Phaidon editors, Jean-Louis Cohen and Tim Benton

Le Corbusier le Grand: 1887-1965

London, Phaidon, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Elephant Folio 23" tall. Still in its original packing box, also illustrated, also in As New condition, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. Published in London by Phaidon Press in 2008 in First Edition, complete in two volumes. Bound handsomely in elephant folio format, chocolate brown, illustrated, pictorial, glossy boards. Volume I is 72 pp. in length and also featuring slickly and fully colored illustrated. Volume II is 767 pp., absolutely jam-packed with photographs, documents, letters, illustrations throughout, many in full, glorious color. As the editors of Phaidon explain, ans as Jean-Louis Cohen and Tim Benton, who write Introduction and chapter introductions, respectively, Corbusier (1887-1965) is one of the giants of twentieth-century architecture and design. Born Charles Edouard Jeanneret in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the self-named Le Grand. Separate insert with English translations of all original French documents. Here not only the work but also the person is shown very clearly. Massively heavy, oversized volume, so expect to pay a bit more in shipping. According to the publisher's blurb, "A remarkable biography in images of impressive dimensions retracing the life and work of Le Corbusier (1887-1965), architect, town planner, theorist and major figure in modern architecture. Some 2,000 illustrations and documents, many of them unpublished, shed light on Le Corbusier's main achievements, whether they are constructions, town plans, paintings, publications, or furniture. Also includes unpublished sketches, archival photographs and reproductions of personal correspondence. Rare photographs and letters shed new light on Le Corbusier's relations with Joséphine Baker, Eileen Gray, Fernand Léger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Prouvé and many other personalities of the time. An essential book for all architecture enthusiasts and for all those interested in the evolution of the modern movement and the design of the twentieth century.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Book number: 344869

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Le Corbusier|architecture|French artists|art history|Tim Benton|Josephine Baker|EIleen Gray|Fernand Leger|Pablo Picasso|Jean Prouve

O'Connor, John F.

The Adobe Book

Sante Fe, New Mexico, Ancient City Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Dealer stamp, neatly affixed inside front flap at bottom. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Double-column texts, sharp and distinct photographs of materials and tools. 132 pp. and with many score fine black-and-white illustrations of adobe house construction, start-to-finish.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 353267

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: John F. O'Connor adobe house housebuilding Navaho Southwest

D'Espouy, Hector, compiler

Fragments D'Architecture Du Moyen Age Et de la Renaissance D'Apres Les Releves & Restaurations Des Anciens Penionnaires de L'Academie de France a Rome, Volume I, Volume II

Paris, Charles Massin et Cie, Editeur, . First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Elephant Folio 23" tall. Scarce in the trade, there being currently no additional sets, complete in two volumes, available on-line. Another fine, collectible set by the same author as of Fragments D'Architecture Antique. Collated as complete in two massively heavy, oversized folio-format volumes. They measure 18 1/2" x 13 1/2" in height and width, respectively, both in First Edition state. 100 fine heliogravures / photogravures in sepiatone by Hector D'Espouy (1854-1929) to each volume. Bound in publisher's original half (i.e., nearly complete) red cloth over burgundy-colored, pebbly, seeming leather in portfolio, with still sharp and distinct gilt lettering to cover and spine. Several of the silk linen cloth ties are absent. Covers are considerably worn, not much soiled, plentiful scuffing to and some cloth loss thereof, else structurally sound but with splits to spine heads and feet. First double-elephant folio leaf with half-title to front, publisher information verso, then title page in stark black-and-white and with arresting publisher's vignette. Publication date not stated there, but 1905 publication date. "Table Explicative des Planches" follows, in double columns, in seven pages. Then quite gorgeous duotone illustrations in heliogravure on heavy card stock paper, titled and captioned and with helpful legends, stock measuring 17 1/2" x 12", after illustrations by Hector D'Espouy and printed by Charles Schmid. Vignette on each title page. Waffling along stock edge but nowhere near images, which are generally 13" x 8 1/2". All in, a visual feature of Middle Age architectural imagination and reconstruction made to come alive by several score reproduced heliogravures/photogravures, a then standard method for printing photographs. Of Volume 2, "Table Explicative des Planches," then the same number of 100 heliogravures in sepiatone, quite fine. Same kinds of scuffing to, loss of cloth of to front cover, splits to spine foot, bleed-through of red cloth inside front flap to top of eight-page booklet including title page, title page vignette, waffling to plate edges but unobtrusive to plates themselves. The plates are magnificently dramatic, clear and stark.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Good,

