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Grandes Constructions Par Freysssinet

  • Portfolio
  • Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1931
By E. Freyssinet (Presentees Par Jean Badovici, Architecte)
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1931. Portfolio. Very Good +. Uncommon 1931 portfolio of the work of Eugene Freyssinet (1879-1962), French structural and civil engineer and the major pioneeer of prestressed concrete. 26 plates (missing 1) featuring in black-and-white photography a number of Freyssinet's massive projects. Also includes a study of Freyssinet by architect Jean Badovici, drawings within the text and then the range of plates. All contained within a ribbon-tied, pictorial chemise, which is solid and VG to VG+, with light soiling to the front panel and very light streaking along the intersection of the rear panel and spine. The 2nd installment of the publisher Albert Morance's series called "Grandes Constructions
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