West Street Press, 2019. Cardboard covers. A pristine copy of this impressive 2019 collection of drawings focused on New York during a 30 year span by artist Lucinda Rogers. Tight and Fine in its printed grey boards, with a dark cloth-backed spine. Tall quarto, lovely reproductions (most in vivid color)..... More
Frankfurt: Propylaen Verlag (Verlag Ullstein), 1978. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY ARCHITECT ALBERT SPEER (TO HENRY GRUNWALD) on the title page. ALSO INCLUDES A I PG HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM HENRY GRUNWALD'S FRIEND ("BOB H.") --WHO HAD PRESENTED HIM THIS COPY-- CONFIRMING HE HAD "SPENT A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH SPEER IN HEIDELBERG..... More
Basel: Birkhauser, 1999. Cloth. WARMLY, LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY LEGENDARY NEW YORK GALLERIST TONY SHAFRAZI on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1999 1st English language edition (translated from its original German by Lucinda Byatt). Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Imposing, scholarly, very impressive. More
New York: Macmillan, 1973. Cloth. SIGNED BY WILT CHAMBERLAIN ("BEST WISHES WILT CHAMBERLAIN") on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1973 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light wear at the spine crown..... More
Biblioteca del Vascello, 1988. Laminate boards. The April 1988 1st edition. Text exclusively in Italian. An all-but-pristine copy. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its laminatew, pictorial boards. Square octavo, nicely illustrated throughout. More
New York: William Farquhar Payson, 1932. Pictorial cloth. The 1932 1st edition, 1st issue (in its dark green cloth). Solid and VG-, with light scratching and wear to the pictorial panels. Mild abrading as well along the fore-edges and offsetting to the inner hinges. Still though, quite presentable. Square quarto..... More
Cambridge, MA: Carpeneter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University, 1967. Pictorial wrappers. The catalogue based on the November 1966-January 1967 exhibition at Harvard's Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with very light wear along the spine edges. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1951. Boards. The 1951 1st edition. Solid and VG (light spotting and scuffing to the panels) in a bright facsimile dustjacket, with one chip along the spine. Square 12mo, wonderful creative illustrations throughout. "The personal record of an industrial designer from lipsticks to locomotives" More
Brussels: Editions de la Librairie Encyclopedique, 1969. Cloth. The 1969 1st edition of this uncommon monograph on architect Richard England. Tight and VG+ (light staining along the rear panel's top-edge, publisher's small stamp on the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild soiling to the rear..... More
Paris: Les Editions G. Cres et Cie, 1931. Pictorial wrappers. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1931 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its beige pictorial wrappers. 15 pgs. of Giedion's text followed by 32 gravure plates. More
Westbury, NY: Highland House Publishing, Inc., 1981. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JOAN LUDMAN on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1981 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very small closed tear along..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1950. Cloth. The 1950 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the front flap-fold and at the tips, and mild soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 455 pgs. More
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'Hui, 1958. Magazines. A clean, sharp copy of the September 1958 issue (issue #79), celebrating the work of Mies Van Der Rohe. Tall quarto, hundreds of crisp black-and-white plates --and wonderful period ads-- throughout. More
Ediciones Mexicanas, 1951. Cloth. The 1951 1st edition, in both Spanish and English. Solid and VG+ (light creasing running toward the inner hinges) in a bright, VG example of the uncommon pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping --and several small closed tears-- along the top-edges, and very mild soiling to the..... More
New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co./Paul Wenzel & Maurice Krakow, 1927. Ralph Warner Hammett. Decorative Cloth. A gorgeous copy of the 1927 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with 1 tiny closed tear to the front panel's lower-edge. Tall quarto, illustrated (with..... More
Hershey, PA: Privately Printed, 1934. Pictorial cloth. The 1934 limited edition (of an unspecified number), "printed for R.B. Hall". Solid and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with pictorial gilt-design and titling. Light rubbing at the front panel and spine, very light scratching and smudging along the rear panel. Still though..... More
New York: American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., 1929. Pictorial wrappers. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1929 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers. Octavo, crisp black-and-white photographs --many of them dramatic and gorgeous, each with generous captions-- throughout. More
Allentown, PA: The Lehigh Portland Cement Company, 1925. Pictorial wrappers. Handsome catalogue, circa 1925, promoting concrete building, the concrete and cement hopefully purchased through the catalogue's publisher, the Lehigh Portland Cement Company. Magazine-formatted, bright and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with crisp black-and-white (and even a...... More
Bloomfield HGills, Michigan: Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1963. Pictorial boards. A clean, sharp copy of the 1963 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial boards, with light creasing at both the front and rear lower tips. Quarto, crisp black-and-white photographs throughout, 63 pgs., including bibliography. More
Chicago: The Tribune Company, 1923. Burlap. A genuinely scarce item in 20th century architecture -- a true collector's copy of the 1923 1st edition, with its crisp, superb dustjacket AND the publisher's fragile red cardboard box which houses the thick folio. Tight and Near Fine in its light-brown burlap, with..... More
Poster Advertising Association, 1925. Boards. A tight, solid copy of the 1925 1st edition. "Produced by the Poster Advertising Association, Inc. for those interested in Poster Design from a series of articles appearing in The Poster, the National Journal of Poster Advertising and Poster Art". Solid and VG in its..... More
Leipzig und Berlin: Verlag Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1927. Cloth. The 1927 1st edition ("1. Bis 5. Tausend"). Herausgegeben von der Architekten Vereinigung "Der Ring" ("Published by the Architects Association "Der Ring"). Clean and Near Fine in its dark cloth, with crisp, dark boards. Just a touch of light chipping along..... More
1924. Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1924 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in the publisher's original dark-green cloth, with just a touch of light spotting at the panels. Includes all 8 large fold-out maps (each in near-pristine to pristine condition) and a number of plans and..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1963. Cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1963 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing, one or two tiny closed tears and one small, clear piece of tape along the edges. Still..... More
MIT Press, 1965. 1st. Cloth. A sharp, clean copy of the 1965 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with creasing along both flap-folds. Square quarto, 212 pgs. Crisp, first-rate black-and-white photographs throughout. Layout and book design by Yusaku Kamekura, photography by Yoshio..... More
