The International Style: Architecture Since 1922.
Hitchcock, Henry-Russell and Philip Johnson
Published by W.W. Norton, New York, 1932
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First edition of this seminal work in architecture. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations of work by Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, J. J. P. Oud, Mies van der Rohe, Raymond M. Hood, Howe & Lescaze, and Richard J. Neutra. Presentation copy, inscribed by Philip Johnson on the front free endpaper, "For Jim with thanks for his help Philip Johnson." Light rubbing, near fine in the very rare dust jacket with light chipping. This is the first jacketed copy that we have encountered. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Initially produced as the catalog to accompany a controversial and groundbreaking 1932 Museum of Modern Art show of the then new architecture emerging in Europe and America, The International Style quickly became the definitive statement of the principles underlying the work of such giants as Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and other pioneers. It might be said that Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson discovered as well as defined "the International Style," and over the decades their book has served as a frame for growth in the architectural profession. Seller Inventory # 1384
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Title: The International Style: Architecture Since ...
Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York
Publication Date: 1932
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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The International Style: Architecture Since 1922
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W. W. Norton, New York, 1932
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Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A touch of rubbing to the corners and top and bottom of spine - see image. ; "This book became the definitive statement of the principles underlying the work of pioneering architects like Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Walter Gropius. It articulated the key elements of the International Style, such as volume over mass, regularity over symmetry, and the avoidance of applied decoration. It serves as both a historical document and a guidebook for architects and students. By cataloging the morphological and compositional elements of the new style, it has continued to influence architectural education and practice." ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 240 pages. Seller Inventory # 9378
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The International Style: Architecture Since 1922
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W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1932
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Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Rust buckram, lettered in gilt and black. Stated 1st ed. Minor moisture exposure has led to mild dye lightening and a slightly "blotchy" appearance to front cover cloth, with mild rubbing to corners and extremities, text block edges a bit dulled by age. Former owner's signature inked on front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Neatly mended front hinge, firm. 240 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 064685
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The International Style: Architecture Since 1922
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W. W. Norton, New York, 1932
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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
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4to. 240 pages. 82 full-page photographs of contemporary buildings, accompanied by plans. Cloth; dust jacket. Provenance: Samuel M. Nickerson (pencil inscription dated Sept. 11 1934 on front free endpaper), possibly a descendent of Samuel M. Nickerson (1830-1914) of Chicago, banker and owner of the famed Gilded Age Nickerson House, now the home to the Richard H. Driehaus Museum. FIRST EDITION of this seminal book on Modernist architecture, designed by Werner Helmer. The book illustrates buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, J. J. P. Oud, Mies van der Rohe, Raymond M. Hood, Howe & Lescaze, Richard J. Neutra, and other architects. It was published on the occasion of MoMA's exhibition "Modern Architecture, International Exhibition," and includes an introduction by the museum's director Alfred H. Barr, Jr. "[T]he exhibition introduced an emerging architectural style characterized by simplified geometry and a lack of ornamentation; known as the 'International Style,' it was described by Johnson as 'probably the first fundamentally original and widely distributed style since the Gothic.' The exhibition, along with an accompanying catalogue, laid the principles for the canon of Modern architecture" (Arch Daily). Scarce with the dust jacket, in any condition. A near-fine copy with a few small areas of discoloration to cloth, in a very good price-clipped jacket with losses at ends of spine and at lower rear panel. Seller Inventory # 404795
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The International Style: Architecture Since 1922
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Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY PHILIP JOHNSON on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1932 1st edition of this seminal meditation on "Modernist" architecture. Tight and VG+ in its russet cloth, with very light wear along the spine and one small, discreet former owner blindstamp at the front free endpaper. Octavo, the Preface by the formidable Alfred Barr, Jr., the founding Director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Designed by Werner Helmer. Seller Inventory # 21955
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