The Architecture of Carrere & Hastings, Volume I & II by Hewitt, Mark A - 2006

New York: Acanthus, 2006. Hardcover. VG/VG(Boards are near-perfect; both DJs show very light shelfwear and mild shelfwear around top edges; slipcase shows some discoloration and shelfwear, but is very solid; there is some peeling on the inside of the slipcase, which is not visible when the books are encased.). Navy cloth boards with gilt lettering; colorfully illustrated DJ with navy and yellowish lettering; navy cloth-covered slipcase with mounted bw illustrations and gilt lettering; Volume I has a bw photo frontispiece, 419 pp., richly illustrated; includes floorplans. Volume II has a bw photo fronispiece, 335 pp., includes floorplans and plot plans. This is a heavy item. "Carrère and Hastings, the firm of John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings, was one of the outstanding American Beaux-Arts architecture firms. Located in New York City, the firm practiced from 1885 until 1929, although Carrère died in an automobile accident in 1911." -- website.