1938ref. 24378Paris: Editions Albert Morance 1938. Original wraps. Very Good . Uncommon handsome 1938 Le Corbusier portfolio with 40 crisp plates complete 5 of them color pochoirs 4 of them color lithographs. The entire study bound in 2 wrappered sections "Etudes" and "Planches" both contained loose as issued within a pictorial card chemise. Both sections clean and VG to Near Fine the chemise VG with light rubbing and soling at the panels and lacking the original ribbon-ties. Still though very presentable and well-preserved. Part of Editions Morance's formidable "L'Architcture Vivante" series published under the direction of Jean Badovici. Editions Albert Morance unknown books
1938ref. 24378Paris: Editions Albert Morance 1938. Original wraps. Very Good . Uncommon handsome 1938 Le Corbusier portfolio with 40 crisp plates complete 5 of them color pochoirs 4 of them color lithographs. The entire study bound in 2 wrappered sections "Etudes" and "Planches" both contained loose as issued within a pictorial card chemise. Both sections clean and VG to Near Fine the chemise VG with light rubbing and soling at the panels and lacking the original ribbon-ties. Still though very presentable and well-preserved. Part of Editions Morance's formidable "L'Architcture Vivante" series published under the direction of Jean Badovici. Editions Albert Morance unknown
1987ref. C102377Philippe Sers. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- Text in French. 103 pages; well-illustrated with black and white as well as color illustrations. Tissé Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie Et L'Œuvre Oeuvre Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details . 1987. 2904057234 . Philippe Sers hardcover
2005ref. 91016COAC. New. 2005. Paperback. 8496185486 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in French Spanish Catalan and English. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie et L'uvre Oeuvre Life and Work Catalogo Razonado Obra Completa Raisonnee COAC paperback
1935ref. 175149Zurich: Dr. H. Girsberger 1935. Inscribed from Corbusier to Karfik First edition first printing inscribed to a fellow architect Vladimir Karfik opposite a portrait of himself on page 10 " à Karfik du raisonnable du fonctionnel tant que vous voulez! Mais il faut qu'en tant ceçi une direction spirituelle règne un souffle créatif une invention. Et atteindre à l'harmonie. Amicalement Le Corbusier Zlin 1er mai 1935" "To Karfik reasonable functional whatever you want! But as such a spiritual direction must reign a creative breath an invention. And achieve harmony. Kind regards Le Corbusier Zlin May 1 1935". Karfik was a Czech modernist architect born in Slovenia. In 1925 he was employed in Le Corbusier's studio in Paris. He also worked at Holabird & Root and Frank Lloyd Wright's studio both in Chicago before returning to Czechoslavakia. He became head of the department at Bat'a in Zlin where he designed numerous buildings at home and abroad. Le Corbusier carried a sketchbook with him throughout his life. As well as his architectural ideas he noted people pictures projects objects and buildings. Oblong quarto. Illustrated with line drawings and photographs throughout. Original limp brown boards lettering to front cover and spine in dark green. With dust jacket. Text in German French and English. Owner's name of Victor Karfik to front free endpaper dust jacket with front flap loose heavily chipped and tape strengthened to verso otherwise very good in good unclipped dust jacket. hardcover
1959ref. 1434611959. LE CORBUSIER. Salubra. La Deuxieme Collection. 12 pp. illustrated with 14 double-page wallpaper samples 20 single-page monochrome wallpaper samples and a "Clavier de Couleurs" laid down on rear inside cover. Oblong folio 360 x 240 mm. bound in original publisher's cloth-backed illustrated boards. Basel: Salubra 1959. Le Corbusier designed two collections of colours for the Salubra wallpaper company the "Clavier de Couleurs" of 1931 with 43 colours and this 1959 collection with 20 colours. In this second collection reflecting the changes in his views the 20 single colours are assembled on a single clavier. In the first collection he organized the tones on 12 sample cards in such a manner that one could use a slider to isolate or combine different sets of three to five colours. Each of these cards contained a different chromatic atmosphere intended to produce a particular spatial effect. Thus Le Corbusier not only created a useful tool but also a kind of testament of the purist theory of colour. Although not as rare as the legendary first collection this is still rare and even more so in such fine condition. hardcover books
1959ref. 1434611959. LE CORBUSIER. Salubra. La Deuxieme Collection. 12 pp. illustrated with 14 double-page wallpaper samples 20 single-page monochrome wallpaper samples and a "Clavier de Couleurs" laid down on rear inside cover. Oblong folio 360 x 240 mm. bound in original publisher's cloth-backed illustrated boards. Basel: Salubra 1959. Le Corbusier designed two collections of colours for the Salubra wallpaper company the "Clavier de Couleurs" of 1931 with 43 colours and this 1959 collection with 20 colours. In this second collection reflecting the changes in his views the 20 single colours are assembled on a single clavier. In the first collection he organized the tones on 12 sample cards in such a manner that one could use a slider to isolate or combine different sets of three to five colours. Each of these cards contained a different chromatic atmosphere intended to produce a particular spatial effect. Thus Le Corbusier not only created a useful tool but also a kind of testament of the purist theory of colour. Although not as rare as the legendary first collection this is still rare and even more so in such fine condition. hardcover
