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Article: Books.(Le Corbusier Le Grand)(New Garden Design: Inspiring Private Paradises)(Book review)
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- September 1, 2008
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Edited by Stanley Abercrombie
Le Corbusier Le Grand
Stanley Abercrombie
introductions by Jean-Louis Cohen and Tim Benton
New York: Phaidon Press, $200
840 pages, 2,795 illustrations (2,227 color)
Seldom do our reviews begin with a book's size and weight. But when the statistics are 13 by 16½ inches and 20 pounds, they deserve attention. Opening the box, I wondered: Is this much ado about very little? Not at all.