Historical Survey of Canterbury Shaker Village
Boston: Boston University, 1979. Softcover. White ill. comb bound wraps. xi, 269 pp. Numerous bw ills. More
Boston: Boston University, 1979. Softcover. White ill. comb bound wraps. xi, 269 pp. Numerous bw ills. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1901, 1902. Hardbound. Light green, heavily embossed gilt lettered cloth. Vol. 1: ix, 942 columns (2 to a page). Vol. 2:ix, 1060 columns (2 to a page). Vol. 3: xi, 1212 columns (2 to a page). Some bw illustrations in each volume. This set is..... More
Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986. Softcover. Blue ill. wraps. x, 278 pp. 250 bw ills. Expansive survey of Providence that outlines its neighborhoods, provides a historical overview and describes its common architectural themes. Fabulous reference book. More
Washington, D. C. / Amherst, MA: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; University of Massachusetts Press, 2013. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; black dj, color illustrated with white and yellow lettering, mylar cover; textured end papers; 626 pp; richly illustrated throughout in bw and color, maps and plans..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1909. Hardcover. Brown decorated cloth, 264 pp., 104 BW plates. Showcases specific homes and a variety of architectural styles, including New England Colonial, Southern Colonial, Classic Revival, Dutch Colonial, Spanish or Mission, American Farm-House, Elizabethan, Modern English, Italian, Art Nouveau, and Japanesque. Note that this..... More
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2010. First. Hardbound. Dark green boards w/ glossy tan illustrated DJ, [xxi] 359pp, hundreds of BW and color figures. Includes a glossary of terms. From the publisher--Architectural drawings serve a wide and diverse audience as a source for architectural historians and preservation architects, as..... More
New York: The Craftsman Publishing Company, 1909. 3rd edition. Hardcover. Tan boards, color illustrated with black lettering; bw portrait frontispiece; 205 pp; illustrated throughout in bw. Includes architectural drawings, photographs, floor plans and essays from Gustav Stickley's magazine "The Craftsman", a leading proponent of the simplicity and organic harmony of..... More
Gloucester, Mass. Rockport Publishers, Inc., 1999. Hardcover. Chocolate brown cloth, blue & color illus. dust jacket, 192 pp., many BW & color illus. "Constructs a framework of interpretation for architecture and landscape architecture in order to disclose relations between them which are normally overlooked. Five operations -- reciprocity, materiality, threshold..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2009. Hardcover. Black textured cloth, gilt letters on spine and front cover, color illustrated dust jacket, mylar cover; brown and black illustrated end papers, two page color illustrated title page; 383 pp., many BW and color illustrations. A lavishly illustrated history of the..... More
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1990-1996. Softcover. Illusrated wraps. Vol I. 371pgs. Vol II. 447pgs. Illustrations. Contents: H.H. Richardson, Ralph Adams Cram, and the Gothic revival -- McKim, Mead & White and classical rationalism -- Edwin Lutyens and the language of classicism -- Arts and crafts movement : the Greene brothers and..... More
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1946. Hardcover. Half red cloth, tan boards. 130 pp. No illus. More
Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2000. Softcover. Illustrated wraps with illustration. 154 pages : illustrations. Contents: Foreword / Chester H. Liebs -- Using the Guide -- Compositional Types -- Two-Part Commercial Block -- One-Part Commercial Block -- Enframed Window Wall -- Stacked Vertical Block -- Two-Part Vertical Block -- Three-Part..... More
Puebla, Mexico: Fundacion Amparo, 2012. Hardcover. Black & color illus. boards, 414 pp., many color illus.; weighs 5 lbs. Text is in Spanish. This collection of essays considers the colonial architecture and artwork found in the Mexican colonial city of Puebla de Los Angeles. With many vibrant illustrations and eight..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1907. Hardcover. Green and decorated cloth, 120 pp., 200 BW illus. A look at American architecture at the turn of the last century. With nine essays: Choosing a Site for the House / Charles Francis Osborne -- Choosing a Style for the House /..... More
New York: The Architectural League of New York, 1930. Hardcover. Grey/brown boards, 320 pp. Profuse bw plates. Full of organizational information and illustrations of structures and such. More
Marfa, TX: Chinati Foundation, 2000. Softcover. White wraps with black lettering; 190 pp; illustrations throughout. A symposium hosted by the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas, on April 25 and 26, 1998. Contents include: On sculpture in the context of architecture / James Ackerman -- Collaborations with artists, museum projects and our..... More
Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2003. Hardcover. BW illustrated glossy boards. 480 pp. Over 300 illustrations, diagrams, and photographs. From the back cover: An anatomical study of building systems integration with guidelines for practical applications. Through a systems approach to buildings, the book details the practice of integration..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1917. Hardcover. Slate blue buckram, [iii] [ix] 118 pp.; frontispiece and profuse bw images on 118 plates. Shows the work of 42 architects. More
NY: Hawthorn Books, 1972. Hardcover. Purple cloth. 235 pp. 150+ mostly bw plates. This fascinating book is both an architectural history and an intimate study of the Victorian environment from about 1840 to 1900. Maass surveys the many styles of Victorian homes in town and country. Includes brilliant color and..... More
1984. Softcover. White wraps. 434 pp. Numeorus bw & color plates. Text in French. More
Tuxedo Park, New York: Tuxedo Historical Society, 2007. Hardbound. Beige cloth with gold lettering on spine; 355 pp. with numerous color and bw photographs. A beautiful tour of the homes, many designed by distinguished architects, of historic Tuxedo Park, with photography by James Bleecker. More
Tuxedo Park, New York: Tuxedo Historical Society, 2007. Hardbound. Beige cloth with gold lettering on spine; putty dj with color illus. and black lettering. 355 pp. with numerous color and bw photographs. A beautiful tour of the homes, many designed by distinguished architects, of historic Tuxedo Park, with photography by..... More
New York: The Craftsman Publishing Company, 1909. 3rd. Hardcover. Burlap covered boards with brown stamped lettering. 205 pp. Many illustrations, mainly BW, some in color. Stickley's own compilation of the best Arts & Crafts designs. Includes plans for more than 40 cottages, cabins, and bungalows--complete with illustrated interior layouts and..... More
Bay City: The Aladdin Company, 1919. Hardcover. Green boards. 116 pp. Numerous bw ills. Includes price list. Provides descriptions, floorplans and images of all their homes. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1983. Softcover. Gray illus. wraps; 562 pp.; Numerous bw figures. Includes contributions by Giorgio Ciucci, Francesco Dal Co, Mario Manieri-Elia, and Manfredo Tafuri. Translated from the Italian by Barbara Luigia La Penta. More