Home Away from Home: Motels in America.
Boston: Bulfinch Pr, 1995. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Oblong quarto, pp. 129, profusely illustrated w/ color photographs (on glossy paper). More
Architecture Miscellaneous
A Field Guide to American Houses.
New York: Knopf, 1986. Fourth printing. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 525. Indexed, Illustrated with numerous b/w drawings and photos. "The guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historical and architectural contexts, the houses you see in your neighborhood or in your travels across America--houses build for American..... More
People, Power, Places (Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture).
Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2000. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 295, indexed, illustrated in b/w. More
A Monograph of the Work of Mellor, Meigs, & Howe; Country Estates, Suburban Homes & Other Structures
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 2000 (1923). Reprint. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, 212 pp.; Frontis, hundreds of illustrations from photos, some full-page, many architectural drawings and plans, some full-page. An important work by this fine architectural firm, illustrating in detail 34 country homes, mansions and gardens they designed, many..... More
Built in USA 1932-1944.
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1944. First edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 128. Illustrated with numerous b/w photos and plans. A survey of U.S. post-war architecture, including public and private buildings designed by prominent architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Richard J. Neutra, and Walter Gropius, among..... More
The Library of Congress; Its Architecture and Mural Decorations.
Washington DC: W. B. Garrison, ca 1910. First edition. String bound Original Tan Wraps. Quarto, 20 tipped-in b/w photogravure illustrations with descriptions; prepared by the Albertype Co., inscription dated 1917. Nice copy. More
Old Kentucky Architecture; Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic, and Other Types Erected Prior to the War Between the States
New York: Bonanza, 1940. First edition. Cloth over Boards. 4to, 130 pp, with 91 plates of photographs and 40 measured drawings. Covers all periods of Kentucky architecture, from early period to Georgian, Federal, Shaker, Greek Revival, and more. More
Newton's 19th Century Architecture: Auburndale.
Newton, Mass: Historic Newton, 1980. Original Wraps. Quarto (oblong), 57 pp. Light rubbing to edges, light crease on front cover. Interior clean, with b&w illustrations throughout. Examining the historical patterns which influenced the development of those neighborhoods, and the esthetic ideals of the 19th century consumers for whom the houses..... More
Drawing Toward Building: Philadelphia architectural graphics, 1732-1986.
Philadelphia: Published for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts by the University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Quarto, pp. xvi, 295, indexed, richly illustrated in b/w & color, catalog of an exhibition on Oct 9, 1986 to Jan. 4, 1987 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the..... More
American Homes of To-Day: Their Architectural Style, Their Environment, Their Characteristics.
New York: Macmillan, 1924. First edition. Black Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering and Decoration. Quarto, pp. xx, 386. Illustrated with halftone photos. An aesthetic overview of American architecture and design, covering various architectural styles, as well as gardens, outbuildings, the city house, and interiors. Uncommon. From the Old House..... More
The Geography of the Bellingham Lowland, Washington; Research Paper No. 28
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1953. First printing. Octavo, pp. 159, includes bibliography, illustrated with photos, charts, maps and maps inserted into back pocket. Inscribed copy of scarce dissertation by one of nost noted American architectural historians. More
American Buildings and Their Architects: Volume 1, The Colonial and Neoclassical Styles.
New York: Doubleday, 1976. Later printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 503, indexed, numerous b/w photos, explores the pre-Civil War architecture of the 19th century, architecture marked by the development of 2 different styles: the corporate and the early Gothic revival. (from DJ). A definitive study by one of the..... More
Historic Homes of America. .
