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LE CORBUSIER Poème de l'angle droit, NUMBER 94 OF 270 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST in pencil on the colophon leaf, Paris, Tériade, 1955 image 1
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LE CORBUSIER
Poème de l'angle droit, NUMBER 94 OF 270 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST in pencil on the colophon leaf, Paris, Tériade, 1955

4 December 2019, 11:00 GMT
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LE CORBUSIER

Poème de l'angle droit, NUMBER 94 OF 270 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST in pencil on the colophon leaf, 19 colour lithographed plates hors-texte, text and illustrations (some colour-printed) also by Le Corbusier, an invitation card to the book launch exhibition at La Galerie Berggruen (22 November 1955) loosely inserted, some offsetting throughout, loose as issued in publisher's stiff wrappers with colour lithographed upper cover designed by Le Corbusier, publisher's chemise with lettering on spine, slipcase, folio (425 x 320mm.), Paris, Tériade, 1955

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"A tour de force in modern book production containing Le Corbusier's only illustrations, drawn by the artist to accompany his own text, which is lithographed as written out in his own hand" (The Artist & the Book, no.162).

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