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The city crown. With contributions by Paul Scheerbart, Erich Baron, Adolf Behne. Jena, Diederichs 1919. Cl.4°. With 72 tls. mont. Illus. 142 p., 1 sheet. Bibl.-Hldr. with Rverg. and gilt headpieces (rubbed, spine somewhat stained). Kruft 706. first edition. - The work, conceived in 1915-17, could only be published after the end of the war, especially as it reflected the architect's belief in a "new society". Here the architect was to act as a "refiner of human existence" in Schinkel's sense. - Browned due to paper, several biblical marks.
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