Aircraft by Le Corbusier. The Studio Ltd., London, 1936. First Edition.

First Edition first printing of the rare title ‘Aircraft’ by seminal French modernist architect, Le Corbusier. In 1935 Le Corbusier was commissioned by The Studio to produce a book celebrating the design of the aeroplane, then a relatively new technology developed by the Wright Brothers 32 years earlier. Aircraft was part of The Studio’s New Vision series which focused on cutting-edge design and ideas. Intended as a study of the industrial design of aircraft, Le Corbusier extended the scope of the book to view the phenomenon of flight from a cultural and social perspective. The book was complied and written by Le Corbusier and includes 124 monochrome plates. From the collection of the British artist Bernard Meyers (1925–2007).

Title: Aircraft
Author: Le Corbusier
Publisher: The Studio Ltd., London
Publication Date: 1935 (First Edition)
Format: Hardcover, blue cloth-bound boards, dark blue titles to cover and spine. Without the rare dust jacket.
Pages: unpaginated
Images: numerous monochrome photographic images throughout
Condition: Spotting to endpapers and prelims, slight fading to spine, edges and corners slightly rubbed. Pages clean and crisp. Overall a solid copy of the true first edition.
Stock Number: RB01270