Washington DC: Preservation Press, 1993. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 128. Indexed, richly illustrated with color photos. The striking color photographs in this volume celebrate the spirit of the Village, the tranquil churchyards and vibrant piazzas, the handsome facades and the cheerful storefronts. An introduction surveys the Village's... More about Old Greenwich Village: An Architectural Portrait
Paris: H. Laurens, nd c. 1905. First edition. Portfolio of loose plates. Folio (11.75" x 14.75"), 83 loose plates plus title page and six pages (in French) describing the plates, profusely illustrated w/ duotones of architectural exteriors and interiors. Content pages claim 96 plates, but the plates aren't numbered so... More about Documents d'Architecture Moderne; Ensembles et Details
New York: Architectural Book Publishing, 1930. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 147, sumptuously illustrated with b/w photographs and plans. Four pages of photographs from a 1927 article in Architecture magazine about antique ironwork laid in. An important book and wealth of visual information on this element of Philadelphia's... More about Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Press, 1995. First US Edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 390. Indexed, bibliography, illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. Some of the greatest medieval castles survive only as earthworks and in pictures and written accounts of that time, because they were made of timber. The authors... More about Timber Castles
Stratford, CT: Self, 1937. Original edition. Albumen with cardboard frame. Albumen photograph (8" x 10") float-mounted to cardboard frame with amateur glue-job and reused cardboard. Water stain on top right corner affects only the frame and not the photograph. Tilo Roofing Company operated in Stratford, Connecticut at least into the... More about Tilo Roofing Company, Stratford, Conn
Chicago, IL: Murdison Company, 1909. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Folio (12"x15.5"), pp. 370, illustrated with b/w photographs of architectural ornaments. Anaglypta is a range of paintable textured wallcoverings made from paper or vinyl. It was the first washable wall covering and appealed to Victorians because of its sanitary properties... More about Anaglypta & Salamander; Anaglypta Retail Pattern Book Price List
New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1994. First paperback edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Quarto. pp 336. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. A unique work of pictorial reference, supported by introductory texts, glossary and bibliography, which will be equally valuable to art historians, architects and designers- and to anyone who cares... More about Cast Iron Decoration: A World Survey
Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1997. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp 144, indexed. Illustrated with color photographs. The floorcloth is rapidly gaining popularity as a fashionable alternative to an area rug. A painted canvas rug is lightweight, durable, and economical, and it offers a simple way to add... More about The Complete Book of Floorcloths; Designs & Techniques for Painting Great-Looking Canvas Rugs
Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2005. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 233, illustrated with color photographs. This is the quintessential monograph of the legendary Thomas Molesworth, his life and work. As the first thoroughly detailed and complete guide, it explores Molesworth's journey to becoming one of the... More about Molesworth: The Pioneer of Western Design
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 191, indexed, illustrated with 265 color photographs. This volume will delight anyone interested in interior design. Tracing the evolution of these electic European styles from their roots in the Renaissance through the early twentieth century, it... More about Biedermeier to Bauhaus
nd c. 1890. Paper with wooden, hand grain-painted frame. Frame is 16.25" x 12.25" and is hand painted to simulate wood grain. Art is supported with a cardboard backing that shows sign of some water damage in the past, but it has not affected the artwork. This attractive pastoral scene... More about Framed Hat Box Art
Amsterdam: Netherlands Foundation for Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, 1996. First edition. Paperback. Small quarto, pp. about 70, illustrated with color drawings. Text in Dutch and English. Since 1992, the Oeuvre Awards presented by the Netherlands Foundation for Fine Arts, Design and Architecture have expressed public appreciation for artists who... More about John Habraken: Oeuvreprijs (Oeuvre Award) 1996
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
New York: Methuen, Inc., 1977. First American edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 178, indexed, illustrated with b/w diagrams and drawings. This book tried to anticipate what computer-aided design systems would be like, and what their impact would be on architects and other designers. The book is written from... More about The Automated Architect; Human and Machine Roles in Design
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1975. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small octavo, pp. 239, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This book is an offspring of Negroponte's "The Architecture Machine," published by The MIT Press in 1970. As is usually the case where computer systems are involved, the new generation... More about Soft Architecture Machines
Milwaukee, WI: City of Milwaukee, 1997. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Oblong quarto, pp. 116, illustrated with b/w drawings. This publication is intended to help property owners better understand the Historic Preservation Commission's preservation guidelines for locally-designated houses by illustrating the do's and don'ts for some of the more common... More about Living with History; A Guide to the Preservation Standards for Historically Designated Houses in...
Detroit, MI: Detroit Hardware Manufacturing Company, 1927. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 36 plus six-page price list issued June 1, 1927 laid in; illustrated with b/w photographs. This well-illustrated catalog included the more important items in Detroit's antique hardware line: special hardware produced from sketches from their clients, produced... More about Antique Hardware of Quality, Catalog B; A.I.A. - File No. 27B
Chicago, IL: United States Gypsum, 1944-1945. First edition. Staplebound Wraps with Illustrated Covers. Quarto, pp 14 and 22, illustrated with b/w and color drawings and photographs. An outstanding selection of techniques for the use of plaster, laminated millwork, lighting coves and much more. Ideas for remodeling homes and hallways, outdoor... More about Two issues of Popular Home magazine (winter 1944 and spring building preview 1945);...
Chicago: Sears, Roebuck & Co., 1930. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 130. Thoroughly illustrated with b/w and color drawings. A wonderful pattern book from the days when Sears sold affordable kit houses. From a great period in U.S. home building, showing a variety of popular home styles and floor... More about Honor Bilt Modern Homes
Long Island, NY: House Plan Guild, Inc., 1949. Original edition. Color Pictorial Wraps, brown/yellow. Quart, pp. 50, illustrated with b/w perspective renderings and floor plans on each page. Distributed by House Plan Guild, Long Island, NY. Rudolf A. Matern was a popular mid-century architect who designed and popularized such features... More about 50 House Plans for 1950 From the Portfolio of Rudolf A. Matern Architect; 50 House Designs of...
London: International Correspondence Schools, Ltd, nd c. 1910. Reprint. Boards. Octavo, pp. vi, approx. 480 w/many drawings & illustrations throughout, including color plates and a foldout floor plan. As with all of the ICS trades-related titles, good solid professional text, well illustrated and aimed at the tradesman of the early... More about ICS #41B - Joinery, Stair Building, Ironmongery, Plastering, Glass and Glazing, Painting and...
New York, NY: Frank A. Lent, April 1933. Original edition. Paperback journal. Quarto, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Beautifully illustrated period advertisements. This magazine, devoted to the architectural uses of stone, is always interesting reading. Articles in this issue discuss stone entrances, stone for decoration, earthquake and... More about Stone Magazine, April 1933; Vol. LIV Number 4
Oak Park, IL: The Frank Lloyd Wright Association, 1979-1982. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, each issue approximately pp. 12, illustrated with b/w photos, 13 issues covering 1979 (4), 1980 (4), 1981 (3 issues; third issue covered two quarters), and the first half of 1982 (2). This quarterly newsletter was published... More about The Frank Lloyd Wright Newsletter Vol 2 - Vol 5, complete, including the elusive "Oak Park...
Chicago: Sears, Roebuck & Co., 1929. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 134. Thoroughly illustrated with b/w photos. Cover and first two pages missing. A wonderful pattern book from the days when Sears sold affordable kit houses. From a great period in U.S. home building, showing a variety of popular... More about Honor Bilt Modern Homes
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1953. Second edition, fourth printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. viii, 312, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Architect's stamp on front endpaper. Part of the material in this volume was used by the author for a course in modern timber design given as... More about Modern Timber Design
