New York. rebound in buckram. Quatrto, pp. 178. Profusely illustrated with floorpland, elevations and photos of defense homes. More
Architecture Miscellaneous
Acroterion: The work of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture 2003-2004.
Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 2004. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp 79. Richly illustrated. New condition. Very scarce annual (yearbook) from one of our nation's best architecture departments. More
American Builder Big-Value Homes; Popular Sizes That Offer "more House For the Money"
Chicago. IL: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. 1938. Color Pictorial Wraps, turquoise. Quarto, pp 170. Color and b/w renderings, photographs, plans, and exterior elevations on every page. A wide variety of styles, floor plans and building materials are shown in this period catalog of plan houses. Some construction photographs and working drawing..... More
The American Home (3 issues) - September 1931, April 1932, September 1934 and Building Age - October, 1929.
Doubleday Doran & Company Inc., 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 152, pp 67, pp 66, pp 77. Profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings, trade advertisements, and color images. These journals cover a variety of timely topics. This issue of "Building Age' is entirely devoted to..... More
Architectural Drawing ("Details of Gutters: Wooden Gutter, Gutter of 16 oz. Copper").
Boston: 1896. Original draftsman's drawing from 1897, on drafting paper 16" x 23". Partially colored in 5 colors. One of a series of ca. 25 sheets of architectural drawings from late nineteenth century. Executed by A. C. Jones "after designs by E. R. B. Chapman, Architect." Some of the other..... More
Architectural Drawing ("Old Staircase in my Lee House, Marblehead, Mass"); featuring "Elevation of Side," "Elevation of Pilaster amd Paneling opposite Newell."
Boston: "Jan - Nov '97" Original draftsman's drawing from 1897, on drafting paper 16" x 23". Partially colored in yellow. One of a series of ca. 25 sheets of architectural drawings from late nineteenth century. Executed by A. C. Jones "after designs by E. R. B. Chapman, Architect." Some of..... More
Cast Iron Door Stop of Cottage House.
Heavy cast iron, 7 3/4" x 41/2." With Manufacturer's mark "cJ." on reverse, and number "1283" stamped below it. Appears to be from 1920s. A very uncommon and attractive cottage doorstop. For that architect or period homeowner who has everything! More
Designs for a Country Church & Sunday School, with Minister's Residence, to be build of white pine (The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, Volume VIII, No. 4).
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1922. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 16, numerous b/w photographs, with many scale drawings of examples. 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
Designs for a rural library building to be build of white pine (The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, Volume IX, No. 4).
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1923. 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 floorplans, elevations and interior drawings. More
Designs for a Three Teacher Rural School, with Teacher's Cottage, to be build of White Pine (The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, Volume VII, No. 4).
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1921. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 16, numerous b/w photographs, with many scale drawings of examples. 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
A Gift to the Street; Commentary by Judith Lynch Waldhorn and Preface by Clem Labine
Antelope Island Press, 1976. First edition. Wraps. large quarto, pp. 195. richly illustrated with exterior and interior scenes of nineteenth century houses. Appendices and glossary. index. A gold mine of period house detail images. Plus a great deal of archi9tectural information is added at the end of the book... More
Moderne Bauformen (Vol. XXXI, Numbers 1 - 7, 1932); Monatshefte fuer Architektur und Raumkunst
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann Verlag, 1932. First edition. wraps. Quarto, consecuttive run of 7 issues, January through July 1932. ca 75 pages per issue, richly illustrated. Still an important spokesman for European modernism, before the advent of the Nazis in 1933. Visually fascinating. More
The New England Architect and Builder, April-May, 1933.
Boston, MA: The Architectural Publishing Co., 1933. First edition. Pictorial Wraps, b/w. Quarto, pp 26. b/w photographs, renderings, architectural drawings, and trade advertisements. This journal specializing in architecture and building trades includes articles on several local buildings, two homes, a library, and an employment center. It also has other articles..... More
Old Chatham and Neighbouring Dwellings South of the Berkshires (The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, Volume V, No. 5).
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1915. First edition. 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
Paliser's Model Homes; Showing a Variety of Designs for Model Dwellings
Original Wraps. 96 pp, some sun fading on the cover; reprint of 1878 edition. Signed by Thomas Heinz, noted Frank Lloyd Wright scholar. Many fine floor plans and elevations. More
Pencil Points, August 1934.
Original Wraps. The Architect and the NHA, Painting Your Way Out of the Cellar, Housing for the Small Office; A Brief International Bibliography of Housing; The Later Dwelling Architecture of Cape Ann, English Entrance Doors. More
Pencil Points, June 1931.
Original Wraps. The Pursuit of the Elusive Client by Royal Barry Wills; Architects and Building Material Producers Discuss their Mutual Problems - A Symposium; Georges Szabo, a Ferronnier of the Old School; Rome Prize in Architecture; The Architectural Annex of the New Bureau of Agricultural Engineering. More
Pencil Points, September 1934.
Original Wraps. Post Depression Architecture and the City Debt; New York and Its Plans; Wrought Metalwork; Dionysus in the Latin Quarter; English Entrance Doors. More
Philadelphia Views.
Philadelphia, PA: John Wannamaker Philadelphia, 1917/1905. Later edition. Decorated Wraps, white. Oblong octavo. More
Process Architectre 122, Kansai International Airport Passenger Terminal Building (Renzo Piano).
Tokyo: Process Architecture Co., 1994. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 220, profusely illustrated w/ color photographs. More
White Pine: New England Colonial Houses.
1915. Staplebound Wraps. Isaac Royall House in Medford, Mass., Doak House in Marblehead, Mass., John Dockray House in Wakefield, RI, and many more, with beautiful b/w photographs. More
White Pine: Providence and its Colonial Houses.
1918. Staplebound Wraps. Joseph Nightingale House, George Benson House, Pidge House, and many more, with beautiful b/w photographs. More
The Villa: Form and Ideology of Country Houses.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton Bollingen, 1990. First edition. Original Wraps. More