Boston: Little, Brown, 1979. First edition, as stated. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. xii, 545, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. A previous owner signed inside the front cover neatly in ink. This book focuses on specific buildings, events, places, documents, and institutions to illuminate particular issues, drawing on literary..... More
Houston, TX: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1976. First printing - only 2500 copies. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. viii, 101. Very rare. More
Washington, D.C. Urban Land Institute, 1984. First edition. Paperback. Quarto, pp. xi, 212, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Innkeeping has changed dramatically since 1948, when the lodging industry consisted almost entirely of independently owned and operated properties Hotels with fewer than 50 rooms dominated the market. Today, the hotel industry..... More
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 256, illustrated with color photographs. Photographs and an informative text explore the barn's history from medieval England to modern New England, materials and architectural nomenclature, and its role in the cultural heritage of traditional communities. More
Santa Barbara, CA: University of California Santa Barbara, 1968. Third Printing. Paperback. Small quarto, pp. 108, illustrated with b/w photographs. A previous owner signed inside the front cover neatly in ink. The photographic material assembled for this exhibition forcefully demonstrates the astonishing eclecticism of West Coast architects, builders and owners..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. First edition. Original Wraps. Oblong Octavo, unpaginated. Illustrated with line drawings by the author. Macaulay's classic humorous take on architecture, filled with his illustrations. More
London: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1978. First edition. Cloth over Boards w/Dust Jackets & Slipcase. Folio, pp 704 with 103 color plates and 100 b/w illustrations. A retrospective of Chinese export porcelain and other decorative arts from the Mottahedeh Collection. Detailed analysis of porcelains produced for Western markets with illustrations..... More
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1962. First edition. Original Wraps. 12 mo 5 1/4 X 8), pp. ix, 106, indexed. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1958. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, xiv, 363, indexed, "The first comprehensive account of the publishing business in France from 1500 to the outbreak of the Revolution" (DJ). More
New York: Random House, 1969. Later printing. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. xii, 368, illustrated in b/w, the remeniscences of a rare book dealer. More
New York: Scribner's and Sons, 1939. Boards. Octavo, pp. 494. Index, illustrated with b/w photos. Memoirs and travels of a botanist, an engaging read. More
Brattleboro, VT: Stephen Greene Press, 1977. Reprint. Original Red Cloth. 12 mo, pp. 240, indexed, reprint of the 1881 ed. published by Orange Judd, New York. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. First edition. Boards. quarto; pp. 256. richly illustrated; indexed, with a glossary. A wonderful overview on one of America's most unique vernacular architectures! Sold originally at $60. More
New York: David Williams, 1903. First printing. Decorated Boards. Foilio, pp. xxvi, richly illustrated with line drawings. Very scarce. Beautifully illustrated, like a multi-faceted trade catalog. More
New York: David Williams Company, 1899 - 1906. First printing. Stock Covers. Folio, usually about 60 pages each, 1899 issues about 30 pages each. Construction drawings, details, many historic photographs, some full page. Specially discounted price for buying all 16 issues numbered from 16522 through 16537 for a savings of..... More
New York: David Williams Company, 1899. First printing. Stock Covers. Folio, pp 30. plus index. richly illustrated with line drawings. Any issue is currently scarce. Beautifully illustrated, like a multi-faceted trade catalog. Articles in this issue include a N.J. residential design, a design for a grandfather's clock, and other articles..... More
New York: David Williams Company, 1906. First printing. Stock Covers. Folio, pp 66. Indexed, richly illustrated with line drawings and 2 pages of b/w photographs of residential exteriors. Any issue is currently scarce. Beautifully illustrated, like a multi-faceted trade catalog. Articles in this volume include "The San Francisco Disaster...," (with..... More
Worcester Art Museum, 2001. More
Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Princeton University Press, 1998. First edition. Hard Cover. Quarto, pp. 468, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. In 1920, Ima Hogg began an extensive collection of arts and antiques that would chronicle America's tastes, styles, and customs from colonial times to..... More
John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2009. Hardcover. 296 pp. Well researched and illustrated. Endnotes and indexed with bibliography. Cutting edge on the subject, as with most Wiley books. More
Smithsonian Library, 1968. First edition. Boards. octavo. pp. 160. well researched, documented and illustrated. indexed. A solid overview, giving a lot of American history. More
London: Blackie & Son, 1854. New and Improved Edition. Half-Leather, period binding, top of hinges starting. Folio, 11" x 14", 2 volumes in one, 128 pp. and 244 pp. including full page plates printed on the front only, does point to a discrete plate volume that is not present. An..... More
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1978. Reprint. Oversized Paperback. Quarto, pp. ca 50, illustrated with chromolithographs. More
Stettin, Germany: F. Hessenland, 1869. Early edition. Leather Bound. 12 Mo (4 x 6 3/4), pp. approx. 920. More
Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2008-06. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, pp 191. Richly illustrated. Resources guide, index. A thought-provoking gathering of greenhouses in the 21st century. More
