The Little House : An Architectural Seduction
de Bastide, Jean Francois
ISBN 10: 1568980175 ISBN 13: 9781568980171
Published by Princeton Architectural Press, 1996
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Synopsis:
Rodolphe El-Khoury translates and introduces this first English edition of The Little House, a forgotten masterpiece of 18th-century literature. The book is an important but overlooked architectural document, and has become an underground classic among architects and architectural historians.
The Little House narrates a plot of seduction as it gradually unfolds in a visit to an architectural and artistic gem—a maison de plaisance in suburban Paris—enacting a tale of seduction, affect, and desire.
Princeton Architectural Press's The Little House is the first English edition of La petite maison to be published since the original French edition was released in 1879.
Review: This tiny book, with its luscious descriptions or forecourts and foreplay, is the neatest intersection of architecture adn sexuality since Dominique Francon fell -- like a ton of bricks, so to speak -- for Howard Roark in "The Fountainhead." Cathleen Medwick, "House & Garden"
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Bibliographic Details
Title: The Little House : An Architectural Seduction
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition