New York: William Helburn Inc., 1931. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. xiv, 242, index of illustrations, bibliography, illustrated with b/w photographs. Inscription by the Division of Archives and History, Historic Sites inside front cover, dated 1950. Forster's work follows the French tradition, and is known by a number..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Limited edition, #537 of 750 copies. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. xiv, 242, index of illustrations, bibliography, illustrated with b/w photographs. Inscription by the Division of Archives and History, Historic Sites inside front cover, dated 1950. Philip Hooker (1766-1836) was an important Greek Revival..... More
Chicago, IL: Architectural Decorating Company, 1928. Original edition. Decorated Boards. Quarto, pp. 232, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. This catalogue offered a wide selection of designs from the classic schools to the modern. Column capitals, ceiling ornaments, caps and brackets, mouldings, gable ornaments, cornices, rosettes, cartouches and more, all beautifully..... More
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Munich: Georg D. W. Callwey, 1956. Second edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 168, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Text in German. This second edition has been completely revised and essentially rewritten. Explanations of the newly added introductory text are given in many working drawings and perspective sketches,and..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Hubbard Bros. 1876. First edition. Decorated Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 770 plus 6-page publisher's catalog, illustrated with b/w engravings, including a fold-out map of the centennial grounds in Philadelphia. Library bookplate inside front cover. A previous owner (inventor and jeweler Edgar C. Covell of Laconia NH)..... More
New York: Philosophical Library, 1956. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 216. Index, thoroughly illustrated with b/w elevations. Text in English, French, and Russian. A collection of line drawings of elevations of public buildings throughout the world, from the Strozzi Palace to the Police Building in Copenhagen, the Grand..... More
Palm Beach, FL: Alexandra Fatio, 1992. Limited Edition, 1500 copies. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. 277, illustrated with b/w photographs. The too-brief career of Maurice Fatio is traced from his letters to his parents in 1920 to his final commissions in the 1940s. He died in 1943. A detailed introduction by..... More
Stuttgart: Karl Kramer, 1962. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 120, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings, text in English, French, and German. Stamped by architect Bruce Arneill on the front endpaper. Arneill graduated from Yale and specialized in hospital design, health maintenance organization facilities, and other health-care design..... More
Palm Beach, FL: Davies Publishing Co., Inc., 1932. First edition. Perfect Bound. Folio, pp. 117, plus pp. 30 of period advertisements, illustrated with b/w photographs. An architectural drawing matted on cardboard is laid in. Maurice Fatio was a Swiss architect who came to NYC in 1920 and established a partnership..... More
Miami Beach: New Urban Guild Foundation, 2006. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 79, illustrated with color photos, floor plans, elevations and perspective drawings. A booklet of the cottages and houses used to re-construct and rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. Included are some construction details, recommendations for foundations, and site..... More
Charleston, SC: History Press, 2011. First edition. Original Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 158, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Berkshire Glass Works was the first factory to make cathedral glass in the United States and to provide superbly white window glass, unsurpassed by any other glass factory. The purity..... More
Los Angeles, CA: Rosebud Books, 1981. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 240, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. OHJ stamp on front endpaper. This book is filled with historical photographs of the many important structures built by some of the 20th century's greatest architects and other unique..... More
New York: Praeger, 1968. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 212, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This book presents 44 international examples of successful solutions to the modern hotel problem. Traditional large hotels and resort hotels, some influenced by the American conception of an international hotel and..... More
Hollywood, CA: Murray & Gee, Inc., 1945. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 95, illustrated with b/w perspective drawings and house plans. Paul R. Williams was an internationally known black architect who specialized as a creator of livable homes, having designed over 2,000 homes in Southern California and in..... More
New York: G. E. Woodward, 1869. First edition. Cloth over Boards, gilt lettering. Quarto, pp. x, 15, 48, plus 100 pp of plates, Hitchcock #1436. A wonderful visual resource for architects, designers, and restorers; includes detailed drawings and plans in scale. "One of the scarcer Woodward items, it contains designs..... More
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1977. First softcover edition. Wraps. Oblong small quarto, pp. 128. Illustrated with b/w photos, drawings and plans. As builders "employing the process art," the Greenes reached for perfection, and their work symbolizes the culmination of the 19th century idealism that had spawned the residential..... More
Rhode Island: Spring Green Books, 2008. First edition, limited (1000 copies). Wraps. Quarto, pp. 135, indexed, illustrated w/ color and b/w photographs. A visual feast! The author has been researching, teaching and practicing 18th and 19th century American painting techniques for the past 40 years. Sandra Cohen, president of the..... More
Fitchburg, MA: B. A. Cook & Co., nd c. 1915. Original edition. Cloth spine with textured paper cover; gilt lettering. Folio (18"x18"). Over 75 wallpaper samples; very unusual and vivid! These wallpapers encompass a broad range of colors, from soft neutrals to bright florals with metallic embellishments. More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1973. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 93, richly illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This book teaches the artist and craftsman how to make their own tools: how to design, sharpen, and temper them, using only basic shop equipment and scrap steel. The..... More
New York: Atlas Portland Cement Co., 1924. First edition. Decorated Boards with Gilt Lettering. Folio, pp. 22 plus 14 full page b/w photos and 4 full color plates (including frontis.). A beautifully produced account of the use of concrete in the construction of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in..... More
Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Steel Co., nd circa 1930. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 15, illustrated with b/w photographs. Floorgard is a strengthening and protecting mat of steel mesh forming a backbone for concrete or plastic floors, and imparting to them all the durability and wearing qualities of steel. This..... More
Allied Home Builders, nd c. 1945. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This appears to be a collaboration between a company that produced metal lath and plastering, and a company that supplied architectural drawings for those who wanted to build a home. The..... More
San Francisco: Lane Publishing, 1946. First printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 160, illustrated w/ b/w drawings, floor plans, photographs and halftones. Not a coincidence that this was a product of the West coast, the birthplace of the ranch house. Covers the history of the ranch house and its landscaping..... More
Boston: American Architect and Building News Company, 1902. First printing. Cloth over Boards. Folio, pp. 7 plus 104 full page b/w plates. What a beautiful book! The detailed photographs and drawings were supplied by architects and their locations are identified. Metalwork from around the world, including United States, Holland, Bavaria..... More
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1986. First edition. Original White Cloth. Rectangular quarto, pp. xiii, 194, indexed, illustrated w/color photos & 24 plans, "chronicles the history of log homes in America, presenting detailed photographs of over 50 homes, ranging from early frontier structures to spectacular modern homes" (DJ). More
