Architecture

Seattle: Experience Music Project, 2000. Signed by Frank O. Gehry. First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Fine. Uncommon signed. Frank O. Gehry is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 1989.

1845 Views of Ancient ROME Illustrated Engravings Colosseum St Peter Basilica

An absolutely incredibly collection of 19th-century engravings of famous views of Rome. Published in Rome in 1845, 'Nuova Raccolta de Vedute di Roma' features nearly 60 illustrated plates featuring views of some of the most iconic and prolific Roman sites. Notable engravings include:
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The Colosseum
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St. Peter's Basilica & Piazza
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St. Angelo's Castle
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Archbasilica of St. John in Lateran
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St. Paul's Outside the Walls
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St. Maria Maggiore Piazza

Item number: #7515
Price: $750
various artists
Nuova raccolta di vedute di Roma e sue adiacenze incise da diversi artisti.
Rome: 1845.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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59 engravings
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Language: English
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Binding: Cloth; tight and secure
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Size: ~6in X 9in (15cm x 22.5cm)
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VERY RARE
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1796 1st ed History of Worcester England Britain Antiquities Architecture Coins

Valentine Green was an 18th-century British publisher who is known for his impressive engravings of iconic English locations and antiquities. His most memorable work was his book on the history Worcester, a book filled with views of churches, coins, and English architecture.
This fine 1796 first edition is two volumes bound as one, in large tome and includes 26 full-page and folding engraved plates throughout!

Item number: #10553
Price: $599
GREEN, Valentine
The History and Antiquities of the City and Suburbs of Worcester
London: Printed for the author by W. Bulmer and Co, 1796. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages: 2 volumes in 1
o Vol. I – xviii, 300, [4]
16 engraved plates
o Vol. II – 114, clv, [5]
10 engraved plates
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight & secure
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Size: ~11.5in X 9.25in (29cm x 23.5cm)
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New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1961. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4 volume set complete as issued - VOL. 1: WESTERN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE / VOL. 2: CHINESE AND INDIAN ARCHITECTURE / VOL. 3: PRE-COLUMBIAN ARCHITECTURE / VOL. 4: JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE - All books are in NF condition with trace edge wear noted else bright and solid copies. Dust jackets are in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else still bright, intact and whole. Books are housed in a VG slipcase - light rubbing to edges, bumping to top edge & bottom edges, adesive stain & scuffing to one panel else still bright and solid. JEX 5/20

1827 LONDON 1ed Metropolitan Improvements England Architecture Cathedrals BEAUTY

Thomas Shepherd was a 19th-century English historian who focused his career on the history of London. One of his books was 'Metropolitan Improvements' – a work describing various architectural feats around London and its environs. In it, Shepherd describes houses and royal halls, churches and cathedrals, prisons and hospitals, streets, bridges, and much more. This 1827 first edition includes 66 impressive full-page engravings of iconic London sights.

Item number: #14058
Price: $750
SHEPHERD, Thomas
Metropolitan improvements, or, London in the nineteenth century, displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, &c. by the most eminent artists from original drawings, taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work
London : Jones, 1827. First edition.

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o vi, 172, ii
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66 engraved plates
· Language: English
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Very good in stiff boards with plastic comb binding designed by the artist.Lecture given at the University of Oslo. Illustrated. One of 350 copies, numbered and signed by Pannaggi. Presentation to Professor Reginald Issacs who was a longtime friend of Walter Gropius and wrote the definitive biography of the architect.Pannaggi was an Italian painter & architect of the Futurist movement and was later associated with the Bauhaus. Laid in are 3 postcards depicting Pannaggi's work as well as a printed clipping description of a modernist house in Norway. Scarce signed copy of this monograph and a nice association copy.

Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 2011. Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo. 112 pp. Bound in brown wrappers, printed in white. Illustrations throughout, chiefly color. Includes bibliography. Catalog for an exhibition held at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia on Jan. 13-March 27, 2011 and the Graham Foundation for the Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago on April 15-June 18, 2011. Very Good+ minor sunning to wrappers, shadow of a sticker to lower corner of rear cover, internally clean and sharp. Excellent copy.

