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195320802New York: Columbia University Press 1953. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/good. Clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 102 pp. First edition of this impressive monograph on the architect and delineator Hugh Ferriss. Includes sixty illustrations. Ferriss who died in 1962 was enormously influential to a generation of fellow artists and architects and is said to have been the chief influence of artist Bob Kane when he designed the foreboding skyline of Batman's Gotham City. A handsome near fine copy in good dustwrapper. Wrapper has a long irregular closed tear to the front panel but it still presents quite well. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Ferriss and dated in 1955. A truly scarce signature in the marketplace. <br/><br/> Columbia University Press hardcover books
1931009344Oxford: Clarendon Press 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Brilliant two volume study of architectural ornamentation in Europe. One small plate missing from volume 1 else both volumes in very good condition in uniform tall blue cloth bindings with gold inlay to front cover. <br/><br/> Clarendon Press hardcover books
196711077New York: Viking Press 1967. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. First edition. Quarto. 216 pp. Includes detailed photographs are architectural drawings. A clean very good clothbound copy in very goodunclipped dustwrapper. Uncommon title in this series. <br/><br/> Viking Press hardcover books
199511528Rockport and Washington: Rockport Publishers and AIA Press 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 4to. 187 pp. Superb monograph with numerous color photographs. Text by Crosbie. Fine hardbound book in fine dustwrapper. A heavy volume. <br/><br/> Rockport Publishers and AIA Press hardcover books
199911520New Haven and London: Yale University Press 1999. First edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. 4to. 310 pp. An as-new copy in navy cloth binding in as-new dustwrapper. Illustrated with dozens of b/w photographs. <br/><br/> Yale University Press hardcover books
1927008256London: John Murray 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition. London architecture book heavily illustrated with photographs. The book attempts to depict the principal changes which have taken place with some suggestions for the further improvement of the Metropolis. Scattered foxing else a very good clothbound copy in bright near fine unclipped dustwrapper. <br/><br/> John Murray hardcover books
185630787New York: D. Appleton and Company 1856. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. Stamped brown decorated cloth printed in gilt. 189 pp. Illustrated with over 100 engravings. Covers are somewhat worn. With age spotting to some pages. Still remarkably sturdy and well-bound. Tissue guard present. D. Appleton and Company unknown books
198911194Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press 1989. First Canadian Edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. First Canadian edition of this monograph on Baillairge. Quarto. 201 pp. Illustrated with photographs. A fine clothbound copy in fine unclipped dustwrapper. <br/><br/> McGill-Queen's University Press hardcover books
198011572Woodbury: Barron's 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/fine. Small 4to. 117 pp. History of the Werkbund. Includes thirteen articles with illustrations of this influential period in architectural studies. Small prior owner name of P. F. Norton to front flyleaf else a fine hardbound copy in fine dustwrapper with only a hint of fade to yellow spine color. Lovely copy. Barron's hardcover books
195810683Cambridge: MIT Press 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. First edition. Small quarto. 198 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Excellent monograph on Rietveld. Prior ownership name of P. F. Norton to front endpaper else a fine hardbound copy in very good dustwrapper with a small chip to top of spine area. Uncommon and beautiful volume. <br/><br/> MIT Press hardcover books
201128824Milano: Silvana Editoriale 2011. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Thick wide paperbound quarto. 267 pp. Text in Italian and German by Carlo Bertelli Botta Lionello Pappi and others. Profusely illustrated retrospective on this world-renowned architect. Some faint dampstaining to a few pages at rear of volume. Otherwise a sound very good copy. Quite heavy. Silvana Editoriale paperback books
1984008318New York: Electa / Rizzoli 1984. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. First edition. Text by Pierluigi Nicolin. A clean very good copy in bound photographic wrappers. 141 pp. This copy boldly SIGNED by Botta and includes a full page HAND-SKETCHED architectural drawing. Quite scarce thus. Electa / Rizzoli paperback books
