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FAULKNER, Ray, and others ART TODAY.
1963 Hill, Gerald FAULKNER, Ray, and others. ART TODAY. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1963). 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, xxii (i), 567 pages. Faulkner, Edwin Zeigfeld, and Gerald Hill discuss the role of modern art, including trends in architecture, landscape design, furniture, ceramics, and more; illustrated. Very good.
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FRACCHIA, Charles and Jeremiah Bragstad CONVERTED INTO HOUSES.
1976 FRACCHIA, Charles and Jeremiah Bragstad. CONVERTED INTO HOUSES. New York: Viking Press, (1976). 8vo. Cloth. 92, (3) pages. First edition. Non- dwelling buildings that have been converted into homes are illustrated, w color photographs. Covers slightly sunned, with minor rubbing, else a fine copy.
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EBERLEIN, Harold Donaldson, and others THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF INTERIOR DECORATION.
1919 Holloway, Edward Stratton EBERLEIN, Harold Donaldson, and others. THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF INTERIOR DECORATION. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, (1919). 8vo. Cloth, top edge gilt. Frontispie xx, 451 pages, 173 plates. First edition. With contributions by Abbot McClure and Edward Stratton Holoway, this is an extensive treatment of the history of interior decoration, with illustrations Very good.
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(EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES LABORATORIES) BRICKS AND MORTAR BOARDS.
1964 Paperback (EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES LABORATORIES) BRICKS AND MORTAR BOARDS. (New York: The Author, 1964.) 8vo. Stiff wrappers. (i), 168 pages. First edition. A report on college planning and building, with illustrations. Covers slight rubbed, else very good.
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FUERMANN, George HOUSTON....
1971 Brand, Bert (HOUSTON) FUERMANN, George. HOUSTON.... Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1971. 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. 192 pages. First edition. This survey on Houston includes photographs by Bert Brandt, and historical photographs from Fuermann's collection. Very good in lightly worn dust jacke
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GOODMAN, Charles and Wolf Von Eckardt LIFE FOR DEAD SPACES....
1963 GOODMAN, Charles and Wolf Von Eckardt. LIFE FOR DEAD SPACES. New York: Harcourt, Brace, & World, (1963). Oblong 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, 127 pages. First edition. A record of the development of the Lavanburg Commons, illustrated with photographs, drawings, and plans. Head of spine chipped, else very good.
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GOODMAN, Charles and Wolf Von Eckardt LIFE FOR DEAD SPACES....
1963 GOODMAN, Charles and Wolf Von Eckardt. LIFE FOR DEAD SPACES.... New York: Harcourt, Brace, & World, (1963). Oblong 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. pages. First edition. A presentation copy, this records the development of the Lavanburg Commons, illustrated with photographs, drawings, and plans. Good in worn dust jacket.
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FITCH, James Marston AMERICAN BUILDING, THE FORCES THAT SHAPE IT.
1948 FITCH, James Marston. AMERICAN BUILDING, THE FORCES THAT SHAPE IT. Cambridge: Riverside Press, (1948). 8vo. Cloth. xiii, (iii), 382 pages. Seco edition. A history of American building, with illustrations. Ex- library copy, with appropriate markings, both hinges internally cracked, else good.
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GILBERT, Katharine AESTHETICS STUDIES, ARCHITECTURE & POETRY.
1952 GILBERT, Katharine. AESTHETICS STUDIES, ARCHITECTURE & POETRY. (Durham, North Carolina): DukeUniversity Press, 1952. 8vo. Boards. vii, (i) 145 pages. First edition. A philosophical treatment of the relationship between architecture and poetry Marianna Jenkins' copy, spine cracked, however, text very good.
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GALLION, Arthur and Simon Eisner THE URBAN PATTERN.
1963 GALLION, Arthur and Simon Eisner. THE URBAN PATTERN. Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, (1963). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, x, (ii), 435 pages. First edition. An illustrated reference book on city growth and planning. Dust jacket light worn, signature in ink on front free endpaper, else very good.
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HOWE, M.A WHO LIVED HERE?
1952 HOWE, M.A. WHO LIVED HERE? Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1952. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, xiii, (i 139 pages. First edition. Called ``A Baker's Dozen of Historic New England Houess and Their Occupants,' with 50 illustrations. Light cover wear, N. Harper's copy, else very good.
