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Pictorial wrappers. Zustand: Very Good +. Johan Polet (illustrator). The 1923 "skyscraper" issue, "devoted to the designs of those high buildings in the commercial centres of Europe and America, where want of sufficient room for offices is strongly felt". A clean, very sharp copy, with a spectacular cover design (lithograph) by Johan Polet. The first half of text is an "Introduction to the Sky-Scraper Project by Architect H. Th. Wijdeveld" and the second half of the text "The German Skyscraper by Dr. A. Behne (Berlin)". Accompanying both essays are illustrations along every page --either plans or photographs-- and decorative marginalia. Crisp and VG+ to Near Fine in its ribbon-tied wrappers, with very light foxing to the upper panels. Square folio, the 3rd issue of this highly-influential magazine's 5th year.

First Edition. 33 x 33cm. Paperback, 38pp. Illustrated throughout, with striking Art Deco cover design by Johan Polet. This issue is entirely devoted to high rise buildings and skyscrapers, profusely illustrated with design plans and black and white photographs. Contains the essay 'The German Skyscraper' by architectural theorist and champion of the German Weimar-era Avant Garde Dr. Adolf Behne. Stab-sewn with raffia. Spine quite rubbed, and right edge slightly curled. Some slight foxing to covers, otherwise very good condition.

Amst., 1923. 20 (of 38) pp. Ills. Orig. lithographed wrappers. - Spine worn; corners & edges slightly worn. (Wendingen vol. 5, nr. 3).* Le Coultre, pp. 130-131. - Cover designed by Johan Polet. - Please notice: this is a copy without the pages with advertisments.