New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1976. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR HUGH STUBBINS on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1976 1st edition (with the full number line present). Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light fading along the spine..... More
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1900. Cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1900 1st edition. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Very mild spotting to the front panel, along the spine. Internally very clean, with no..... More
New York: Manufacturers Service Co., 1949. Cloth. The 1949 1st edition of this charming, cheeky guide to modern romance. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and a tiny bit of chipping at the rear panel's lower-edge. Octavo, nicely illustrated in line-drawing throughout. Part One..... More
New Yrk: Manhattan Press, 1903. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 1903 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with pristine gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Internally immaculate, with no writing or markings of any kind. Thick 12mo, the frontispiece, an "Index Map of Central..... More
New York: Empire State, Inc., 1931. Pictorial boards. The official commemoration --in hardcover-- of the May 1st, 1931 opening of the Empire State Building. SIGNED IN GREEN INK BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW HIS FULL-PAGE PHOTO BY FORMER GOVERNOR ALFRED SMITH (BY 1931 THE PRESIDENT OF EMPIRE STATE, INC.) AND HIS..... More
New York: ULAE, INC./St. Martin's Press, 1982. Allegra Goldy. Boards. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER TO AUTHOR BRENDAN GILL (THE NEW YORKER, ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, ETC.) on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1982 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. Cloth. SIGNED BY PHILIP JOHNSON on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1979 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the printed translucent dustjacket, with one even crease running vertically along the dustjacket's front..... More
New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1938. Cloth. The 1938 1st edition of this autobiography of renowned architect Paul Starrett (1866-1957), who, incredibly, designed the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building, the original Penn Station, the Plaza Hotel, etc. A very presentable copy to boot, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid..... More
New York: The Committee on Slum Clearance Plans, 1951. Spiral bound wraps. The January 1951 original printing. Solid and VG+ in its spiral-bound white wrappers, with crisp black-and-white photos, plans (Sewer System, Gas System, Electric System) and charts. Light writing near the front panel's upper tip, otherwise very clean. Tall..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1886. Edward S. Morse. Pictorial cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the presumed 1886 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its wonderful navy-blue, pictorial boards, with lavish gilt-design and titling at the front panel. Inner hinges (both front and rear) starting but still perfectly solid. Internally..... More
Ephemera. Two Noguchi brochures (with additional 1972 price sheets) detailing the iconic lamps designed by legendary sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988). One brochure with photos in black-and-white, the other with sketches and instructions for installing the Ceiling Akari. Inspired by a 1951 trip to Gifu, Japan, which was known for its..... More
1976. Cloth. A wonderful Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY RENOWNED ARCHITECT AND CITY PLANNER JOSEP LLUIS SERT (FORMER DEAN OF THE HARVARD GARDUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND OFFICER OF THE CIAM) TO LEGENDARY AMERICAN COMPOSER AND SONGWRITER RICHARD RODGERS (1902-1979). A clean, well-preserved copy top boot of the 1976 1st..... More
London: Elkin Mathews, 1914. Pictorial cloth. A solid, clean copy of the 1914 1st trade edition. Crisp and VG+ in its blue cloth, with bright gilt-image and titling along the front panel. 16mo, Foreword by Alvin Langdon Coburn, to whom the book also was dedicated. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1913. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the September 1913 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Neat former owner name to the front free endpaper, mild fading at the spine. Introduction by Jane Addams..... More
Pittsburgh: The Committee on City Planning, 1911. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1911 1st edition. Tight and VG in its russet cloth, with light soiling and spotting at the panels, and one small, neat name to the front pastedown. Quarto, large fold-out map in color ("Map of the Pittsburgh..... More
The Brooklyn Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, 1910. Printed Boards. A solid copy of the 1910 Year Book of the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Clean and VG+ in its printed grey boards, with light wear along the spine base and a touch of mild..... More
London: Alec Tiranti, Ltd., 1962. Cloth. SIGNED BY RICHARD NEUTRA across the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1962 1st UK edition (originally published in Germany). Tight and VG+ (very light offsetting along the edges) in a bright, VG+ example of the pictorial dustjacket, with just..... More
Los Angeles and New York: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles/Rizzoli, 1991. Cloth. SIGNED BY ARATA ISOZAKE AND INCLUDING AN ELABORATE HALF-PAGE DRAWING IN HIS HAND. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the March-June 1991 exhibition at MOCA (Los Angeles). Clean and Fine in its..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1985. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY PAUL RAND TO LEADING BRITISH DESIGNER RUARI MCLEAN on a pasted-on plate on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1985 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (small former owner name at the top of the..... More
New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd., 1929. Cloth. The 1929 stated "7th printing before publication". Solid and VG+ (light spotting at the fore-edge and bottom-edge) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with mild chipping and creasing --and several small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Love on the Great White..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1954. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY RICHARD NEUTRA on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1954 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its duotone cloth, with a former owner bookplate at the front pastedown. And in a crisp..... More
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1899. Cloth. A solid, presentable copy of the "second revised edition". Tight and VG in its red cloth, with even, pronounced fading to the panels. Gilt-titling along the front cover and spine still bright. Internally clean, with all 10 maps and 24 plans crisp and bright. 16mo..... More
Houston and New York: Rice School of Architecture/Princeton Architectural Press, 1996. Pictorial wrappers. SIGNED BY REM KOOLHAAS across the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of this 1996 stated 2nd edition. Clean, tight and Near Fine to Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, edited by Sanford Kwinter. More
London: The Fanfare Press, 1929. 1/4 Vellum. The 1929 1st edition, published out of London in a 1/4 vellum over light-brown boards. Gilt-medallion and gilt-titling to the front panel, lovely colored frontispiece. A degree of soiling along the vellum and at both the front and rear panels. Still though quite..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. Cloth. SIGNED BY PAUL FRANKL on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1932 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG to VG+ in its denim-blue cloth, with very light chipping and creasing along the spine label. Otherwise very sharp and..... More
