London Thames and Hudson 1981-1982

vol 1: 456pp, 816 ills; vol 2: 535pp, 1056 ills; vol 3: unpaginated, 1096 ills, ; vol 4: 576pp, 1071 ills. square 4to. boards. Some scattered foxing to end papers; a few pages bumped and sl creased at edge in vol. 4, text and illustrations unaffected; else vg in d/w. Introduction by Maurice Besset and notes by Françoise de Franclieu. A comprehensive and extensively illustrated collection of predominantly b/w and some colour sketches by Le Corbusier, organised in sections by sketchbook and year. Le Corbusier's revealing pocket sketchbooks are filled with his immediate responses, from architectural designs and other drawings to terse comments. A concise and encyclopaedic record published in collaboration with the Foundation Le Corbusier, Paris. A lovely set.