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Book number: 353309

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: French language Middle Age H. D'Espouy architecture Roman art history Italian art history

Feuerstein, Gunther

New Directions in German Architecture

New York, George Braziller, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition, First Printing. [6], 7-128 pp. Complete with Notes, a section on East Germany, Bibliography, Index, and Sources of Illustrations. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 349093

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: German architecture|Gunther Feuerstein|East Germany

Fleming, John

Robert Adam and His Circle in Edinburgh & Rome

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 93 black-and-white plates, including illustrations and photographs. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bound in blue cloth, with sunning to edges, very mildly worn, and with silver lettering over blue label. xxi + 393 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 349831

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Keywords: John Fleming |Robert Fleming

Flint, Anthony

Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City

New York, Random House, 2009. Second Printing. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xvii [2], 3-232 pp., and with several sections of crisply rendered black-and-white photographs of the architect and her family and projects.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Book number: 348139

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Keywords: Anthony Flint|Jane Jacobs|New York|architecture

Flory, Marcel

Les Temples de Khajuraho

Paris - France, Delpire, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Glossy pictorial covers. First Edition, and in French language. Another fine addition to the series, "Le génie du lieu." 162 pp. Illustrated endpapers in black-and-white, and with many score gorgeous illustrations in black-and-white and in full-color by Andre Martin of the architecture at Khahujuro.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 348375

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Andre Martin|Marcel Flory|photography|architecture|French language|Khahujuro

The Architectural Forum

The Architectural Forum, Volume 68, Number One, January 1938, the Frank Lloyd Wright Issuewright, Frank Lloydpublished by Time, Inc. , New York (1938)

New York, The Architectural Forum, 1938. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, being protected now further in stiff Mylar plastic, over the moderately worn and soiled and a bit chipped illustrated wraps. First Edition, published in New York in 1938. All foldouts are present, the issue being designed and contributed to by Frank Lloyd Wright himself. Photos by Hedrich-Blessing, and complete with fold-outs, bibliography, inded. The issue is devoted to Taliesen III, Unity Temple, Fallingwater, Johnson Wax, and many more houses and installations. Includes 73 additional pp. of publisher's advertisements. Measures 9" X 12".Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 346681

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: The Architectural Forum|Frank Lloyd Wright|Taliesen III|Unity Temple|Fallingwater|Johnson Wax

Alvar Aalto Foundation

Matter and Mind in Architecture

Helsinki, Finland, The Alvar Aalto Foundation, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. The Seventh Annual Alvar Aalto Foundation Conference, and with contributions by Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Vittorio Gregotti, Karsten Harries, Juha Leiviskè, John Patkau, Kaija Saariaho, GÃoeran Schildt, Kazuyo Sejima, Wilfried Wang, Gert Wingîrdh and Alejandro Zaera-Polo. Foreword by Simo Paavilainen. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Handsomely produced in oatmeal cloth, with gray lettering to cover and spine. Two-column texts, and sumptuously illustrated with black-and-white and full-color reproductions of photographs. [1], 2-148 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Book number: 351760

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: architecture Juan Navarro Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Vittorio Gregotti, Karsten Harries, Juha Leiviskè, John Patkau, Kaija Saariaho, GÃoeran Schildt, Kazuyo Sejima, Wilfried Wang, Gert Wingîrdh and Alejandro Zaera-Polo

Garrigan, Kristine Ottesen

Ruskin on Architecture: His Thought and Influence

Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Press, 1973. First Edition. . Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Bound quite handsomely in maroon colored cloth, with black lettering to spine. Table of Contents shows Note on Documentation of Ruskin's Works; 1 The State of the Gothic Revival and Victorian Architecture before Ruskin's Appearance; What Ruskin Emphasized in Architecture; What Ruskin Ignored in Architecture; Ruskin's Influence as an Exponent of the Gothic Revival; The Relevance of Ruskin's Architectural Thought; The Ultimate Significance of Ruskin's Architectural Writings: An Index to His Mind. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xv [1], 3-220 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 355840

