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
WGN (The Chicago Tribune), 1934. Pictorial boards. Uncommon 1934 announcement --in book form-- of the upcoming "WGN Broadcasting Auditorium Competition". (The opening paragraph: "WGN, the Chicago Tribune radio station, proposes to erect on the property at Michigan Avenue and Illinois Street, adjoining Tribune Tower, a building which will house its..... 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
London: Oxford University Press (for The British Academy), 1972. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1972 1st edition of this substantial elephant folio (measuring over 16" tall). Tight and Near Fine in its Oxford navy-blue, with very light abrading (subtle tape removal) at the half-title. And in a...... 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
Kent, England: G. Allen, 1883. Decorative Boards. The 1883 1st edition of a book whose front cover and title page famously "represent the first work of Art Nouveau which can be traced" (Nikolaus Pevsner, "Pioneers of Modern Design", pgs. 30, 55). A.H. Mackmurdo (1851-1942) was a friend and companion of..... More
London: Concrete Publications Limited, 1948. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1948 1st edition, in its uncommon dustjacket. Solid and VG (mild offsetting to the front free endpaper, light creasing along the spine crown) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with pronounced chipping at the spine ends and tips, and light..... 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
Paris: Editions H. Vial. Portfolio. Impressive portfolio of 83 plates (complete) of a mixture of photographs and plans of "Les Maisons Economiques", circa 1925. All of the plates, loosely bound as issued, are crisp and clean and Near Fine. And all are housed in a printed, ribbon-tied, beige chemise, with..... 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
Maracaibo, Spain: Imprenta Juvenil, 1981. Loose sheets. The 1981 1st Spanish edition. Complete in 100 loose plates (as issued), contained within the publisher's printed mustard chemise, with its original ribbon-ties. Oblong quarto, a crisp, clean, Near Fine copy. 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
Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2002. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2002 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 7 loose fold-out plates (as issued) laid-in at the rear pastedown. #5 in the formidable "Publications of the International Center of Medieval Art" series. More
Milan: Motta Architettura, 2008. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 2008 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 278 pgs. Text in Italian. More
New York: Acanthus Press, 2001. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 2001 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, crisp black-and-white photos --and floor plans-- throughout. Essays by David Netto and Christopher Gray. More
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Self-published, 1975. Anghelen Arrington Phillips. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1975 stated 1st edition, #684 OF 2,000 COPIES ISSUED AND, IN THIS CASE, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR/PUBLISHER/ILLUSTRATOR ANGHELEN ARRINGTON PHILLIPS at the copyright page. Clean and very sharp. Bright and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine..... 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
