New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. 1st. Cloth. The 1922 1st edition, "with plates drawn by the author (Ernest Flagg) illustrating methods and results". Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with light scuffing at the panels and light wear at the spine ends. Internally, very clean, with no writiing..... More
Poland, Ohio: Gold Seal Publications, 1952. 1st. Cloth. THE 1952 LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG example of the fragile dustjacket, with light offsetting at the front panel and one small closed tear to the spine. Octavo, 47 pgs..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Garduate School of Design, 1968. Original wraps. INSCRIBED BY TEUN KOOLHAAS on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the very scarce 1968 true 1st edition of this seminal work in urban planning and urban design. Issued by the Harvard Graduate School of Design..... More
Palm Beach: Davies Publishing Co., 1932. Original wraps. Uncommon 1932 study of the recent Florida work of New York and Palm Beach architecture firm Treanor & Fatio. Tight, well-preserved and VG in its dark-gray wrappers, with light soiling to the rear panel and foxing at the preliminaries --especially the title..... More
London: George Bell, 1849. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1849 1st edition. Solid and VG, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and a degree of wear along the spine. Tall quarto, 32 pgs. of text plus 30 steel-engraved plates. Tasteful former owner bookplate at front pastedown and signature at front free..... More
Academy Editions, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. A sharp copy of the 1994 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, 223 pgs. Just a touch of light soiling along the back panel of the dustjacket. More
Liege: Pieere Mardaga, Editeur, 1994. Cloth. A crisp, well-preserved copy of this 1994 catalogue. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 224 pgs., 200 illustrations in color, 47 in black-and-white. More
Munich: Verlag F. Bruckmann, 1959. 1st. Cloth. A beautiful copy of the 1959 1st edition. Immaculate and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, rich gravure photography thruout. More
Cambridge, MA: The MiT Press, 2002. 1st. Cloth. A sparkling copy of the 2002 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 428 pgs. More
New York: Delano Greenidge Editions (D.G.E.), 2003. Boards. An immaculate copy of this impressive 2003 monograph on French architect and designer Hector Guimard. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lovely color and black-and-white reproductions thruout. More
New York: William Helburn, 1930. Cloth. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1930 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Folio, "One Hundred and Four Measured Drawings, Fifty Five Photographs". Very presentable, truly a collector's copy. More
New York: William Helburn Inc., 1928. Cloth. A bright, very solid copy of the 1928 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with one or two tiny closed tears along the front panel's top-edge and a touch of very light chipping to the spine crown..... More
New York: Acanthus Press, 1999. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 1999 American re-issue of this seminal 16th century text in architectural history. Clean and Fine in its 1/4 cloth over laminate boards. Tall quarto, 118 pgs. "Translated into English, with an introduction and commentary by Branko Mitrovic" More
Norfolk, CT: Norfolk Library Associates, 2001. 1st. Original Wraps. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 2001 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 30 pgs. Signed by Author. More
New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1916. Boards. A solid copy of the 1916 1st edition. Clean and VG in its marbled boards over 1/2 navy-blue cloth. Very light soiling at the preliminaries, tender (but still perfectly sturdy) inner hinges. Elephant folio, "Illustrated by Photographs and Sketches Made by..... More
Zurich: Lars Muller Publishers, 2016. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 2016 1st edition of this impressive monograph on structural engineer (and Princeton professor) Guy Nordenson. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, lavish, high-quality color illustrations thruout. Also includes a laid-in note from the office of..... More
Methuen, London, 1925. Hardcover. A pretty copy of the 1925 signed/ limited edition. 1 of 250 copies signed by author H.E. Forrest. THIS COPY IN THE UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with a bit of chipping along the spine crown and one minor closed tear along..... More
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1926. 1st. 1926 1st edition. A quarto suite of 48 black-and-white plates, accompanied by a wrappered introduction and list of plates. All of this housed in a lovely, decorative chemise, with its original ribbon ties. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine, with the plates in immaculate..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1921 1st edition. Tight and VG (light offsetting to the endsheets, spotting along the top-edge and a small architect's stamp {"R. Alderson"} at the front free endpaper's upper corner) in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket..... More
Gottingen, Germany: 2009, 2009. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 2009 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thick, tall quarto, 329 pgs., beautiful color reproductions thruout. More
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1977. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1977 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth. Oblong folio, hundreds of Kahn's drawings, sketches and design work in this exhaustive monograph. Also includes a sturdy example of the publisher's unprinted cardboard slipcase, which has..... More
Manchester, England: Sherratt & Hughes, 1924. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1924 1st edition. VG in its navy-blue cloth, with light soiling to the panels and light fading along the spine. Quarto, 227 pgs., top-edge gilt. Tasteful former owner bookplate at front pastedown. More
Yale University Press, 1954. Hardcover. 1954 1st editions of this 2 vol. set. Both vols. Near Fine in bright, VG+ dustjackets with just a trace of chipping along top edges. Quartos, Vol. 1 635 pgs. of text, Vol. 2 pictorial and line-drawn illustrations. A handsome set. More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. Cloth. SIGNED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1942 stated 3rd printing. Solid and VG+ (with bright silver lettering along the front panel and spine) in it sruuset cloth. Small former owner signature..... More
Stuttgart, Germany: Julius Hoffmann Verlag, 1933. Cloth. A very solid, well-preserved copy of the 1933 edition of "Moderne Bauformen". Clean and VG+ in its beige cloth, with rubbing to the titling along the spine. Internally very sharp, with no writing or markings to speak of. Thick, tight quarto, hundreds of..... More
