Das Dorf: Seine Pflege und Gestaltung
München: Georg D. W. Callwey, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Small folio. 234, [2]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over tan quarter-cloth and illustrated paper-covered boards, with olive lettering to spine.
"Das Dorf: Seine Pflege und Gestaltung" sheds an interesting light on the impact of National Socialist policies upon local city planning in Pre-WWII Germany. This work is profusely illustrated throughout with b/w photographic reproductions showing positive and negative examples of building style and layout, as well as architectural drawings and floor plans.
Dust-jacket partly chipped along edges. Binding slightly foxed on covers. Moderate abrasion on title (not affecting lettering). Abrasion to pp. 14/17 (slightly affecting four images), pp. 28/29 (partly affecting lettering), pp. 40/41 (partly affecting lettering), pp. 66/71 (slightly affecting a few images), pp. 122/123 (affecting two images), 128/129, 156/157 (partly affecting lettering), 166/167, 194/195, and 226/227 (affecting images). Text in German, gothic script. DJ in overall fair to good-, binding in good+, interior in good- to very good condition. fair to vg. Item #40090
Price: $175.00