Rare and Unusual Books

Published: NY, Architectural Record/MoMA,
Date: 1949.
Description: 128pp inc196 b&w illustrations (photos & plans), bibliography, chronology. Cloth. 27x21. Dust wrapper chipped, owner's name on end paper, vg.
Notes: Excellent first-hand monograph. The various periods of Breuer's life are covered, especially the Bauhaus years and his long sojourn in America. There is also a good section on his furniture. The architect was a humane designer, who never turned his back on the "machine-like clarity of the new architecture".
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Price: £60.00