Architektur die nicht gebaut wurde. Erster Band: Text; Zweiter Band: Tafeln. 2 Vol. set (Complete)
Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 167, [1]pp. (Text), 209pp. (Plates). Original black cloth with gilt ruling and lettering on front covers and brown labels of spines. Foreword by Josef Ponten on architecture specifically and art in general. Impressive collection of ambitious architectural projects that were not realized. Some 50 contributions on major architectural projects, e.g. the cathedrals of Utrecht and Milan, Dürer's market tower, the castle of Düsseldorf, the Temple of the Holy Grail after Wolfram von Eschenbach, among many others. Volume two is profusely illustrated with exquisite architectural drawings and plans. Laid in issue No. 23, June 1925 of "Zentralblatt der Bauverwalung" with signed manuscript letter of architect Konrad Wittmann, and an article of the Hannoversche Anzeiger from Nov. 24, 1924, on plans of a German architect. Very minor shelf wear. Text in German. Very good+ condition. Item #55511
Price: $250.00