The Arts & Crafts House.
New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 176, indexed, beautiful color photos, explores design, decoration, furnishings, and gardens of both town and country houses. More
Architecture Miscellaneous
Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England (3 Volumes in 4); From The Conquest to the XIIIth Century, XIVth Century, XVth Century (Part I and II).
Oxford & London: John Henry and James Parker, 1859, 1877. Mixed Editions. Stamped Cloth over Boards. Octavo, vol 1. pp. 287, vol. 2 pp. 352, vol. 3 pp. 491 in 2 volumes. Illustrated with numerous b/w images. Indexed. A classic history of English domestic architecture from the Norman Conquest to..... More
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1996/1979. Second edition. Paperback. Oblong quarto, pp. 132, illustrated in b/w, with an introduction by Vincent Scully. An important publication in the official MOMA format. More
The Language of Doors; Entranceways from Colonial to Art Deco. How to Identify them and adapt them to your home
New York: Artisan, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. Square octavo; pp.184. richly illustrated, well documented, index, various appendices. Much more than its "modest" title might suggest: a wonderful overview of architectural styles throughout the history of America. Packs a lot of architectural "wisdom" into a small package. More
Dictionnaire Raisonne De L'Architecture Française du XIe au XVIe Siecle, 10 volumes, and companion volume, Tables analytiques.
Paris: V. A. Morel, 1875. Half-Leather (red). Octavo, 10 volumes, pp. ca 510 each volume, richly illustrated, all the volumes are inscribed "Adrian Voisin/Ecole des Beaux-Arts/Paris 1914" His knowledge on French medieval architecure is unique and comprehensive. Scarce in this condition. From the library of a prominent architectural historian... More
Pioneer Churches.
New York: Norton, 1976. First edition. Original Cloth. Quarto, pp. 192. Bibliography, illustrated with color & b/w photos. A broad visual survey of early North American mission and pioneer churches, providing a major contribution to American architectural history. Beautifully illustrated and well-researched. More
Riesenbauten Nordamerikas.
Zurich: Orell Fössli, 1930. Cloth over Boards, pictorial paper front cover (b/w photograph). 12 Mo, pp. 24, plus 69 b/w plates, photographs of skyscrapers. Text in German. Beautiful layout, in the progressive style for which this Foessli series was famous. More
A History of Western Architecture; Second Edition (signed by the author).
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996. Second edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 607, indexed, with 767 illustrations, 48 in color. We also have the second edition in paperback, please inquire. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. More
Adventure in Architecture: Building the New Saint John's (with ownership stamp of Marcel Breuer & Associates Architects) .
New York: Longmans & Green, 1958. First edition, as stated. Pictorial Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 127, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs. Stated first edition; ownership stamp of prominent architect author makes this a special and uncommon copy. More
Royal Homes of Great Britain from Medieval to Modern Times.
London: Lutterworth Press, 1971. Hardcover. More
The AIA Gold Medal.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Large Octavo, pp. 245, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w and color photographs. A very nice copy of this title. More
Gentlemen of Instinct and Breeding: Architecture at the American Academy in Rome, 1894-1940.
New York: Oxford Univ Pr, 1991. Hardcover. quatro. pp xii, 242. illustrated. bibliography. indexed. A solid examination of the first 50 years of the architecture program of the American Academy in Rome, featuring 150 architectural renderings. The predominant notion was that American classical architecture represented the best wave for the..... More
The Modern Flat.
Glasgow: The Architectural Press, 1937. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 199, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. The design of homes in multi-storey buildings produced a building type distinctive to the 1930s, and without precedent in earlier eras. This book was intended to show the developments that..... More
Designing Women: Gender and the Architectual Profession.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2000. First paperback edition. Paperback. 12 mo (5 3/4 X 9), pp. xiii, 190, indexed, illustrated in b/w. The fascinating study of women architects within a 20th century Canadian framework. More
John Russell Pope: Architect of Empire; Introduction by William L. MacDonald
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1998. First edition. Cloth over Boards, black w/pictorial Dust Jacket. Quarto, pp. 239, indexed, illustrated with b/w and color photographs. The National Gallery of Art, the Jefferson Memorial, the Frick and the Metropolitan Museums: some of the most iconic buildings in Washington, D.C. and New..... More
Essential Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Bath, UK: Parragon Publishing, 2002. Later printing. Decorated Boards with Dust Jacket. Octavo, pp. 256, glossary, illustrated in color and b/w photographs. Written by a journalist specializing in interior design, this volume shows an unusual collection Mackintosh's projects including actual buildings and interior spaces (photographed), watercolor renderings of his designs..... More
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School (signed by the author).
New York: Braziller, 1984. Third Printing. Original Wraps. Quarto (oblong), pp. 120, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs, 8 color plates. An examination of the early career of Frank Lloyd Wright, and the contributions of his colleagues to his style and architectural philosophy. Includes many previously unpublished Wright designs. More
Charles Baillairge: Architect and Engineer.
Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1989. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. xxvi, 201, indexed, illustrated in color & b/w, beautiful decorated endpapers. Biography of architect who designed Quebec Music Hall, Laval University, Sainte-Marie de Beauce Church, and Dufferin Terrace in Canada. More
Le Corbusier (Masters of World Architecture Series).
London: Mayflower, 1960. First edition. Original Cloth w/purple design on cover. Octavo, pp. 125, indexed, illustrated with over 80 pages of b/w photos & drawings. From the professional library of Dr. David Parry, British educated architect who came to the United States to work for/with Buckminster Fuller. He finished MA..... More
Charles Rennie Macintosh.
New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995. First American edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 216, indexed, w/ 167 illustrations, 25 in color, photographs and plans. Very scarce in the US. More
Death and Architecture.
Gloucestershire, UK: Sutton, 2002. Revised, first thus. Black cloth on boards. Octavo, pp. 414, indexed, profusely illustrated w/ b/w photographs, plans, and maps. More
Frank Lloyd Wright's House Beautiful.
New York: Hearst Books, 2000. First edition. Hardcover w/Dust Jacket. Quarto, pp 176. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout. (From the Old House Journal Reference Library). A book which features Frank Lloyd Wrights most well known forms; open plans, overhanging eaves, natural materials, and geometric patterns. More
Designing for People - signed by the author.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small quarto, pp. 240, illustrated with margin drawings and b/w photographs. Henry Dreyfuss was one of America's formost industrial designers. At the peak of his career, he flew about 100,000 miles a year, mostly in planes he designed himself..... More
The Architecture of Henry Hobson Richardson in North Easton Massachusetts.
North Easton, MA: Oakes Ames Memorial Hall Association and Easton historical Society, 1969. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong Octavo, pp. 26, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs and plans. More
Sun Valley Architecture and Interiors.
Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. sq. 4to; pp. 216. Richly illustrated, documented and indexed. A series of beautiful case studies showing the Sun Valley style(s). A beautiful collaboration. Lists at $50. More