Le Corbusier--The Creative Search: The Formative Years of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret

New York: Chapman and Hall, 1996. First Edition. Oblong Quarto (25.5cm x 26.5cm). Black cloth boards (hardcover) with titling stamped in silver on spine; pictorial dustjacket; 320pp; illus. Very Good copy; slight shelf wear to extremities; scratching to back cover, else clean and tight. Near Fine dustwrapper; adhesive from retailer sticker on back flap panel, else clean. Geoffry Baker extends the survey of Le Corbusier's architecture from his "Le Corbusier: An Analysis of Form" to explore the way in which the architect developed his creative approach and process. A comprehensive documentation of Le Corbusier's sketches and English translations of his notes. Hundreds of illustrations.