London: John Murray. Decorative Cloth. 6 of the 8 volumes of this very handsome late 19th century architectural study of the Cathedrals of England. All volumes in their uniform beige cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-lettering and design at the spines. All volumes solid and VG+..... More
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann Verlag, 1929. Magazines. The 1929 1st 3 issues of the German magazine "Haus und Raum" ("House and Space"). All 3 volumes clean and VG+ in their grey printed wrappers. And all 3 in clean, VG to VG+ examples of their pictorial dustjackets, with light chipping along Vol..... More
Moscow: 1935. Original wraps. The 1935 1st edition of this scarce history of urban planning and architecture in Moscow. With a number of gravure plates and color maps, including a large fold-out panoramic map attached to the rear pastedown. Tight and VG+ in its orange and red card wrappers, with..... More
New York: The Twentieth Century Fund, 1940. Boards. The 1940 1st edition. Solid and VG in its duotone boards, with light soiling at the panels and rubbing to the spine. Small former owner name tag to the front pastedown, otherwise very clean internally. The Review consists of 2 separate parts..... More
Australia: Images Publishing, 2003. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 2003 1st Australian edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Thick, tall quarto, "352 pages, with over 400 photographs and numerous plans, sections, and renderings". Designed and edited by Massimi Vignelli, photography by Robert Lautman..... More
Japan: Shigenobu Maeda, 1964. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1964 stated 3rd printing. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine acetate dustjacket. Square quarto, crisp black-and-white photography thruout. Small, discreet former owner name at rear endpaper. More
New York: Interior Architecture & Decoration Publishing Company, 1931. Original Wraps. The July 1931 issue of "Interior Architecture & Decoration: A Professional Magazine of Interior Decoration". VG- in its sewn wrappers, with light soiling to the covers. Quarto, 48 pgs., including crisp black-and-white photography thruout. 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
Jamestown, New York: International Casement Co., 1922. Original wraps. Elegant October 1922 catalogue (the 7th catalogue) issued by International Casement Company of Jamestwon, NY and featuring dozens of black-and-white examples (both line-drawn and photographed) of some of the most rococo and lavishly-designed casement doors and windows of the period. Also..... More
Chicago: The Tribune Company, 1923. Burlap. A tight, gorgeous copy of the 1923 1st edition. Surprisingly crisp and well-preserved in its original buckram binding, with pristine leather title-labels at both the front panel and spine. One small, neat name in ink at the first blank endpaper, otherwise all-but-immaculate internally. Easily..... 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
Berkeley, CA: Trustees of the Phoebe A. Hearst Architectural Plan, 1899. Original wraps. The 1899 1st edition, in its less common ribbon-tied, mustard wrappers. Fragile but solid and very presentable. Light chipping at the tips and the spine ends, mild offsetting to the endpapers. Oblong folio, text in 4 different..... More
Tokyo: Shinkenchiku-Sha Co., Ltd. Cloth. First Edition. The complete monthly run from Jan. 1964 thru June 1965, in 3 very handsome clothbound volumes. 18 issues all told. Each volume clean and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine. Internally immaculate as well..... More
1981: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Original wraps. The catalogue based on the 1981 exhibition at Rotterdam's Museum Boymans-van Beuningen. Clean and Near Fine in its dark printed wrappers. Oblong quarto, dozens of crisp black-and-white photos and drawings throughout. Includes laid-in map at the rear. Jean Prouve (1901-1984), French metal worker..... More
New York: Kahn and Jacobs, 1962. Pictorial wrappers. Uncommon 1962 catalogue of New York commercial architectural firm Kahn and Jacobs. Solid and VG in its spiralbound wrappers, with light soiling and spotting to the rear panel. Quarto, crisp black-and-white (and the occasional color) plates throughout. 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: Rizzoli, 1987. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY 5 OF THE PARTNERS (GENE KOHN, WILL PEDERSEN, SHELDON FOX, ARTHUR MAY AND RALPH CIOPPA ) on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1987 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall..... 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
New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. First Edition. "The story of Rockefeller Center, a city within a city, as told at the ceremony in which John D. Rockefeller, Jr., drove the last rivet of the last building, November 1, 1939." A nice piece of New Yorkiana. Solid and VG in..... More
Paris: F. Contet, Editeur D'Art, 1920. Decorative Cloth. The 1920 3rd edition of this very impressive portfolio, in 4 volumes. Each volume altogether intact, with dozens of clean, loose plates (many gravures, etchings and high-quality line drawings among them). Navy-blue cloth spines (with mostly-bright gilt lettering), attractive marbled boards. Each..... More
Milan: Electa, 1993. Original Wraps. First Edition. Lotus International: Quarterly Architectural Review. Lotus 89--"The Irvine Company's Proposals for Newport Coast in Orange County, California". Dual text, in both Englaish and Italian. A bright, Fine copy in its original pictorial wrappers. Square quarto, 131 pgs. More
Tokyo: A+U (Architecture and Urbanism), 1975. Pictorial cloth. The uncommon Japanese catalogue, circa 1975 (just after Louis Kahn's death). Tight and VG+ in its pictorial white cloth. And in a decorative silver dustjacket, with drawn flourishes surrounding a simple, elegant photo of Louis Kahn teaching. Light wear along the spine..... More
Japan: RETORIA, 1981. Cloth. Uncommon 1981 monograph on Japanese architectural firm M. Yendo Associated Architects and Engineers. In both Japanese and English. Tall, square quarto, mostly crisp black and white plates (a number of color plates mixed in as well. Solid and VG+ in its light-brown cloth, with fading along..... More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1962. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1962 1st edition. Tight and VG in its oatmeal cloth, with light soiling to the panels. Oblong quarto, crisp black-and-white reproductions throughout. More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1990. 1st. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1990 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 351 pgs. Edited by Karen Vogel Nichols, Patrick J. Burke and Caroline Hancock. Essays by Robert Maxwell and Christian Norberg-Schulz. More
