Architecture

France: Centre D'Etudes et De Recherches Architecturales. Minor edgewear. Well illustrated work on the architecture of the 19th century French architect, Hector Horeau. Contains the "Gazette des Architectes et de Batiment", 1868 issue reprinted; as well as the "Catalogue des Dessins et des Oeuvres Figurees d'Hector Horeau". Written in French.. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1927. Cover has corner-edgewear; previous owner's name on front flyleaf has been inked-over. The life and work of this Hon. Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects, with a selection of his drawings and sketches. Foreward by Sir Aston Webb; introduction by Sir Reginald Blomfield. Also discusses the art of drawing. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good -. more information

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London, NY and Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1963. "A report of studies made by the Division for Architectural Studies of the Nuffield Foundation", centered more on general hospitals rather than on separate children's hospitals because British national policy was concentrating more on general hospitals in this era. Addresses how to accommodate children with infectious diseases, placing children in adult wards, the admission of mothers into the hospital with sick children, children in outpatient departments, etc. Illustrated. Light edgewear and minor rubs.. First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Schenectady, NY: General Electric Co., 1949. Written for hospital architects, engineers, executives and others involved in hospital planning. Offers "authoritative data for selecting and installing electric equipment and devices in the modern hospital, and recommends a wide variety of products manufactured by various General Electric departments and affiliates". Includes two brochures in rear pocket - Lighting Layout Suggestions for Various Hospital Elements, and Buyer's Guide for Hospital Equipment Using Radiant-Energy Sources. Previous owner's name on endpapers and page edges.. First Edition. Very Good +/No Jacket. more information

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Raleigh, NC: Travel and Promotion Division. Interior is VG+, cover has light marks. Well illustrated work from the NC Department of Conservation and Development, covering North Carolina's public buildings, homes of famous persons and sites of historic events, as well as architecturally significant buildings. 32 pages.. Believed First. Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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NY: Swann Galleries, 1998. Illustrated catalogue of 736 items (art & architecture book, lots 1-232; prints & drawings, lots 233-298; and prints & drawings, lots 299-736). Public Auction Sale 1799, September of 1998.. Original Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Steel Company, 1923. Rub marks and light edge wear on exterior; light age toning of pages; all edges guilt. A guide to the use of steel in architecture and construction. 372 pages.. Twenty-Third Edition. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. more information

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NY: Hastings House, 1941. Cover is lightly faded. Greece "as photographed by members of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and their Friends", covering Greek villages, Byzantine churches, harbors and islands, mountains/valleys/plains, Athens, ancient sanctuaries, and includes a map of Greece. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Arno Press, 1977. "Houses and interior features, including wall cabinets, dressers, and hardward, etc.", illustrated work on colonial homes of Massachusetts.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. more information

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London: The Times . Oversized collection of photographs on Great Britain's beauty and artistic and architectural achievements, with an introductory message from HRH The Prince of Wales. The black and white photo illustrations are each accompanied by a word of description as well as a relevant literary piece (poem, brief narrative, etc.). Minor edgewear wear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Salt Lake City, UT: University Services, 1980. Illustrated journal publication on the restoration and architectural preservation works in Utah. With several articles, well illustrated. Topics discussed include the Deveraux House, the Utah mansion, Ogden's Union Station, Tintic mining district, Gustav Stickley, the Culmer House, 19th century wallpaper, etc.. Official Softbound Photocopy. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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NY: Saturday Review Press, 1969. The program booklet for the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for the 1968-69 season; with articles, illustrations, and advertisements - including an article on Frank Lloyd Wright's Last Monument - the Grady Gammage Auditorium. Minor exterior wear.. Original Annual Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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NY: St Martin's Press, 1983. Discusses John Soane and his architectural styles, the Soane Museum, his contemporaries, the Bank of England, his Dulwich Picture Gallery, etc. Illustrations include full color fold-outs.. First American Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Roma: Ricordi e Cartoline, Mosaico. Covers have moderate edgewear - spine strip on first volume is tape-reinforced; tape rubs on spine and side edges of second volume; photos are faded. Two volume work which contains fan-fold photographs of ancient Roman landmarks/architecture, with brief narrative descriptions on the reverse sides.. Hard Cover. Fair. more information

