Befreites Wohnen
by Giedion, Siegfried
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Petaluma, California, United States
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About This Item
20 pgs text plus 80 pgs of images. Yellow cloth spine and photo illustrated boards. Translates as "Liberated Dwelling". "International" style modernist architecture. In German and illustrated with B&W photos and plans. Beautiful little book part of series edited by Dr. Emil Schaeffer as Schaubucher 14. 86 pictures explained by S. Giedion. Important early book by the influential noted architectural critic and author of "Space, Time and Architecture" and "Mechanization takes Command". Near fine some smudges on back cover. Small prior owners name and 1932 date on flyleaf. Architects include Le Corbusier, Breuer, Gropius, Neutra and others.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carl Blomgren Fine books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2025
- Title
- Befreites Wohnen
- Author
- Giedion, Siegfried
- Format/Binding
- Half cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Orell Fussli Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Zurich-Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Modern architecture, international style, modernist architecture
- Size
- 5 x 7 5/8" 13 x 19.5cm
- Vbf_category
- 10102
Terms of Sale
Carl Blomgren Fine books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Carl Blomgren Fine books
Biblio member since 2020
Petaluma, California
About Carl Blomgren Fine books
Fine books with an emphasis on the arts and design including photography, posters, prints and ephemera.Member of ABAA and ILAB
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