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HAAS, Irvin AMERICA'S HISTORIC HOUSES AND RESTORATIONS.
1966 HAAS, Irvin. AMERICA'S HISTORIC HOUSES AND RESTORATIONS. New York: Castle Books, (1966). 4to.Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 271 pages. A photographic survey of American landmarks. Dust jacket rubbed and chipped, else very good.
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SCHNEIDER, Duane A THOMAS WOLFE COLLECTION.
1977 Paperback (WOLFE) SCHNEIDER, Duane. A THOMAS WOLFE COLLECTION. Athens, Ohio: Croissant & Company, (1977). 8vo. Wrappers. (vi), 14 pages. Fi edition. One of 300 copies, signed. An exhibition catalogue of books by and about Thomas Wolfe, shown at the Vern Roger Alden Library, Ohio University. Very good.
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(SOTHEBY'S) CATALOGUE OF RARE & VALUABLE BOOKS
1920 (SOTHEBY'S) CATALOGUE OF RARE & VALUABLE BOOKS. London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 1920. 8vo. Cloth. (ii), 54, (2) pages, 5 plates. First edition. Featuring 362 lots of Elizabethian literature and early Americana, from the library of Sir Francis Newdigate-Newdegate. Fine.
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(INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ANT CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS...PRINTING AND BOOKSELLING
1912 Paperback (INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS). CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS. N.P.: The Author, 1912. 8vo. Wrappers. vi, (ii), 216, (3) pages. First editi A record of 1,229 lots on printing and bookselling in England, 1477-1800. Sp and covers lightly chipped and sunned, else good.
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GOLD, Harry THE DOLPHIN'S PATH.
1979 GOLD, Harry. THE DOLPHIN'S PATH. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: The Author, 1979. Folio. Cloth.(x), 319, (1) pages. First edition. Being a bookseller's memoir in verse. Gold was a Fourth Avenue book seller i New York before being implicated in the theft of Poe's Tamerlaine from the Ne York Public Library; a presentation copy. Very good.
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HALSE, Albert O ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING.
1960 HALSE, Albert O. ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING. New York: F.W. Dodge, (1960). Folio. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, x, 27 pages. First edition. A treatise on the techniques and mediums used in architectural rendering, wit illustrations. Rubbing to extremities of covers, else very good in chipped a rubbed dust jacket.
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HEPBURN, Andrew H GREAT HOUSES OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
1972 HEPBURN, Andrew H. GREAT HOUSES OF AMERICAN HISTORY. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1972). Folio. Cloth, dust jacket, slipcase. (viii), 244 pages. First edition. American historical homes are illustrated with 80 black and white illustratio and 60 color photographs. Minor creases on dust jacket, slipcase lightly rubbed, else fine.
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HOUSE & GARDEN HOUSE & GARDEN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO INTERIOR DECORATION.
1953 HOUSE & GARDEN. HOUSE & GARDEN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO INTERIOR DECORATION. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1953. Folio. Cloth spine, boards. 319 pages. Instructions in interior decorating are illustrated, with a section on identifying European and American period furniture. Tips slightly worn, else very good.
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HOUSE & GARDEN HOUSE & GARDEN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO INTERIOR DECORATION.
1960 HOUSE & GARDEN. HOUSE & GARDEN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO INTERIOR DECORATION. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960. Folio. Cloth spine, boards. 320 pages. This manual of interior design contains sections on storage, and color and lighting, with illustrations, of which many are in color. Covers lightly sunned.
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HALSEY, R.T.H. and Elizabeth Tower THE HOMES OF OUR ANCESTORS.
1935 (METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART) (METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART) HALSEY, R.T.H. and Elizabeth Tower. THE HOMES OUR ANCESTORS. Garden City, Long Island: Doubleday, Doran, and Co., 1935. 8vo. Cloth, top e gilt. Frontispiece, xxvi, (iii), 302 pages, 20 plates. Second edition. With a preface by Royal Cortissoz, early American interior decoration is described, as shown in the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, w 217 illustrations. Text waterstained throughout, with some cockling, front hinge internally cracked, covers worn.
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HAAS, Irvin AMERICA'S HISTORIC HOUSES AND RESTORATIONS.
