Hard Cover. First Edition in English. Tall quarto, pp. 252. Lavishly illustrated throughout in both colour and black-and-white. Publishers' sage green cloth with black titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Clean and bright with a tidy gift inscription in ink to half-title. Jacket very slightly creased top edge. A near fine copy in like jacket. English translation by Maya J. Lobello & Adele Eisenstein. Well illustrated study of the work of Makovecz (1935-2011), the Hungarian architect influenced by folk culture and art. Makovecz' work is almost exclusively in his home country and he was an honorary member of many international architectural associations and President of the Hungarian Academy of Arts. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. Seller Inventory # 11861

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Architecture As Philosophy: The Work of Imre Makovecz

Janos Gerle (editor)

Published by Edition Axel Menges, London, England, 2005

ISBN 10: 3932565568 ISBN 13: 9783932565564

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.

Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Editiion (2005) , unstated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book's binding shows slight lean; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single imperfection. Bright and clean. Not at all far from 'As New'. The DJ shows a bit of faint wrinkling to the bottom and top of the hinges and mild wear along the top edge of the front panel; mild rubbing and the faintest consequent soiling to the front panel; the rear panel shows heavier rubbing and more consequent soiling; unclipped. Clean, intact, and attractive, but not without flaw. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio (13.35 x 9.85 x 0.85 inches). Profusely illustrated with photographic images in color and drawings and designs in black & white. Chronological List of Works. Preface by Peter Blundell Jones. Introduction by the Architect. Language: English. Weight: 58.5 ounces. Hardback with DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages. Seller Inventory # 58331

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