82/1252 Wendingen Maandblad voor bouwen en sieren van Architectura et Amicitia Ed H Th Wijdeveld
- Most vols. contents (very) fine; a few vols. sl. yellowed/ trifle foxed. Most wrs. (very) good to fine condition, wrs. year 1-3 (sl.) frayed. Year 2, no.7/8 (Houtsnedennummer) INCLUDES the folded woodcut by C.A. Lion Cachet, edges of wr. frayed; year 4, no.11 (Wright, cover: El Lissitzky): wr. trifle foxed. All issues on the lifework of Frank Lloyd Wright in very good/ fine condition, except year 7 no. 5, which has scratches and a 3 cm. tear/ fold. on frontcover.
= Complete run of this legendary periodical, with many inserts: all but two (=18) 'Technical Sections', 11 'Announcements' including some w. green letters on white paper, and a few other inserts including 1 purple inlay sheet. Also two rare separate additional covers for year 3 no. 6/7 (Le Coultre, p.100: "d also exists with a cover printed on a smooth surface brown paper, probably printed on a handpress by Roland Holst himself.") and year 11 no. 2 (silver and blue cardstock, sent to subscribers to replace original cover). The earlier the date of publication, the more striking and daring the richness in subjects, design, typography and covers. To quote H.Th. Wijdeveld, the general editor: "Zij hebben de frisheid van het gedurfde, niet gebonden en zingen hun 'illusies van de komende schoonheid'". For a complete overview consult Le Coultre, Wendingen 1918-1932 (Blaricum/ New York, 2001); with on p.6: "Looking back at the twentieth century, one sees in Wendingen a compelling model of design practice, singular in the intensity of its focus and the originality of its aesthetic form. Nothing in the evolution of avant-garde art and design matches the sustained and impassioned visual inquiry of this magazine." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXI.