MALSTATT-BURBACHER (PUBLISHER) - Lot 162

MALSTATT-BURBACHER (PUBLISHER) "Urbanisme en Sarre", Saarbrücken, Malstatt-Burbacher, 1947. in-4° oblong, 100 pp, 5 plates (including 2 double plates), white half cloth, light blue cardboard printed on the front cover. Edition of 1200 copies. Preface by Gilbert Grandval, Governor of Saarland, numerous color illustrations. After the Second World War, the Saarland was included in the French zone of occupation. The first free elections for municipal councils were held on September 15, 1946, the formation of political parties having been authorized by the French military authorities. On September 15, 1947, the councillors adopted a Saarland constitution. The region became a full-fledged state in its own right, with its own sovereignty, but one that would be brought closer to French interests. Contributed by Marcel Roux, Henri Pingusson, André Sive, Edouard Menkès, Pierre Lefèvre. Autograph signed letter from André Sive to the German modernist architect and town planner Konrad Wachsmann (1901-1980). (102199)