199619512Milano: Skira 1996. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperbound quarto. Text in Italian by Giovanni Pozzi Emilio Pizzi Virginia Baradel and others. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Monograph on Botta. A very good copy in stiff illustrated wrappers with wide French flaps. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Botta to Terence Riley and dated in 1996. Riley is a noted writer and author of numerous monographs of famous architects including Mies Van DDer Rohe among many others. <br/><br/> Skira paperback books
200317552Oslo: Museet For Samtidskunst 2003. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Tall trade paperbound book. 176 pp. Text in Norwegian with some English translations. Catalog of a 2003 exhibition curated by Siri meyer. Illustrated with mostly color photographs. Essays by Anne Karin Jortveit Leonidas Donskis and others. A fine copy in thick bound wrappers. Uncommon. Museet For Samtidskunst paperback books
1996008373Cambridge: MIT Press 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine first edition. Book analyzes nearly 400 architectural books and articles published over the past century and a half to reveal changing societal preferences in architecture. This copy INSCRIBED by Bonta to architectural historian William J. Jordy. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> MIT Press hardcover books
2001009131West Sussex: Wiley - Academy 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Monograph of the architect. 272 pp. Profusely illustrated. Text by Bognar. Faint line to bottom edge else a fine copy in oversized cloth binding in fine unclipped dustwrapper. <br/><br/> Wiley - Academy hardcover books
2000008536San Francisco: Chronicle Books 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine first edition of this monograph with over 160 images from the firm Hedrich Blessing. Essay by Tony Hiss. A fine clothbound copy in fine unclipped dustwrapper. <br/><br/> Chronicle Books hardcover books
198510526New York: Harry N. Abrams 1985. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. First edition. Large quarto. 312 pp. Introduction by John Julius Norwich. An illustrated anthology drawn from architectural writers and travellers from Vitruvius to Sacheverell Sitwell. A near fine clothbound book in near fine dustwrapper. Heavy volume. <br/><br/> Harry N. Abrams hardcover books
199211602Stuttgart: Peter Behrens Haus 1992. First edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Small 4to. Monograph on Bayon. Introduction by U. P. W. Nagel. Text in Spanish and English. Fine condition in fine dustwrapper.127 pp. Illustrated with color and b/w photographs and architectural plans. Peter Behrens Haus unknown books
193010389New York: Architectural Catalog Company 1930. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. First edition. Small folio. Selections from the work of the New York architectural firm of Barnet Phillips Company. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Typical wear to yapped edges of covers else a tight clean copy. <br/><br/> Architectural Catalog Company paperback books
194729502Zurich: Verlag Fur Architektur Erlenbach 1947. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. Small clothbound quarto. 176 pp. Text in both German and English. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs of country houses designed by such famous architects as Kurt Dubbers Hans Volkart Le Corbusier and many more. Small previous ownership sticker on the front endpaper. A handsome very good copy in woven oatmeal cloth covers. Issued without dustwrapper. Verlag Fur Architektur Erlenbach unknown books
193017042Paris: Paul Le Chevallier 1930. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tall softcover architectural magazine published in Paris in 1930. Featuring a superb sepia cover photograph of an interior scene of a palatial staircase and interior b/w photographs with accompanying articles and ads from the this striking period of art deco design and architecture. Very good condition in tall stapled wrappers. Text in French. <br/><br/> Paul Le Chevallier paperback books
192817041Paris: Paul Le Chevallier 1928. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tall softcover architectural magazine published in Paris in 1928. Featuring a superb sepia cover photograph of an art deco designed movie theatre and interior b/w photographs with accompanying articles and ads from the this striking period of art deco design and architecture. Very good condition in tall stapled wrappers. Text in French. Paul Le Chevallier paperback books
193017043Paris: Paul Le Chevallier 1930. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tall softcover architectural magazine published in Paris in 1930. Featuring a superb sepia cover photograph of an art deco designed restaurant interior as well as interior b/w photographs with accompanying articles and ads from the this striking period of art deco design and architecture. Very good condition in tall stapled wrappers. Text in French. <br/><br/> Paul Le Chevallier paperback books
199430919New York: Rizzoli 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. 4to. 232 pp. Fine copy of this monograph compiled by Brad Collins and Juliette Robbins. Near Fine dustwrapper. A large and heavy volume. Rizzoli hardcover books
