Reinforced Concrete Construction (Vol. 1 only).
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1912. First Edition, sixth impression (stated). Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 254, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1912. First Edition, sixth impression (stated). Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 254, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1905. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. xxiii, 330, illustrated with b/w line photographs and architectural drawings. Ex-library markings. A wonderful early 20th-century snapshot of the American country house, in all its aspects: planning, site prep, exterior/interior, infrastructure, outbuildings, gardens, legalities. Richly..... More
London: John Murray, 1835. Second edition. Green Cloth over Boards. Octavo, 97 plates. A nice collection of plates, priced to sell as is; professional repairs available at additional charge. More
Dallas, TX: Brown Books Publishing Group, 2014. First edition. Cloth binding w/illustrated Dust Jacket. Octavo, pp 136. Photographs and b/w illustrations. Illustrated Front and back free end papers. A book about the importance of creating a sense of harmony and permanence in our homes and buildings. With so many technological..... More
London: International Texbook Co., 1924. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo. pp vi, xi, 418 profusely illustrated w/ b/w and color photographs, drawings, and plans. As with all the international textbook technical series for building tradesmen, solid, trustworthy, and practical studies, wonderfully illustrated. A scarce series. Great on learning building infrastructure..... More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1994. Advance Uncorrected Galley. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 187, illustrated w/ b/w photographs (photocopied in galleys). Advance uncorrected galley copy of this well-researched book on the constructivist movement in architecture. More
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1978. Reprint. Uncut sheets, folded into pamphlet form. Octavo, pp. (30) unpaginated, includes "A Bibliography of Books 1880-1930" and "The Dating of Old Houses" (pp. 26) by Henry C. Mercer. This is a large illustrated glossary of tems relating to colonial era architecture. Originally..... More
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1976. Reprint - second printing. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. (30) unpaginated, includes "A Bibliography of Books 1880-1930" and "The Dating of Old Houses" (pp. 26) by Henry C. Mercer. This is a large illustrated glossary of tems relating to colonial era architecture. Originally published..... More
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
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
Washington DC: Preservation Press, 1991. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 216, indexed, illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, and plans. A look at 12 American houses that were designed to be prototypes of the future, by a luminary in the field of historical preservation. A wonderful book for anyone interested in..... More
Chicago, IL: American Builder Publishing Corporation, 1933. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 66, illustrated w/ b/w photographs and drawings. This issue has a special emphasis on the garage, including remodeling, design, equipment, and a photographic portfolio. There are also articles on good architecture in small inexpensive homes, sketches and..... More
California: Direct Imagination, N.D. circa 2003. First edition. Boxed set of 2 CD-ROMs plus two booklets. Original Book: Folio (9 1/2 x 13), spectacularly illustrated w/ 112 chromolithographic color plates. Owen Jones directed the Great Exhibition of 1851; the influence of his career and this, his major work, can hardly..... More
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1968. Reprint. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 293, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. An interesting study of European architecture in this notable period. More
Philadelphia: The Architectural Annual, 1901. Second edition. Original Red Cloth with Gilt Lettering. Quarto, pp. 303, profusely illustrated w/ b/w photographs, plans, and drawings. An interesting collection of articles recording the growth and influence of various trends and developments in the practice of architecture and urban planning. An important document..... More
New York: Reinhold, 1957. Revised. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 263, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. The subject of store design has been developed from the inside out, the same way in which the architectural design of a store grows. This revised edition has been completely reset and..... 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
Salt Lake City, UT: Peregrine Smith Books, 1986. Third edition. Color Pictorial Wraps, pale yellow. Octavo, pp. 217. Indexed, Bibliographic Notes; illustrated with 64 b/w photographic plates and etchings. An engaging architectural history of California, making the case that the development of California's architecture was colonial, and strongly influenced by..... More
Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1988. First English language edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 461, indexed, illustrated in color, translation of "Moderne und Postmoderne: Architektur der Gegenwart" published in 1984. More
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. Third edition. Decorated Wraps. Octavo, pp. 199. Illustrated with numerous b/w drawings. A delightful, thoroughly illustrated guide to architecture and decoration. More
New York: Vintage, 2004. First paperback edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 446, indexed. True story of the Chicago World's Fair, 1893--the architect in charge, and a killer who "used the fair to lure victims to their death." More
Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press, 2004. First edition. Boards. Quarto, pp. 217, illustrated with color photographs. This remarkable collection of 20 new and remodeled farmhouses celebrates the best American farmhouses built in the 21st century. Over 300 photographs beautifully illustrate these homes, and the accompanying site and floor plans, historical..... More
New York: Benjamin Blom, 1972. Reprint. Paperback. Octavo, pp. 248. Illustrated w/ 175 drawn figures. Scarce, beautifully produced reprint edition, very nice copy. More
Washington DC: National Gallery of Art, 1990. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 316, indexed. b/w photographs. In December 1988, the Society of Architectural Historians and the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts jointly sponsored a symposium on "The Architectural Historian in America," held at the National..... More