Vitruvius; Ingrid D. Rowland and Thomas Noble Howe, ed.

Ten Books on Architecture

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge University Press, 1999. First U.S. Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. In its original form (published in Latin), this treatise was considered the most important work of architecture in the Western World. Sterling condition softcover copy in tall trade paperback format, stated First U.S. Printing, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Bright, glossy card stock wraps, perfect-bound. From the publisher's blurb, "Vitruvius (Marcus V. Pollio), Roman architect and engineer, studied Greek philosophy and science and gained experience in the course of professional work. He was one of those appointed to be overseers of imperial artillery or military engines, and was architect of at least one unit of buildings for Augustus in the reconstruction of Rome. Late in life and in ill health he completed, sometime before 27 BCE, De Architectura which, after its rediscovery in the fifteenth century, was influential enough to be studied by architects from the early Renaissance to recent times. In On Architecture Vitruvius adds to the tradition of Greek theory and practice the results of his own experience." xvi, 333 pp. and with notes and index.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Brainard, Gabrielle, Mehta Rustam and Thomas Moran

Perspecta 41: Grand Tour

Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press, 2008. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Very few student-written and -published academic journals are this finely and handsomely produced. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Bright-red card stock wraps, with a pasted-on Inuit couple on front cover. Double-column text. [8], 9-184 pp. Another fine contribution to the Yale Journal of Architecture, published by the Yale School of Architecture.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Keywords: Gabrielle Brainard Mehta Rustam Thomas Moran architecture

Ryskamp, Charles; J.W. Schulte, Nordholt, J.G. van Gelder, A.W. Vliegenthart

William & Mary and Their House

New York / Oxford, Pierpont Morgan Library / Oxford University Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Handsomely bound in dark blue cloth, gilt lettering to front cover device and lettering to spine. Big, tall heavy item, clean, tightly bound, and with a very bright interior. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. One hundred sixty-two illustrations augment this full and complete catalog of "The House of Orange Nassau" and including an index of the items, the craftsmen and the artists involved. The catalog was prepared between the Rijksmuseum Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn, and the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. The exhibition was held at the library from December 12, 1979 - March 16, 1980. Published jointly by Pierpont Morgan Library / Oxford University Press, [3], 1-258 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Keywords: William and Mary|Charles Ryskamp|J.W. Schulte|J.G. van Nordholt|A.W. Gelder

Schaeffer, Emil

Riesenbauten Nordamerikas

Zürich und Leipzig, Orell Füssli, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. A cute little tome that almost fits into the breast pocket of a heavy coat, being a photographic guide in the form of 64 photographic plates of North American architecture, New York to Los Angeles. Tan paper over boards, light brown cloth-backed, and with plastic jacket thereover. Unpaginated, but one plate per page, featuring the lovely photography of Frank Washburn.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Keywords: German language|architecture|photography|Emil Schaeffer|Frank Washburn

Schildt, Goran

Alvar Aalto: A Life's Work--Architecture, Design and Art

Helsinki, Finland, Kunstannusosakeyhtio Otava Printing Works, 1994. . Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A fine introduction to the Finnish architect, designer and painter, born in 1898 and died in 1976, presenting nearly his complete works in a single volume. 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. Handsomely bound in gray cloth over boards, with black stamped lettering (Aalto's name, in cursive) to cover, sharp and distinct black lettering to spine). Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Plentiful descriptions with illustrations of realized and unrealized projects, drawings, musings on urban and regional plans, interiors of churches, houses, theatres, libraries, studios, museums, offices, factories, residential and apartment buildings and other kinds of domiciles. But wait, there's more!: industrial and furniture designs: lighting, glass and glass jewelry, fashion, textiles, stage sets and designs. 317 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Keywords: Alvar Aalto|design|Goran Schildt|jewelry|museums|architecture|architecture

Schulze, Franz

Philip Johnson: Life and Work

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. This fine and accessible biography of Philip Johnson, creator of the Glass House, the Roofless Church, the AT & T building and the Crystal Cathedral, is definitive. 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. Handsomely bound in two-tone, white paper over boards, gray cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations. xi [2], 4-465 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Keywords: architecture|Philip Johnson|Franz Schulze|The A.T.&T. Building|The Roofless Church|The Glass House|The Crystal Cathedral

Schulze, Franz

Philip Johnson: Life and Work

Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1994. . Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at title page, inscribed warmly to Judy, with best wishes, Franz Schulze, the influential professor of art and art history at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois. This fine and accessible biography of Philip Johnson, creator of the Glass House, the Roofless Church, the AT & T building and the Crystal Cathedral, is definitive. 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. Handsomely bound in two-tone, white paper over boards, gray cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Plentiful black-and-white illustrations. xi [2], 4-465 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Fine

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Seale, William

Of Houses & Time: Personal Histories of America's National Trust Properties

New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1992. 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. Plentiful full-page, full-color photographs of America's National Trust houses, quite fine. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [16], 17-240 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Keywords: National Trust William Seale architecture U.S> History

