Porches and Fonts
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
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: Orange Judd and Company, 1870. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1870 1st edition. 40 pages of text, profusely illustrated with wood engravings, followed by 24 gorgeous chromolithographed plates. Several of the plates are double-page and each has an accompanying descriptive text leaf at the verso. Small folio..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942. Cloth. A wonderful Association copy: FROM THE LIBRARY OF --AND SIGNED AND DATED BY-- LEGENDARY SKIDMORE, OWINGS AND MERRILL ARCHITECT GORDON BUNSHAFT. A solid, presentable copy to boot of this important wartime manifesto in city planning, written by the great Spanish architect J.L. Sert..... More
Rizzoli/Bass Museum of Art, 2000. Cloth. The catalogue based on the 2000 exhibition at Miami Beach's Bass Museum of Art. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, Foreword by the renowned architectural critic Paul Goldberger. More
Paris: C. 1660. Jean Marot. Full leather. Paris, circa 1660. 3 pgs. of text, 21 double-gated plates, engraved by architect Jean Marot. The chateau designed for Cardinal Richelieu ("L'etat, c'est moi!!") by the great French architect Jacques Le Mercier. Bound in a lovely full calf --with beautiful gilt-flourishes and bordering--..... 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
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. Cloth. CYNICALLY INSCRIBED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT opposite the copyright page. A solid copy to boot of the 1946 1st edition of this "unconventional portrait of an unconventional man -- FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, stormy petrel of architecture. The author is his son, who tells..... More
Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 1979. Cloth. The 1979 1st edition, in its much less common hardback. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping to the tips and along the panel edges and the spine. Quarto, black-and-white photos throughout complementing John Lobell's text. More
New York: Philip Jann Press, 2009. Cloth. An important Association copy: INSCRIBED BY JOHN PORTMAN TO RENOWNED ART FABRICATOR DICK POLICH on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2009 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Crisp color and black-and-white..... More
Oslo, Norway: The Forlaget Press, 2018. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 2018 1st edition of this wonderful study of the interior design by Norwegian architect Arnstein Arneberg of "the most important room in the world", the Security Council Chamber at the United Nations. Tight and Fine in its oatmeal..... More
1910. Letters. 1910 HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM LEGENDARY AUSTRIAN ARCHITECT JOSEF HOFFMANN (Vienna Secessionist and co-founder of the Wiener Werkstatte) TO EDUARD JOSEF WIMMER-WISGRILL (the first Artistic Director of the fashion department of the Wiener Werkstatte). Clean and bright and very well-preserved. Written on the stationary (with lavish letterhead) of The..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 2007. Cloth. SIGNED LAVISHLY BY RICHARD MEIER IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2007 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Beautifully designed by Massigmo Vignelli. More
Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, 1979. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1979 1st edition, limited to 3,000 copies. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto, 110 pgs., large fold-out map. More
Oxford University Press, 1969. Cloth. A very solid, well-preserved copy of the 1969 stated 2nd edition of this remarkable undertaking by Oxford University Press. In 2 volumes. Both volumes tight, clean and VG in their light-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at their front panels and spines. And both volumes in..... More
Tokyo: A.D.A. Edita, 1977. Cloth. WONDERFULLY INSCRIBED BY CHARLES GWATHMEY ("FOR A HARVARD GRADUATE WHO BELIEVES IN JUST--FROM A HARVARD PROFESSOR WHO RESPECTS--THANKS FOR EVERYTHING--CHARLES GWATHMEY") on the front free endpaper. A tight, very clean copy to boot of the 1977 1st Japanese edition. Solid and Near Fine in its..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1980. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1980 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white (and the occasional color) plates throughout. Introduction by Kenneth Clark, Photographs by David Finn and Commentaries by George Robinson. More
Mexico: Arquine, 2008. Boards. A pristine copy of the 2008 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its decorative white boards. Quarto, text in both Spanish and English. More
New York: International Publications, 1935. Pictorial wrappers. A crisp, sharp copy of the November 1935 issue of this leading architectural monthly. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers, with a very slight lean at the spine. Tall quarto, issue includes "Italy", "Le Corbusier", "Textiles", "Time-Saver Standards" More
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corp. 1944. Original wraps. A large run of this impressive mid 40s architectural and design magazine issued monthly out of New York by Reinhold. Includes all of the issues of 1944 except November (11 issues), plus the 1st 2 issues of 1945 and 5 duplicate issues..... More
MIT Press, 1965. 1st. Cloth. A sharp, clean copy of the 1965 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with creasing along both flap-folds. Square quarto, 212 pgs. Crisp, first-rate black-and-white photographs throughout. Layout and book design by Yusaku Kamekura, photography by Yoshio..... More
Stuttgart: Verlag Gerd Hatje, 1960. Cloth. A tight, impressive copy of the 1960 1st edition of this monograph on Brazilian architect Alfonso Eduardo Reidy (1909-1964). Solid and Near Fine (former owner name {renowned Boston architect Paul Grayson} on the half-title) in its dark-gray cloth. Oblong quarto, hundreds of crisp black-and-white..... More
Tokyo: The Asahi Shimbun Press, 1958. Shingo Yamaji. Cloth. A clean, very impressive copy of the 1958 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, lovely black-and-white photos (gravures) throughout, in addition to plans and drawings (by Shingo Yamaji). Part I: The Surroundings of..... More