Malaparte: a House Like Me

This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean. Stated first edition, first printing. The famous Casa Malaparte in Capri, Italy, was designed in the 1930's by Curzio Malaparte (1898- 1957), the enigmatic writer, journalist, artist and filmmaker. It has been called the most beautiful and elegant modernist house of the twentieth century. Edited by Michael McDonough, architect and writer. Foreword by Tom Wolfe. Contributions by Carla Fendi, Michael Graves, Simonetta Falasca Zamponi, Robert Venturi, Peter Eisenman, Karl Lagerfeld, John Hejduk, Mario Mariotti, Rene Novella, Wilem Dafoe, Mario Botta, Louis Cha, Francesco Perfetti, Giuseppe Pardini, Raffaele La Capria, Steven Holl, James Wines, Mimmo Jodice, Arata Isozaki, Steven Skov Holt, Ettore Sottsass, Ed Koren, Constantine Boym, Jaron Lanier, Linda Garland, Daniele Lombardi, Grant Morrison, Bruno Bessolin, Thomas S. Bley, Phillip Lopate, Ara and Philippe Starck, Giancarlo, Angelo and Marco Broggi, Ralph Jentsch, Massimo Scaffei, Laima Slava, Simon Velez, Emilio Ambasz, Colman Andrews, and Andrejs Grants. Photographs by Mimmo Jopdice and Karl Lagerfeld. Illustrated in color and black & white. Bibliography. 11" high X 10" wide, 198 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.