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
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
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
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
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
New York: The Disappearing City, 1932. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1932 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG (fading along the spine, light offsetting at the rear panel) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with several tiny chips and small closed tears along the..... More
Glasgow: The Fraser Press, 1991. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Decorative Boards. The 1991 facsimile edition of the very scarce 1902 original printing. Published out of Glasgow in a limited edition of 1,000 copies (this being #519 -- 700 were published in English, 300 in German), Clean and Near Fine to Fine..... More
London and Paris: Chez Musier, 1774. Full leather. The 1774 1st edition of this sympathetic treatment of Gothic architecture. Solid and VG+ in its corrugated leather binding (a late 19th/early 20th century rebind). Newer --though still nicely aged-- endsheets, light spotting at the pastedowns. Octavo, all edges gilt, 6 full-page..... More
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1956. Pictorial boards. A solid copy of the 1956 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its pictorial, spiralbound boards, with light rubbing to the panels. Quarto, dozens of plans and crisp black-and-white photos throughout. Text in French and English. More
Tokyo: Antonin Raymond, 1938. Burlap. A handsome copy of the 1938 stated 1st edition, limited to 1,000 copies, in its coarse, spiralbound burlap. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine, with very light spotting along the endsheets. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white photos and beautifully-rendered line-drawn details throughout. More
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1927. Original wraps. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1927 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its mustard wrappers, with a touch of light offsetting to the front panel and just a bit of light foxing at the preliminaries. Quarto, 105 illustrations complementing Neutra's text. The first..... More
New York: Press of the American Institute of Architects, Inc., 1924. Boards. The uncommon 1924 1st edition of this imposing architectural meditation by the formidable Louis Sullivan, comsidered by many to be the father of the modern skyscraper. Tight and VG+ in its linen-backed, light-green boards, with bright, completely unrubbed..... More
Paris: Fondation Le Corbusier (Editions Connivences), 1989. Cloth. Lovely 1989 reprint of Le Corbusier's epic 1955 poem, a signed/limited 1st edition of 250 copies which featured 155 lithographs, 19 of them in lavish color, all produced by Le Corbusier himself. Many consider the original 1955 printing to be the most..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. A very sharp copy of the elusive 1928 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing along the spine ends and the front upper tip. Thick octavo, 132..... More
Vienna: Verlag von Anton Schroll & Co., 1930. Cloth. The 1930 1st edition of El Lissitzky's study of Soviet Modernist architecture. Text in German, the maiden title in the wonderful "Neues Bauen in Der Welt" series. Tight and sharp in its flexible orange cloth, with just a touch of very..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1956. Pictorial cloth. The 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (several small tape ghosts at the edges of the endpapers) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with inconspicuous tape ghosts to the inside edges of the dustjacket. Still though, attractive and very presentable. Square octavo..... More
Englewood, N.J. Aloray Publisher, 1975. Cloth. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1975 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping and creasing along the tips and the panel edges. Octavo, dozens of sketches, blueprints and photographs complementing Komendant's text. More
