1970s Illustrated Folio, Balthazar Korab's Gamberaia - 1 Book

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[Korab, Balthazar], Harold Acton. Gamberaia.

Florence: Centro Di, 1971, first edition. Fo; Unpaginated. Linen, slight edge shelf wear, minimal text, … Read more [Korab, Balthazar], Harold Acton. Gamberaia.

Florence: Centro Di, 1971, first edition. Fo; Unpaginated. Linen, slight edge shelf wear, minimal text, by Acton, with primarily black and white plates, interspersed with some color from photographs by Korab, glossy black and white illustrated dust jacket, slight surface and edge cover wear, in black slipcase, minor handling wear. Fine in a near fine dust jacket, very good slipcase.

Slipcase measures: 14 x 11 x .75 inches.
Approximate weight: 2 pounds, 12 ounces.

Provenance: Ex. Diana and Marc Goldstein (1935-2015), SOM Design and Consulting Partner (1970-1991), responsible for some of SOM's most important architectural and urban planning accomplishments of the 20th century. Unmarked.

Hungarian by birth, European by experience, American by adoption, Balthazar Korab was trained as an architect in Budapest, graduating from the Paris Beaux Arts. He worked journeyman style in a number of countries, with Le Corbusier, Eero Saarinen and others. His interest in photography grew to full-time activity in the United States. Obtaining the highest awards in a few years he published and exhibited widely as a photographer of architecture.
Arriving in Florence with his wife and two children for a quiet sabbatical in October of 1966, his plans soon were upset by the memorable flood.
The neighboring garden of the Villa Gamberaia offered an isle of serenity in the midst of a city in a state of siege.
The pictures in this book were taken during those difficult days. See less