series. Les Editions G. Cres et Cie unknown
194324189Paris: Editions De L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui 1943. Decorative Wrappers. Very Good . The 1943 1st edition and the first book i the "Urbanism Des CIAM" series. Clean and VG in its decorative wrappers with light offsetting to the rear panel panel and light browning to the preliminaries. Still though an attractive copy. Octavo 184 pgs. including dozens and dozens of illustrations a number of them in color throughout. Editions De L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui unknown
195425087Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1954. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A superb example of the 1954 and 1958 American editions of the 2 volume set both published by Harvard University Press. Vol. 1 is the 1954 stated 2nd American printing and Vol. 2 is the 1958 1st American printing. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in bright price-intact Near Fine dustjackets. Both volumes also translated from Le Corbusier's original French by Peter De Francia and Anna Bostock. In their wonderful square dimensions 12mos. Vol. 1: "A Harmonious Measure to the Human Scale Universally Applicable to Architecture and Mechanics"; and Vol. 2: "Let the User Speak Next". A very handsome set. Harvard University Press unknown
192721409New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd 1927. Cloth. Very Good . The presumed 1927 true 1st American edition borrowing its sheets directly from the 1927 1st British edition "translated from the thirtenth French edition and with an introduction by Frederick Etchells". Also using "Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay & Sons Limited Bungay Suffolk" alone on the copyright page. A solid presentable copy to boot: tight and VG to VG in its tan cloth with publisher's clean blue stripe running vertically down the front panel. Fascinating unidentified very Decoish bookplate to the front pastedown otherwise very clean internally. Quarto dozens and dozens of black-and-white plates and line-drawings throughout. Payson & Clarke Ltd unknown
195122697Venice: Societe Europeenee de Culture 1951. Original wraps. Near Fine/Very Good . Uncommon 1951 Le Corbusier 4-pg. essay "Is There a Crisis in Art". Reprinted from the French review "COMPRENDRE" #4 here elegantly re-fashioned in its stand-alone off-white wappers and glassine dustjacket. Tall quarto a touch of light spotting to the glassine otherwise very sharp. Societe Europeenee de Culture unknown
1995stela1025New York: Monacelli Press 1995. 1995. 5 volumes. pp. 96; 97-180 10; 95 12; 82 8; 165. English text. includes sketch & drawing illus. by Le Corbusier. softcover with cloth slipcase. First Edition of the English Translation Limited to 500 numbered copies of which this copy is number 143. 1st Edition. Soft cover. [New York]: Monacelli Press, [1995]. Paperback
1983110201Paris: Fondation Le Corbusier / Editions de l'architecture d'aujourd'hui 1983. Paperback Octavo. Paperback. Very good. wraps two volumes 239 341 pp text in French. Fondation Le Corbusier / Editions de l'architecture d'aujourd'hui paperback
195513153Éditions de l'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui Boulogne 1955. paperback. fine. Éditions de l'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui, Boulogne unknown
2006311725Holt Rinehart & Winston 2006 SOFT COVER IN NEAR VERY GOOD CONDITIONAT TOP OF REAR PANEL-TELEPHONE NUMBERDIME SIZED STAIN 1 INCH ABOVE BASE ON SAME PANEL. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Holt Rinehart & Winston paperback
195694585Galerie der Spiegel 1956-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Slender trade paperback with ownership ink to the inside of the front cover and ownership stamp to title page. Please email for photos. Galerie der Spiegel paperback
