Amsterdam: De Hooge Brug, 1923. Johan Polet. Pictorial wrappers. The 1923 "skyscraper" issue, "devoted to the designs of those high buildings in the commercial centres of Europe and America, where want of sufficient room for offices is strongly felt". A clean, very sharp copy, with a spectacular cover design (lithograph)..... More
Leipzig: 1931. Pictorial wrappers. A solid copy of the 1931 1st edition. Tight and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with pronounced foxing to the panels and very light wear along the foot of the spine. Quarto, dozens of black-and-white illustrations complementing the text. 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
Tokyo: The Shokokusha Publishing Co., 1953. Cloth. The 1953 1st edition of this architectural study of Japanese teahouses. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with light offsetting to the front and rear panel's top-edges and more pronouced offsetting along the spine. The neat ghosts of tape at the endpaper..... More
Vienna: 1931. Pictorial wrappers. A very presentable copy of the 1931 1st paperback edition, in its handsome pictorial wrappers. Bright and VG to VG+, with very light wear along the panel edges, mild foxing to the fore and bottom-edges and very light spotting at the preliminaries. Kulka's text is followed..... 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
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1942. Cloth. A nice Presentation copy: WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY HENRY-RUSSELL HITCHCOCK TO ARCHITECT FREDERICK GUTHEIM ("For Fritz Gutheim who deserved to receive this, the first copy off the press. Henry-Russell Hitchcock July, 1942") on the front free endpaper. Solid and VG+ to boot in..... More
Chicago: Paul Theobald, 1961. Loose sheets. An 8 pg. pamphlet (stapled wrappers) followed by 42 loose sheets of Herbert Bayer drawings (as issued). All in very shrp condition and all housed within an orange card slipcase, which is solidly VG+ to Near Fine but shows just a bit of wear..... 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
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1924. 1st. Cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1924 stated 1st edition. VG in its dark cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Very light soiling to the panels, otherwise clean as could be. 12mo, 223 pgs., including photo thruout. 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
New York: Columbia University Press, 1953. Hugh Ferriss. A solid, presentable copy of the 1953 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends, light creasing and chipping along the panel top-edges and very mild soiling to the rear panel. Quarto..... More
New York: Ives Washburn, 1929. Hugh Ferriss. Cloth. A solid, perfectly serviceable copy of the 1929 1st edition of this highly influencial architectural manifesto by Hugh Ferriss. Tight and VG in its dark cloth, with mild abrading along the panels. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings to speak..... More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1976. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR HUGH STUBBINS on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1976 1st edition (with the full number line present). Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with light fading along the spine..... More
Richmond, VA: Garrett and Massie, 1931. 1st. Cloth. A well-preserved copy of the 1931 1st edition. VG in its original blue cloth with gilt-bordered and designed front panel and gilt-lettered spine. Minor fading to the spine, otherwise bright and clean. Tall quarto, 139 pgs. More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1952. Cloth. An impressive copy of the uncommon 1952 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ example of the Gyorgy Kepes-designed dustjacket, with just a touch of light staining and light creasing along the panel edges. 3" of loss as well..... More
Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1969. 1st. Decorative Cloth. An impressive copy of the 1969 true 1st edition, in its original Hungarian. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 32 pgs. of text plus 53 crisp black-and-white plates at the rear. More
London: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Ltd., 1912. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1912 1st edition. Solid and VG in its decorative blue cloth. Octavo, 348 pgs. Tasteful former owner bookplate at front pastedown. More
Haifa, Palestine: E. Marcus, 1946. Pictorial wrappers. Uncommon 1946 1st edition. Solid and VG- to VG in its beige pictorial wrappers, with light soiling to the front panel and spotting along the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout, with multi-colored designs and plans. More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1953. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JEFFREY ELLIS ARONIN on the dedication page. A very solid copy to boot of the 1953 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with light soiling and several tiny closed tears..... More
Mexico City: Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura/Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1955. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY ARCHITECT JEROME TAMEN on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of his uncommon 1955 dissertation from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico on the design, planning and construction of Mexican hospitals in the Central Zone..... More
Cambridge, MA: Department of Architecture (School of Architecture and Plsanning), MIT, 1966. Pictorial wrappers. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR JOHN BORREGO on the title page. A sharp, clean copy to boot of this uncommon 1966 original printing, here published for the first time as a "Master of Architecture Thesis" within the..... More