1966 HAAS, Irvin. AMERICA'S HISTORIC HOUSES AND RESTORATIONS. New York: Castle Books, (1966). 4to.Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 271 pages. First edition. A photographic survey of American landmarks. Minor creases and chips on dust jacket, else fine.
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HORNUNG, William J ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING.
1960 HORNUNG, William J. ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., (1960). 4to. Cloth. (x), pages. Instructions in architectural drawing are given, with illustrations, includin measured drawings. Inscription in ink on front free endpaper, else very good
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HOLSHER, Desider THE HOUSE OF GOD.
1946 HOLSHER, Desider. THE HOUSE OF GOD. New York: Crown, (1946). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. (viii),232 pages. First edition. Over 200 illustrations show the cathedrals, churches, and temples of all fait in the United States. Small bookseller stamp on front endpaper, else good in worn dust jacket.
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JOHNSTON, R.J URBAN RESIDENTIAL PATTERNS.
1971 JOHNSTON, R.J. URBAN RESIDENTIAL PATTERNS. New York: Praeger, (1971). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 382, (1) pages. First edition. The patterns of residential segregation in English speaking cities are studie with illustrations. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, else good.
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KILHAM, Walter H BOSTON AFTER BULFINCH...1800-1900.
1946 KILHAM, Walter H. BOSTON AFTER BULFINCH...1800-1900. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1946. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, xv, (i), 115, (2) pages, 32 plates. First edition. An account of Boston's architectural styles and architects throughout the 19t century, with illustrations. Good, in worn dust jacket.
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KIRK, Mary Wallace LOCUST HILL.
1976 KIRK, Mary Wallace. LOCUST HILL. University, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, (1976). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 139, (3) pages. First edition. A narrative of the life of an ante-bellum mansion, told through the experienc of its inhabitants, with illustrations. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, else fin
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KORNFELD, Albert THE DOUBLEDAY BOOK OF INTERIOR DECORATING....
1965 KORNFELD, Albert. THE DOUBLEDAY BOOK OF INTERIOR DECORATING.... Garden City: Doubleday, (1965). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. 360 pages. First edition. A guide to interior decoration, with an encyclopedia of furniture identification, with illustrations, most of which are in color. Very good in lightly worn dust jacket.
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FASCH, Johann Rudolf ANDERER VERSUCH SEINER ARCHITECT.... Part Four.
1996 FASCH, Johann Rudolf. ANDERER VERSUCH SEINER ARCHITECT.... Part Four. Nurnburg: Joh(ann) Christoph Weigel, (1725). Oblong folio. Later quarter- morocco. (iii) pages, 25 plates. First edition. [Berlin, 1996.] Johann Rudolf Fasch was a superior officer in the corps of engineers and architects in Dresden during the early eighteenth century. His five part ser Anderer Versuch Seiner Architect.... was published from 1722 through 1729; e volume contains a title leaf, dedication, foreword, and twenty- five plates of designs for German estate buildings. In Part IV, there are plans and elevati for a palace, a hospital for disabled soldiers, barracks, and more. Fasch al published materials on mathematics and military science. Anfangsgrunde der Fortification (n.d.) and Kriegs Ingenieur Artillerie und See Lexicon (1735) provided information on artillery, fortifications, and other military tactics Scarce. Some occasional, minor smudging on margins, not affecting the illustrations, else very good.
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KLIMENT, Stephen A CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL DESIGN PRACTICE.
1977 KLIMENT, Stephen A. CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL DESIGN PRACTICE New York: Whitney Library of Design, (1977). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. 190 pages. First edition. A discussion of communication skills for building professionals, including a section on media resources, with illustrations. Fine.
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LARSON, J. Fredrich and Nils Frederich HISTORY OF ORNAMENT.
LARSON, J. Fredrich and Nils Frederich. HISTORY OF ORNAMENT. N.P.: N.P., n.d. 4to. Cloth. (80) leaves. This is an original manuscript showing ancient and European styles of ornamen Seven leaves are in full color. The authors were well-known North Carolina architects who did much work at Wake Forest University and other colleges. V good.
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LYNCH, Kevin SITE PLANNING.
1962 LYNCH, Kevin. SITE PLANNING. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1962. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 248pages. Firs edition. An introduction to site planning, with illustrations. Inscription in ink on front free endpaper, else good in lightly chipped dust jacket.
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LYNN, Edwin C TIRED DRAGONS.