Seattle: Red Cedar Shingle Bureau. 1925. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Small Quarto, pp. 12, richly illustrated w/ sepai-tone photographs. Scarce, with above average architectural photos. More
American Architecture.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1892. First edition. Tooled Leather over Boards. octavo. pp 211. wonderful engravings. indexed. fascinating look at 19th century American architectural trends. More
Scientific American Building Edition No. 167; Scientific American Architectural Series
New York: Munn & Co., September, 1899. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 18, plus xii (advertising.) b/w photographs and illustrations on every page. Articles in this historic journal include outstanding photographs of historic homes in New Jersey and New York, as well as stunning images of the Schloss..... More
An Age of Barns.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1967/1975. Third Printing. Original Wraps. Rectangular Quarto, pp. 96, illustrations by the author in pen & ink line drawings on sepia paper. At the center is a selection of 8 of Sloane's works in full color, which are preceeded by their individual captions. This book takes..... More
An Age of Barns.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1967/1975. Third Printing. Original Wraps. Rectangular Quarto, pp. 96, illustrations by the author in pen & ink line drawings on sepia paper. At the center is a selection of 8 of Sloane's works in full color, which are preceeded by their individual captions. This book takes..... More
1926 Year Book of the Chicago Architectural Exhibition League; and catalogue of the 39th annual exhibition
Chicago: The Chicago Architectural Club, 1926. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp 185. Illustrated on every page (front only) with photographs or renderings in b/w, with a section of period advertising. A very uncommon volume with a selection of the best of Chicago architectural works for this year. The first chapter..... More
Country Life Magazine (U.S. periodical) Building Number - Oct. 1920.
Garden City, NJ: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1920. First edition. Original Color Wraps. Large Quarto (10.25" x 14.25"), pp. 140. Illustrated with b/w and color photos, drawings, and advertisements. A scarce periodical showcasing properties, supplies, and livestock for the country homeowner and small farmer. Includes some spectacular ads, several in..... More
Villas and Cottages: The Great Architectural Style-Book of the Hudson River School.
New York: Dover Publications, 1970/1864. Republication of the 2nd Revised Edition. Pictorial Wraps, grey. Octavo, pp 348. 370 illustrationss including b/w renderings and floor plans, for 39 house designs. A collection of this English-born architect's American domestic architecture. Calvert Vaux was also the co-designer with F.L. Olmstead of Central Park..... More
Homes for the People in Suburb and Country; The Villa, the Mansion, and the Cottage adapted to American climate and wants with examples showing how to alter and remodel old buildings.
New York: Charles Scribner, 1855. First edition (third thousand). Original Brown Embossed Cloth. 12 mo (5 1/2 X 8), pp. x, 443, illustrated w/drawings, frontspiece, Hitchcock 1367. Signed by original owner on front endpaper. One of the earliest books to describe balloon framing. The author emigrated to America from England..... More
American Architecture since 1780: A Guide to the Styles.
Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1974. Second Printing. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 313, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. The author designed this guide not for the experience architect, but for the "building watcher," as an aid to experiencing architecture. It is concerned entirely with the visual characteristics of the various styles..... More
A Guide to Old American Houses 1700-1900; A Visual History of 200 Years of American Domestic Building
South Brunswick, New York: A. S. Barnes, 1962. First edition. Original Cloth. octavo (8.5 x 11). pp 168. indexed.illustrated with house plans and b/w photographs. Although not particularly scarce, still a very good study by the Williams. Well documented with floor plans of some unlikely candidates, many of which are..... More
Old American Houses 1700-1850; How to Restore, Remodel and Reproduce Them
New York: Bonanza Books, 1957. First edition. Original Cloth. Small quarto, pp. 190, indexed, illustrated with over 200 b/w drawings and photographs. This book deals thoroughly with all phases of old house restoration, remodeling, and reproduction - with basic origins and architectural features in one volume. It is full of..... More
The Grand Experience: A drama in five acts, containing a description of Wilmington's Grand Opera House & Masonic Temple, a Victorian building in the Second Empire Style and a history of the many parts it has played in the Delaware community for more than a century.
Watkins Glen, NY: Published by the American Life Foundation for the Grand Opera House, 1976. Limited edition of 2000. Original Green Cloth w/gilt title. Octavo, pp. 206, illustrated in b/w. More