1947ref. 104416Paris 1947 10 Paris, Le cercle des arts de l'Union de la jeunesse républicaine de France, 1947-1952, formats et présentations divers.Publication artisanale, dirigée par F.Giusti, entièrement manufacturée par de jeunes artistes et des étudiants en art appartenant à v l'Union de la jeunesse républicaine de France proche du parti communiste français, TRAITS paraît à des dates difficiles à déterminer. Ses huit premiers numéros sont présentés dans des chemises aux couvertures illustrées notamment de bois gravés et de collages. Louis Aragon, Paul Colin, Gimond, Francis Jourdain, Fernand Léger, Marcel Lods, André Marchand, Matisse, Léopoldo Mendez, Henry Moore, Paul Nelson, Richard J. Neutra, Auguste Perret, Paul Eluard, Marcel Gromaire, Le Corbusier, Pablo Picasso, Candido Portinari, Marc Saint-Saëns y collaborèrent. (104416)
1987ref. 102377Philippe Sers. New. 1987. Hardcover. 2904057234 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- Text in French. 103 pages; well-illustrated with black and white as well as color illustrations. Tissé Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie Et L'uvre Oeuvre Raisonnee Philippe Sers hardcover
1932ref. 68305Paris: Georges Crès & Cie 1932. Fine. Georges Crès & Cie Paris 1932 14.50 x 19.50 cm broché Le Corbusier et P. Jeanneret Georges Crès & Cie Paris 1932 14.5 x 195 cm original wrappers First edition. Illustrated edition of the works of Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier. A very good copy. Autograph inscriptions signed by François de Pierrefeu and Le Corbusier to Hubert Lagardelle one above the other. Le Corbusier François de Pierrefeu and Hubert Lagardelle were editors of the avant-garde revue of urban planning Plans 1930-1932 and later Prélude 1932-1936. Georges Crès & Cie unknown
2005ref. C102378Skira. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- TWO 2 VOLUME SET. Text in French. 1180 pages; 738 black and white and 967 color illustrations. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie Et L'Œuvre Oeuvre Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details . 2005. Skira hardcover
1947ref. 22000New York: Reynal & Hitchcock 1947. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . A terrific Association copy of the 1947 1st American edition: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY LE CORBUSIER TO TRYGVE LIE THE VERY FIRST SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS 1946-1952 on the half-title. ALSO ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY TRYGVE LIE on the title page. A very solid copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp price-intact VG dustjacket with very light creasing along the spine ends. Crisp black-and-white photo of Le Corbusier at the rear panel by Barbara Morgan. Reynal & Hitchcock unknown books
1947ref. 22000New York: Reynal & Hitchcock 1947. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . A terrific Association copy of the 1947 1st American edition: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY LE CORBUSIER TO TRYGVE LIE THE VERY FIRST SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS 1946-1952 on the half-title. ALSO ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY TRYGVE LIE on the title page. A very solid copy to boot. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp price-intact VG dustjacket with very light creasing along the spine ends. Crisp black-and-white photo of Le Corbusier at the rear panel by Barbara Morgan. Reynal & Hitchcock unknown
1938ref. 2091202133206175--Albert Morance 1938. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 --Albert Morance paperback
2005ref. 102378Skira. New. 2005. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- TWO 2 VOLUME SET. Text in French. 1180 pages; 738 black and white and 967 color illustrations. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works La Vie Et L'uvre Oeuvre Raisonnee Skira hardcover
1958ref. 423035Svit Gottwaldov: Nositel Radu Prace The Svit Company in Gottwaldov The Order of Work 1958. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong folio measuring 15" x 11". Screw-bound red cloth over still paper boards with gilt decorations. Contains 30 color or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring around 7" x 9" with captions in Czech mounted in a custom album. Slight bowing on the boards and some fading thus very good with fine photographs. Superb propaganda photography album issued by the state-owned Svit shoe company which had seized the assets of the world-famous Bata company in the Le Corbusier-designed city of Zlin Czechoslovakia later renamed Gottwaldov after the first Communist president of the country Klement Gottwald. A handwritten dedication starts the album and presents it to the workers of the Svit factory to celebrate their productivity. The photographs that follow are professional images showing workers in the factory as well as the city itself each with a printed caption. Besides working people are seen walking through the city tending their gardens and swimming in the local pool. School children are also photographed playing outside and at a puppet show. A fascinating album with striking images documenting the wonders of the Le Corbusier-designed modern communist city. Nositel Radu Prace [The Svit Company in Gottwaldov, The Order of Work] hardcover books