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Keywords: John Ruskin Kristine Ottesen Garrigan architecture design art history

Gill, Brendan

Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The author of this fine and accessible biography of America's greatest architect was a close friend to both Wright and his estimable third wife, Olgivann, and it shows. Augmented with many score fine black-and-white illustrations and photographs, printed on high-gloss paper. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [8], 9-244 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

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Book number: 348133

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Brendan Gill|Frank Lloyd Wright|architecture|biography|art history

Greenberg, Allan

Architecture of Democracy: American Architecture and the Legacy of the Revolution

New York, Rizzoli, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Square 4to 9" - 11" tall. Allan Greenberg has provided an absorbing and visually rewarding history, buttressed by a Foreword by George P. Shultz, of architecture reflecting the legacy of the American Revolution. Public buildings, the American House, anthropomorphism, influential architects. From the publisher's blurb, "In outlining what, specifically, about American architecture is democratic, and what makes it that way, Architecture of Democracy begins with a close look at seventeenth century building of the early colonies, and then explores the impact of the Revolution on American architecture in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, and shows how political ideals had a formative influence on the development of the American home and on the nation's public buildings." A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Bound handsomely in green cloth, blind-stamped lettering to cover, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [5], 6-203 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 348612

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Keywords: Allan Greenberg |George P. Shultz|architecture|American Revolution|art history

Grodecki, Louis

Chartres

New York, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Elephant Folio 23" tall. An absolutely gorgeous copy of this elephant-folio format copy in hardcover, bound handsomely and then housed in a black paper-covered slipcase, fully and appropriately illustrated. The volume is bound in a cream linen cloth and with sharp and distinct gold lettering to spine. Nearly 150 full-color or black-and-white plates, the color plates being neatly tipped in. This is the English language version of the series Musee des Grandes Architectures. The interior is brilliantly white, clean and unmarked. Apparently unread, spine still crackles. Gift-quality condition, inside and out.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 345398

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Louis Grodecki|Chartres Cathedral|architecture|stained glass |windows|Christianity

Gunn, Peter

The Churches of Rome

New York, Simon and Schuster, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, very slight sunning along top interior edge, else, not price-clipped, now protected by a plastic coat. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Bound handsomely in gray cloth with white lettering to spine. Well over 150 fine photographs by Roloff Beny and text by Peter Gunn. [8], 9-288 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 351765

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: The churches of Rome architecture Catholic Church Roloff Beny

D.J. Robertson, ed. (Volume One); Matthew, Robert H. and P.E.A. Johnson-Marshall, eds. (Volume Two)

The Lothians Regional Survey and Plan, Volume One: Economic and Social Aspects; Volume Two: Physical Planning Aspects

Edinburgh, Scotland, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Complete in two volumes both being bound in printed softpaper wraps, but rebound for library or institutional use in gray buckram cloth and with sharp and distinct black lettering to both spines. Each volume has an orange-colored Sharpie inscription at top of first endpaper, and then an institutional ink-stamp at bottom. Very minor soiling to top edges, Volume Two features forward cock to spine. Volume One is xvi + 289 pp., and features contributions by D.R. Diamond, E.B. Ginn, J.T. Hughes, L.C. Hunter, R.G.L. McCrone, E.H. MacFarlane, M.C. MacLenna, H.K. Murray, L. Needleman, S.C. Orr, H.R. Parker, J. Pilgrim, D.J. Robertson, J.F. Sleeman, J.M.W. Stewart, A.M. Strang, and B.M. Swift. Volume Two is xxii + 358 pp. Both are replete with black-and-white illustrations in the form of maps, charts, diagrams and architectural plans, and all maps are complete, including at frontis, folding. Hand-colored maps, sharp and distinct black-and-white photographs galore.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 347704

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: The Lothians|Scotland|architecture|urban planning |P.E.A. Johnson-Marshall|Robert H. Marshall