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China: The Bureau of City Plan Administration of Peking, 1958. Very RARE copy of this thoroughly illustrative history of the building and development of Peking, China. Written in Chinese, English, and possibly Russian. Includes city designs in the Yuan, Ming, and Ching dynasties, and a full section on scenic spots and historical relics.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Hildesheim, Germany: Franz Borgmeyer, 1923. Cover has light soils; minor rubmarks. Illustrated, 48 page publication on this great work of architecture and art in Germany.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. more information

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Paris, France: Librairie Hachette, 1955. Cover has light edgechips. Well illustrated look at ancient Greek art, sculpture, and architecture. Written in French.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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NY: Landmark Book Co.. 31 page catalogue from the Landmark Book Company (no. 43), on rare books on art and architecture - great reference material! . Original Annual Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Washington, DC: The American Architectural Foundation. Scarce copy of this illustrated museum exhibition catalogue, with lenders to the exhibition being The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's; Guildhall Library, City of London; and The Warden and Fellows of All Souls, Oxford.. Soft Cover. Very Good +. more information

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NY: William H. Schab. Thoroughly illustrated early illustrated books auction catalogue; undated, circa 1950's. Includes Incunabula Renaissance texts, architecture, early science and medicine, Americana, botany, tehatre & fetes, etc. . Original Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Portland, Maine: Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc., 1975. Illustrated publication of the Advisory Service of Greater Portland Landmarks, focused on the preservation, restoration, and renovation and care of Portland's old homes.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. more information

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Berlin: Globus Verlag. Cover has moderate edgewear and is faded; opens to title page. Interior is VG. "30 Ansichten nach Momentaufnabmen in Photographiedruck." Photographic work on German buildings, rivers, sculpture, etc. . Hard Cover. Good. more information

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NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1965. Details the main causes of modern urban blight - racial discrimination, tax policies, inadequate housing, and lack of comprehensive planning. 394 pages. Dust jacket has minor edgewear.. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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NY & London: Henry Holt and Co., 1912. Supplies the tourist to Belgium with historical and antiquarian information on the cities of Belgium, to help the tourist understand and enjoy the architecture, sculpture, painting, and minor arts of the towns and cities he visits. Includes Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, and Antwerp - with historical notes. Interior is VG; exterior has light stains, minor wear.. Third Edition. Flexible Boards. Very Good -/No Jacket. more information

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London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., 1952. Illustrated work on the theory of art, the aesthetic fallacies and the interpretation of history, on becoming an artist, and the principles of criticism. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1982. Dust jacket has tears along the top front left corner. A complete reference, illustrated, to the specialty elements of architecture of exterior lighting, interior and exterior trees and plants, interior and exterior works of art (sculpture, paintings, etc.), pools and fountains, signage, recreation areas for children and adults, audiovisual communications facilities, and accommodations for the disabled. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Good. more information

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NY: Facts on File Publications, 1982. An illustrated "guide" through the fictional homes of Rebecca, Great Expectations, The Picture of Dorian Grey, the House of Seven Gables, the Great Gatsby, Dracula, Northanger Abbey, Jane Eyre, Howards End, and the Hound of the Baskervilles.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. more information

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London and NY: Macmillan and Co., 1894. Late nineteenth century work on Old Whitby - its history, myths, churches, topography, its tenants, architecture, etc. Illustrated. Minor wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Ex-Library. more information

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Anvers: Editions Du Colibri, 1952. Cover has significant edgewear; interior is VG+; stamped "Library of Congress Surplus Duplicates". No. 164 of this limited printing of 200 copies; written in French. 127 pages covering "Du Dessin", "De La Peinture", "De La Gravure", "De La Sculpture", "De L'Architecture", "De La Musique", "De La Danse", "Du Theatre", "De La Litterature", and "De L'Art". . Original Edition. Soft Cover. Good. more information

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Chicago and San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, Publishers, 1893. This is a complete 3-volume set (Volume I - pages 1-340, Volume II - pages 341- 664, Volume III - pages 665-1000) bound in full leather. The bindings, themselves, are quite worn with several boards detached, however the text blocks of pages are in excellent clean condition which makes this set an exceptionally good candidate for professional rebinding. Profusely illustrated.. First Edition. Leather. Good. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. more information

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Oxford, England: John Henry Parker, 1842. Lacks the cover, and the text block is split - making this a good candidate for rebinding. This mid-29th century work focuses on church architecture and is well illustrated with drawings throughout, and ground plans.. First Edition. Reading Copy Only. more information