Sexton, Mark, Krueck, Ronald

Krueck Sexton: Architects

New York, The Monacelli Press, . First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Another fine contribution to the Work in Progress series, and with a fine introduction by Franz Schulze out of whose personal library this copy came. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Sumptous photography of interiors and architectural projects, printed on high-gloss paper, stiff. [17], 18-190 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Book number: 349027

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Keywords: Franz Schulze|architecture|Mark Sexton|Ronald Krueck

Sharp, Dennis

Modern Architecture and Expressionism

New York, George Braziller, 1966. First American Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Superb, nice-looking, sturdily bound copy of a stated First American Edition of this influential work of art and social history. Publisher's original black cloth, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Waffling to bottom corner of text-block, not due to damp-staining, not intruding on text. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear beyond a single short, closed tear to front panel, 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. 159 illustrations and helpful appendices including extracts from the writings of Mendelsohn, Finsterlin and Poelzig, among others. Useful chronology of buildings and events, 1900-1930. xiii [2], 2-204 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Near Fine,

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Keywords: Expressionism|art history|Dennis Sharp|Modern Architecture

Slavin, Maeve

Davis Allen: Forty Years of Interior Design at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

New York, Rizzoli, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Bound in glossy pictorial covers, and paying due homage to the interior design and architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, a piece broken into three long chapters beginning with The Early Years (1916-1950); The Projects (1950-1990; The Legacy, complete with a project list, bibliography and index. Double-column text, and replete with black-and-white and full-color reproductions printed on high-gloss paper.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Keywords: Maeve Slavin|interior design|Skidmore, Owings & Merrill|art history

Fitoussi, Brigitte; Philippe Starck and Piero Fornasetti

Piero Fornasetti: A Conversation between Philippe Starck and Barnaba Fornasetti

New York, Assouline, 2005. First English Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A fine contribution to the Memoires series, being a fine and compelling set of interviews between Philippe Starck and Barnaba Formasetti, son of the great Italian artist and architect, replete with full color reproductions of architectural and design images. Sterling condition hardcover copy, bound in brown paper over boards, blind-stamped title to front cover, 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. Translated from the original Italian by Charles Penwarden. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [4], 5-79 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

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Sulzer, Peter

Jean Prouve, Oeuvre Complã¨Te / Complete Works, Volume 3: 1944-1954

Basel, German, Birkhauser - Publishers for Architects, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" 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, 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. Original publisher's gray cloth, lettering stamped to spine, in tall, heavy quarto format. 385 pp. Replete with black-and-white and full-color, often full-page photographs, taken by Erika Sulzer-Kleinemeier. Bilingual text, French/English. The publisher's rear jacket blurb has it that "Jean Prouve (1901-1984) was one of the most renowned design engineers of the 20th century. This volume, the third in Birkhauser's 4-volume edition of Prouve's Complete Works, covers the period between 1944 and 1954, including such significant works as the prefabricated homes for war victims, works carried out for Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, portal frame buildings for Electricite de France, and the J. Prouve Workshops.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Keywords: Peter Sulzer|Karen Sulzer-Kleinemeier|Tony Garnier|Jean Prouve|architecture|French art history|French architecture|French language

Summerson, John

The Unromantic Castle and Other Essays

London, Thames & Hudson, 1990. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Something of a sequel to the author's The Heavenly Mansion, the Life of John Nash and Architecture in Britain. 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. Stated First U.S. Edition, having been published near simultaneously in London also by Thames & Hudson. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 238 illustrations in black-and-white and duotone, including drawings and photographs. Contains fifteen essays about mostly English architecture and including about English architects such as Inigo Jones, Sir John Soane, Christopher Wren, and then scattered Americans such as Frank Lloyd Wright. [6], 7-288 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Like New

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Tegethoff, Wolf; Lukes, Zden?k; Albig, Jörg U; Pistorius, Milos

Bau-Kunst: Kubistische Architektur in Und Um Prag

Munchen, Germany, Bayerische Hypo- u. Vereinsbank, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall. A glowing homage to Czech architecture and architects, in the original German, and with contributions by Wolf Tegethoff, Jorg-Uwe Albig, Milos Pistorius, Hana Hamplova, and Zdenck Lukes, about the works of architects such as 48 examples of cubist buildings and other edifices in Prague, complete with location maps and biographies of architects. Features buildings and furbishings by A. Belada, K. Dvorak, B. Fuchs, V. Fultner, O. Gutfreund, J. Gocar, V. Hofman, B. Homolac, R. Hrabe, P. Janak, J, Kotera, E. Kralicek, L. Kysela, O. Liska, L. Machon, O. Novotny, J. Stepanek, R. Stockar, J. Stursa, J. Syriste, O. Tyl, J. Zasche. 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. Bound in a square hardcover format, glossy pictorial cover, ding to front board bottom edge, short pen mark to bottom, near spine, light wear to upper edge. 142 pp., and with full-color and black-and-white photographs, printed on high-gloss paper.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Keywords: architecture |Wolf Tegethoff|Jorg-Uwe Albig|Milos Pistorius|Hana Hamplova|Zdenck Lukes