Description:
- The book, written in Spanish and Portuguese, is conceived as a work and consultation tool, both for professionals or students of architecture, as well as for anyone else interested in the subject of architecture and construction. The content is very well structured and of great interest.
- Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. He was part of the Modern Movement and participated in the CIAM. He was the only architect of the second generation of the Modern Movement to be recognised as a 'master', thus equalling the great masters of the heroic period of the Modern Movement.
- The book is profusely illustrated, both with drawings and photographs.
Parts of Contents:
- Single volume. Spanish and Portuguese copy translated from the Italian, the original version, with the complete text.
- Title page. Legal page. Title page. Legal page. Table of contents. Photograph. Contents. List of works. Biographical reference. List of photographers. Urbanism.
Description of the book:
- Sewn binding of good execution, with guillotined cuts, without beards, from the Second Half of the 20th Century.
- Text and Illustrations in single-colour black printing, very good ink, with good stamping, well centred and with good margins.
- Book printed on lightly boned paper, of medium thickness and good quality.
- Soft card covers and spine, with full red editorial cloth, of good quality.
- Cover is stamped with the author's name, the name of the book and one of the buildings designed by the author (Alvar Aalto GG - Estudio Paperback). No dust jacket.
- Stamped on spine: author's name.
- The back cover is stamped with a small description of the book.
Conservation and Damage:
- General Condition: Good.
- Sewn binding in good condition.
- Text pages are in good condition, with no tears or stains.
- The spine is discoloured, with rubbing and creases.
- The book has not suffered external aggressions such as humidity, insect attacks, rodents, etc.
- The covers and the cuts are well preserved and with little soiling.
- The book shows wear typical of it’s age.
Comments:
- Both the Measurements, as well as the Weight, are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The book for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the book.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.
DELIVERIES ARE MADE ON MONDAYS.
4106 - BOOK STUDY PAPERBACK. ALVAR AALTO. 1976