80/1300 Wendingen. Maandblad voor bouwen en sieren van Architectura et Amicitia. Ed. H.Th. Wijdeveld. Amst., De Hooge Brug/ Santpoort, C.A. Mees, 1918-1931, 116 vols., num. ills., bound as a blockbook, orig. stiff col. lithogr./ woodcut wr./ 1x board, large 4to.

- Most vols. (very) fine; occas. yellowed/ (sl.) foxed; year 2, no.7/8 (Houtsnedennummer): frontwr. sl. dam./ loose/ w. traces of tape on front/ lacks the folded woodcut by C.A. Lion Cachet; year 7, no. 4 and 5 (Frank LLoyd Wright vols. 2 and 3): (marginally) waterdam. throughout (incl. wr.); 1x w. sm. bookplate on title-p.; Year 4, no.11 (Wright, cover: El Lissitzky) vertical fold throughout/ trifle yellowed wrs. w. a few tiny marginal tears. Wrs. varying from frayed to good/ very good and occas. very fine; only a few w. broken ties or ticket/ stamp on front cover.

= Rare complete run of this legendary periodical, with a few rare inserts (i.e. 9 'Technical Sections', 1 green inlay sheet and 2 'Announcements'), incl. year 7, no.2 (Hildo Krop) in deluxe ed., all Frank Lloyd Wright issues of year 7 and Year 4, no.11 (Wright, cover: El Lissitzky). 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 XXXVIII.