Eliel Saarinen

This is a 1979 revised edition of the original 1948 biography. With 192 illustrations. Includes the original 1946 forward by Alvar Aalto, a 1972 preface by author Albert Christ-Janer, and a 1979 note by his wife Virginia Christ-Janer describing "delays too numerous to mention" leading up to the publication of the revised edition (Albert Christ-Janer died in 1973). This book is… Read more about this item

University of Chicago, 1948. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1948 signed/limited. #20 (OF AN UNIDENTIFIED NUMBER) SIGNED BY BOTH ELIEL SAARINEN AND THE AUTHOR ALBERT CHRIST-JANER at the limitation. ADDITIONALLY, INSCRIBED BY ALBERT CHRIST-JANER on the front free endpaper. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just… Read more about this item

Chicago IL,: University of Chicago Press, 1979 Light edge wear, owner's name label inside, otherwise Very Good condition. Content is very clean, binding strong. Life chronology, chronology of works, bibliography, index. Black & white photography and architectural drawings. Because of size, international and priority orders will have extra shipping charges.

SIGNED: first printing of the revised edition Signed by Eliel Saarinen on second front blank page; no dust jacket; no prior owner marks; foxing present on the signed sheet and the back blank, both sheets in contact with the red end papers; tight bind; cloth cover has few small spots of soil, little rub wear; no dust jacket phltp

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1979. 1st thus edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Slightly better than very good condition with no wrapper. Revised Edition. A biography. Large format. Grey cloth boards with grey titles. B/w photos and illustrations. xviii and 169 pages. Light rubbing to spine and corners. Boards clean. Contents fine.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948. First edition. SIGNED by Saarinen and Christ-Janer and hand numbered Number 641 on rear flyleaf. Owner's name stamped on inside front cover, very minor wear. About fine. First edition. SIGNED by Saarinen and Christ-Janer and hand numbered Number 641 on rear flyleaf. Quarto. xii, 54p. Illustrated. Forward by Alvar Aalto. Bound in… Read more about this item

The University of Chicago Press, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. A signed account of the life and works of the Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen. Includes a preface by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, illustrations, and chronology of Saarinen's works. This copy is from a limited printing, numbered 167, and is signed by both Saarinen and the author of the… Read more about this item

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948. First Edition. Inscribed in 1948 by the author on the front free endpaper and signed by the author and subject on the final blank leaf, which is numbered 1463. Near fine in a worn and torn dust jacket.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First printing, this example is stated "number 718" on the last blank page, above the signatures of the author and architect. 154 pp., profusely illustrated, oversized hardcover. A Very Good copy with the original owner's bookplate and small stamp (a prominent Montreal archtiect who worked… Read more about this item

University of Chicago Press, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.