Willy Demacker
Architecture Books Germany

MUTHESIUS, HERMANN (1861-1927)

Sommer- und Ferienhäuser aus dem Wettbewerb der Woche. 10. Sonderheft der Woche.

August Scherl, Berlin. 1907. First Edition. Softcover paperback bound. Original color illustrated halfcloth wraps. XVI + 127 pp. 23½ x 30½ x 1¼ cm. 798 gr. Tenth special edition of the periodical "Woche". Profusely illustrated with black and white reproductions of drawings and architectural plans showing house designs, plans and detailed sketches of summer and vacation homes by the winners of a prize competition which was organized by the publisher of the periodical. With an introduction by August Scherl and a text contribution of Hermann Muthesius and Heinz Lassen. The competition shows the designs for cottages and summer houses arranged by price, i.e. between 5000 and 20,000 mark. Includes designs by Arthur Biberfeld, Aloys Böll, Franz Brantzky, Hedwig and Eduard Brill, Richard Dollinger, Theo Effenberger, Martin Elsäßer, Carl Gallwitz, Hermann Goerke, Max Graumüller, Paul Hirsch, Hans Holborn, Rudolf Höltgen, Adolf Holub, Günther Hosemann, Max Hunger, Paul Jäger, Ernst Jung, Philipp Kahm, Paul Keller, Hugo Knaut, Richard Koch, Karl Kohler, Ernst Kühn, Oscar Kunath, Joseph Lang, Josef Lepelmann, Karl Leubert, Ernst Mertins, Karl Meyer, Ludwig Minner, Hans und Hermann Moser, Nentwich and Simon, J.V. Pott, Ernst Rang and Arnold Silbersdorf, Konrad Reich, Adolf Retter, Albert Rieder, W. Schmidt, Gustav Schmoll von Eisenwerth, Friedenau and Emil Schuster, Karl Söldner, Carlo Stahl, Willy Stahl, Heinrich Tremel, Theodor Veil, Hermann Weigle, Paul Zeroch. Muthesius, Riemerscheid and Schulze-Naumburg were judges. Text in German. First edition of this delightful pre-Great War pattern book of arts & crafts-style German summer houses and their gardens, with fine illustrations. Boards and spine with light signs of use and wear. Back board partly torn. Head and tail of spine slightly chipped. Inside equipped with some pencil sketches. Wraps in good-, interior in overall good+ condition.

Booknumber: 652

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