1972 LYNN, Edwin C. TIRED DRAGONS. Boston: Beacon Press, (1972). 8vo. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. x, 276, (1) pages. First edition. This is an evaluation of existing religious facilities, with suggestions on adapting church architecture to changing needs, with illustrations. Good.
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KIMBALL, Fiske and George Harold Edgell A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE.
1918 KIMBALL, Fiske and George Harold Edgell. A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1918). 8vo. Cloth. xxiii, (iii), 621 pages. Fi edition. [Arntzen, J-47.] An introductory survey by scholars, with illustrations, chronological lists o key monuments, and a glossary. Some cover wear, notes in pencil on rear free endpaper, else good.
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EATON, Allen H HANDICRAFTS OF NEW ENGLAND.
1949 EATON, Allen H. HANDICRAFTS OF NEW ENGLAND. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1949). 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, xxi, (i), 374 pages. First edition. Dorothy Fisher introduces this discussion of early and modern handicrafts in England, with 128 illustrations. Ex-library copy, with markings, else very good.
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(LARSON, Jens) TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
1952 (LARSON, Jens). TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. Worcester: N.P., 1952. 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, ix, (iii), 80 pages. First edition. The history of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Worcester, Massachusett is described, with illustrations. Covers spotted, endpapers soiled, else ver good.
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MARLOWE, George Francis CHURCHES OF OLD NEW ENGLAND.
1947 Chamberlain, Samuel MARLOWE, George Francis. CHURCHES OF OLD NEW ENGLAND. New York: Macmillan, 1947. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, xii, (ii), 222 pages. First edition. With photographs by Samuel Chamberlain, Marlowe gives a history of New Englan church architecture. Covers lightly rubbed, bookplate, else very good.
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(MANN, Horace) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCTION....
1838 Paperback (MANN, Horace). REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCTION...SUPPLEMENTARY TOHIS FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1838. 8vo. Self wrappers. 64 pages. First edition. Not mentioned in Hitchcock, Mann's report concentrates on school architecture including heating and ventilation, size, playgrounds and equipment. There ar three plates in the text. Light sporadic foxing, small label on title page.
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MAASS, John THE GINGERBREAD AGE.
1957 MAASS, John. THE GINGERBREAD AGE. New York: Rinehart & Co., (1957). 4to. Cloth spine, boards.(vi), 212 pages. First edition. A survey of American Victorian architecture, with illustrations. Light cover wear, else very good.
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MAYER, Albert THE URGENT FUTURE....
1967 MAYER, Albert. THE URGENT FUTURE.... New York: McGraw-Hill, (1967). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. (i), xiii, (i), 184 pages. First edition. An exploration of issues and possible solutions concerning urban America, illustrated with plans, drawings, and photographs. Some sporadic highlightin else very good.
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MCQUADE, Walter SCHOOLHOUSE.
1958 MCQUADE, Walter. SCHOOLHOUSE. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1958). 4to. Double frontispiece,270, (1) pag First edition. A book on the planning and construction of school buildings, with illustratio including some color photographs. Short tear on dust jacket, else very good.
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MAASS, John THE GLORIOUS ENTERPRISE.
1973 (ESPOSITION--PHILADELPHIA--1876) MAASS, John. THE GLORIOUS ENTERPRISE. Watkins Glen, New York: American Life Foundation, (1973.) 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 156, (1) pages. First edition. The first modern study of the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 and H.J. Schwarzmann, its Architect-in-Chief, with seventy-two illustrations. Name in ink on front blank, else very good in a chipped dust jacket.
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MALT, Harold Lewis FURNISHING THE CITY.
1970 MALT, Harold Lewis. FURNISHING THE CITY. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1970). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. vii, (i), 254 pages. First edition. An examination of historical and modern city street accessories, with drawing photographs, and plans. Very good.
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MIELZINER, Joe THE SHAPES OF OUR THEATRE.
1970 MIELZINER, Joe. THE SHAPES OF OUR THEATRE. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1970) 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. 160 pages. Fir edition. With an introduction by Brooks Atkinson, current theater planning and design reviewed, including 56 illustrations. Fine.
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(MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART, UNIVERSITY OF) ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENT DRAWINGS....
