New York: Reinhold Publioshing Corporation, 1956. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (mild bumping at the tips) in a bright, VG- to VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown and along the tips, and the inconspicuous ghosts of tape once applied..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1920. Decorative Cloth. A VG/VG- copy in its decorative green cloth, 1920. Light rubbing and offsetting to the front panel, small former owner stamp and catalogue entry to front pastedown. Quarto, 120 pgs. Handsomely illustrated thruout in crisp black-and-white. More
New York: Phaidon Press, 2016. Decorative Boards. A pristine copy of the 2016 1st edition of this major monograph on the Hungarian-born Modernist architect and furniture designer Marcel Breuer (1902-1981). Clean and Fine in its duotone decorative boards. Tall, thick quarto, with hundreds of photographs and plans throughout complementing Robert..... More
Chicago: Walsh Construction Company, W.E. O'Neil Construction Company and U.S. Equities Realty, 2004. 1st. Decorative Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Fine in its pictorial cloth. Quarto, oblong, 112 pgs. More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Pictorial cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1972 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its slate-grey cloth, with bright gilt-titling and photographic inlay at the front panel. Minor bumping to the spine crown, otherwise very sharp. Folio, lacking its printed glassine dustjacket..... More
2003: Cosac & Naify, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pictorial wrappers. A handsome copy of the 2003 presumed 1st Portuguese edition of the seminal architectural title "Learning from Las Vegas". Clean and Near Fine in its original pictorial wrappers. Octavo, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white plates throughout. Translated from its original..... More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Decorative Cloth. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1972 1st edition. Cleanly ex-libris, with several usual small stamps and the removal of library pockets at the front pastedown and the preliinaries. Library tape at the foot of the spine as well as a bit..... More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Pictorial cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ROBERT VENTURI (AND SIGNING ALSO FOR HIS PARTNER DENISE BROWN) on the front free endpaper. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition of this seminal manifesto in urban planning. Clean and Near Fine in a...... More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Pictorial cloth. The 1972 1st edition, in its printed glassine dustjacket. Tight and Near Fine in a perfectly serviceable, VG- example of the fragile dustjacket, with a 3" chip at the front panel's upper tip and light loss --with small closed tears and minor..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1960. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER on the title page. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1960 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light creasing along the edges..... More
The Brickbuilder, 1910. Cloth. Handsome example of this 1910 study of the great Charles McKim (of McKim, Mead and White), by Royal Cortissoz. Beautifully bound in a full green buckram, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Folio, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white photos as well as a number..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Co., 1954. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY WALTER GROPIUS AT HARVARD IN 1955 TO RENOWNED BOSTON ARCHITECT PAUL GRAYSON, A STUDENT OF GROPIUS'S AT HARVARD'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN (WHERE GROPIUS HAD CHAIRED THE ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT). A sharp, very well-preserved copy to boot of the 1954 1st..... More
Stuttgart, Germany: Julius Hoffmann Verlag, 1929. 1st. Cloth. The 1929 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ (with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine) in a bright, VG- example of the fragile dustjacket, with light chipping along the edges and one neat closed tear running..... More
Tokyo: Akira Corporation, 1976. Cloth. A lovely copy of the uncommon 1976 1st (and perhaps only) edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the pictorial dustjacket. Tall quarto, gorgeous gravure photography throughout. Text in both Japanese and English. 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
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
New York: Skidmore Owings and Merrill, 1951. Cloth. Uncommon 1951 report issued by the renowned firm Skidmore Owings and Merrill on behalf of the government of Turkey. SOM had been commissioned by the Turkish government after the war "to investigate problems in the fields of housing, public building construction and..... 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
The MIT Press, 2017. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 2017 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, generous black-and-white and color plates thruout. More
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1980. Cloth. A well-preserved copy of the 1980 3rd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Light fading to the jacket spine and light chipping to the tips. Still very tightly-bound and clean. Quarto, 259 pgs. More
London: B.T. Batsford, 1916. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1916 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its gilt-decorated cloth, with light soiling to the rear panel and tender (but strill perfectly sturdy) front inner hinge. Octavo, crisp black-and-white photos in addition to a number of line-drawings throughout. More
Yucatan, Mexico: The Maya Foundation, 1958. Cloth. 1958 "Facsimile Edition", #538 of 1,100 copies issued. INSCRIBED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE MAYA FOUNDATION on the limitation page. A clean, VG+ copy in its original duotone cloth. Bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine. Oblong quarto, 37 separate plates and elaborate..... More
London: Studio Books, 1960. 1st. Cloth. The 1960 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping --and several very small closed tears-- at the panel edges. Tall quarto, 137 pgs. plus architectural plans. More
London: Pelham Richardson, 1843. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A sound copy of the 1843 1st edition. VG in its light-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Octavo, 312 pgs. "Twenty-three illustrations by Sly, Vizetelly and Ninham, from original drawings by Mr. Charles Wright". Tasteful..... More
Harrisburg, PA: A. Boyd Hamilton, 1855. A solid copy of the 1855 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-blue cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels, bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Very light scuffing at the spine and along the rear panel, mild browning and foxing to a...... More
