Urban Studies
Boston Citizen Seminars: Fiscal, Economic and Political Problems of Boston and the Metropolitan Community.
Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College, 1964. First edition. Original Wraps. Large Octavo. Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), author of a number of important works on architecture and urban history and planning, with her ownership stamp. More
First Edition volume of works on architecture and urban studies from the library of Franziska P. Hosken.
First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo. Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), author of a number of important works on architecture and urban history and planning, with her ownership stamp. More
Cities on Stone; Nineteenth Century Lithograph Images of the Urban West
Fort Worth, TX: Amon Carter Museum, 1979. Second Printing. Paperback. Oblong quarto, pp. 99. Introductory essay, bibliography, 50 color plates. Interesting exhibition catalog of 50 panoramic Western U.S. city views from 19th century lithographs. Provides an unusual visual historic record of many major cities when they were still young and..... More
I.C.S. 22B: Textbook On Construction and Equipment of Electric Tramways and Railways, and Electric Signalling on Railways. ; Tramway Systems, Tramway Tracks, Tramway Overhead Work, Tramway Cars and Equipment, Brakes and Brake Rigging, ...Electric Signalling on Railroads.
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, ca. 1900. First edition. Half-Leather. Octavo, pp. approx. 400 (each section has its own numbering), extensively illustrated w/ b/w diagrams and drawings. Numerous appendices, index, study questions at end of text. An amazing "work in progress" for the emerging light rail and railroad industries. Multiple..... More
The First Hundred Families; Community facilities for first arrivals in expanding towns.
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1965. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 18, excellent bibliography. Very scarce document.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 and PhD degrees at the Harvard School of..... More
Architecture of Transportation.
London: Architectural Design Magazine, 1994. Original edition. Perfect Bound. Quarto, pp. 96, illustrated with b/w and color photographs and architectural specification drawings. Articles on observations of a traveler; new directions in railway architecture; traveling architects; transportation networks; and much more. More
The Genesis of Modern British Town Planning: A Study in Economic and Social History of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.
London: Routledge, 1965. Reprint. Boards. Octavo, pp. 259, plus catalog of the International Library of Sociology and Social Reconstruction bound in. More
Historic Rittenhouse; A Philadelphia Neighborhood
Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1985. Paperback. More
Urban Design Case Studies; Second Awards Program.
Washington DC: RC Publications, Inc., 1977. First printing. Original Brown Cloth. Octavo, pp.111, illustrated with b/w photos, presents 50 case studies. 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 and PhD degrees at..... More
City Signs and Lights.
Boston: Boston Redevelopment Authority, 1971. First edition. Original Wraps, decorated endpapers. Quarto, pp. 272, illustrated in b/w & color, bibliography. Impressive policy study by Signs/Works/Boston, a project of Ashley/Meyer/Smith, Architects and Planners. Uncommon Boston study is a first attempt to develop guidelines to replace the arbitrary, chaotic methods from earlier..... More
The Architecture of Fantasy; Utopian Building and Planning in Modern Times
New York: Praeger, 1962. First American edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo, pp. 187, indexed, illustrated in b/w photographs. This book presents - for the first time in English - a copiously illustrated study of architectural fantasy in the modern world. Here in one volume is a selection of the unusual..... More
Color in Townscape; for Architects, Designers and Contractors, for City-Dwellers and Other Observant People
San Francisco, CA: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1981. First American edition. Oversized Paperback. Oblong small quarto, pp. 191, illustrated with color photographs. This book shows how theories of color and form have been brought to life in modern architecture. Illustrated with examples from throughout the 20th century and around..... More
Space, Time and Achitecture; The Growth of a New Tradition.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1941/1963. Fourth edition, 14th printing. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. xlvii, 778, indexed, illustrated in b/w. An important book. Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), with her ownership stamp (Viennese born, Smith College and Harvard School of Design educated - one of the first women to..... More
Man, Society and Environment: The Historical Basis of Planning (The Science of Planning Series, Volume Two).
London: Percival Marshall, 1950. First edition. Boards. Octavo, pp. 316. Index, illustrated with 36 b/w figures. More
Dark Age Ahead.
New York: Random House, 2004. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, pp. 241. Indexed. The noted sociologist's last book, dealing with her vision of the future in America. Remarkably prescient, it predicts many of the problems current in today's society. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy of one of the most..... More
The Nature of Economies (Modern Library).
Modern Library, 2000. Hardcover. More
Progress or Poverty: The US at the Crossroads.
Washington DC: Conference on Economic Progress, 1964. First edition. Original Wraps. Octavo. Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), author of a number of important works on architecture and urban history and planning, with her ownership stamp. More
The Military-Industrial Complex.
Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press, 1970. Second Printing. Original Wraps. Octavo. Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), author of a number of important works on architecture and urban history and planning, with her ownership stamp. More
The Political Cultures of Massachusetts.
Cambridge: MIT, 1965. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo. Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), author of a number of important works on architecture and urban history and planning, with her ownership stamp. More
Central City Malls.
New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1978. First edition. Original Navy Blue Cloth. Octavo, pp. 191, indexed, illustrated in b/w. Shows positive impact of inner city malls on cities. From the professional library of Dr. David Parry, British educated architect who came to the United States to work for/with..... More
The Americans: A Conflict of Creed and Reality.
New York: Viking Press, 1969. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Octavo. Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), author of a number of important works on architecture and urban history and planning, with her ownership stamp. More
BOROBUDUR: The Conquest of Time .
Paris: UNESCO, 1983. First edition. Cloth over Boards. Square Octavo, 28 pp., richly illustrated w/ color photographs. Ex-library Franziska Porges Hosken (1919 - 2006), author of a number of important works on architecture and urban history and planning, with her ownership stamp. Borobudur is a 9th century Buddhist stupa in..... More
Better Buildings for the Aged.
New York: Hopkinson and Blake Publishers, 1969. First edition. Original Orange Cloth. Quarto, pp. 286, illustrated with b/w photos & plans, bibliography. Signed by David Parry on the front cover dust jacket in ink. A comprehensive look at many examples of residential housing, combined residence and nursing facilities, foreign residential..... More