Survival Through Design, Richard Neutra, sustainable architecture, VG HC & DJ

Neutra, Richard, New York, New York: Oxford Press, 1954, 5 ¾” x 8 ¼”, 8vo, 384 pp.

Very Good octavo, brown paper with cream cloth spine, brown lettering to front cover and spine, slight staining and glue toning to front and back hinge, bruising to back board at bottom edge, ex libris to front free endpaper and pastedown (from the library of architect Barry L. Wasserman), deckled pages. Very Good dust jacket, cream with maroon lettering to front cover and spine, maroon photographs and designs to front and back covers, 3” chip to top front edge, slight chipping to bottom of spine, minor ¾” chip to bottom back edge, now protected in Mylar, 384 pp. From the private library of Sacramento architect and sustainability pioneer Barry L. Wasserman. 1st edition. Richard Neutra was a world-renowned innovator in modern architecture, as well as a specialist in housing and urban planning. A comprehensive study of architectural planning, framed through a critical consideration of sustainability and human well-being.