1965 Paperback (MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART, UNIVERSITY OF). ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENT DRAWINGS.... Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1965. Small 4to. Wrappers. Unpaginated. First edition. Being an exhibition catalogue of European architectural and ornament drawings the 16th, 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries. Covers sunned, else very goo
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MUMFORD, Lewis STICKS AND STONES.
1931 MUMFORD, Lewis. STICKS AND STONES. New York: Horace Liveright, (1931). 8vo. Cloth spine, boards. 247 pages. Being a treatise on American architecture and civilization. Some underlining light cover wear, else good.
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NICHOLS, Frederick and William O'Neal ARCHITECTURE IN VIRGINIA 1776-1958.
1958 NICHOLS, Frederick and William O'Neal. ARCHITECTURE IN VIRGINIA 1776- 1958. (Richmond): Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, (1958). Oblong 4to. Comb binding. (38) pages. First edition. A selection of outstanding Virginian architecture, with illustrations, includ a floor plan to the Reynolds Metal building in Richmond. Good.
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O'GORMAN, James F DRAWING TOWARD BUILDING....
1986 O'GORMAN, James F. and others. DRAWING TOWARD BUILDING.... (Philadelphia): Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, (1986). 4to. Cloth, d jacket. Frontispiece, xvi, 295 pages. First edition. O'Gorman, Jeffrey Cohen, George Thomas, and G. Holmes Perkins survey the draw styles and techniques used in American architecture, 1732-1986. Very good.
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DURRIEU, Paul LES ANTIQUITES JUDAIQUES ET LE PEINTRE JEAN FOUCQUET.
1908 DURRIEU, Paul. LES ANTIQUITES JUDAIQUES ET LE PEINTRE JEAN FOUCQUET. Paris: Plon-Nourrit, 1908. Folio. Red quarter-morocco, marbled boards. (vi), 129, (5) pages, 27 plates. First edition. Illustrated with twenty- five heliogravures and two phototypes from Foucquet's medieval illuminated manuscript, Les Antiquites Judaiques, with commentary by Paul Durrier, and a detailed bibliography. Edges and joints rubbed, front hi internally strengthened, else a nice copy.
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GRANDJEAN DE MONTIGNY, A. and A. Famin ARCHITECTURE TOSCANE.
1801 GRANDJEAN DE MONTIGNY, A., and A. Famin. ARCHITECTURE TOSCANE, bound with, RENAISSANCE ITALIENNE. Two volumes, bound as one. Paris: Andre, Daly Fils, n.d. Folio. Contemporary half-black morocco, top ed gilt. (iv), 15, (3) pages, 109, (24) plates. Both artists studied a Beaux-Arts curriculum under Charles Percier and Pierre Leonard Fontaine. Grandjean de Montigney won the Prix de Rome in 1799, and Famin in 1801. Later Grandjean de Montigny taught at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro. These publications showcases their background i Italianate architecture, with interior and exterior views and measured drawin The second work is of fifteenth and sixteenth-century church decorations. Joints and edges rubbed, else very good.
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ROQUEFORT, Jean Baptiste Bonar de VUES PITTORESQUES ET PERSPECTIVES DES SALLES DU MUSEE DES MONUMENTS
1834 ROQUEFORT, Jean Baptiste Bonar de. VUES PITTORESQUES ET PERSPECTIVES DES SAL DU MUSEE DES MONUMENTS FRANCAIS. Paris: Didot, 1816. Large folio. Later quarter-calf, marbled boards. (vi), 3 (2) pages, 20 plates, 1 engraved plan. First edition. A collection of interior and exterior views of the museum which stood on the site now occupied by the Ecole des Beaux Art; some of the architectural objec still stand in the forecourt. Roquefort (1777-1834) was the author of Glossa de la langue romane (1808) and Essai sur la poesie francaise au douzieme et a trezieme siecle (1813). The plates are by Reville and Lavallee, after Vauzelle's drawings, there are views of La Salle D'Introduction, La Fontaine Bellievre, the tomb of Richelieu, the surrounding garden, and more; a plan of the museum is also included. Very good.
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MADDOX, Willis VIEWS OF LANDSDOWN TOWER, BATH....
