Architecture from Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

The Architecture of I.M. Pei: With an Illustrated Catalogue of the Buildings and Projects
by WISEMAN, Carter
- Condition
- Used - A near-fine copy; jacket lightly rubbed
- Published
- 2001
- ISBN 10
- 0500510679
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$250.00
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London: Thames and Hudson, 2001. A near-fine copy; jacket lightly rubbed. 11.25 x 9.25 inches. 340 pages. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white and color. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. First edition, with 356 illustrations included. Item Price
$250.00

Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program 1945 - 1966
by SMITH, Elizabeth
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- Used - Some staining to acetate; generally a clean copy
- Published
- 2002
- ISBN 10
- 3822864129
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$250.00
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Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2002. Some staining to acetate; generally a clean copy. 18 x 13.25 inches. 440 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original illustrated boards; printed acetate covering. First edition. "Modernist experimental homes. Prototypes for everyone The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day… Read more Item Price
$250.00

La Casa Rotonda
by BOTTA, Mario; Edoardo SANGUINETI; Alberto SARTORIS; Pierluigi NICOLIN; Rob KRIER; Robert TREVISIOL; REISER
- Condition
- Used - A near-fine copy, the wrappers lightly toned and with some light wear
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Softcover
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$15.00
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Italy: Edizioni L'Erba Voglio, 1982. Softcover. A near-fine copy, the wrappers lightly toned and with some light wear. 8.25 x 8.25 inches. 111 pages. Wrappers. In Italian and English. Item Price
$15.00

Towers: A Historial Survey
by HEINLE, Erwin; Fritz LEONHARDT
- Condition
- Used - A fine copy
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0847810763
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$25.00
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New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1989. Hardcover. A fine copy. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. 343 pages. Cloth; dust jacket. "Looks at natural towers, famous towers of the past, church towers, cathedrals, Islamic towers, pagodas, bell towers, communications towers, and skyscrapers. Item Price
$25.00

Peter Cook: Six Conversations (Architectural Monographs (Hardcover) #28)
by COOK, Peter
- Condition
- Used - A fine copy
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1854901524
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$55.00
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John Wiley & Sons, 1995. Hardcover. A fine copy. 12.25 x 10.5 inches. 144 pages. Cloth; dust jacket. Item Price
$55.00

The Historic Houses of Presidio Terrace (and the people who built them)
by MCGREW, Patrick; Edwin BAYRD (editor)
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- Used - A fine copy in a near-fine lightly toned jacket that has a little light wear and a few small marks
- Published
- 1995
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$325.00
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(Friends of the) Presidio Terrace Association, 1995. A fine copy in a near-fine lightly toned jacket that has a little light wear and a few small marks. 11.25 x 14.25 inches. 96 pages. Cloth; dust jacket. Inscribed by the architect on the title-page and with a typed letter signed by the architect laid in. First Edition. A collection… Read more Item Price
$325.00

Dentro lo Spazio
by CAGLIO, Luciana; Nag ARNOLDI
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- Used - Jacket with a few small tears at edges but generally bright and clean, internally clean and unblemished
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- 1985
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$250.00
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Lugano: Banca della Svizzera Italiana, 1985. Jacket with a few small tears at edges but generally bright and clean, internally clean and unblemished. Text in Italian and English. Folio (12.5 x 11 inches). Illustrated in black-and-white and color. Cloth; dust jacket. Limited edition, number 84 of 198 numbered copies from an edition of 1200. A monograph on the… Read more Item Price
$250.00

Sleepy Hollow Restorations: A Cross-Section of the Collections
by BUTLER, Joseph T.
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- Used - Some slight wear to jacket edges
- Published
- 1983
- ISBN 10
- 0912882573
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$15.00
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Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press, 1983. Some slight wear to jacket edges. 11 x 8.5 inches. 310 pages. Fully illustrated in color. Original brown cloth; pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Item Price
$15.00

Mexican Churches
by PORTER, Eliot; Ellen AUERBACH
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- Used - Spine faded with some associated fading on front and back, owner's ink inscription on front free endpaper
- Published
- 1987
- ISBN 10
- 0826310230
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$20.00
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Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1987. Spine faded with some associated fading on front and back, owner's ink inscription on front free endpaper. 10.5 x 9.5 inches. 20 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original orange cloth; dust jacket. First edition. "These churches have never before been photographed so thoroughly, with such meticulous attention to their exuberant… Read more Item Price
$20.00

Kingswalden Notes [Pentagram Papers 16]
by PENTAGRAM
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- Used - Light wear to wrapper edges, but a fine copy
- Published
- 1970
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$80.00
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London, New York, San Francisco: Pentagram Design, 1970. Light wear to wrapper edges, but a fine copy. Oblong (7 x 9.5 inches). Original printed wrappers. The Kingswalden Notes are Quinlan Terry's journal recording the deign and building of Kings Walden Bury, a new country house in Hertfordshire, which was completed in 1971. Item Price
$80.00

Kingswalden Notes [Pentagram Papers 16]
by PENTAGRAM
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- Used - Light wear to wrapper edges, but a fine copy
- Published
- 1970
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$80.00
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London, New York, San Francisco: Pentagram Design, 1970. Light wear to wrapper edges, but a fine copy. Oblong (7 x 9.5 inches). Original printed wrappers. The Kingswalden Notes are Quinlan Terry's journal recording the deign and building of Kings Walden Bury, a new country house in Hertfordshire, which was completed in 1971. Item Price
$80.00

