Knoxville, TN: 1975. Cloth over Boards. An interesting study of "the architecture of past thought--an attempt to reconstruct the logic of people long dead by looking seriously at their houses." A look at Mid-Atlantic architecture through the lens of folklore, which the author considers "a natural center for the historical..... More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998. First edition, as stated. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 109, profusely illustrated w/ b/w and color photographs and reproductions. A beautifully made book with a misleading cover; appears to be an ordinary do-it-yourself handbook, but is actually a well-documented history of the Do-It -Yourself concept..... More
New York: George Braziller, 1980. First American edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 247. Indexed, illustrated with 20 b/w photos and numerous b/w drawings, plans, and details. Includes publisher's press release. A well-researched book on the development of Edwardian architecture in England and America, focusing on the work of important architects and..... More
Paris: Librarie de la Construction Moderne, n.d. (ca. 1900). Original edition. Calf and Marbled Paper, Gilt Top Edge of Pages. Quarto, vol. 1 pp. 663, vol. 2 pp. 712. Richly illustrated with b/w engravings. Prev. owner's name in ink on page of vol. 1 Text in French. This is an..... More
Lexington, MA: Isabella Hagelstein, 1975. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 16. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Signed by the author on title page. An excellent guide to Colonial architecture in New England, including Early Colonial styles and their features. Includes notes on Cape, Salt-box, and Georgian styles and unique New..... More
London: John Brindley, 1749. First edition. Full Leather. Oblong small quarto, pp. 25 plus the copper engraved plates. Several of the 47 plates are missing (plates 7, 8, 9, 11), and two are fold-out size. Pages 6 and 10 have large, closed tears. William Halfpenny (active 1723-1755) was an English..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. First edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 633, indexed, illustrated with 104 half tones and 42 line cuts. This is the first full-length biography of America's first professional architect and a valuable contribution to American cultural history. Making full use of the voluminous Latrobe papers -..... More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1991. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 192, indexed, richly illustrated w/ b/w photographs. An interesting contribution to the body of writing on architecture. More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing Company, 1942. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 87, illustrated with b/w photographs, plans and drawings. Owner's signature on front end paper. Hartnell was Managing Director of George Parnall Ltd. He gives sound advice on designing stylish shop fronts and presents examples of good practice, including..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1856. First edition. Linen over boards w/ pastedown label. Octavo, pp. x, 220, indexed, Hitchcock 586, atlas of sixty steel plates not included. Very scarce in the original edition, especially in this condition. More
Boston, MA: Boston University Art Gallery, 2009. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Square small quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w and color reproductions of Hurwitz's watercolors and etchings. Autographed by Sidney Hurwitz on the title page. The Boston University Art Gallery and the Boston University School of Visual Arts co-presented..... More
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2003. reprint of 1946 edition. Hardcover. Octavo. pp. ix, 130. Indexed by subject. An exact reprint of the scarce and famous Hitchcock bibliography. For the first time, architectural historians were able to see just how many nineteenth titles existed. Retails at $55. More
Penguin Books, 1958. First edition. Red Cloth Over Boards. More
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. First edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 382. Indexed, illustrated with b/w photos. An inquiry into the life of influential modernist and Bauhaus architect Mies van der Rohe and his activities in Germany from 1933 to 1937. More
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co., 1920. Revised. Original Blue Decorated Cloth. 12 mo (5 1/4 X 7 1/2), pp. 351, over 200 illustrations, originally published 1911. Scarce title by a respected practitioner. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1912. First Edition, sixth impression (stated). Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 254, indexed, illustrated w/ b/w photographs. 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
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2020. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Small quarto, pp. xxvi, 261, indexed, illustrated with b/w photographs. Includes a custom bookmark signed with original pen and ink drawing by the author. This book analyzes a period when millions of average Americans saw accelerated improvement in..... 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
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1965. First edition. Paperback. octavo. pp vi, 303. illustrated with diagrams. appendices. indexed. A very good study, one of the first on American first period houses. A precursor to later studies, but still as good as any. Well illustrated and documented. Should be in every..... 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