1853 MADDOX, Willes. VIEWS OF LANDSDOWN TOWER, BATH. London: Edmund English, and others, 1844. Folio. Contemporary black half-morocco, satin covers. (vi), 10 pages, 12 plates. First edition. [Abbey, 420.] This is an incredibly lush color-printed celetration of William Beckford's residence in Bath. Maddox (1813-1853) executed this work as a favor to his early patron. He was at the time a renowned portrait painter. The chromolithographic illustrations (heavily retouched by hand) show mostly interior views: the staircase, the vestibule, two drawing rooms, and various pieces of art and furniture. They represent the leading aesthetic decoration of the day. In addition there are six tinted, in-text lithographs of grounds buildings, including Beckworth's tomb. This was Henry-Russell Hitchcock's co Tips repaired and some minor cover wear, but a very nice copy of a lavish production on one of the most impressive buildings and art collections in Victorian England. (For photographs see http://www.bookpress.com/featured_771.html).
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GEBHARD, Elizabeth R. THE THEATER AT ISTHMIA.
1973 GEBHARD, Elizabeth R. THE THEATER AT ISTHMIA. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1973). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, xix, (i), 154 pages. First edition. A study of Isthmia, one of the earliest examples of theater architecture to h survived, with illustrations. Fine.
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HAGHE, Louis SKETCHES IN BELGIUM AND GERMANY.
1885 HAGHE, Louis. SKETCHES IN BELGIUM AND GERMANY. London: Hodgson and Graves, 1840. Large folio.Contemporary quarter-morocco, green silk covers. (ii) pages, 26 plates. First edition. [Abbey, 35]. The first series of the first edition, this collection of tinted lithographs shows interior views of the Marriage Room in the Hotel de Ville, Antwerp, the Knight's Hall in Heidelberg, the Hall of Justice of the Magistrates du Franc, and more. Haghe (1806-1885) often visited his native Belgium, and many of hi architectural sketches were published in Sketches in Belgium and Germany. Ha was noted for his expertise in draughting, lithography, and later, watercolor painting. Bookplate, both hinges internally cracked. Rebacked with origina spine laid-on.
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PEPIS, Betty INTERIOR DECORATION A TO Z.
1965 PEPIS, Betty. INTERIOR DECORATION A TO Z. Garden City: Doubleday, (1965). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 224 pages. First edition. A photographic dictionary of the fine points and rudiments of interior design with 400 illustrations. Very good.
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(PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF) BOOK OF THE SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE...1874-1934.
1934 (PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY OF). BOOK OF THE SCHOOL, DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE...1874-1934. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1934. 4to. Cloth. Frontispie (x), 213 pages. First edition. A salute to the Department of Architecture of the University of Pennsylvania the Architectural Alumni Society, including Warren Powers Laird, William Houg Leicester Holland, and others, with illustrations. Fine.
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ADELMAN, Seymour HELP FROM HEAVEN.
1984 (BIRD & BULL PRESS) ADELMAN, Seymour. HELP FROM HEAVEN. New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1984. Broadsheet (131 x 3 1/4 inches), rolled a stored in a plastic jar. One of 300 copies. Printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press, this is a talk on book collecting given by Seymour Adelman. Fine.
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SMITH, J. Frazer WHITE PILLARS.
1941 SMITH, J. Frazer. WHITE PILLARS. New York: William Helburn, 1941. 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. 252, (2) pages. Fi edition. A study on the architecture of the lower Mississippi Valley region, with over one hundred drawings, photographs, and plans by the author; including a foreword by Leicester Holland. Very good in torn dust jacket.
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ALEXANDER, Drury Blakely, and Todd Webb TEXAS HOMES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
1966 WEBB, TODD ALEXANDER, Drury Blakeley, and Todd Webb. TEXAS HOMES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Austin: University of Texas Press, (1966). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, xiv, 276 pages. First edition. A visual summary of the state's vernacular architecture. Dust jacket lightly chipped, else very good.
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SORKIN, Michael HARDY HOLZMAN PFEIFFER.
1981 SORKIN, Michael. HARDY HOLZMAN PFEIFFER. New York: Whitney Library of Design, (1981). 4to. Boards, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 120 pages. First edition. A monograph on this firm, whose buildings include the Denver Symphony Hall an the Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis; illustrated with photographs, drawings, a plans. Very good in torn dust jacket.
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WEGELIN, Oscar EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1800-1820.
