[1ST ED] Robert Maillart

First edition hardcover monograph with photo illustrated dust jacket. Text, book design, and typography by Max Bill. Published by Verlag fur Arkitektur AG, Zurich in 1949. Square 4to, 8.5" x 8.5", 180 pages with 250 black-and-white photographs and illustrations of Maillart's revolutionary reinforced concrete bridges. Text in German, French, and English. From the collection of renowned designer Massimo Vignelli, with his signature on the front free endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Bumping and chipping to rubbed dj, especially at spine ends and fore corners. 2" closed tear to bottom of front cover. 3 staples remain on each flap, leaving impression on pastedowns and endpapers.