The Municipal Art Society of New York, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. A handsome copy of the 1982 1st edition. Bright and VG to VG+ in its original pictorial boards. Quarto, 145 pgs. Introduction by Jackie Kennedy, who was credited more than anyone else with saving Grand Central from the wrecking ball..... More
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1979. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1979 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 235 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, cica 1928. Portfolio. Uncommon portfolio of the work of Eugene Freyssinet (1879-1962), French structural and civil engineer and the major pioneeer of prestressed concrete. 26 plates (missing 1) featuring in black-and-white photography a number of Freyssinet's massive projects. Also includes a study of Freyssinet by architect..... More
Philadelphia: The Falcon Press, 1962. Louis Kahn. Decorative Cloth. The uncommon 1962 1st edition of the notebooks and drawings of pre-eminent American architect Louis Kahn (1901-1974). Solid and VG- to VG in its beige wrappers, with with light soiling to the panels and mild staining along the rear panel's top-edge..... More
Tokyo: A.D.A. Edita, 1996. Original wraps. A pristine copy of this 1996 interview with Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Tight and Fine in is pictorial wrappers. GA Document Extra 01, published by A.D.A. Edita, Tokyo. Interview with Tadao Ando by Yoshio Futagawa. More
New Haven, CT: Square Editions, 2004. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY PETER KURT WOERNER on the front free endpaper. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2004 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, hundreds of vivid color plates throughout. More
Basel: Birkhauser Verlag, 1990. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy. 1990, dual text (in both German and English). Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling along the panels. Handsome, crisp black-and-white plates throughout. More
Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press, 1985. Cloth. A tight, sharp copy of the 1985 1st American edition. Solid and VG+ (very light soiling to the rear panel) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, hundreds of crisp black-and-white --and a handful of color-- illustrations throughout. Major monograph on the..... More
Raleigh, North Carolina: The Student Publication of the School of Design, 1959. Original wraps. An impressive 1959 collection of 45 building plans, issued in 25 separate, loose plates (as called for). Published by the students at North Carolina's School of Design in Raleigh, the plates are uniformly crisp and bright..... More
Vienna: Verlag von Anton Schroll & Co., 1930. Cloth. The 1930 1st edition of El Lissitzky's study of Soviet Modernist architecture. Text in German, the maiden title in the wonderful "Neues Bauen in Der Welt" series. Tight and sharp in its flexible orange cloth, with just a touch of very..... More
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1896. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A well-preserved copy of the 1896 1st edition. Solid and VG in its olive-green cloth, with bright gilt-design and lettering at the front panel and spine. Quarto, 120 pgs., 101 plates., top-edge gilt. Tasteful former owner bookplate at front pastedown. More
Turin, Italy: Fratelli Pozzo Editori, 1960. Pictorial boards. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ENZO VENTURELLI --WITH HIS ARCHITECT'S BUSINESS CARD ATTACHED-- on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1960 1st edition of this Italian examination of urban planning. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards..... More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1928. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A clean, crisp copy of the 1928 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth.Tall quarto, 143 pgs. Text in English. More
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
New York: Ives Washburn, 1929. Cloth. The uncommon 1929 1st edition --in its even less common dustjacket-- of this landmark in skyscraper design. With timeless sketches throughout by Hugh Ferris, perhaps the most talented architectural artist of his era. His drawings here are suffused with a Decoish quality while at..... 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
New York: Rizzoli, 1999. Laminate boards. INSCRIBED BY FRANK GEHRY on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Cleasn and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, 300 pgs. More
New York: The Disappearing City, 1932. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1932 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Tight and VG (fading along the spine, light offsetting at the rear panel) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with several tiny chips and small closed tears along the..... More
Stuttgart: Alexander Koch, 1952. Cloth. The 1952 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG+ in a bright, Good+ example of the fragile dustjacket, with creasing and light chipping at the panel edges (especially the rear panel's lower-edge), and several small closed tears along the edges as well..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY FREDERICK KIESLER'S WIDOW LILLIAN KIESLER on the front free endpaper. A crisp, very well-preserved copy to boot of the 1966 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny chips..... 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
