Modern Housing Prototypes
Harvard University Press, 1978. More
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Garden City Houses and Domestic Interior Details
London: Techniucal Journals, Ltd./Caxton House, Westminster, 1913. Boards. The uncommon 1913 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth over light-green boards. Neat former owner name and address at the front free endpaper, very light soiling to the preliminaries, 1 pg. ("House in Parkway/Gidea Park") loose. A touch of..... More
Le Corbusier at Work: The Genesis of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978. Cloth. The 1978 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping and creasing --and several tiny closed tears-- along the top-edges. Still though, very presentable. Contributions as well by Rudolph Arnheim and Barbara Norfleet. More
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Advance Reading Copy)
New York: New American Library (Plume Books), 1989. Original wraps. The uncommon 3rd state of the 1989 Advance Reading Copy of Stephen King's "The Drawing of the Three", the 2nd installment in his "Dark Tower" series. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Stated on the first..... More
A Scientific Autobiography
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1981. Pictorial cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1981 1st American edition, translated from the original Italian by Lawrence Venuti. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Postscript by Vincent Scully. More
The RSVP Cycles: Creative Processes in the Human Environment
New York: George Braziller, 1969. Cloth. The 1969 stated 1st printing. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the panels and light creasing along the edges. Still though, very presentable. Signed by and from the library of Sean Sculley (1939-2021), renowned..... More
History of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 1829-1878
Boston: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1880. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1880 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with blindstamped bordering and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Light wear at the front inner hinge (and just a touch to the rear inner hinge), armorial bookplate..... More
Boullee's Treatise on Architecture
London: Alec Tiranti Ltd., 1953. Cloth. "A complete presentation of the 'Architecture, Essai sur l'art', which forms part of the Boullee papers (Ms. 9153) in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris". This the 1953 reprint by Alec Tiranti Ltd. of London. A solid copy to boot. Tight and Near Fine in a...... More
Notes on the Synthesis of Form
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1964. Boards. A solid copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing and chipping along the panel edges. Signed by and from the library of Sean Sculley (1939-2021), renowned architect and landscape designer and..... More
Remarks on Forest Scenery, and Other Woodland Views (Vol. II)
Edinburgh: Fraser & Co., 1834. Boards. The 1834 1st edition, Vol. II only. Tight and VG- to VG in its purple boards, with pronounced offsetting to the rear panel, light offsetting along the front panel's fore-edge and uniform fading at the spine. The text, while complete, shows errors in pagination..... More
Spanish Influence on American Architecture and Decoration (In Dustjacket)
New York: Brentano's, 1927. Cloth. The 1927 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and VG (one tiny abrasion at the front panel, light spotting along the rear panel's upper tip) in a crisp, VG- to VG dustjacket, with light staining along the front panel's top-edge, light soiling to..... More
The Art and Craft of Garden Making
London: B.T. Batsford, 1907. Decorative Cloth. The 1907 3rd edition, "revised and enlarged". A very presentable copy, in its light-green cloth, with bright gilt-design and titling along the front panel and spine. Light spotting to the rear panel, mild darkening along the front panel's fore-edge, light wear to the rear..... More
American Landscape Architecture (In Dustjacket)
New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1924. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1924 1st edition, in its pictorial dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing at the edges, light soiling to the panels and very light wear along the flap-folds. Folio..... More
Architectural Details of Southern Spain (In a Superb Dustjacket)
New York: William Helburn Inc., 1928. Cloth. A bright, very solid copy of the 1928 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one or two tiny closed tears along the front panel's top-edge and a touch of very light chipping to the spine crown..... More
Architectural Details of Northern and Central Spain (In a Lovely Dustjacket)
New York: William Helburn, 1930. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1930 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Folio, "One Hundred and Four Measured Drawings, Fifty Five Photographs". Very presentable, truly a collector's copy. More
Cochran's Patent Breech-Loading Fire Arms, for Sporting or Military Purposes
New York: Mr. J. Webster Cochran, 1866. Original wraps. Scarce 1866 catalogue featuring Mr. J. Webster Cochran's patented breech-loading fire arms. Presentable and VG in its stapled, light-gray wrappers, with mild foxing and creasing to the panels, amd very light dog-earring along the rear tips. One of the signatures still..... More
A Book of Architectural and Decorative Drawings
New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1924. Boards. The 1924 2nd edition, revised and expanded. Solid and VG in its 1/2 dark cloth over beige boards. Light offsetting at the front panel's edges, very light wear to the spine ends and just a touch of light soiling along the..... More
Majorcan Houses and Gardens: A Spanish Island in the Mediterranean (In Its Uncommon Original Dustjacket)
New York: William Helburn Inc., 1928. Cloth. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the 1928 1st edition, WHICH INCLUDES ITS SCARCE LAVENDER DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine (very light offsetting at the endsheets, very light foxing along the fore-edge) in a bright, VG example of the fragile dustjacket, with 3" of..... More
Garden Ornament
London: Country Life, 1918. Cloth. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1918 1st edition. Solid and VG- in its dark-green cloth, with notable scuffing along the panels. Tastefully, professionally re-backed as well. Internally, very clean as well, with no offputting markings or writing to speak of. Elephant folio, all edges..... More
Learning from Las Vegas
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Decorative Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1972 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its slate-gray cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. A touch of light bowing to the rear board, otherwise very solid. Lacking its original..... More
The Gardens of Italy: With Historical and Descriptive Notes by E. March Phillipps (In the Scarce Dustjacket)
London: Country Life, Ltd., 1919. Cloth. The 1919 2nd and enlarged edition. Clean and VG+ in its deep-red over russet cloth, with bright gilt-insignia and titling along the front panel and spine respectively. Very light bowing to the front board, mild bumping at the lower tips, a bit of light..... More
Smaller Italian Villas & Farmhouses
New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1916. Boards. A solid copy of the 1916 1st edition. Clean and VG in its marbled boards over 1/2 navy-blue cloth. Very light soiling at the preliminaries, tender (but still perfectly sturdy) inner hinges. Elephant folio, "Illustrated by Photographs and Sketches Made by..... More
Formal Gardens in England and Scotland: Their Planning and Arrangement -- Architectural and Ornamental Features (2 Vols.)
London: B.T. Batsford, 1902. H. Inigo Triggs and Charles Latham. 3/4 leather. A handsome example of the 2 volume set. The "Subscriber's Edition", in its deluxe 3/4 leather over red cloth. Raised bands, bright gilt-titling along the spines. Very light wear at the hinges and tips, internally clean as could..... More
Jardins de France -- Vol. I
Paris: A. Vincent, 1925. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1925 1st edition of Vol. I only (of a 2 Vol. set). Tight and VG to VG+ in its original olive-green cloth, with very light offsetting along the front panel's upper edges. Neat, small name and the mild ghost of..... More
Gardens of Colony and State: Gardens and Gardeners of the American Colonies and of the Republic Before 1840 (Complete in 2 Volumes, the 2nd in Dustjacket and Slipcase )
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931, 1934. Cloth. A handsome example of the 2 volume set, the 1931 AND 1934 1st editions together. Both volumes solid and VG to VG+ in their duotone cloth (dark and light-green), with bright gilt-titling to the front panels and spines. Very light spotting and..... More