Australia: Images Publishing, 2003. Cloth. A lovely copy of the 2003 1st Australian edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Thick, tall quarto, "352 pages, with over 400 photographs and numerous plans, sections, and renderings". Designed and edited by Massimi Vignelli, photography by Robert Lautman..... More
Japan: Shigenobu Maeda, 1964. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1964 stated 3rd printing. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine acetate dustjacket. Square quarto, crisp black-and-white photography thruout. Small, discreet former owner name at rear endpaper. More
New York: Interior Architecture & Decoration Publishing Company, 1931. Original Wraps. The July 1931 issue of "Interior Architecture & Decoration: A Professional Magazine of Interior Decoration". VG- in its sewn wrappers, with light soiling to the covers. Quarto, 48 pgs., including crisp black-and-white photography thruout. More
Jamestown, New York: International Casement Co., 1922. Original wraps. Elegant October 1922 catalogue (the 7th catalogue) issued by International Casement Company of Jamestwon, NY and featuring dozens of black-and-white examples (both line-drawn and photographed) of some of the most rococo and lavishly-designed casement doors and windows of the period. Also..... More
Chicago: The Tribune Company, 1923. Burlap. A tight, gorgeous copy of the 1923 1st edition. Surprisingly crisp and well-preserved in its original buckram binding, with pristine leather title-labels at both the front panel and spine. One small, neat name in ink at the first blank endpaper, otherwise all-but-immaculate internally. Easily..... More
Chicago: The Tribune Company, 1923. Burlap. A genuinely scarce item in 20th century architecture -- a true collector's copy of the 1923 1st edition, with its crisp, superb dustjacket AND the publisher's fragile red cardboard box which houses the thick folio. Tight and Near Fine in its light-brown burlap, with..... More
Tokyo: Shinkenchiku-Sha Co., Ltd. Cloth. First Edition. The complete monthly run from Jan. 1964 thru June 1965, in 3 very handsome clothbound volumes. 18 issues all told. Each volume clean and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine. Internally immaculate as well..... More
1981: Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam. Original wraps. The catalogue based on the 1981 exhibition at Rotterdam's Museum Boymans-van Beuningen. Clean and Near Fine in its dark printed wrappers. Oblong quarto, dozens of crisp black-and-white photos and drawings throughout. Includes laid-in map at the rear. Jean Prouve (1901-1984), French metal worker..... More
Tokyo: Kenzo Tange and URTEC Incorporated, 1971. Spiral bound. INSCRIBED BY KENZO TANGE (THE PRITZKER PRIZE-WINNING JAPANESE ARCHITECT, 1913-2005) on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1971 1st English language edition of this catalogue of some of the architectural highlights of Tange's firm, URTEC..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1987. 1st. Cloth. SIGNED BY 5 OF THE PARTNERS (GENE KOHN, WILL PEDERSEN, SHELDON FOX, ARTHUR MAY AND RALPH CIOPPA ) on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1987 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall..... More
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'Hui, 1958. Magazines. A clean, sharp copy of the September 1958 issue (issue #79), celebrating the work of Mies Van Der Rohe. Tall quarto, hundreds of crisp black-and-white plates --and wonderful period ads-- throughout. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. First Edition. "The story of Rockefeller Center, a city within a city, as told at the ceremony in which John D. Rockefeller, Jr., drove the last rivet of the last building, November 1, 1939." A nice piece of New Yorkiana. Solid and VG in..... More
Vitra Design Museum, 2007. Boards. A pristine copy of this impressive 2007 catalogue by the Vitra Design Museum, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. Tight and Fine in its dark and grey boards. And including an immaculate example of the publisher's colorful, printed obi (or wraparound band). More
Paris: F. Contet, Editeur D'Art, 1920. Decorative Cloth. The 1920 3rd edition of this very impressive portfolio, in 4 volumes. Each volume altogether intact, with dozens of clean, loose plates (many gravures, etchings and high-quality line drawings among them). Navy-blue cloth spines (with mostly-bright gilt lettering), attractive marbled boards. Each..... More
Milan: Electa, 1993. Original Wraps. First Edition. Lotus International: Quarterly Architectural Review. Lotus 89--"The Irvine Company's Proposals for Newport Coast in Orange County, California". Dual text, in both Englaish and Italian. A bright, Fine copy in its original pictorial wrappers. Square quarto, 131 pgs. More
Tokyo: A+U (Architecture and Urbanism), 1975. Pictorial cloth. The uncommon Japanese catalogue, circa 1975 (just after Louis Kahn's death). Tight and VG+ in its pictorial white cloth. And in a decorative silver dustjacket, with drawn flourishes surrounding a simple, elegant photo of Louis Kahn teaching. Light wear along the spine..... More
Japan: RETORIA, 1981. Cloth. Uncommon 1981 monograph on Japanese architectural firm M. Yendo Associated Architects and Engineers. In both Japanese and English. Tall, square quarto, mostly crisp black and white plates (a number of color plates mixed in as well. Solid and VG+ in its light-brown cloth, with fading along..... More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1962. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1962 1st edition. Tight and VG in its oatmeal cloth, with light soiling to the panels. Oblong quarto, crisp black-and-white reproductions throughout. More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1990. 1st. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1990 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 351 pgs. Edited by Karen Vogel Nichols, Patrick J. Burke and Caroline Hancock. Essays by Robert Maxwell and Christian Norberg-Schulz. More
New York and Greenwich, CT: The House of J. Hayden Twiss (Smith Building), 1931. Original wraps. A clean, sharp copy of this uncommon 1931 catalogue on the (mostly residential) work of Greenwich, Connecticut builder George L. White and Edwin Bartels (his associate). Solid and VG in its light-green wrappers, with..... More
New York: J. Hayden Twiss, 1928. Nyholm. Original wraps. Impresive monograph on the work (mostly from the 1920s) of architect Penrose Stout. Primarily focusing on Bronxville, NY but several examples as well of work in Oyster Bay, Long Island, Verona, New Jersey, etc. Promotional portfolio consisting of approximately 70 exterior..... More
Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2010. 1st. Hardcover. A pristine copy of the 2010 1st edition. Tight and Fine in its pictorial boards. Octavo, 316 pgs., coincides with the exhibition "Rising Currents: Projects for New York's Waterfront" More
New York: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, 1995. Ephemera. A set of actual blueprints --marked in the interior by one or more of the architects-- of the 1995 renovations to "Windows of the World", the internationally famous restaurant gracing the 106th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center..... More
Lenna Tyler Cast, 1985. Original Wraps. Handsome 3 Vol. set on architectural ornament and design. All volumes 1st editions (1985 and 1989 respectively), all volumes clean and Near Fine in their gilt-decorated, navy-blue wrappers and spiral bindings. Tall quartos, line-drawn and pictorial plates thruout. Vol 1: Ornament in History: A...... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1985. Pictorial boards. SIGNED BY PHILIP JOHNSON on the front free endpaper. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1985 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, bright color reproductions throughout. More