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Italy: Sadea/Sansoni Editori, 1966. Beautifully illustrated work from the Itesori series, on Gli Uffizi - Italian art and architecture.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Ludowici-Celadon Co., 1930. Cover has minor wear and is faded. One of a series of "monographs on European architecture, with special reference to roofs of tile"; well illustrated. 16 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887. Interior is VG; cover has light edgewear, rubmarks, and light soils. Scarce copy of this late 19th century on the architecture of ancient Greece and Italy. Will illustrated, and with narrative accompaniments to the illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Only. more information

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London: John Murray, 1929. Minor marks, minor foxing. A collection of travel studies and critical observations by the architect-author, "ranging through old towns in different countries" dealing with architecture. Illustrated with reproductions in half-tones, reproductions in collotype, and a fold-out map "Carte Des Cevenes Vivarais Et Bas Languedoc" in VG+ condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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Canterbury, NH: Community Builders, 1983. "Building for Energy Independence", illustrated with drawings/diagrams and photographs.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Stuttgart: DACO-Verlag, 1996. A well illustrated look at the architectural designs of the noted modern architect, Mario Botto, who has buildings around the world, and who developed the curriculum of the new Architecture Academy Ticino at the Swiss-Italian University. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. more information

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Maine: Maine Historic Preservation Commission, 1978. 16 page illustrated booklet, which is "one of a continuing series of publications documenting Maine's historic architectural, and archeological heritage".. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Munchen: Buchhandler Hillenbrand's Verlag, 1989. Text is in English, German, and French. "Nach einem Uberblick uber die Stadtgeschichte auf 32 Seiten mit Vielen Abbildungen folgt ein Farbteil mit 64 ganzseitigen, herrlichen Wiedergaben unverwechselbarer Motive." Oversized work, inclusive of full page, full color illustrations.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Meriden, CT: The Meriden Gravure Company, 1965. Light uneven edge fading with some corner creasing; a nice copy. A periodical discussing the history of architecture, with many articles and illustrations.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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London: B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1942. With a foreward by Hilaire Belloc; illustrated with photographs and drawings. Minor foxing on endpapers.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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London: Falcon Educational Books, 1951. Dust jacket has minor wear. Biography and architectural works of the noted 17th century English architect Sir Christopher James Wren (1632 - 1723) who was also a designer, astronomer, and geometer. Wren designed 53 London churches, including St Paul's Cathedral, as well as many secular buildings, and was a founder of the Royal Society. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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New Haven: The United Church, 1965. Spine fading, with light normal edge wear; typical library marks. An architectural reference on the United Church on the Green, discussing its renovations and history. 47 pages.. Soft Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Ex-Seminary Library. more information

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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. Cover has moderate edgewear; spine strip is tape-reinforced. From the Langham Series of Art Monographs, edited by Selwyn Brinton. Illustrated work covering the architecture of Rome, Basilican architecture, Byzantine architecture, the Lombard Romanesque, the Gothic Romanesque, and Renaissance Architecture.. First Edition. Leather. Good. more information

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Boston: L. C. Page & Co., 1908. "Their history and their architecture; together with much of interest concerning the bishops, rulers and other personages identified with them." Illustrated. Decorative binding.. Stated First Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. more information

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NY: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1971. Dust jacket has minor edgechips. This well known architect "demonstrates a simple, flexible new method of using photography to enable you to depict architectural projects in true perspective". Thoroughly illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. more information

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Sydney, London, Melbourne and Wellington: Angus and Robertson, 1959. Well illustrated work on the Gothic style architecture of Europe, with an introduction by Kurt Gerstenberg, and commentaries on the illustrations by Helmut Domke. Spine strip is faded.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +. more information

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NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1976. Dust jacket has light edgewear. Addresses the "profound changes affecting the architectural profession during the 20th century". With 50 black-and-white illustrations; 128 pages.. Stated First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good -. more information

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Roma, Italy (Rome): La Libreria Dello Stato. Bottom right front corner has a small tear. From the Ministero Della Educazione Nazionale 0 Itinerari Dei Musei E Monumenti D'Italia. With 49 black-and-white illustrations.. Seconda Edizione . Soft Cover. Very Good -. more information

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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University. A beautiful 32-page pamphlet, no date given. Slight shadow of former small rectangular sales sticker on front cover.. Soft Cover. VG+. more information

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