Search Results: Architecture from Great Expectations Rare Books

New York: New York: Bramhall House, 1965, 1965. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Third printing of this reprint edition. Half cloth in dustjacket. Profusely illustrated with 250 drawings, diagrams and photographs. Fine in very good+ dustjacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Los Angeles: The Knapp Press, 1978. Oversixe folio. Blue cloth in non price-clipped dustjacket. Illustrated with hundred's of color photographs. Laminate on dustjacket shows wrinkles, though dustjacket itself is near fine. Fine in very good dustjacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, quarto size volume bound in beige cloth and lettered on spine in bronze, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 256 pages. Bibliography and Index. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and architectural plans. Stated first edition, first printing with full number line. Small remainder dot on lower edge of bulked sheets. Else a clean, fresh unmarked and like new copy. Fine in an as new dust-jacket. Oversize book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1968. Hardcover, red cloth lettered in gold, no dust-jacket as issued. 289 pages. Index. Illustrated with over 90 photographs by Mary H. Northend and others. First reprinting of the original 1915 edition by this publisher. Previous owner's small label inside front cover. Cloth protected by handsomely crafted home-made acetate covers. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine. . Re-issue. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Editions Albin Michel, 1969. French edition. Hardcover, green cloth, housed in publisher's pictorial slipcase. 327 pages. Bibliography, Chronological Table, Index. Illustrated with 41 tipped -in color plates, 69 black and white photographs, and 45 line drawings Translated from the German by Andre Vandevoorde. First French edition. A title in L'Art dans le Monde series. Previous owner's small label inside front cover. Cloth protected by clear acetate covers. Slipcase in as new condition. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, near as new. Near fine in a fine slipcase. Text in French.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2004. Hardcover, large quarto bound in teal cloth and original publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 214 pages. Bibliography, Index. Profusely illustrated with 80 color and 150 duo-tone photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. A historically rich and visually spectacular journey through New York City between the two world wars focusing primarily on architecture, but also including sections on transportation, hotels, shops and shopping, drinking, dining and dancing and the 1939 World's Fair. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. A very nice copy of the scarce first printing of this important study. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large, oversize book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Rizzoli, 1979. Large format hardcover, red cloth in original non price-clipped dust-jacket. 332pp., Bibliography, Notes, Index. First American edition. Organized by country and illustrtated with over 400 photographs, both contemporary and specially commissioned. The first comprehensive study on the achievements of the architects of the fin de siecle, characterized under many different names: Liberty, Jugendstil, Modernismo, Secessionstil. In total there are over 500 illustrations, 68 in color. Red cloth quite mottled under dust-jacket on upper cover. Else a very clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good in a very good dust-jacket. Extra postage charges will apply for Priority and International orders. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Bonanza Books, 1973. Second printing thus. Half cloth in price-clipped dustjacket. Profusely illustrated with monochrome photographs by author. Dustjacket torn, with sev eral clear tape repairs. Fine in good jacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1980. Hardcover, burgundy cloth in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 448 pages. Glossary, Index. Illustrated with 1800 vignette drawings and 31 pages of color photographs. First American edition. A omnibus gazetteer covering multiple architectural styles, regions, historical periods, etc.; describing over 3500 buildings. Previous owner's small label inside front cover. Dust-jacket protected by hand-crafted, home-made acetate covers. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Milan, Italy: Mondadori Electa, 2018. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardcover, folio size volume bound in red boards and publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 173 pages. Selected Bibliography. Illustrated throughout with magnificent color photographs by Massimo Listri. Stated First edition, printed in Italy and distributed in English world-wide by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. No previous ownership marks. Tiny incidental nick to jacket on upper rear panel, else a clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy in as new condition. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

New York: Abbeville Press, 1972. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 262 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with numerous photographs and engravings. Stated first edition. The first book to examine the various architectural styles of the New York row house including but not limited to, the Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and Second Empire. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large. heavy book, International and Priority orders will require additional postage.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Pitkin, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format paperback, small folio bound in heavy pictorial wraps. 96 pages. Text by Malcolm Miller. Illustrated with vibrant color photographs by Sonia Halliday and Laura Lushington. Reprint (1989), originally published 1985. A title in the Pitkin Pictorial Guides and Souvenir Books series. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A hint of wear to lower edge of covers, else a like new copy. Near fine. .

Feltham, Middlesex, England: Paul Hamlyn, 1968. Square octavo hardcover in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 189 pages. Glossary, Index. Illustrated with over 180 black and white pictures and 12 full page color plates. First edition. A brief survey of medieval fortifications focusing on twelve historically important examples. Previous owner's small label inside front cover. Dust-jacket protected by handsomely crafted home-made acetate covers. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Les Editions Braun & Cie, 1954. Book. Near Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Large hardcover, folio size volume bound in beige fabric texture cloth and publisher's edge-worn dust-jacket. Text entirely in French, published in France. XXIV, 16, 196 pages. Introduction by Jean Bony. Descriptions of photographs by Peter Meyer. Illustrated with 196, mostly full page, black and white photographs by Martin Hurlimann. Presumed first edition, no other printings listed. No previous ownership marks. Laid-in is a separate 22 page pamphlet (quarto, 10.5 inches tall) entitled Notre-Dame de Chartres, being a special issue of the review Notre-Dam de Chartres April, 1976, published in English. Illustrated in black and white and color. Book condition: a clean, tight, sound copy with no marking or writing. Dust-jacket is worn, with considerable edge-wear and toning to spine. Near very good in a fair dust-jacket. Pamphlet is very good. Priority and International… Read More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1963. Large format hardcover in publisher's dust-jacket. 78 pages of text with line drawings and diagrams throughout, followed by 200 pages of full black and white photographic plates by H. Schmidt-Glassner. Translated and adapted by Olive Cook. First American edition (1963}. Previous owner's small label inside front cover. Dust-jacket protected by well crafted hand-made acetate covers. A clean, square and unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2017. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, quarto size volume bound in printed paper covered boards, no dust-jacket as issued. 304 pages. Bibliography, Index, etc. Profusely illustrated throughout with duo-tone and color images. Published simultaneously in two editions [French and English] in conjunction with the eponymously named exhibition held at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery and at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, this being the English edition. First edition. No previous ownership marks. A pristine, fresh and like new copy, appear unread. As new. Due to size and weight Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .

Potsdam, Germany: H.F.Ullmann Publishing Gmbh, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, quarto size volume bound in pictorial laminated boards, in publisher's original dust-jacket repeating artwork on covers. 359 pages. Glossary, Bibliography. Translated by Paul Ashton. Illustrated with double-page color map and hundreds of color photographs highlighting over five dozen magnificent Chateaux spanning several hundred years of Loire Valley architecture. Special edition published by Tandem Verlag, originally published in English by them in 2007. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy, near like new. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. Hardcover in publisher's dust-jacket. 397 pages. Bibliographic References, Index. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Second printing. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new Fine in a fine dust-jacket. Media mail only. . Second Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. Hardcover, blue cloth in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 424pp., Bibliographic References, Bibliography, Index. Profusely illustrated with over 300 photographs, sketches, maps and plans. Second edition, first printing. A new approach to the recovery of beauty in Anerican cities. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, sound copy with writing or marking. Dust-jacket has no tears or chips. Very good+ in a very good+ dust-jacket.. Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, 1967. Trade paperback. 288 pages. Selected Bibliography, Index. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white photographs and a map. Third printing. Previous owner's small label inside front cover. A title in the Praeger World of Art Paperback series. A clean, square, unmarked copy. No spine crease. Not ex-library. Near Fine. . Third Printing. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.