London: Macmillan and Co., 1963. 1st. Cloth. 1963 1st edition. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with very minor bubbling along the spine edges. Folio, 262 pgs. A well-preserved, very presentable copy. More
Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1927. Cloth. 1927 1st trade edition, in the uncommon dustjacket. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket with one 1" sized chip at the crown of the spiine (affecting the lettering) and very light chipping along the top edge of the back panel. Octavo, 297 pgs. Top-edge..... More
ORO Editions, 2017. Cloth. A superb copy of the 2017 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall, thick quarto, high-quality color and black-and-white photography thruout. Major monograph on Los Angeles architect (and Frank Lloyd Wright protege) Aaron Green (1917-2001). Includes a signed thank you note from..... More
London: David Bogue, 1849. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1849 1st edition of this very attractive study of the open timber roof of the Middle Ages. "Illustrated by Perspective and Working Drawings of Some of the Best Varieties of Church Roofs; with Descriptive Letter-Press". VG+ in its decorative blindstamped panels. Bright gilt-design..... More
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY RENATO SEVERINO on the half-title. A sharp, tight copy to boot of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with very light wear along the spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing at the..... More
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1927. Original wraps. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1927 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its mustard wrappers, with a touch of light offsetting to the front panel and just a bit of light foxing at the preliminaries. Quarto, 105 illustrations complementing Neutra's text. The first..... More
New York: Universe Books, 1962. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1962 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (light spotting at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and one or two small closed tears along the front panel's top-edge. Quarto, "illustrated with..... More
New York: Reinhold Publioshing Corporation, 1956. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (mild bumping at the tips) in a bright, VG- to VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine crown and along the tips, and the inconspicuous ghosts of tape once applied..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1920. Decorative Cloth. A VG/VG- copy in its decorative green cloth, 1920. Light rubbing and offsetting to the front panel, small former owner stamp and catalogue entry to front pastedown. Quarto, 120 pgs. Handsomely illustrated thruout in crisp black-and-white. More
University of California Press, 1974. Cloth. The 1974 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light spotting along the spine and at the panels. Still though, very presentable. Octavo, dozens of crisp black-and-white plates supplementing the text. More
Chicago: Walsh Construction Company, W.E. O'Neil Construction Company and U.S. Equities Realty, 2004. 1st. Decorative Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2004 1st edition. Fine in its pictorial cloth. Quarto, oblong, 112 pgs. More
2003: Cosac & Naify, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pictorial wrappers. A handsome copy of the 2003 presumed 1st Portuguese edition of the seminal architectural title "Learning from Las Vegas". Clean and Near Fine in its original pictorial wrappers. Octavo, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white plates throughout. Translated from its original..... More
The Brickbuilder, 1910. Cloth. Handsome example of this 1910 study of the great Charles McKim (of McKim, Mead and White), by Royal Cortissoz. Beautifully bound in a full green buckram, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Folio, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white photos as well as a number..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Co., 1954. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY WALTER GROPIUS AT HARVARD IN 1955 TO RENOWNED BOSTON ARCHITECT PAUL GRAYSON, A STUDENT OF GROPIUS'S AT HARVARD'S GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN (WHERE GROPIUS HAD CHAIRED THE ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT). A sharp, very well-preserved copy to boot of the 1954 1st..... More
Stuttgart, Germany: Julius Hoffmann Verlag, 1929. 1st. Cloth. The 1929 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ (with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine) in a bright, VG- example of the fragile dustjacket, with light chipping along the edges and one neat closed tear running..... More
Tokyo: Akira Corporation, 1976. Cloth. A lovely copy of the uncommon 1976 1st (and perhaps only) edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the pictorial dustjacket. Tall quarto, gorgeous gravure photography throughout. Text in both Japanese and English. More
New York: Horizon Press, 1957. Boards. An impressive Presentation copy: INSCRIBED BY SIBLY MOHOLY-NAGY TO LINCOLN SCHUSTER (1897-1970), CO-FOUNDER OF SIMON AND SCHUSTER, on the front free endpaper. ALSO INCLUDES A WARM, LAID-IN 2-PG ALS FROM SIBYL MOHOLY-NAGY TO LINCOLN SCHUSTER AND A LAID-IN GLOSSY VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH (5 1/2" X...... More
New York: Skidmore Owings and Merrill, 1951. Cloth. Uncommon 1951 report issued by the renowned firm Skidmore Owings and Merrill on behalf of the government of Turkey. SOM had been commissioned by the Turkish government after the war "to investigate problems in the fields of housing, public building construction and..... More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1956. Pictorial cloth. The 1956 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (several small tape ghosts at the edges of the endpapers) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with inconspicuous tape ghosts to the inside edges of the dustjacket. Still though, attractive and very presentable. Square octavo..... More
The MIT Press, 2017. Cloth. A pristine copy of the 2017 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, generous black-and-white and color plates thruout. More
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1980. Cloth. A well-preserved copy of the 1980 3rd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Light fading to the jacket spine and light chipping to the tips. Still very tightly-bound and clean. Quarto, 259 pgs. More
Yucatan, Mexico: The Maya Foundation, 1958. Cloth. 1958 "Facsimile Edition", #538 of 1,100 copies issued. INSCRIBED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE MAYA FOUNDATION on the limitation page. A clean, VG+ copy in its original duotone cloth. Bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine. Oblong quarto, 37 separate plates and elaborate..... More
London: Studio Books, 1960. 1st. Cloth. The 1960 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping --and several very small closed tears-- at the panel edges. Tall quarto, 137 pgs. plus architectural plans. More
London: Pelham Richardson, 1843. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A sound copy of the 1843 1st edition. VG in its light-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels and bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Octavo, 312 pgs. "Twenty-three illustrations by Sly, Vizetelly and Ninham, from original drawings by Mr. Charles Wright". Tasteful..... More
