New York: Abrams, 1991. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Oblong Octavo, pp. 192. Richly illustrated with color and b/w photos and reproductions. A thorough history of the American billboard as a genre of advertising and a reflection of the history of American graphic design. While today's roadsides are dotted with..... More
Milwaukee, WI: Bruce Publishing Co., 1920. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Oblong small quarto, pp. 62, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w photographs and drawings. The author was a teacher in the manual training department in the local schools of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Through his instruction, the students built bird houses and..... More
Boston: L. Prang & Co., 1893. Early Edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 12 full color lithographs. A marvelous example of the work of beloved English children's book illustrator Crane, published by noted Boston illustrator and publisher Louis Prang. A romantic and idealized overview of American history in verse, illustrated..... More
New York: Abrams, 2007. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 207. Indexed, illustrated with color photos. A companion publication to the exhibit of the same name at the famed Winterthur Museum, this book beautifully showcases the art of early American quilts in the Winterthur collection. An excellent book for anyone interested..... More
Detroit, MI: Kelvinator, 1937. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small quarto, pp 30, illustrated with b/w photographs. With the assistance of America's leading architets, scientists and engineers, Kelvinator developed a six-room house, air conditioned, insulated, and modernized to supply the finest home life in America. This brochure displayed interior and exterior..... More
Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2012. Revised First edition, in 100 copies. Glossy B/W Pictorial Cover. Octavo, pp. 302. Illustrated with b/w photos and drawings. A useful field guide to identifying Native American and agricultural stone structures one may encounter on hikes throughout the forest and conservation lands in New..... More
London: John Brindley, 1749. First edition. Full Leather. Oblong small quarto, pp. 25 plus the copper engraved plates. Several of the 47 plates are missing (plates 7, 8, 9, 11), and two are fold-out size. Pages 6 and 10 have large, closed tears. William Halfpenny (active 1723-1755) was an English..... More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1969. First printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo. pp. xxiii, 398. 174 illustrations. Appendices. Indexed. An uncommon study on Bullfinch's architecture. Richly illustrated, drawing upon unpublished family papers. With appendices on many minor commissions, as well as on his architectural library. From the library of noted architectural..... More
Paris: Librairie de la Construction Moderne, 1927-1931. Original printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, each issue about 50 pages. Includes bound edition of 1928-1929 issues, plus 35 single issues between 1927 and 1931. Several magazines have detached covers, and most have flaking edges and typical magazine wear at the spine. Bound edition..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Small Quarto (8 x 11), pp. 214. Contains index of architects whose work appears in book.. 232 b/w photographs and drawings. Interesting perspective, based often purely on the time, i.e. the absolutely first wave of the post-war era. A...... More
University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xi, 412 pp. New copy. red cloth with new dustjacket. 734 Ill. 8 Appendices, notes, extensive bibliography and index. The life's work of noted architectural historian Professor Daniel Reiff, this study is both highly readable and very informative..... More
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2000. Second edition, revised and expanded. Cloth over Boards w/DJ. Quarto, pp 160. Color photographs throughout. Color illustrated front and back free end papers. A comprehensive study on two wonderful American vernacular architectural styles. Features over 160 examples of the two architectural genres, covering them from..... More
San Francisco, CA: Building Review Company, 1923. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, about pp. 400. Illustrated with b/w specification drawings and full page b/w photographic plates. Trade advertisements throughout. Mild ex-library. An interesting assortment of articles focused on California architecture, including a series on small Western homes; the work..... More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp 191. Beautifully illustrated with over 90 color and 60 black-and-white photographs and 50 line drawings. This book features 25 houses designed in a 35-year period by currently practicing architects for their mothers, fathers, and close relatives. Included..... More
New York: Time, Inc., 1951. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, each issue over 200 pp., indexed. Illustrated with b/w and color photographs and drawings. Trade advertisements throughout. Mild ex-library. An outstanding collection of building projects and concerns during the Korean War era. Includes Frank Lloyd Wright projects, a rotogarage..... More
London: Country Life Library, nd c. 1915. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 212, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Publisher's catalog bound in. Previous owner signed the front end paper in pencil in 1915. Contributions from 23 writers approaching all questions relating to the house and its equipment, aiming..... More
London: Country Life Library, nd c. 1911. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 224, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Publisher's catalog bound in. Previous owner signed the front end paper in pencil in 1911. Contributions from over 40 designers, each highlighting one or more homes in England that they..... More
Wilkes Barre, PA: Style Publications, Inc., 1946. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small octavo, pp 50. w/b/w drawings and floor plans, color graphics. A charming monthly magazine with articles about home-buying, kitchen design, building outdoor furniture and housekeeping. A nice bungalow plan and "southwest" ranch house are included. One of the..... More
New York: Taschen, 2016. First edition. Hardback w/embossed paper covers and Dust Jacket. Folio, pp 416. Gorgeous color images on almost every page. Text in English, French, and German. Together with a traveling exhibition through the Germany and Austria, this volume shows Viennese woodblocks from the turn of the century..... More
New York: Curt Valentin, 1944. First edition. Decorated Boards with cloth spine. Quarto, pp. 130, indexed, illustrated with 85 b/w line drawings by Alexander Calder, executed in the spring of 1944. This book was printed by S. A. Jacobs at The Golden Eagle Press, Mt. Vernon, in Granjon type, on..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 2018. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 471, indexed, illustrated with over 1,200 color photographs. This book was published to accompany the exhibition "Playing Soldier" that was on display at the Grolier Club in New York City in the fall of 2018. If you enjoyed..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 2013. First edition, Limited. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 288. Illustrated with 749 color illustrations. Limited edition of 1,500 copies. A beautifully produced, visually spectacular catalog for the exhibit of the same name, showing at New York's Grolier Club through February of 2014. Written by exhibit..... More
New York: Myron C. Clark Publishing Co., 1909. First American edition. Cloth over Boards; gilt lettering. Small quarto, pp. 321, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs, and b/w drawings of brick patterns. Previous owner signed and stamped the front endpaper. This book puts in writing that knowledge which has been handed..... More
St. Louis, MO: Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, 1913. First edition. Decorated Cardboard Covers. Small quarto. pp 62, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This booklet was prepared in the hope of increasing appreciation for brick in American home building, and spreading the realization that brick is the most economical home-building material..... More
Boston: Rogers and Manson Co., 1912-1915. First edition. Original Wraps. Folio, each issue approx. pp. 50. Richly illustrated with b/w photos, plans, details. October 1914 (no cover), "The Brick Church and the Parish House (1915, no cover), September 1912 (cover detached), February 1915 (cover detached), November 1914 (cover detached and..... More
