Quarto hardcover with dust jacket-full blue cloth over boards with silver

Quarto hardcover with dust jacket-full blue cloth over boards with silver lettering stamped on spine and front. Glossy illustrated DJ. Sewn binding. 400pages, with illustrations, index. 1st Edition, 1st Printing (full number line). CONDITION: Book FINE, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; DJ VERY GOOD, rubbing, surface creasing, light wear to corners and edges, scattered soiling to wrappers; not clipped, protected in a clear archival (Mylar) cover. CONTENT: "Twentieth-Century Architecture explores the roots of modern architecture, explaining how history and the rapidly changing social and political conditions of modern times have affected the built environment. What, for example, was the role of Nazi German, Soviet Russia and Fascist Italy in the story of the century's buildings? The book also discusses the innovations and inventions that have permeated modern buildings and structures and the way that the traditions of the past have imbued the modern craft of architecture."-Jacket. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.