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... More about Hillier Architecture
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. More about The Nature of Design Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
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. More about Bauhaus Dessau Bericht Nr. 1 1991-1993
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. More about Umelecké Památky Cech
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. More about THE BUILDERS. MARVELS OF ENGINEERING
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"... More about Designed for Concrete; 55 Selected Designs from the 1936 Pencil Points-Portland Cement...
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... More about Architecture in Colonial Masachusetts; A Conference Held by the Colonial Society of Massachusetts...
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. More about Architecture in Colonial Masachusetts; A Conference Held by the Colonial Society of Massachusetts...
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... More about Designs for Villas and other Rural Buildings. Engraved on Thirty-One Plates, with Plans and...
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... More about The Practical Book of Building "The House of Health"; A handbook for every homeowner or...
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. More about Marblehead (The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, Volume IV, No. 1); Its...
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... More about The Small Home: May 1925
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. More about Architectural Forum Vol. 72, No. 5, May 1940
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... More about Tenth Annual Architectural Exhibition Catalog 1929
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. More about Climate & Architecture; Progressive Architecture Book
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... More about The American Home, October 1935
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... More about Late Eighteenth Century Architecture in Western Massachusetts(The White Pine Series of...
London: Architectural Press, 1962. First edition. Boards. Square Octavo, pp. 159. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photos. More about Guide to Modern Architecture
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... More about Garrison Houses along the New England Frontier(The Monograph Series, Records of Early American...
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. More about Old Woodbury and Adjacent Domestic Architecture in Connecticut (The White Pine Series of...
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. More about Farmington, Connecticut (The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, Volume XII, No. 2
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. More about Marcel Breuer: Architect and Designer
Budapest: Muszaki Konyvkiado, 1981. First edition. Decorated Boards. Small quarto, pp. 283, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Text in Hungarian. This book takes stock of the development and domestic practice of modular coordinated building systems and design methodology, referring to the international dimension of the subject. It provides... More about A Modulkoordinalt Epitesi Rendszer (The Modular Coordinated Building System
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. More about A Record in Detail; The Architectural Photographs of Jack E. Boucher
New Brunswick, NJ: Boy Scouts of America, 1943. Later printing. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. 12mo, pp. 39. Bibliography, illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. A wonderful piece of nostalgia, this merit badge manual covers basic information about drawing, architectural plans, periods, and styles, giving the Boy Scout many of the details... More about Architecture - Merit Badge Series
