The Gothic Revival Style in America, 1830-1870.
Houston, TX: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1976. First printing - only 2500 copies. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. viii, 101. Very rare. 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
Dorset, UK: Donhead, 2004. Second edition. Decorated Boards. Small quarto, pp. 244, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. A previous owner signed inside the front cover neatly in 2007. This book provides a practical guide to preparing measured surveys of historic buildings, with special emphasis on recording the fabric..... More
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996. Second edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 607, indexed, with 767 illustrations, 48 in color. We also have the second edition in paperback, please inquire. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. More
Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2006. First edition. Gold cloth binding w/DJ. Square octavo; pp 192. Beautiful color illustrated front and back free end papers.Extensive color and b/w photographs throughout. Printed and bound in Hong Kong. A wonderful and comprehensive treatment on this extraordinary firm which practiced Prairie..... More
London: Allen & Unwin, 1982. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 70. Indexed, illustrated with 80 b/w plates. Signed by the author on the title page. A fascinating account of the work of James "Athenian" Stuart, who strove to revive classical Greek architecture by publishing full scholarly measurements of..... More
Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1984. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 140. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. An examination of the intellectual influences on modern architects and architecture. More
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002. First edition. Black Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 264, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Visually, many contemporary buildings either reflect their systems of production or recollect earlier styles and motifs. This division between production and representation is in some ways an extension of that..... 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
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1921. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 22, numerous b/w photographs, wood advertisements at back. 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
London: RIBA Heinz Gallery, 1992. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 100, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings. This book is a long essay on architects' drawings of roof construction from the mid-17th to mid-19th centuries, and the light they shed on the working relationship between architect and carpenter..... 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