1907 WEGELIN, Oscar. EARLY AMERICAN POETRY, 1800-1820. New York: The Author, 1907. 8vo. Boards. 82pages. First edition. One of 150 copies. A bibliography of early 19th-century poetry of North America, with an appendi of 17th and 18th-century literature which were omitted in his previous work. Uncut. Spine chipped, front cover marked.
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PETER, John MASTERS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
1958 PETER, John. MASTERS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE. New York: George Braziller, 1958. Folio. Cloth. 230, (1) pages. First editio Twentieth-century architects and architecture are studied and illustrated, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, Robert Maillart, others. Lightly worn.
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PETER, John MASTERS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE.
1958 PETER, John. MASTERS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE. New York: Bonanza Books, (1958). Folio. Cloth spine, boards. 230 pages. A review of 20th-century architects and architecture, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Kenzo Tange, Le Corbusier, and others, with illustrations Spine slightly sunned, else very good.
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POWELL, Edith Hopps SAN FRANCISCO'S HERITAGE IN ART GLASS.
1976 Moran, Brian POWELL, Edith Hopps. SAN FRANCISCO'S HERITAGE IN ART GLASS. Seattle: Salisbury Press, (1976). Folio. Cloth, dust jacket. Unpaginated. Fi edition. Examples of art glass at City Hall, Bardelli's Restaurant, Cypress Lawn Cemetary, Palace Hotel, and other San Francisco landmarks are illustrated. D jacket lightly worn, else very good.
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RENSE, Paige AMERICAN INTERIORS.
1978 RENSE, Paige. AMERICAN INTERIORS. Los Angeles: Knapp Press, (1978). Folio. Cloth. 287 pages. First edition. Color photographs record interior views of the residences of Consuelo Vanderb Balsan, William Chidester, John Calley, and others. Light cover wear, else fine.
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SANDERS, S.E. and A.J. Rabuck NEW CITY PATTERNS.
1946 SANDERS, S.E. and A.J. Rabuck. NEW CITY PATTERNS. New York: Reinhold, 1946. 4to. Cloth. (vi),197, (8) pages, 5 folding plates First edition. Sanders and Rabuck discuss planning for urban redevelopment, with photographs maps, and plans. Inscription in ink on front endpaper, some cover wear, else good.
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SANDERS, S.E. and A.J. Rabuck NEW CITY PATTERNS.
1946 SANDERS, S.E. and A.J. Rabuck. NEW CITY PATTERNS. New York: Reinhold, 1946. 4to. Cloth. (vi),197, (8) pages, 5 folding plates First edition. Sanders and Rabuck discuss planning for urban redevelopment, with photographs plans, and maps. John W. Reps's copy, small bookseller's label on front endpaper, some cover wear.
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SMITH, J. Frazer WHITE PILLARS.
1941 SMITH, J. Frazer. WHITE PILLARS. New York: William Helburn, 1941. 4to. Cloth. 252, (2) pages.First edition. A study on the architecture of the lower Mississippi Valley region, with over 100 drawings, photographs, and plans by the author; including a foreword by Leicester Holland. Spine lightly rubbed, else very good.
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SMITH, J. Frazer WHITE PILLARS.
1941 SMITH, J. Frazer. WHITE PILLARS. New York: Bramhall House, (1941). 4to. Cloth spine, boards. 252 pages. A study on the architecture of the lower Mississippi Valley region, with over 100 drawings, photographs, and plans by the author; including a foreword by Leicester Holland. Chip on back cover, else very good.
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STERNBERG, Eugene and Barbara COMMUNITY CENTERS AND STUDENT UNIONS.
1971 STERNBERG, Eugene and Barbara. COMMUNITY CENTERS AND STUDENT UNIONS. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, (1971). Oblong 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 319 pages. An overview of the social and planning concepts which serve as a foundation f various types of community centers and student unions, with illustrations. Fine.
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SMITH, Norris Kelly ON ART & ARCHITECTURE IN THE MODERN WORLD.
1971 SMITH, Norris Kelly. ON ART & ARCHITECTURE IN THE MODERN WORLD. Victoria: American Life Foundation, 1971. 4to. Cloth. 95, (1) pages. First edition. A collection of essays on art, culture and man's environment, with illustrations. Light cover wear, else fine.
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TUTTLE, Edward X., Jr WITH BENEFIT OF ARCHITECT.
