People, Power, Places (Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture).
Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2000. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 295, indexed, illustrated in b/w. More
Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2000. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 295, indexed, illustrated in b/w. More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 2000 (1923). Reprint. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, 212 pp.; Frontis, hundreds of illustrations from photos, some full-page, many architectural drawings and plans, some full-page. An important work by this fine architectural firm, illustrating in detail 34 country homes, mansions and gardens they designed, many..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1970. First revised edition, as stated. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 83. More
New York: Atheneum, 1978. Stated First Edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 182. More
New York: Atheneum, 1980. First edition, as stated. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 235. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1944. First edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 128. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos and plans. A survey of U.S. post-war architecture, including public and private buildings designed by prominent architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Richard J. Neutra, and Walter Gropius, among..... More
Boston: Merrill Moore, and miscellaneous, 1939. First edition. Library Binding. Octavo, 10 booklets by and about Merrill Moore bound together, plus some miscellaneous medical papers by Moore. This copy is inscribed elaborately by Moore on the FFE, and has some notes on The Fugitive in his hand on the inside..... More
Washington DC: W. B. Garrison, ca 1910. First edition. String bound Original Tan Wraps. Quarto, 20 tipped-in b/w photogravure illustrations with descriptions; prepared by the Albertype Co., inscription dated 1917. Nice copy. More
New York: Bonanza, 1940. First edition. Cloth over Boards. 4to, 130 pp, with 91 plates of photographs and 40 measured drawings. Covers all periods of Kentucky architecture, from early period to Georgian, Federal, Shaker, Greek Revival, and more. More
Newton, Mass: Historic Newton, 1980. Original Wraps. Quarto (oblong), 57 pp. Light rubbing to edges, light crease on front cover. Interior clean, with b&w illustrations throughout. Examining the historical patterns which influenced the development of those neighborhoods, and the esthetic ideals of the 19th century consumers for whom the houses..... More
Amherst, MA: 1984. Cloth over Boards. This is the first comprehensive treatment of the evolution of North American folk architecture. This first volume discusses such diverse dwellings as American colonial houses in the Northeast; English, French, and Spanish houses in the Southeast; Native American tipis, hogans, and dugouts; Spanish-Mexican adobes;..... More
Philadelphia: Published for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts by the University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Quarto, pp. xvi, 295, indexed, richly illustrated in b/w & color, catalog of an exhibition on Oct 9, 1986 to Jan. 4, 1987 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the..... More
Boston: J. Belcher, 1812. First edition. Full Calf. Octavo, pp. 464, frontispiece tissue-protected portrait. Wonderful copy of an early American poet, son of founding father and signer of the Declaration of Independence by the same name. More
Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1880. First edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp 430. More
New York: Knopf, 1977. Uncorrected Proof, First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 62. More
New York: Macmillan, 1924. First edition. Black Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering and Decoration. Quarto, pp. xx, 386. Illustrated with halftone photos. An aesthetic overview of American architecture and design, covering various architectural styles, as well as gardens, outbuildings, the city house, and interiors. Uncommon. From the Old House..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp. 224, indexed, bibliography, richly illustrated in b/w & color, foreward by Robert A.M. Stern. Examines 20 buildings by one of America's leading architectural firms of the early 20th century. Scarce title. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1953. First printing. Octavo, pp. 159, includes bibliography, illustrated with photos, charts, maps and maps inserted into back pocket. Inscribed copy of scarce dissertation by one of nost noted American architectural historians. More
New York: Doubleday, 1976. Later printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 503, indexed, numerous b/w photos, explores the pre-Civil War architecture of the 19th century, architecture marked by the development of 2 different styles: the corporate and the early Gothic revival. (from DJ). A definitive study by one of the..... More
Seattle: Red Cedar Shingle Bureau. 1925. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small Quarto, pp. 12, richly illustrated w/ sepai-tone photographs. Scarce, with above average architectural photos. More
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1951. First book club edition, Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 277. This copy of Catcher from the library of Lotte Jacobi, the only photographer ever to have snapped the reclusive Jerome David Salinger's picture, is a very special item. No one knows if JDS has..... More
New Hampshire: Anonymous, 1974. First edition (Second State). Original Wraps. Octavo, Vol. 1 pp. 89. Vol. 2 pp. 107. More
New York: Knopf, 1999. Uncorrected Proof, First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 84. More
London: T. Werner Laurie, 1929. First UK edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 246. More
Chicago: The Chicago Architectural Club, 1926. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp 185. Illustrated on every page (front only) with photographs or renderings in b/w, with a section of period advertising. A very uncommon volume with a selection of the best of Chicago architectural works for this year. The first chapter..... More