Wendingen. Vol. IV, Issue 12
Ann Arbor: 'De Hooge Brug', 1921. First edition. Softcover. Folio. 38pp. Original wraps with abstract two color design and Raffia binding, protected by modern mylar. Cover by the architects B. Bijvoet and J. Duiker. Typography by H. Th. Wijdeveld. Issue dedicated to the new Rijks-Academy Building in Amsterdam by B. Bijvoet and J. Duiker. Introductory text in Dutch by a. J. Derkinderen and H. Th. Wijdeveld with 11 architectural drawings by the architects and the employee A. L. Oger, four of them measured drawings, and three b/w reproductions of photographs of architectural models. Page 19–38 as well as the inside covers with advertisements, designed in the same style and typeset. The design was awarded the first prize in a 1917 competition and fell victim to the austerity program of the Ministry after all the designs were finished. Text in Dutch. Wraps with some wear along edges, small chips and light creasing. Block with very light wear along edges. Wraps in overall good, interior in very good condition. g to vg. Item #43832
Price: $175.00