1958ref. 423035Svit Gottwaldov: Nositel Radu Prace The Svit Company in Gottwaldov The Order of Work 1958. Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong folio measuring 15" x 11". Screw-bound red cloth over still paper boards with gilt decorations. Contains 30 color or black and white gelatin silver photographs measuring around 7" x 9" with captions in Czech mounted in a custom album. Slight bowing on the boards and some fading thus very good with fine photographs. Superb propaganda photography album issued by the state-owned Svit shoe company which had seized the assets of the world-famous Bata company in the Le Corbusier-designed city of Zlin Czechoslovakia later renamed Gottwaldov after the first Communist president of the country Klement Gottwald. A handwritten dedication starts the album and presents it to the workers of the Svit factory to celebrate their productivity. The photographs that follow are professional images showing workers in the factory as well as the city itself each with a printed caption. Besides working people are seen walking through the city tending their gardens and swimming in the local pool. School children are also photographed playing outside and at a puppet show. A fascinating album with striking images documenting the wonders of the Le Corbusier-designed modern communist city. Nositel Radu Prace [The Svit Company in Gottwaldov, The Order of Work] hardcover
1962ref. 4566Genève, aux Editions Forces-Vives, [1962].
1931ref. 1712031931. LE CORBUSIER. Salubra Colour Keyboards. Loose introductory text leaf in English 62 single-page monochrome wallpaper samples and 12 pages of "Clavier de Couleurs" each with 28 colour samples and 2 cardboard screens in the pocket. Oblong folio 285 x 220 mm. bound in original publisher's boards in a new cloth folding box. Basel: Salubra 1931. Incredibly rare first edition of Le Corbusier's legendary Farbenklaviatur. Le Corbusier first sketched the premises of a logically structured system for color design in the magazine l'Esprit nouveau in 1921. In 1931 he published the first of the two collections of colours which he designed for the Salubra wallpaper company. In his own words "These Keyboards of Colour aim at stimulating personal selection by placing the task of choosing on a sound systematic basis. In my opinion they offer a method of approach which is accurate and effective one which makes it possible to plan in the modern home colour harmonies which are definitely architectural and yet suited to the natural taste and needs of the individual." In this first collection he organized the tones on 12 sample cards in such a manner that one could use a slider to isolate or combine different sets of three to five colours. Each of these cards contained a different chromatic atmosphere intended to produce a particular spatial effect. Thus Le Corbusier not only created a useful tool but also a kind of testament to the purist theory of colour. First three wallpaper samples with some minor chipping but otherwise a remarkably well-preserved copy of what was a working tool of which almost no copies have survived. hardcover books
1931ref. 1712031931. LE CORBUSIER. Salubra Colour Keyboards. Loose introductory text leaf in English 62 single-page monochrome wallpaper samples and 12 pages of "Clavier de Couleurs" each with 28 colour samples and 2 cardboard screens in the pocket. Oblong folio 285 x 220 mm. bound in original publisher's boards in a new cloth folding box. Basel: Salubra 1931. Incredibly rare first edition of Le Corbusier's legendary Farbenklaviatur. Le Corbusier first sketched the premises of a logically structured system for color design in the magazine l'Esprit nouveau in 1921. In 1931 he published the first of the two collections of colours which he designed for the Salubra wallpaper company. In his own words "These Keyboards of Colour aim at stimulating personal selection by placing the task of choosing on a sound systematic basis. In my opinion they offer a method of approach which is accurate and effective one which makes it possible to plan in the modern home colour harmonies which are definitely architectural and yet suited to the natural taste and needs of the individual." In this first collection he organized the tones on 12 sample cards in such a manner that one could use a slider to isolate or combine different sets of three to five colours. Each of these cards contained a different chromatic atmosphere intended to produce a particular spatial effect. Thus Le Corbusier not only created a useful tool but also a kind of testament to the purist theory of colour. First three wallpaper samples with some minor chipping but otherwise a remarkably well-preserved copy of what was a working tool of which almost no copies have survived. hardcover