Sigfried Giedion — Walter Gropius: Work and Teamwork

London, Architectural Press, 1954. First edition. Cloth. An insightful biography and history into the founder of the modernist Bauhaus movement, one of the most influential art schools created. Walter Gropius: Work and Teamwork, a biography and history of the pioneering German-American architect and his work, written by Swiss architectural historian and critic Sigfried Giedion. The first edition.In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Contains a frontispiece, and in-text illustrations throughout.Flourishing during the interwar years of Weimar Germany, Gropius was the founder of the modernist Bauhaus movement, which brought architecture to the masses and aimed to reunite arts and crafts. Bauhaus has become one of the most influential art schools in history, and Giedion's volume teaches readers its origins and principles. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with minimal marks to boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. The odd small mark to dust wrapper and brown scratch through center of front wrapper. Slight sunning to wrapper spine, rear wrapper and extremities. Slight edgewear, with minor chips to the head and tail of the wrapper spine, and to the extremities. End papers are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Previous owner's ink inscription to front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor age toning to leaf extremities. Very Good . Ill.: Various, [Walter Gropius]. Very Good/Very Good.