Speaking a New Classicism: American Architecture Now.
Northampton, MA: Smith College Museum of Art. Oversized Paperback. More
New Arrivals
The Comfortable House: North American Suburban Architecture 1890-1930.
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1986. First trade edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. xvii, 246, indexed, numerous illustrations in b/w. A title commissioned by Clem Labine and Patricia Poore. Portions of the text had been included in Old House Journal issues. American suburban houses of this period represent a unique body..... More
The American Bungalow, 1880-1930; The fascinating story of a widespread architectural style that once fulfilled the American dream of an ideal home at an affordable price
New York: 1985. Cloth over Boards. This fascinating volume explores the American bungalow as an art form and as a document reflecting middle-class life in its era. Casual and informal, the bungalow mirrored the society that produced it, and (like that society) displayed no predominant architectural ancestry. It was conceived..... More
The American Family Home, 1800-1960.
Chapel Hill, NC: 1987. Cloth over Boards. This book explores the relationship between the image of the ideal house and family and the reality of middle-class family life. The author explains why, despite its fear of standardization and homogenization, the middle class has persisted in viewing the single-family house as..... More
Old New York in Early Photographs; 196 Prints, 1853-1901 from the Collection of The New-York Historical Society
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1976. Second revised edition. Oversized Paperback. Quarto, pp. xvi, 228, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Have you ever wondered what Manhattan was like a hundred years ago? This pictorial album will open your eyes to a "lost" half-century of New York architecture. It is a...... More
The Woman's Athletic Club of Chicago 1898-1998; A History
Chicago, IL: 1999. Cloth over Boards. Published for the centennial of the club, the author captured the heart and soul of the club with incredible and loving skill. The WAC was the first women's athletic club in the united states, and an integral part of Chicago society. The author used..... More
Architecture in Hawai'i; A Chronological Survey
Honolulu, HI: 1993. Cloth over Boards. More than 150 of the Islands' architecturally and historically significant structures - including civic, commercial, ecclesiastical and residential buildings on six major islands are showcased in this volume. Lavishly illustrated with over 250 color photographs. More
Keith's Magazine Lot (4 issues Magazine of Home Building, 1 issue Beautiful Homes); Feb 1923, Apr 1923, Aug 1923, Oct 1923, Feb 1928
Minneapolis: Keith Corp. 1923-1928. First edition. Original Color Illustrated Wraps. Quarto, 5 volumes - each approx. pp 50. Illustrated with b/w photographs, floor plans, details and trade advertisements throughout. A lovely collection of home designs, plans & images; as well as articles on building methods, decoration, plumbing, electricity, and much..... More
Victorian Florida.
Atlanta, GA: 1986. Cloth over Boards. The authors recapture this elusive era in the southernmost state within this exquisite volume. Collected over the course of 30 years of study and research into the history of photography, these photographs, mostly published here for the first time, tell the story of a...... More
Cast-Iron Architecture in New York: A Photographic Survey.
New York: Dover Publications, 1974. First edition. Paperback. Quarto, pp. 190 with 217 b/w illustrations. Signed by a previous owner inside the front cover. A pictorial account of both structural and decorative work in cast iron, with informative captions. An original Dover title, not a reprint. More
Drawing Toward Home; Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England
Boston: Historic New England, 2010. First edition. Boards. Square Quarto(12" x 12"), pp. 239. With extensive end notes and index. Richly illustrated in color and b/w. An impressive and attractive publications! With a list of contributors that reads like a who's who of New England architectural historians, it draws on..... More
New Treehouses of the World.
Abradale, NY: 2009. Boards. An international tour of more than 35 new treehouses, in the treetops of six continents. More
The Development of the Architectural Profession in Britain.
London: 1960. Cloth over Boards. This is a sociological analysis of the origin and development of professionalism among architects in Britain. Based on a wealth of original research, this book attempts to trace the many factors which, together, have brought about the present state of the architectural profession. More
The Edwardian House - signed by the author.
Manchester: 1993. Perfect Bound. This book covers the most prolific and decorative housebuilding period in British history, resulting in the growth of the leafy middle-class suburbs. The author examines a wide variety of different factors influencing the appearance and structure of these houses from popular home decoration magazines and household..... More
Life in the English Country House: A Social and Architectural History.
