Philadelphia: Hillier Architecture, 2005. First edition. Decorated Boards. Square Small Quarto, pp. 195. Richly illustrated with color photos, drawings, and plans, and b/w plans. A comprehensive, thoroughly illustrated promotional book for the Hillier Architecture firm, published about a year before the firm merged with RMJM Group of Edinburgh, Scotland, creating...
New York: Oxford University Press, USA, April 18, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo, pp 231. Index, Bibliography. Critical essays focusing on human design and architecture as seen through the lens of ecological awareness.
Washington DC: The AIA Press, 1985. First printing. wraps. Quarto. pp. xvi, 179. 16 pages of bibliography. Illustrated, indexed. As with most AIA publications, a solid, comprehensive treatment on the subject, in anticipation of Universal Design and life under the ADA. Very scarce title.
Dessau, Germany: Bauhaus Dessau, 1993. Original Wraps. Quarto (9 x13), pp. 52, many color and b/w photos, some ads in back. very scarce (not another copy on the market currently). An early statement on the arts and architecture after the fall of the East Bloc wall.
Prague: Ceskoslovenske Akademie, 1978 - 1982. First edition. Rebound in library buckram. Octavo, four volume encyclopedic set of views of works of art and architecture in Czechoslovakia, pp. 643 (Vol I), 578 (Vol II), 538 (Vol III), 636 (Vol IV), written in Czech, illustrated in b/w.
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1992. First edition. Original geometric decorated silver boards. Quarto. pp. 288. Richly illustrated.glossary, index. An ambitious overview, organized thematically (distance, height and depth, public spaces, need for protection, spiritual and harnessing nature). With haunting front cover image of New York's World Trade Center.
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1936. First printing. Color Pictorial Wraps, green stock. Quarto, pp. 48, 37 pages of photographs, drawings and plans of 55 prize-winning designs. Includes "Here's how a concrete house is built", "It costs less to live in a firesafe concrete house", and "Floor finishes for concrete floors"...
Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1979. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. xv, 234, indexed, 60 b/w illustrations, early history of Paul Revere house, the Royall house at Medford, Plymouth colony architecture, the James Blake house, the building of Trinity church, Boston. Scarce, ex library of Architectural Historian Daniel...
Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1979. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. xv, 234, indexed, 60 b/w illustrations, early history of Paul Revere house, the Royall house at Medford, Plymouth colony architecture, the James Blake house, the building of Trinity church, Boston. Scarce, Well researched and written; technically sound.
London: John Weale, 1835. Posthumous Reissue. Original Cloth over Boards, dark green. Small quarto. All aqua tinted prints, 20/31 hand colored. Depicting elevations of rural houses, with some floor plans. Edmund Aikin was a founding member of the London Architectural Society. This volume depicts his designs for villas and includes...
New York: Garden City Publishing, 1937. Second edition. Decorated Boards. Quarto, pp 128, indexed. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Detailed practical information on finance, construction plans, heating and air conditioning, insulation, lighting, flooring, roofing, siding, kitchen design, and much more. The first 50 pages is a compilation of articles...
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1918. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 16, numerous b/w photographs. One of the most cherished series in its day, interesting both for its subject matters (cornices, porches, doorways, etc) as well as its regional focal points.
Minneapolis, MN: ASHSB, Inc, 1925. First edition. Color Decorated Wraps. Quarto, pp. 48. illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. A group of Minnesota architects created the ASHSB in 1914 to provide a solution for theshortage of middle class housing in the U.S. By 1925, this monthly publication included articles on...
Jersey City, NJ: Time, Inc., 1940. Original edition. Spiral Bound. Quarto, pp. 305-376 + 96 (ads, etc.). Thoroughly illustrated. Articles on low-cost houses, case histories, garden apartments, the Chapel of St. Thomas More, Burlington Road Station, and May Company Department Store. Features a wonderful collection of advertisements.
New Haven, CT: Architectural League of Connecticut, 1929. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Quarto, approx. 50 pages of b/w photos and exhibition text, and 53 pages of advertisements. A scarce piece of New England architectural history, this catalog from the 1929 Architectural Exhibition held by the Architectural League of Connecticut includes...
New York: Architectural League of New York, 1926-1927. First edition. Trade Cloth over Boards. 12 mo (5 X 7 3/4), pp. 135. Scarce document of the Architectural League of New York.
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp, 1953. First edition. Publisher's cloth. Quarto, pp. x., 304. Covers the sun, temperature, wind, precipitation and shows the limitations they impose on architecture. Bibliography, index. Well illustrated. A fascinating study.
Garden City, NY: Country Life American Home Corp. 1935. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Folio, pp 200. Color illustrations, b/w photographs, and trade advertisements on every page. A wonderful periodical for the homeowner with articles on home design, small houses, decor, housing, restoring a bungalow, gardening, and a portfolio of...
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1925. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 24. numerous b/w photographs and scale/line drawings from the Field House in Longmeadow, Mass, followed by a report on the characteristics of Douglas Fir as a building material. One of the most cherished series in its day, interesting both for...
London: Architectural Press, 1962. First edition. Boards. Square Octavo, pp. 159. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photos.
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, (1933). Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. ca 28, numerous b/w photographs of period millwork and interiors with corresponding scale drawings of the items depicted. One of the most cherished series in its day, interesting both for its subject matters (cornices, porches, doorways, etc) as well as...
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1916. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 16, numerous b/w photographs. One of the most cherished series in its day, interesting both for its subject matters (cornices, porches, doorways, etc) as well as its regional focal points.
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1927. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 16, numerous b/w photographs. One of the most cherished series in its day, interesting both for its subject matters (cornices, porches, doorways, etc) as well as its regional focal points. wonderful photos with line drawings to scale.
New York: Architectural Record, 1949. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 128. Index, illustrated with b/w photos, drawings and plans. A look at the career and impact of modern architect Breuer, who was involved with the Bauhaus movement in Germany and worked with Walter Gropius in New England.
Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1988. First edition. Original Black Cloth. Quarto, pp. 104. A careful selection of Jack Boucher's photographs. Boucher was the primary photographer for the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) for nearly 50 years. From the library of Old House Journal.
