London: The Architectural Press, 1956. Pictorial boards. The December 1956 1st edition, constituting its own separate issue of the Architectural Review and following up as the sequel to "Outrage", which was published a year earlier in 1955. "It shows how a few people in Great Britain and many more on..... More
New York: Ives Washburn, 1929. Cloth. The uncommon 1929 1st edition --in its even less common dustjacket-- of this landmark in skyscraper design. With timeless sketches throughout by Hugh Ferris, perhaps the most talented architectural artist of his era. His drawings here are suffused with a Decoish quality while at..... More
London: The Trianon Press, 1976. 1/4 leather. The 1976 1st edition, #82 of 380 copies bound in 1/4 morocoo over oatmeal cloth. Clean and Near Fine, with very light offsetting at the front panel. Tall quarto, 11 full-page plates complementing the Geoffrey Keynes text. Elegant edition by the Trianon Press..... More
New York: Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, 1905. Cloth. A very sharp example of the 1905 report of the evolution of rapid transit in NYC and other "great cities", issued by the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York. Clean and Near Fine in..... More
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, cica 1928. Portfolio. Uncommon portfolio of the work of Eugene Freyssinet (1879-1962), French structural and civil engineer and the major pioneeer of prestressed concrete. 26 plates (missing 1) featuring in black-and-white photography a number of Freyssinet's massive projects. Also includes a study of Freyssinet by architect..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1999. Laminate boards. INSCRIBED BY FRANK GEHRY on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Cleasn and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, 300 pgs. More
Amsterdam: De Hooge Brug, 1923. Johan Polet. Pictorial wrappers. The 1923 "skyscraper" issue, "devoted to the designs of those high buildings in the commercial centres of Europe and America, where want of sufficient room for offices is strongly felt". A clean, very sharp copy, with a spectacular cover design (lithograph)..... More
New York: Horizon Press, 1963. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY OLGIVANNA LLOYD WRIGHT on the title page. A crisp, very presentable copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of light soiling to the panels and minor creasing at the..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1932 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the inner hinges, small ghosts of old paperclips along several of the top-edges) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown and..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1943. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1943 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (a touch of light spotting to the panels) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the spine and at the tips. Octavo, Introduction by Richard Summers. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Cloth. The December 1925 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with very light soiling and a touch of light abrading at the panels. And in a bright, price-intact (and price-clipped), VG dustjacket, with light soiling to..... More
New York: Harper & Brotherts, 1933. Pictorial boards. The 1933 stated 1st edition of this uncommon "stamp story and album for collectors". No. 2 in the "Harper Stampography" series. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG example of the scarce pictorial dustjacket, with mild fading at the spine..... More
Richmond, VA: Denlinger's, 1957. Cloth. The 1957 stated 2nd printing, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping along the foot of the spine. Thick octavo, "'Mandingo' is a shocking book. It is an authentic book. It is a...... More
New York: The World Publishing Co., 1969. Quentin Blake. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1969 1st Americn edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated in rich color by Quentin Blake. More
London: Cecil Palmer, 1921. Cloth. The 1921 stated 1st edition, IN ITS VERY UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG (former owner bookplate at the front free endpaper, offsetting along the front pastedown) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown. 12mo, Kitson (1859-1937), a British monetary..... More
Turin, Italy: Fratelli Pozzo Editori, 1960. Pictorial boards. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ENZO VENTURELLI --WITH HIS ARCHITECT'S BUSINESS CARD ATTACHED-- on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1960 1st edition of this Italian examination of urban planning. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards..... More
Tokyo: Kenzo Tange and URTEC Incorporated, 1971. Spiral bound. INSCRIBED BY KENZO TANGE (THE PRITZKER PRIZE-WINNING JAPANESE ARCHITECT, 1913-2005) on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1971 1st English language edition of this catalogue of some of the architectural highlights of Tange's firm, URTEC..... More
Worcester, MA: The School Arts Magazine, 1930. Portfolio. Impressive 1930 portfolio, #10 in the series, issued by the School Arts Magazine of Worcester, MA. 36 loose plates (as issued) a handful of them in color, all contained within a card chemise, wonderfuly illustrated in a striking Deco style by American..... More
New York: Horizon Press, 1957. Boards. An impressive Presentation copy: INSCRIBED BY SIBLY MOHOLY-NAGY TO LINCOLN SCHUSTER (1897-1970), CO-FOUNDER OF SIMON AND SCHUSTER, on the front free endpaper. ALSO INCLUDES A WARM, LAID-IN 2-PG ALS FROM SIBYL MOHOLY-NAGY TO LINCOLN SCHUSTER AND A LAID-IN GLOSSY VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH (5 1/2" X...... More
Brussels: Collection Sept Arts, 1955. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR VICTOR BOURGEOIS on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the May 1955 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its printed beige wrappers, with just a of light foxing to ther front panel and a bit..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. Cloth. A nice Presentation copy: WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY HENRY-RUSSELL HITCHCOCK TO ARCHITECT FREDERICK GUTHEIM ("For Fritz Gutheim who deserved to receive this, the first copy off the press. Henry-Russell Hitchcock July, 1942") on the front free endpaper. Solid and VG+ to boot in..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY FREDERICK KIESLER'S WIDOW LILLIAN KIESLER on the front free endpaper. A crisp, very well-preserved copy to boot of the 1966 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny chips..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ELY KAHN on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1935 1st edition (with both the Scribner 'A' and the colophon at the copyright page). Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with rubbing along the spine..... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1940. Cloth. SIGNED BY ERIC MENDELSOHN on the front free endpaper AND DATED IN HIS HAND 19 JAN. 1942. A solid copy to boot of the 1940 1st edition of this impressive "study of the life and work of Eric Mendelsohn, one of the greatest pioneers..... More
London: The Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London, 1898. Decorative Boards. A clean, very well-preserved copy of this uncommon 1898 1st --and undoubtedly only-- edition. Tight and Near Fine in its olive-green, bevelled boards, with just a touch of light spotting at the rear panel. Internally pristine, with..... More
