Building Chicago: The Architectural Masterworks

by John Zukowsky

foreword by Gary T. Johnson

First edition.  New York:  Rizzoli, 2016  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition, with a VERY GOOD DJ under Mylar.

• Charcoal blue covers are mostly clean, with white text.  Boards show a little edgewear, a few smudges.  Corners are sharp.  See photos. 
• Spine has white text and is bright with firm ends, a scuff at foot.  See photos. 
• Binding is strong. 
• Photo illustrated end papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Twelve-page spread of photographs acts as frontispiece. 
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear, a hint of marginal toning.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have a few marks.  See photos. 
• DJ looks great behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper.
• Close examination of DJ reveals light edgewear including possible bumps, rubbing, and/or tiny closed tears.  See photos.  
• PS2026.0723

304 pages. 11 x 11 inches

ISBN: 978-0-8478-4870-6

First edition.  Large square quarto format.  Publisher's charcoal blue boards with white title.  Full color photo illustrated dust jacket, unclipped.  Richly illustrated with duotone and color photographs.  Condition is indeed Very Good Plus.  A small scuff at spine foot, some bumping to the jacket returns, binding is square, interior is bright.

A comprehensive architectural survey of building in Chicago, produced in association with the Chicago History Museum.  Chicago's skyline and streetscape show the architectural vision of Louis Sullivan, Daniel Burnham, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and Frank Gehry, among others.  All are documented in these pages.   

First printing.  Printed and bound in Italy.  Designed by Aldo Sampieri.

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