New York: Rizzoli, 1986. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth. Very fine in fine dust jacket. Frank O. Gehry is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 1989. Early monograph on the architect, released in conjunction with a major exhibition at the Walker Art Center.

Rizzoli, 1995-11-15. 1st Ed. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12x9x0. Signed. SIGNED BY FRANK STELLA and dated in the year of publication. First edition in as-new gift-worthy condition. Very heavy; international buyers please request a shipping quote prior to purchase. Signed by author.

1825 1ed Wonders of Britain Stonehenge CASTLES Old Sarum Lindisfarne Ruins 3v
Richard Phillips' 'Natural and Artificial Wonders of the United Kingdom' is a rare, fascinating illustrated history of iconic wonders of Britain and France. This book contains descriptions and illustrations of notable locations including Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, Old Sarum, Mont Saint Michel, Lindisfarne Ruins, York Cathedral, and dozens of other noteworthy places and buildings.
Item number: #19867
Price: $550
GOLDSMITH, Rev J. (pseud. of Sir Richard Phillips)
The natural and artificial wonders of the United Kingdom
London : Printed for G.B. Whittaker ..., 1825. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 volumes
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Vol. I – v, [3], 360
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Vol. II – [4], 360
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Vol. III – [4], 256
o 60 plates throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~7in X 4.25in (18cm x 11cm)
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Signed, Inscribed, and Dated by the Author/Architect, Ralph Rapson, on the Half Title Page. Stated First Edition. This Book is Conservatively Graded in Very Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has Very Light Shelfwear but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Author's Signature and Inscription, of course) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.

Barcelona, Gustavo Gili (1970). Cuarto cuadrado (27 cm), tela editorial con sobrecubierta. Libro excelente, camisa con pequeñas roturas marginales (ver fotos). Profusamente ilustrado con fotografías en b/n y a color y planos. Se envía desde México, por DHL o FedEx a todo el mundo. Siranda Librería Anticuaria, CDMX

Torino (Turin, Italy) 1903-1907: Impresa Allegri & Co., 1907. Collection of 29 original photographs, ( two - 8 3/4" x 6" and 27- 6 1/4" x 4 1/2") applied on 15 thick card leaves, titles written in white ink directly under photos, one blank leaf each front and back. The photographs detailing the construction of the Umberto I Bridge over the Po River at Turin, 1903-1907 ( the bridge was completed with the addition of the statue groups by Rubino and Reduzzi in 1911). Bound in oblong leather folio, 13" h x 16 1/2" w, with presentation in gilt front cover -"Al Marchese Francesco Medici Deputato al Parlamento" - followed by title and publisher in gilt. front cover with gilt decorations, ornate 1" wide gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt. Very Good Minus, missing 2/3 of the leather at spine, boards rubbed, soiling and staining to end pages, the leaves darkened at edges, the photographs all in Very Good condition with some rubbing. Designed by the Florentine… Read More

First Edition.
Book cover shows modest shelf wear, slight soil - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged. Gift inscription on fly page.
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For the first time, and in a beautifully designed volume, the collected work projects, drawings, essays, and poems of one of America's foremost architects, architectural thinkers, and educators is brought together.

Chicago, ILL: The Radford Architectural Company, 1923. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavos. Variously paginated. Complete 12 Volume Set. Hardcovers bound in burgundy 3/4 cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. The set is rubbed and bumped and shows average wear overall. Top edges of the text blocks are dust-stained. Endpapers are a bit foxed. The text of the volumes is mostly clean, although there are some areas of foxing. Volume VIII has some dried substance stuck to the bottom corner of the front cover, and there is a spot of damping at the lower corner of the first few pages. On Volume IX, the rear inner hinge is completely open, although the front inner hinge is secure. Otherwise the set is sound with secure inner hinges and the text is generally clean. Illustrated with a number of drawings and several photo or plates per volume.