Borromini. Architettura Come Linguaggio
Milano/Electa: Electa/U.Bozzi, 1967. Hardcover. Light brown boards with debossed lettering; b&w illustrated DJ with black lettering; 461 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Italian. More
Milano/Electa: Electa/U.Bozzi, 1967. Hardcover. Light brown boards with debossed lettering; b&w illustrated DJ with black lettering; 461 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Italian. More
London: Laurence King, 2001. SIGNED. Hardcover. White boards; fluorescent orange dust jacket with green lettering. 208 pp. with 500 color illustrations. Signed, "With best wishes, Will Alsop." Signed "With Best Wishes, Will Alsop". From the jacket: Will Alsop is one of the most exciting British architects working today, responsible for..... More
New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 143 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw photos and figures. Number 20 in the Architectural Monographs series; Features twenty-seven projects by the architectural form Foster Associates (now Foster + Partners), including the King's Cross Underground terminal and..... More
New Haven / London: Yale University Press, 1997. Hardcover. black boards w/ gilt spine printing. 332 pages w/ bw & color illustrations w/ figures & designs. pictorial glossy dustjacket w/ black printing. A very nice, clean and sharp copy. More
Madrid, Spain: Ivorypress, 2013. Hardcover. grey, reflective cloth boards w/ white & silver reflective printing. 420 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. Published in conjunction with a seminal exhibition taking place at the Carre d'Art in Nîmes and curated by Norman Foster, who designed the museum two decades ago, this..... More
Torino: Tipografia Chirio E. Mina, 1841. Hardcover. Light brown boards with black lettering and illustration; [2], 122, [2] pp.; illustrations. Text in Italian. As of November, 2023, WorldCat reports only two copies of this book are being held in libraries worldwide. More
London: Bohn, 1938. Hardcover. Volume 3 only. Green cloth with leather cornes and spine. Spine is banded with gilt lettering. Top edge gold gilt. [vi],23pp, 22 plates, 2 folding pedigrees. This Volume 3 only. Contents: History and antiquities of the Vicars' Close, Wells, Somersetshire (London, 1836) -- History and antiquities..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1990. Hardcover. Tan cloth boards with tan illustrated dust jacket and black lettering, 107 pp, illustrated in bw and color. Catalogue of a folio of Palladio drawings donated to the Vicenza City Museum by Gaetano Pinali in 1839. Translated from the Italian. Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-107)..... More
Treviso, Italy: Banca Popolare Di Castelfranco Veneto, 1990. Hardcover. blue pictorial & white boards w/ navy printing. 379 pgs w/ section of bw & color plates. Text in Italian. More
London and New York: B.T. Batsford / John Lane Co., 1906. Hardcover. Blue-green cloth over baords, gilt lettering and design. xii pp, BW frontispiece + 43 BW plates. Contains a preface by the architect, introductory notes, descriptive notes on the plates, and the plates themselves, which are beautiful BW photographs..... More
Paris: Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine / Le Gac Press, 2013. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps, 350 pp., profusely illustrated in color and BW. Text is in French. Issued in conjunction with several 2012-2013 exhibitions showcasing selected work of French architect Rudy Ricciotti (b. 1952). Includes quite a variety of..... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1998. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with stamped lettering. Color-photographic dust jacket with navy, gray, and black lettering. 320 pp. 528 illustrations, 126 in color. Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by Peter Reed, Associate Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, Museum of..... More
Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1965. Paperback. White and illustrated wraps with green and white lettering. 16 pp. 12 leaves of plates. BW illustrations. From the series: "Art and Architecture in the Netherlands." More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1988. First American edition. Hardcover. Olive cloth boards, orange titling, glossy color pictorial dj, 224 pp., 165 illustrations, including 89 color plates. From the dj: Hector Guimard was the premier Art Nouveau architect of France ... His star shone brightly at the turn of the..... More
Paris, France: La Bibliotheque des Arts, Paris, 1985. Hardcover. red, square cloth boards w/ gilt printing & emblem. illustrated pastendowns & endpapers. 191 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. glossy, black illustrated dustjacket w/ white printing. plain, grey slipcase. text in french. Wonderfully illustrated with the photographs of Felipe Ferre...... More
New York/London: George H. Doran Company / Technical Journals Ltd, 1920. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with gilt border and printing ; xvii, 139 pp, bw and color illustrations. With a personal sketch by Arnold Bennett, an appreciation by H.V. Lanchester, and technical notes by Amor Fenn. More
London: Academy Editions / St. Martin's Press, 1994. Softcover. Cream & color illus. wraps, French flaps, 112 pp., 40+ BW illus. and 39 color illus. Photo is of a previous copy from our collection. From an architects collection; other than the spine label, there are no other ex-libris markings. A...... More
London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2000. Softcover. Red & color illus. wraps, French flaps, 303 pp., many color and BW illus.; weighs nearly 4 lbs. 302 pages : illustrations (some color). Issued in conjunction with a series of 1999-2001 exhibitions of architectural plans, drawings, perspectives and models rendered by English..... More
New Orleans: Martin-St. Martin Publishing Company, 1997. Softcover. Green and white wraps. 142 pp. BW figures. More
Black Dog Publishing, 2006. Hardbound. Color illustrated paper covered boards. 240 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. Rick Mather Architects have been practicing in London since the early 1970s. Best known for their award winning museum extensions, such as the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the National Maritime Museum, their..... More
Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. Hardcover. Brown boards with gilt lettering on the spine; navy blue DJ with color illustraton and yellow, orange and white lettering; xx, 287 pp.; richly illustrated. "This is the first full-scale study of a family which dominated English architecture for one hundred and fifty..... More
London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1988. Hardcover. Orange cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine; white illustrated DJ with black lettering; 122 pp.; richly illustrated. This book is one in the series, "Catalogues of Architectural Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum." More
London: Architectural Press, 1986. Hardcover. Black cloth boards. Black dj. 320 pages : illustrations. Includes index./ "Bibliography of Lethaby's publications: " p. 303-312. More
New York: Electa / Rizzoli, 1985. Softcover. Glossy white wraps with color illus. White lettering on black spine. 223 pp. with 217 mostly bw illustrations. A very thorough book about the Adams brothers as architects. Known as decorators, they were superb architects (especially Robert Adam) of numerous interiors, whole buildings..... More
Milano: Olivetti / Electa, 1994. Softcover. Brown paper wraps with embossed illus. on front cover, French flaps, 567 pp., color & BW illus. Text is in Italian. A collection of 32 essays covering a variety of topics related to the work of Italian artist, architect and philosopher Leon Baptista Alberti..... More