New York: 1976. Cloth over Boards. The book describes and shows plans of buildings and monuments, that were planned but never built, throughout the first two centuries of the history of the United States. Projects featured in book include rejects entries for building competitions like the New York Crystal Palace..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1942. First edition, later printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 822, indexed. More
London: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1940(55). First edition, later printing. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 822, indexed. A monumental specifying workbook, very detailed and comprehensive. More
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1938/1968. Reprint. Oversized Paperback. Octavo, pp. 264, indexed, profusely illustrated w/drawings. An important reprint of a classic. This reprint edition is itself very scarce. , here in "as-new" condition. More
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1978. Reprint. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 125, plus 42 plates, a facsimile of Oliver P. Smith's The Domestic Architect : a Victorian stylebook of 1854 featuring rural and ornamental cottages in Grecian and Cottage Styles. Scarce. More
New York: Reinhold, 1956. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 216, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. This is a pictorial selection of designs from the United States, South America, England, France, Germany, Sweden, and Italy. Almost all the examples shown, apartments, motels, shops, showrooms, banks, clinics, theatres..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1968. First edition. Decorated Boards. Octavo, pp.350, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs and reproductions. More
Washington DC: Preservation Press/National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1986. Later printing. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Octavo, pp. 361. Richly illustrated with b/w photos and reproductions. An invaluable guide to identifying Sears kit houses, with nearly 450 house models included. More
New York: Scribner's and Sons, 1925. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 239, richly illustrated w/ b/w drawings and diagrams. More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1963. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Octavo, pp. 56, plus 63 b/w plates, decorated endpapers, glossary of architectural terms. Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), with her ownership stamp and signature (Viennese born, Smith College and Harvard School of Design educated - one of the first women..... More
Warsaw: Budownictwo i Architektura, 1955. First edition. Red Cloth over Boards With Gilt Lettering. Quarto, pp. 388. Illustrated with 287 full-page Plates, 8 double-sided and 3 single-sided folding plates, and b/w photos and drawings, fold-out color map bound in at rear. 589 b/w illustrations total. Text in Polish. A beautiful..... More
Albany: Luther Tucker, 1860. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Small Octavo, pp. 332, indexed, profusely illustrated w/ 450 b/w engravings. An interesting document of rural farm and garden management, this volume features information about designing and maintaining a country residence, with numerous house and cottage designs from modest to ambitious;..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New York: 1996. Cloth over Boards. The author reinterprets the American architectural landscape as the manifest expression of our collective conscience. The result is a superbly evocative essay on how Americans think and live, and how these realms are combined in our architecture. From the Old House Journal reference library..... More
New York: The Pencil Points Press, Inc., 1932. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. ~80 each issue, illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and trade advertisements. The series was a bible for architects in the 1920's and 1930's and the predecessor for publications such as Progressive Architecture. Each issue features line..... More
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
London: Lutterworth Press, 1971. Hardcover. More
New York: Reinhold, 1941. Second Printing. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 210, illustrated w/ b/w drawings. The architect is a professional, but the work must also be infused with the elements of good business practice. This book shows the architect how to get a job, and how to make a...... More
