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 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 1985. Printed wrappers. The catalogue based on the October 1985 exhibition at New York's Cooper Union. Clean and VG to VG+ in its printed white wrappers, with light chipping along the front panel's fore-edge. Square quarto, impressive look..... More
London: Concrete Publications Limited, 1948. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1948 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping and creasing along the panel edges and mild soiling to the panels. Thin octavo, part of the "concrete series" books on reinforced..... 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
London: Crosby Lockwood & Son, 1947. Cloth. A handsome copy of the uncommon 1947 1st edition of this impressive post-War examination of "modern developments in apartment house construction". Solid and VG+ (offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with one closed tear along the front panel's..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1939. Cloth. An impressive Presentation copy of the 1939 1st edition. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR PAUL CAEMMERER TO ARCHITECT ANDREW REINHARD, WHO WAS ONE OF THE LEADING ARCHITECTS IN THE DESIGN OF ROCKEFELLER CENTER. (IN FACT, THIS COPY ALSO BOASTS ANDREW REINHARD'S WONDERFUL BOOKPLATE..... 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: William Helburn, 1940. 1/4 leather. The 1940 1st edition, limited to 1,000 copies, of this lavish monograph on the work of American architect H.T. Lindeberg (1879-1959). Solid and VG in its 1/4 red leatherette over red cloth. Limited wear at the tips (down to the boards), mild wear..... More
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
New York: Payson and Clarke Ltd., 1929. Cloth. A significant Presentation copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY FDR TO HIS YOUNGEST SON JOHN on the front free endpaper. A presentable copy to boot of the 1929 limited --and stated 1st-- edition. #8 OF ONLY 250 COPIES ISSUED IN THIS DELUXE LIMITATION. Clean..... 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
Paris: Cahiers d'Art, 1928. Original wraps. An unusually bright, clean copy of the 1928 1st edition. Tight and genuinely Near Fine in its printed white wrappers, with the slightest hint of light creasing along the top-edges. Thin quarto, crisp black-and-white photos following Henry-Russell Hitchcock's text. Impressive early monograph --issued out..... 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. NICELY INSCRIBED BY HENRY-RUSSELL HITCHCOCK on the front free endpaper. Solid and VG+ to boot in its russet cloth, with bright silver-titling along the front panel and lightly-rubbed titling at the spine. Light wear to the inner hinge, otherwise very clean internally..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1932. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY PHILIP JOHNSON on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1932 1st edition of this seminal meditation on "Modernist" architecture. Tight and VG+ in its russet cloth, with very light wear along the spine and..... 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. SIGNED BY HUGH FERRISS on the front free endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1929 true 1st edition (with the silver lettering --rather than the red lettering-- along the front panel and spine). Rubbing to the lettering at the spine..... More
