** AS NEW ** RARE 2ND PRINTING, 2004 ** LIMITED EDITION ** UNIQUE HANDMADE BINDING ** JAPANESE-STYLE STITCHED BINDING ** AS NEW SOFTCOVER ** NOT A LIBRARY BOOK ** CLEAN, STAIN-FREE, UNMARKED ** ILLUSTRATED

Specially bound and published in limited number in St. Louis by the School of Architecture, Washington University, 2004, on the occasion of the groundbreaking on April 14, 2004, of Fumihiko Maki's design for the new Sam Fox Arts Center at Washington University in St. Louis. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. First published in 1964, this is only the second printing since then. Both printings rarely seen. This limited edition is handbound in Japanese Fukurotoji-style binding (folded leaves create doubled pages) with exposed thread side-stitching along the exterior of the spine front and rear. With 82 total pages (14 intro pages followed by 68 pages of text). Book stacks like it's 164 pages thick due to doubling of pages. NOTE: The photos you can access with this listing are of the actual book you will be sent; please examine them closely as they provide the best indication of condition. Elegant, very well-made book. The book is essentially flawless and appears unread, presents as new. The book is exceptionally clean, crisp, and stain-free, square and straight, quite firm and tight in its binding, no pages are loose, torn, or missing. The corners are sharp and unbumped. Internally, all pages are clean and stain-free, bright and white, and all text and all text and illustrations are crisp, sharp, and legible. There is no writing, underlining, highlighting, or markings of any such kind in the book. The covers are exceedingly clean, bright, and stain-free, complete and intact, no tears, no chips, no pieces missing, no wrinkles or creases. Buy with confidence, professional booksellers for 35 years, selling books online since 1995. B2.