Isozaki, Arata. Tokyo: The Japan Architect Coo., Ltd., 1994. Wraps. First Edition. 313 pp. 4to. Minor scuffing to covers, sunning to spine. Clean within. Gift inscription on first free endpaper. Text in Japanese and English. Very Good. More
Tokyo: A.D.A. EDITA, 1981. Wraps. First Edition. 173 pp. Clean, crisp copy. Fine. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. xviii, 373 pp. 8vo. Light scuffing and small chips at edges of dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Slight bumping to cover boards, clean within, black remainder mark on base of text block. Very Good / Very Good. More
Brussels, Belgium: Association Pour La Diffusion Artistique et Culturelle, 1957. Wraps. First Edition. 276 pp. 4to. Slick stiff wraps with scuffing from shelf wear, clear exterior original laminate on cover starting at edges. Very clean within. A photo of Walter Gropius and one of his buildings grace the front cover.
This premier issue of "Zodiac" contains Walter Gropius's (1883-1969) article, "Apollo in the Democracy" (pp. 9-14) which was his address when given the Hanseatic Goether Prize at Hamburg June 5, 1957. This publication represents a "Who's Who" in International and Modern design mid-century. Articles by Sigfried Giedion, Ettore Sottsass Jr., Victor Gruen and others, accompanied by reviews of books, and photographs of contemporary buildings. What is as interesting as the design content are the advertisements..... More
Adams, Ansel. Washington DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 2000. Wraps. First Edition. iv, 296 pp. 4to. Minor scuffing to covers from shelf wear, bumping to base of spine. Clean within.
An already scarce title on the push in the National Park Service in the late 1950s and early 1960s to update its rustic structure to more modern and streamlined structures indicative of the era in their architectural design. Very Good. More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2012. Hardcover. First Edition. 122 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1993. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. ix, 397 pp. 4to. Dust jacket sharp, now in mylar cover. Light spotting at head of text block, clean within. Very Good / Fine. More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 311 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Austin, TX: Texas Quarterly, 1962. Wraps. As. 85-90 pp. 8vo. Green stiff paper wraps with two slightly rusty staples at spine, some scuffing.
An offprint of the Texas Quartely Spring 1962 Edition. Inscribed boldly on the cover, "The gillensons(?)/1963 greetings/from/Merle" Very Good. More
Lockhart, James R. Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia: The Images Publishing Group Pty. Ltd., 2004. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 329 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Slipcase with a front panel that replicates the front panel of the dust jacket, has slight scuffing from wear. Heavy item requiring additional shipping.
A survey of the work of American classical architect William T. Baker. Inscribed by Baker on the title page with a slight smudge due to signing on a slick page with black marker. Printed in an edition of 1,000 copies with slipcase, this is #311 and hand numbered on the title page. Fine / Fine. More
Charlottesville, VA: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. 79 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
Signed by WIlliam L. Beiswanger on the half-title page. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1949. Hardcover. First Edition. 128 pgs. 4to. Dust jacket has wear and losses at edges, at head and foot of spine, and closed tear at middle of spine, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with gold embossed titling to cover and spine, minor fraying at head and foot of spine, clean within.
Important early monograph on the work of Marcel Breuer (1902-1981). Very Good / Good. More
New York: Abbeville Press, 1988. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 271 pp. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
The first heavily illustrated monograph of Julia Morgan's (1872-1957) work which goes well beyond her most famous work for William Randloph Hearst, San Simeon, and captures the full range of her abilities as an architect. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1994. Hardcover. First Edition. 157 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Freeman, Michael. Trumbull, CT: Weatherhill, Inc., 2002. Hardcover. First Edition. 246 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2011. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 256 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Luca Invernizzi. Singapore: Talisman, 2011. Hardcover. First Edition. 147 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 207 pp. 4to. Dust jacket very crisp and in mylar cover. Earlier seller stamp and price on first free endpaper, clean within. Very Good / Fine. More
Chicago, IL: Kelmscott Gallery, 1986. Wraps. First Edition. 85 pp. Oblong 4to. Light scuffing to covers from shelf wear. 120 illustrations of plans, photographs of houses, studies, interiors by the architects and designers included in the exhibition of the same name that was shown at The Armstrong Gallery in New York, March 12-April 5; The Tartt Gallery in Washington, DC, April 12-May 3; and Lunn Ltd. in Chicago, May 8-13, 1984. Fine. More
Shepherd, Thos. H. London: Jones & Co., 1827-1829. Three Quarter Leather. First Edition. 160, iii; vi, 12 (Subjects), 172, ii (List of Engravings). Both volumes have red leather spine with five slightly raised bands, gold embossed titling and decoration, losses at head and foot of spine. Volume I front board hanging by one cord, considerable foxing to frontispiece engraving and first title page with engraving of Temple Bar, From the Strand. Volume II front board detached. Marbled endpapers, considerable foxing to frontispiece engraving and first title page with engraving of Sussex Place at Regent's Park; this title page appears to have suffered water damage and was re-backed with another sheet of paper by a binder, second title page undamaged. Light foxing throughout, including the numerous..... More
Gross, Geoffrey. Hartford, CT: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 2007. Hardcover. First Edition. 128 pp. Oblong 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
An in-depth study of the house, it's creator, and the context in which it was built and its interiors designed. Fine / Fine. More
Haavisto, Kari. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Hardcover. 255 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Giaconi, Giovanni. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 151 pp. Oblong Folio. Clean copy with slight scuffing to dust jacket from shelf wear, now in mylar cover.
A beautiful production that showcases the watercolors of Giovanni Giaconi. Fine / Very Good. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1948. Hardcover. First Edition. xiv, 743 pp. 4to. Dust jacket has minor scuffing and small closed tears at edges and a 3/4" loss at top right corner of rear panel, now in mylar cover. Red cloth boards with silver embossed titling. Previous owner has inscribed his name and date of gift in light blue ink on front pastedown, they have also pasted a small plate to the first free endpaper of a typed quote by William Maitland, "Today we study the day before yesterday, in order that yesterday may not paralyze today, and that today may not cloud our vision of tomorrow."
Siegfried Gideon (1888-1968) was an important influence on the International Movement in architecture and design. "Mechanization Takes Command"..... More
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