1968 TUTTLE, Edward X., Jr. WITH BENEFIT OF ARCHITECT. New York: Macmillan Company, (1968). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. (x), 277 pages First edition. A guidebook for those about to build, with illustrations and a glossary. Ver good in lightly rubbed dust jacket.
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(AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS) THE IDEAL THEATER: EIGHT CONCEPTS.
1962 Paperback (THEATER) THE IDEAL THEATER: EIGHT CONCEPTS. (New York: 1962). 4to. Stiff wrappers. 137, (5) pages. First edition. An exhibition of designs sponsored by the Ford Foundation Program for Theater Design. Very good.
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VANDERBILT, Cornelius, Jr. THE LIVING PAST OF AMERICA.
1955 VANDERBILT, Cornelius, Jr. THE LIVING PAST OF AMERICA. New York: Crown, (1955). 4to. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. xiv, (ii), 2 pages. Being a survey of restored, historic houses and villages, with interior, exterior, and detail illustrations. Fine in lightly worn dust jacket.
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VANDERBILT, Cornelius, Jr. THE LIVING PAST OF AMERICA.
1955 VANDERBILT, Cornelius, Jr. THE LIVING PAST OF AMERICA. New York: Crown, (1955). 4to. Cloth spine, boards. xiv, (ii), 234 pages. Being a survey of restored, historic houses and villages, with interior, exterior, and detail illustrations. Very good.
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(U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF GENERAL HOSPITALS.
1953 (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE). DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION GENERAL HOSPITALS. New York: F.W. Dodge, (1953). 4to. Cloth. x, 214 pages. First edition. This book on planning and building general hospitals includes information on equipment and a bibliography; illustrated with photographs, drawings, and plans. Spine sunned, else very good.
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TUNNARD, Christopher and Boris Pushkarev MAN-MADE AMERICA: CHAOS OR CONTROL?
1966 TUNNARD, Christopher and Boris Pushkarev. MAN-MADE AMERICA: CHAOS OR CONTRO New Haven: Yale University Press, (1966). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. xii, 479 pages. First edition. An inquiry into selected problems of design in the urbanized landscape, with illustrations. Signature in ink on front free endpaper, dust jacket lightly chipped, else very good.
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TUNNARD, Christopher and Boris Pushkarev MAN-MADE AMERICA: CHAOS OR CONTROL?
1967 TUNNARD, Christopher and Boris Pushkarev. MAN-MADE AMERICA: CHAOS OR CONTR New Haven: Yale University Press, (1967). 4to. Cloth. xii, 479 pages. An inquiry into selected problems of design in the urbanized landscape, with illustrations. Fine.
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(VOIGT COMPANY) THE CATALOG OF VOIGT COMPANY.
1928 (VOIGT COMPANY) THE CATALOG OF VOIGT COMPANY. Philadelphia: The Author, 1928. Small folio. Cloth. x, 229, (1) pages. Examples of plastic ornament for ceilings, mouldings, medallions, and more. Bookplate, edges and extremities of spine rubbed, else good.
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WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE.
1953 WRIGHT, Frank Lloyd. THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE. New York: Bramhall House, (1953). 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, 326 pages. Frank Lloyd Wright gives his thoughts on the practice of architecture, with photographs of his buildings. Sporadic, minor underlining, else very good.
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BLISS, Anthony S PRINTING HISTORY, FORMS AND USE.
1975 (BURKE) BLISS, Anthony S. PRINTING HISTORY, FORMS AND USE.... Three parts, bound as one. Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1975. 8vo. Cloth. (iv), 71, (3); (ii), 95, (1); (ii), 130, (2) pages. Catalogues 428, 433, and 436 from the collection of Jackson Burke are present A fresh, bright copy.
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HUNTER, George Leland DECORATIVE FURNITURE.
1923 HUNTER, George Leland. DECORATIVE FURNITURE. Grand Rapids: Dean-Hicks Company, 1923. Large 4to. Cloth. xxiv, 480 pages, 2 color plates. An illustrated book with over 900 illustrations in the text of furniture from the Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, and Roman models to the American Mission style Rear hinge internally cracked, some cover wear. A slightly better than good copy.
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WALKER, Ralph THE FLY IN THE AMBER.
1957 WALKER, Ralph. THE FLY IN THE AMBER. (New York): N.P., (1957). 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, 160,(2) pages. Second edition. A commentary on the making of architecture, with illustrations. Covers sunne else very good.
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