9780198753698 - Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism von Curl, James Stevens (6 Ergebnisse)

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback, no dust-wrapper. xxxviii, 551pp. Illus. 1st edition 2018. Binding a little grubby and worn. A very pleasing copy. (q16).

Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. xxxviii, 551. Illustrated with monochrome photographs and sketches. Publisher's cream cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped pictorial dust-jacket; cream endpapers. A very clean and neat copy with no annotations or inscriptions. A hint of creasing to dust-jacket edges otherwise near fine. Exploration of the rise of Modernism after the First World War to the present time, by acclaimed architectural historian, James Stevens Curl. With an introduction by Timothy Brittain-Catlin and comprehensive bibliography to rear. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

Zustand: Good. Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; Light paragraph markers to about 20 pages, otherwise text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 3.0 lbs; Light tan covers with title in red and black lettering; 2018, Oxford University Press; 592 pages; "Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism," by James Stevens Curl.

Zustand: Very good.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good (+). First Edition. Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked cream cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper edge and spine foot. 551pp. A devastating critique of the Moderm Movement in architecture by one of our most eminent architectural historians - from the Bauhaus and Le Corbusier, through destructive Modernism-inspired urban planning of the post-war years. The author questions how increasingly unequal and dysfunctional societies have been affected by self-serving, self-appointed elites hell-bent on creating an alienating empathy-less Dystopia. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 9.5 x 6.5 inches.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New.