New York: Horizon Press, 1959. Cloth. SIGNED BY OLGIVANNA LLOYD WRIGHT (Frank Lloyd's Wright's wife -- and widow) on the half-title. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1959 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with a number of small pieces of tape..... More
Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1936. Pictorial cloth. 1936 Italian architectural study of schools (kindergartens, outdoor elementary and middle schools). Solid and VG to VG+ in its green cloth, with fading along the spine and light bumping at the tips. Quarto, hundreds of black-and-white photos (and plans) throughout. Text exclusively in Italian..... More
The Planning Department of Israel, 1951. Cloth. WARMLY, LENGTHILY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ARIEH SHARON opposite the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the (circa) 1951 1st edition of this "outline of the national plan" for building up Israel. Text exclusively in Hebrew, dozens and dozens of photos, a...... More
New York: Horizon Press (For the Museum of Modern Art, New York), 1962. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1962 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light offsetting along the top-edges. Quarto, the 300 drawings for this volume selected by Arthur Drexler. More
New York and Boston: The Japan Society and Marshall Jones Company, 1930. Cloth. A lovely copy of the December 1930 1st thus. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling to the panels. Octavo, a number of crisp black-and-white..... More
London: Lund Humphries & Co., 1939. Cloth. The 1939 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ (light foxing at the rear pastedown and rear endsheets) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light chipping along the tips and the spine ends, and mild soiling to the panels, with..... More
Barcelona: Gustavo Gili, 1975. Cloth. A tight, very presentable copy of the 1975 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its dark cloth. Oblong quarto, generously illustrated throughout. Text in 4 separate languages (English, Russian, French and Spanish). More
New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1958. Marcel Breuer. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1958 stated 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing along the panel edges. Quarto, Marcel Breuer's plans, captured..... More
New York: McKim, Mead and White, 1952. Cloth. The uncommon 1952 1st edition of this catalogue of the "current" work of the formidable architecture firm McKim, Mead & White of New York. Essentially a lavish brochure, showcasing just a small sampling of their remarkable body of work, from their contributions..... More
Paris: Les Editions G. Cres, 1930. Original wraps. The 1930 1st edition, in its original pictorial wrappers. Solid and Good+ to VG-, with light chipping at the spine ends and the outer hinges, and soiling along the rear panel. Octavo, hundreds of illustrations and diagrams complementing Le Corbusier's text. More
The Tanko-Shinsha Co., 1959. Cloth. A sharp, clean copy of the 1959 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its dark-gray cloth, with crisp black-and-white photos and etched illustrations throughout. Tall quarto, also includes the publisher's printed card slipcase, which shows a bit of wear along the edges but has..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1952. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1952 1st edition. Clean and VG+ (light wear at the spine crown) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with chipping along the spine (3" of loss) and much less so at the panel edges. Quarto, crisp..... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1938. Pictorial wrappers. A bright, handsome copy of the 1938 catalogue of the exhibition at MoMA, New York. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial wrsppers, with just a touch of light wear along the spine. Crisp black-and-white photos, limited..... More
London: 1934. Pictorial wrappers. The 1934 catalogue of the Centenary Exhibition of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Clean and VG+ in its wonderful woodblock-illustrated wrappers. Octavo, a handful of color charts and black-and-white photos throughout. More
New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1938. Cloth. A solid copy of 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. Tight and VG, with mild cocking at the..... More
