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LE CORBUSIER SKETCHBOOKS Four Volumes Complete

1987 · rif. 1417397 — The Architectural History Foundation New York; The MIT Press 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Quartos Four Volumes. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jackets in mylar. Bound in quarter white paper with colored paper boards that match the color of each volume's dust jacket. Jackets are blue red green and yellow with black or white lettering. Jackets have light sunning to spines and light rubbing throughout; volume 3 jacket has creasing to top of front flap; volume 4 jacket has some creases to spine. Spines and boards have light shelfwear to edges and light rubbing and scuffing throughout. Text blocks have light scuffing to edges and are age-toned. Shelved in Room A Oversized. CONTENTS: Vol. 1 "1914-1948" xiv 456 pages-Vol. 2 "1950-1954" viii 541 pages-Vol. 3 "1954-1957" viii 575 pages-Vol. 4 "1957-1964" viii 576 pages. . This Le Corbusier Sketchbooks set offers an unusually intimate record of the architect's creative life from 1914 to 1964. Drawn from 73 sketchbooks that Le Corbusier selected and preserved the set follows the evolution of his ideas across five decades-from his early training and travels through the development of projects such as Villa Savoye the Unité d'Habitation Ronchamp and Chandigarh to the late works of his final years. 1417397. Special Collections - Upstairs. The Architectural History Foundation, New York; The MIT Press hardcover books