New Haven, CT: 1980. Perfect Bound. The author's unique and vivid picture of the English upper classes at home over 500 years has won the W. H. Smith & Son Annual Literary Award and the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize. Sumptuously illustrated throughout and rapturously acclaimed by the critics. More
The Scottish Home.
Edinburgh: 1996. Color Pictorial Wraps. This book looks beyond the cliches to reveal the true diversity of Scottish houses and the way that Scots have lived in them over the last four centuries. The story which surviving buildings and domestic objects can tell is supplemented by many other kinds of..... More
Bermuda Houses.
Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1923. First edition. Red Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering. Quarto, pp. xix, 317. Illustrated with 181 b/w photographic plates and plans. Signed by architect John Barrington Bayley in 1935 on front endpaper. Bayley was a founder in 1968 of Classical America, an architectural group, and..... More
Camps in the Woods; Illustrations from Original Drawings Prepared in the Office of Mr. Shepard, and from Photographs by John Wallace Gillies, Inc.
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., 1931. First edition. Cloth over Boards with gilt lettering on front cover and backstrip. Quarto, pp. 96, illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This volume presents the wonderful architecture of Augustus D. Shepard, created for the forested areas of the United States. His..... More
The Art of Splitting Stone: Early Rock Quarrying Methods in Pre-Industrial New England 1630-1825.
Amesbury, MA: Powwow River Books, 2022. Third edition, greatly expanded. Paperback. Quarto, pp. 229. Bibliography and Appendices. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. A detailed study of the history, tools, and methods used to split, hoist, and transport quarried stone in pre-industrial New England. Here in a much expanded 3rd..... More
Comparative Study of a Group of Early American Doorways (The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, (Volume VII, Number 5) Part Two: Porches.
New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1921. Original edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, 1 volume, pp. 16, numerous b/w photographs, Part II is subtitled "Porches" and is one of the first to treat this architectural feature. Library stamp on front cover. This porches issue is quite scarce and has beautiful photographs of..... More
How to Build It; A Manual of Construction from Keith's Architectural Service, Minneapolis, Minnesota Enabling the Homebuilder to Supervise the Construction of his Home and to Remedy as Well as Recognize Faulty Work. Showing the Contractor Latest Improved Methods of Construction.
Minneapolis: M.L. Keith, nd c. 1915. First edition. Boards. 16mo, pp. 144, dictionary of terms, illustrated with b/w specification drawings. A practical guide and helper for the person who, from necessity or choice, superintends the building of their own home. While the best methods are shown and recommended, the need..... More
Architecture and Sculpture in Early Britain; Celtic Saxon Norman
New York: Viking Press, 1967. First American edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 356, indexed, illustrated with 260 b/w photographs. The achievements of the Romanesque style - often referred to in Britain as Saxon and Norman - can in many ways be more fully appreciated in Britain than anywhere else..... More
From Stonecutter to Sculptor: Charles Calverley 1833-1914.
Albany, NY: 1996. Staplebound Wraps. Traces the long and prolific career of Charles Calverley, who completed more than 250 busts, medallions, tablets and statues, and was well known for carving medallions or bas-reliefs, like "Little Ida" which is still on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is the..... More
If You Want to Build a House.
New York: 1946. Boards. A wonderful vintage mid-century modern architecture book. Gorgeous b/w photographs of 1940s era homes by famous architects. Features streamlined kitchens, blond wood dining rooms, glass window walls, Keck prefab "solar house", indoor outdoor living, Wright built-ins, California modern, hillside homes, Palm Springs, and Phoenix desert modern..... More
Addison Hutton: Quaker Architect, 1834-1916.
Philadelphia: 1974. Cloth over Boards. Addison Hutton was a Philadelphia architect who designed prominent residences in Philadelphia and its suburbs, plus courthouses, hospitals, and libraries. Written by Hutton's granddaughter, to the advantage of the reader, as she had long and person acquaintance with her subject, and a wealth of documentary..... More