Cesar Pell. Buildings and Projects 1963-1990
by PELLI, Cesar; Paul GOLDBERGER (introduction)
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- Used - A fine copy in a near-fine jacket that is slightly toned along the spine
- Published
- 1990
- ISBN 10
- 0847812618
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$65.00
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New York: Rizzoli, 1990. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket that is slightly toned along the spine. 4to. 288 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED by Pelli on the half-title, and with the recipient's address label affixed to title. A fine monograph on the Argentinian-born American architect, including a study of the… Read more Item Price
$65.00

The International Style: Architecture Since 1922
by HITCHOCK, Henry-Russell, Jr. and Philip JOHNSON
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- Used - A near-fine copy with a few small areas of discoloration to cloth, in a very good price-clipped jacket with losses at ends of sp
- Published
- 1932
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$2,000.00
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New York: W. W. Norton, 1932. A near-fine copy with a few small areas of discoloration to cloth, in a very good price-clipped jacket with losses at ends of spine and at lower rear panel. 4to. 240 pages. 82 full-page photographs of contemporary buildings, accompanied by plans. Cloth; dust jacket. Provenance: Samuel M. Nickerson (pencil inscription dated Sept.… Read more Item Price
$2,000.00

Andrew Holmes: Addition (Folio IX)
by HOLMES, Andrew
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- Used - A near-fine copy, internally bright and clean, with light soiling to the box
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- 1986
- ISBN 10
- 090450378X
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$225.00
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London: Architecture Association, 1986. A near-fine copy, internally bright and clean, with light soiling to the box. Square folio. 28-page pamphlet in wrappers; 20 silkscreens; together in black cloth clamshell box. FIRST EDITION, number 29 of 1000 copies signed by Holmes on the cover of the box. Item Price
$225.00

Plus Minus Box
by KAWAKAMI, Kisa; Alvin BOYARDSKY; Richard George ROGERS; and David Dodge GRAY
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- Used - Light wear to folding case, generally in fine condition
- Published
- 1985
- ISBN 10
- 0904503720
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- 1
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$800.00
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London: Architectural Association, 1985. Light wear to folding case, generally in fine condition. Square cloth folding case (12 x 12 in.) containing: nine plates, three on board, including the use of silkscreen, relief sculpture, embossed paper, and printed acrylic. And 28-page illustrated text in glazed paper portfolio. FIRST EDITION of this scarce work on the Japanese architect and… Read more Item Price
$800.00

Life and Shape
by NEUTRA, Richard (1892-1970)
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- Used
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- 1962
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$500.00
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New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1962. 8vo. 372 pp. Plates. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. A near-fine copy with light wear to jacket, a few minor spots to sheet edges. FIRST EDITION. A fine association copy, inscribed by Richard Neutra to the photographer Barbara Morgan on the half-title: "To Barbara Morgan and her husband - who have suffered making the best… Read more Item Price
$500.00

Rapports au Conseil Général des Hospices, sur Les Hopitaux et Hospices; Les Secours a Domacile; La Direction des Nourrices
by PARIS; CONSEIL GÃNÃRAL D'ADMINISTRATION DES HOSPICES
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- Used
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- 1803
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$300.00
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Paris: Imprimerie des Hospices Civils, 1803. Three parts in one volume, 4to (250 x 197 mm). viii, 200; [2], 67; [2], 16 pp. Half-title. Folding table at end. Late 19th-/early 20th-century boards. Provenance: Bibliothèque Imperiale (inkstamp on some text leaves and table, duplicate stamp). FIRST EDITION. Contains a "report on the administration of home help" and a "report on… Read more Item Price
$300.00

Ornati e graffiti di varie facciate e sfondi che si ritrovano in antichi palazzi e chiese
by LASINIO, Carlo (1759-1838)
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- Used - From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow
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- 1788
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$4,000.00
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1788. From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. 29 plates (of 40) including title, plates 345 x 220 mm, sheets 495 x 330 mm. Some printed on tinted blue paper. Contemporary half vellum, marbled boards. Plates 26-28 with some pale staining. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, a rare proof copy before changes to the title. A CHARMING SERIES… Read more Item Price
$4,000.00

Trophées contenant divers attributs d'Eglise
by DELAFOSSE, Jean Charles (1734-1791)
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- Used - From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow
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- 1770
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$7,000.00
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Paris: Daumont, 1770. From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. 6 parts in one volume, folio (458 x 305 mm). 30 engraved plates including 6 titles and 12 engraved plates by Voisord after Delafosse of trophies from various other countries; 10 engraved plates after Delafosse of mantelpieces laid in. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards. Some wear at extremities. FIRST… Read more Item Price
$7,000.00

Architectura privata: das ist: Gründtliche Beschreibung ... inn was Form ... ein ... Bürgerliches Wohnhauss ... erbawet ... worden
by FURTTENBACH, Joseph, the Elder (1591-1667)
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- Used - From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow
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- 1641
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Ardsley, New York, USA
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$7,500.00
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Augsburg: Johann Schultes and Mathias Rembold, 1641. From the Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow. Folio (300 x 203 mm). Letterpress title printed in red and black (torn and repaired), 15 double-page or folding engraved plates or plans by Matthäus Rembold (1629-1657), on guards. Contemporary vellum. Some plates trimmed closely. Provenance: purchased from Ars Libri, 1990. FIRST EDITION… Read more Item Price
$7,500.00