Los Angeles: UCLA Art Galleries, 1959. Original wraps. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY RICHARD NEUTRA TO FREDERICK WIGHT, WHO HERE CONTRIBUTES A LONG, THOUGHTFUL PIECE ON NEUTRA ("Richard Neutra -- His Philosophy of Design"). A crisp, sharp copy to boot of the catalogue based on the 1959 exhibition at Los Angeles's UCLA..... More
Self-published. 1st. Original Wraps. A handsome copy of this architectural prospectus from the early 1980s. Also includes a 1 pg. ALS from Richard Snibbe thanking a patron for her early support and referring to this, "my first brochure in private practice". The brochure itself is bright and VG+ in its..... More
New York: Architectrural Catalog Co. Original wraps. Uncommon monograph on Miami-based architect Robert Law Weed (1897-1961), circa late 1930s-early 1940s and here offering "a selected group of photographs of some of Mr. Weed's work in Southern Florida". Solid and VG in its printed, light-brown card wrappers, with light chipping and..... More
London, Paris, New York: "The Studio" Ltd., 1912. Decorative Cloth. First Thus. A nice copy of the 1912 edition of The Studio Year Book, an impressive annual of the decorative arts scene in Europe. The 1912 edition focuses exclusively on Great Britain, Germany, Austria and Hungary. Architecture, decoration, furniture, stained..... 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
London: The Athlone Press, 1983. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1983 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 318 pgs. of text plus 108 pgs. of plates. Fold-out map to rear pastedown, elegant armorial bookplate to front pastedown. More
London: The Athlone Press, 1966. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1966 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 599 pgs. of text plus 139 pgs. of plates. Fold-out map to rear pastedown pocket, elegant armorial bookplate to front pastedown. More
London: The Athlone Press, 1970. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1970 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 132 pgs. of text plus 68 pgs. of plates. Elegant armorial bookplate to front pastedown. More
New York: William Crawford, 1925. Boards. The 1925 1st (and almost certainly only) edition of this uncommon, self-published monograph on leading New York builder William Crawford. Clean and Near Fine in its beige boards. A touch of very light spotting to the front board, otherwise very sharp. Folio, sepia-tone photos..... More
Cambridge University Press, 1955. Decorative Cloth. First Thus. The 1955 Cambridge University Press re-issue, with 8 drawings by Gordon Cullen. Limited to 500 copies. Bright and VG+ in its marbled boards, with light foxing at the preliminaries. Oblong quarto, 35 pgs. A handsome production, issued at Christmas 1955 as a...... More
Washington, D.C. United States Government Printing Office, 1932. Decorative Cloth. A very handsome copy of the 1932 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (with wonderful gilt-design at the front panel and spine) in a well-preserved, Near Fine example of the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Thick quarto, 736 pgs. "Senate Document No. 332..... More
Amsterdam: De Hoogebrug, 1921. Decorative Cloth. The 4th year, 3rd issue of this very high-quality art monthly published out of Amsterdam just after World War I. Wendingen: An Illustrated Magazine of the Arts of "Architectura et Amicitia". "This number is dedicated to the East-Asiatic Art of the collection "Petrucci" in..... More
New York: The Pencil Points Press, 1929. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1929 1st edition. Solid and VG to VG+ in its duotone cloth, with a touch of light scratching at the front panel. Elegant former owner bookplate to the front pastedown, otherwise clean as could be internally. Folio..... More
New Britain, CT: Perry & Bishop Architects, 1932. Original wraps. Uncommon 1932 monograph showcasing the residential work of Perry & Bishop Architects (Delbert K. Perry and Earle K. Bishop) of New Britain, CT. Clean and Near Fine in its salmon wrappers. Folio, crisp black-and-white plates throughout in addition to wonderful..... More
AIA / T-Square Club of Philadelphia, 1922. Decorative Cloth. A solid copy of the 1922 1st edition. Tight and VG in its beige boards, with light wear to the spine and very light soiling at the rear panel. Quarto, 256 pgs., including the last 40 or so pgs. of wonderful..... More
Milan: l'Arcaedizioni, 1999. Original Wraps. A very sharp copy of the 1999 1st paperback edition. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Folio, 199 pgs., crisp color plates thruout. 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: Center Georges Pompidou, 1994. Cloth. A superb copy of the catalogue based on the June-August 1994 exhibition at Paris's Center Georges Pompidou. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, hundreds of illustrations (many in rich color) throughout. More
University of Chicago, 1948. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1948 signed/limited. #20 (OF AN UNIDENTIFIED NUMBER) SIGNED BY BOTH ELIEL SAARINEN AND THE AUTHOR ALBERT CHRIST-JANER at the limitation. ADDITIONALLY, INSCRIBED BY ALBERT CHRIST-JANER on the front free endpaper. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ to..... More
The Pan-American Union, 1930. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1930 1st hardback edition. Clean and Near Fine in its deep-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling and insignia at the front panel. Light bumping to the front panel's lower-tip, otherwise clean as could be. Folio, hundreds of very creative black-and-white..... 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
Abrams, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. 1989 1st edition. VG in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Square quarto, 256 pgs. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. Burlap. A very solid copy of the 1924 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its beige burlap, with very light soiling along the bottom-edge. Folio, over 100 crisp black-and-white plates following Alfred Bossom's text. More
London: Chiswick Press, 1906. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1906 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its gilt-decorated front panel and gilt-lettered spne. Offsetting to the front and rear endapers, otherwise very clean. Large fold-out map at the frontispice. Octavo, 145 pgs., deckled fore-edge and bottom-edge..... More
New York: McBride, Nast & Company, 1912. Pictorial cloth. A handsome copy of the uncommon 1912 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its olive-green cloth, with light rubbing along the spine. Tiny former owner book tag to the front pastedown's top-edge, otherwise clean as could be internally..... More
