{"product_id":"ga-document-14-issues-first-editions","title":"GA Document, 14 Issues (First Editions)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFUTAGAWA, Yukio\u003c\/strong\u003e (ed. \u0026amp; photog.). \u003cem\u003eGA Document.\u003c\/em\u003e Tokyo: A.D.A. Edita, 1981–1992. 14 issues (Nos. 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 24, 26, 28, 35, together with \u003cem\u003eGA Document Special Issue 1: 1970–1980\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSquare 4to (30 x 30cm). Original pictorial softcover wrappers throughout. Profusely illustrated with photography by Futagawa throughout, together with architectural plans and drawings. Text in Japanese and English. \u003cstrong\u003eFirst editions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGA Document\u003c\/em\u003e, launched in 1981, represents a mature and more critically ambitious phase of Futagawa's publishing project, extending the documentary rigour of the earlier \u003cem\u003eGlobal Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e series into a distinctive square-format publication that surveyed contemporary international architecture with an increasing emphasis on critical commentary alongside Futagawa's photography, drawing contributions from major architectural critics and historians of the period, including Kenneth Frampton. The lot includes the significant \u003cem\u003eGA Document Special Issue 1: 1970–1980\u003c\/em\u003e, a substantial retrospective anthology surveying 106 notable buildings of that decade, with essays contributed by Robert A. M. Stern and Arata Isozaki alongside Futagawa's principal photography — a genuinely important critical and photographic survey of the decade's architecture in its own right, distinct from the series' standard single-building issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSpanning the years 1981 to 1992, this lot of fourteen issues offers a substantial cross-section of the series through more than a decade of significant international architectural production, extending Futagawa's documentary project into an era of considerable stylistic diversity and critical debate within the profession.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenerally very good to near fine throughout.\u003c\/strong\u003e Some mild yellowing to edges of some issues. Contents fine throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: This is a substantial multi-issue lot. Additional postage costs may apply. If so, we will contact you after purchase.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis book is currently not on display in store.\u003cbr\u003eIf you would like more information or to arrange a viewing, please contact: \u003ca href=\"mailto:rarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\" title=\"Harry Hartog Rare Book Department\"\u003erarebooks@harryhartog.com.au\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number: HH000716\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yukio Futagawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50536330199283,"sku":"1110003011893","price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/1_aa3aafa3-5029-47dc-8828-ab5ab16bc5ed.png?v=1787725876","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/ga-document-14-issues-first-editions","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}