1950000128<p>This is an original edition of the Le Modulor treatise by famed Swiss-French modernist architect theorist and artist Le Corbusier Charles-Edouard Jeanneret. Text is in French printed in 1950. Printed dust jacket over stiff card wrappers. 239 pages.Text and illustrations by Le Corbusier. VG inside with a G- dust jacket. Browning of pages due to age throughout. Binding is solid if brittle. Edgeware scuffing light stains and foxing on the covers with a chip out of the rear cover. Previous owner's name in ink on the upper right front cover. See images for better idea of condition. Email with any questions.</p><p>Le Modulor was Le Corbusier's system of measure based Fibonacci numbers tailored to the average human body which was employed in his architectural designs and art.</p> Editions de l'Architecture d'Aujourd'Hui
1928005034Paris: Cres & Cie 1928 1928. First edition. 4to; 228 pp.; illustrated. Rebound in beige linen with "LC" stamped to front cover and title to spine; Owner's name; else a good copy lacking the original cover. A volume in the "Collection de 'Esprit Nouveau'". Sharp p. 70. Scarce. Paris: Cres & Cie, (1928) unknown
194325524Paris: Plon 1943. Original wraps. Very Good. The 1943 1st edition in its original off-white wrappers and the publisher's glassine dustjacket. Solid and VG to VG with both red and black type as text. Square 32mo written by Le Groupe CIAM and by the great Le Corbusier. Plon unknown
1929BOOKS15036London UK: John Rodker Publisher. VG: rear cover stains; bottom corner of text crumpled f/water/No Dustjacket. 1929. 8vo. xxvii 301 pp. . John Rodker, Publisher unknown
1925332696Paris: G. Crès et Cie 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition; Collection de "L'Esprit Nouveau". Quarto: v 218 pp. ; 25 cm. Illustrated throughout. A very good copy nicely rebound without any trimming to the edges or spine in fine black cloth with the title in gilt along the spine and with the original printed wrapper tipped in. The wrapper has an old two-inch tape repair to the upper left corner with light soiling to the edges. OCLC locates only one copy of the second edition. G. Crès et Cie hardcover
1928374Paris: Cres 1928. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in linen with label on spine & gilt lettering. Well illus. Collection de l'Esprit Nouveau Ser. <br/><br/> Cres hardcover
1987BN213906Vieweg & Teubner 1987. 1987. Softcover. LeCorbusier 1929. Feststellungen zu Architektur und Städtebau Bauwelt Fundamente Bd. 12 2. A.1987 <br/><br/>LeCorbusier 1929. Feststellungen zu Architektur und Städtebau Bauwelt Fundamente Bd. 12 2. A.1987 Le Corbusier Le Vieweg & Teubner paperback
BN320110Birkhäuser Verlag. Une petite maison 1923: 1923. In französ. Sprache. Im Anh. engl. u. dtsch. Übertr. <br/><br/>Une petite maison 1923: 1923. In französ. Sprache. Im Anh. engl. u. dtsch. Übertr. Le Corbusier Birkhäuser Verlag unknown
1958153567Cambridge: Harvard University Press 1958. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Full blue cloth boards with black and red lettering on spine and cover. 7 3/4""w x 7 5/8""h. 336 pages. Small tears and edge wear to dust jacket. Second printing. The Modulor is a measuring tool based on the proportion of the human body ""intended as an architectural reference always on hand to be applied to the problems of proportion design prefabrication and mass production."" In this volume criticism both favorable and adverse are reported and answered. Keywords: Measurement Technology Universal Application Proportions Human Body Mathematics Design Prefabrication Mass Production Unite d'Habitation Harvard University Press hardcover
1951153566London: Faber & Faber 1951. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Full gray cloth boards with black and red lettering on spine and cover. Light fading and wear to cover. Dust jacket is worn with a few open tears and spots. 7 3/4""w x 7 5/8""h. Previous owner's book plate inisde. Discoloration to endpapers. 244 pages. Black and white illustrations. Second Edition. No date on copyright page but introduction is dated 1951. The Modulor is a measuring tool based on the proportion of the human body ""intended as an architectural reference always on hand to be applied to the problems of proportion design prefabrication and mass production."" Keywords: Measurement Technology Universal Application Proportions Human Body Mathematics Design Prefabrication Mass Production Unite d'Habitation Faber & Faber hardcover
