1959. Im Ullstein Fachverlag - Berlin. First edition.

I cannot see another copy of this year's (1959) weighty technical architectural tome.

The dust jacket has edge wear - see photos.

Inside, the 444 pages are in excellent condition with no markings, no creases, no foxing and no tears.

There is a very small ex libris stuck on the inside front cover (fifth photo). It's clever and I've tried to capture the lots of detail in such a small space. I think it's a medieval soldier holding a shield in either hand at the very top.Then there's a profile head of a bird? And then a winged mammal that looks like one of the Elgin marbles frieze. It meant something to its owner...