Bernard, Augustin. Paris: Aguste Vincent, 1927. Portfolio. First Edition. vi, 9 pp. 63 Plates. Folio. 7 plates of pencil drawings of buidlings accompanied by 56 photographic plates of buildings. Housed in publisher’s portfolio of gray cloth backstrip over boards, cloth ties. Portfolio is worn with some soiling, hinges have ripped at front and rear. Age toning to plates which have minor rubbing but are very clean.
A fascinating collection that documents what were considered "old" buildings in Normandy in the early 20th century. One wonders what remains of these buildings after World War II and urban renewal programs of the 1950s-1970s. Very Good. More

Paris: C. H. Moreau, 1925. Portfolio. First Edition. Unpag. Oblong Folio. 54 Plates. Title-page and contents page on one folded folio leaf and 54 numbered black & white plates. Housed in publisher’s portfolio of black cloth backstrip, decorative front board, plain rear board, original cloth ties. Light wear overall, occasional soiling to portfolio, plates toned and rubbed, with occasional thumbsoiling or foxing, bookseller’s ticket on front pastedown of portfolio. Text in French.
A stunning, complete work by René Herbst (1891-1982) that was one of the first to document the growing Art Moderne (later coined "Art Deco" that was building in Paris and New York between the wars. Focused on storefronts and some interiors, this shows how department and specialty shops were often the leading in..... More

Lautner, John. New York: Rizzoli, 2008. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 234 pp. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fascinating design of the book in that the front cover board has a very lightly raised embossed sketch by Lautner of one of his most iconic housese, the Chemoshphere. Thin line dimple across the front board from a binding anomaly, same to rear. Does not impact the book in any way.
What has become a highly collectible book on the life and work of the legendary architect, John Lautner (1911-1994) who was known for his mid-century architecture that tested the boundaries of curves and reinforced concrete. Lautner was one of the few architects who studied with Frank Lloyd Wright that created their own..... More

Washington DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1990. Hardcover. First Edition. vi, 214 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has clean, sharp, and in mylar cover. Green cloth boards with gold embossed titling. Clean within. Fine / Fine. More

Thollander, Earl. New York: Atheneum, 1964. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 337 pp. 4to. Light wear and scuffing to dust jacket, small chips at edges, price clipped, now in mylar cover. Cloth boards have the slightest whisper of sunning along the top edge. Very clean within. Wonderful illustrated endpapers, both of Oregon (Beard's home state) coastal scenes, on paper with a slight silver sparkle to it. Very Good / Very Good. More

Kapusta, Janusz. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1983. Hardcover. Limited Edition. xi,172 pp. 4to. Brown buckram covered boards with title embossed on cover, author to spine. "The Monthly Letter of The Limted Editions Club" for April 1984 is laid in as well as the additional lithograph print. No dust jacket, as issued. Housed in a brown paper slipcase in Fine condition with the title embossed on the spine.
A new edition of Czeslaw Milosz's (1911-2004) 1953 memoir that chronicled his defection from Poland; Milosz also wrote a new preface for this edition. Milosz won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980. Printed in an edition of 1500 copies by Darrey Lyder in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. Bound in imported Polish linen at Robert Burlen & Son..... More

Philadelphia, PA: Allied Organizations of Philadelphia, nd. Wraps. First Edition. c. 1900 [?]. 61 pp. 4to. Brown paper wraps with inset title on cover. Very little wear and scuffing. Interior very clean.
A study conducted and then published by the Allied Organizations of Philadelphia loopking at the best and most comprehensive park systems in the United States in order to assist them in addressing those outlying areas in Philadelphia. Heavily illustrated with park plans for twenty-two cities and metropolitan areas. Fine. More

Garden City, NY: The Sun Dial Press, Inc., 1935. Hardcover. First Edition. First Sun Dial Press Edition. 458 pp. 8vo. Light wear and minimal chipping at edges of dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with gold embossed titling to spine. Very minimal age toning to endpapers, clean within.
Signed by Sinclair Lewis on the first free endpaper, this novel that plots the rise of an American dictator that many see reflecting our current times. This edition duplicates the Doubleday Doran edition of the same year, the only difference being a gold dust jacket rather than Doubleday's gold. Very Good / Very Good. More

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1937. Spiral Bound. First Edition. 226 pp. 4to. Color, b/w photo ills. Heavy cover wraps are wide-striped on front in red, white, and blue, lettered in constrasting colors. Covers have scuffing and mnior soiling from age and shelf war, 1-1/4" closed tear at top center of front cover, crease to bottom right corner, binding is tight. Photos clean and crisp.
Contains the judges' selection of the best of photography from both New York and Los Angeles shows. Additionally, there is an introduction on the history of photography by Beaumont Newhall, illustrated with photos from the Museum of Modern Art's Photographic History Show. Many interesting period ads at rear add another dimension to this stunning collection. Very Good. More

Kline, Franz. Milan, Italy: Electa, 1987. Hardcover. First Edition. 96 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has small tear at head of spine on rear panel, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within. Text in Italian. Fine / fine. More

Sloane, Eric. New York: The Devin-Adair Copmpany, 1941. Hardcover. First Edition. Third Printing. 74, [1] pp. Folio. Dust jacket ini two pieces, split at center with spine missing, now in mylar cover so that the jackets can be used. Blue cloth boads with some wear and scuffing, darkening at edges. Interior quite clean.
A fascinating book on meteorology based on cloud formations that was used by the US Air Corps in training flyers during World War II. Even more amazing is that it is signed three times and inscribed by Eric Sloan (1905-1985) twice to the recipients, George & Adele Tilyou. Very Good / Poor. More

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of New York, 2012. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xii, 260 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More