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
New York: Reinhold, 1956. Second printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. vii, 279, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This book can help three people at once - the owner of the building, who wants to make a profit on the investment; the tenant, who wants a comfortable, attractive..... More
New York: Reinhold, 1955/1960. Fourth printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. iv, 264, indexed, illustrated with over 600 b/w drawings and photographs. The motel business came of age with the publication of this book. The old roadside cabin was replaced by a newer building type - the well designed motel..... More
Washington, D.C. The American Institute of Architects Press, 1930/1990. Reprint. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 96, illustrated with b/w architectural drawings. In 1928 there were about 800 airports in existence in the United States, but most were no more than flying fields. To crystallize public attention on the need for well-designed..... More
Boston, MA: George H. Polley & Co., 1901. First edition. Cloth over Boards, Portfolio. Folio, 45 full page plates; originally 70 plates of b/w photographs, but missing plates 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 19, 24, 33, 35, 39, 40, 44, 46, 52, 55, 60, 61, 63, 64..... 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
Tokyo: Architecture New Performance Library, 1955. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp. 103, illustrated with b/w photographs. Text in Japanese. This book was one in a series of 30 titles on architecture and design. This volume focused on beauty salons and barber shops, and mid-century modern design seemed..... More
Boston, MA: Boston University Art Gallery, 2009. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Square small quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w and color reproductions of Hurwitz's watercolors and etchings. Autographed by Sidney Hurwitz on the title page. The Boston University Art Gallery and the Boston University School of Visual Arts co-presented..... More
New York: Reinhold, 1955. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 2618, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. A book on the architectural problems of buildings in which physicians conduct their professional activities was long overdue. Physicians do not receive formal training which qualifies them to draw architectural plans..... More
Boston, MA: George H. Polley & Co., 1890. First edition. Decorated Boards. Folio, 52 plates of b/w photographs and drawings. Ex-library markings inside front and rear covers, on the border of the first plate, and on fore edge. Marie-Eugène-Melchior, vicomte de Vogüé was a French diplomat, Orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist..... 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
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Leipzig: F. A. Seeman, 1895. First edition. Original half-linen wings portfolio; one wing torn. Folio, portfolio format, index plus 50 full sized b/w plates. German. Laid in is a 22" x 34" architectural drawing dated 1929. Arthur Brausewetter was an architect and professor at the k. k. Staatsgewerbesch ule in..... 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
Paris: R. Panzani, nd c. 1900. First edition. Decorated Boards. Folio, portfolio format. Volume 1: interior decorations, 117 plates. Volume 2: interior decorations and furnishings, 57 plates. Volume 3: exteriors, 80 plates. Volume 4: exterior decorations, plates 81-153, minus plates 83 and 88. Volume 5: interior decorations, 58 plates. Volume..... More
New York: Time, Inc., 1966. First edition. Original Wraps. Folio, pp. 240, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. This is an absolutely beautiful magazine in very remarkable condition. On page 151, there's an article by Walter McQuade entitled "The Architects: A Chance for Greatness." "Suddenly the nation wants an architecture..... 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
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Leipzig: Anton Schroll & Co., 1904. First edition. Decorated Boards. Folio, portfolio format, 65 full page b/w photographic plates. Text in German. Cover illustration by M. Kammerer. Beautiful building exteriors by noted architects such as Alois Dlabac, Gebruder Drexler, Vaclav Havel, Karel Horak, Sebastian Hubatsch, and many more. This is..... More
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1898. Later printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, 2-page preface, 59 beautiful colored original plates (one loose plate), in various print mediums, many hand-colored, depicting tiles, stained gl;ass panels and borders, capitala and columns, draperies, ironwork, ornaments in wood and plaster, etc. A selection of the purest and..... 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: 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
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
London: Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 2002. Reprint. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 17, illustrated with b/w photographs. This pamphlet describes and illustrates the repointing of old stone and brick walling, a common remedial task that is often undertaken unnecessarily, or executed badly. The use of strong cement mortars..... More
San Francisco: Lane Publishing, 1947. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 160, illustrated w/ b/w drawings, floorplans, photographs and halftones. Mild ex-library stamps. Not a coincidence that this was a product of the West coast, the birthplace of the ranch house. A very early piece on this singularly American..... More
