The Beauties of Modern Architecture
New York: Da Capo Press, 1968. Hardcover. Brownish cloth, gilt lettering. xii, 139 pp. 48 bw plates. 1835 volume reproduced, with introduction by Denys Peter Myers. More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1968. Hardcover. Brownish cloth, gilt lettering. xii, 139 pp. 48 bw plates. 1835 volume reproduced, with introduction by Denys Peter Myers. More
New York: Swetland Publishing, 1910. Hardbound. Green library buckram. vii, 61 pp of text and plans, followed by 146 full-page plates of photos and plans for modern school houses. A wonderful resource for school planning as it existed 100 years ago. More
NY: A. J. Bicknell & Co. / Architectural Book Publishers, 1875. Hardcover. Brown library buckram; housed in a maroon/grey buckram clamshell case. Bw frontis, 160 bw plates (plus a color advertisement). Oversize and heavy and will require extra postage. The former owner, George M. Huss, was an architect in New..... More
Knoxville, Tennessee: The University of Tennessee Press, 2006. Hardcover. blue cloth boards w/ silver printing. 197 pgs w/ bw illustrations, figures. light gloss dustjacket w/ grey & green illustrations. A nice, sharp and bright copy; appears to be lightly read and handled. "This innovative study examines the lives of two..... More
New York: McBride, Nast and Company, 1912. Hardcover. Grey cloth. xviii, 115 pp. Numerous bw plates. Guides the home builder on building a half timber house. Features fine examples from the United States and England. More
NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1933. Hardcover. Black cloth. 181 pp. Numerous bw illus. Gives an account of recent developments (for the time period) in college architecture with special reference to the liberal arts college. More
Alton: Gentle Bean Publications, 2004. Softcover. Wraps with b/w photograph. 158 pages : illustrations, plans, facsimiles. Contents: What is a Sears catalog home (and why are they so intriguing) -- "Hang your saw on a nail all day: : Sears homes and their unique place in American architecture -- The..... More
NYC: Brentano's, n.d. (circa 1917?). Hardcover. Greenish boards, backed with blue cloth. 355 pp. Many bw plates. More
New York: McBride & Company, 1916. Hardcover. Green cloth with gilt lettering. 341 pp. Numerous bw ills. Exploration of the Colonial style of architecture. Chapters divided into the style's first, second, and third periods. Provides information about building materials, characteristics, details, and plans. More
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2005. Hardcover. blue pictorial boards. Book vi, 259 pages w/ illustrations & CD. Clean w/ sealed CD. More
Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1964. Softbound. Printed wraps. 349 pp. with 81 plates and folding tables (well, how about fold-out tables instead?). Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Vol 147 No 1. More
NY: J. J. Augustin, 1937. first edition. Hardcover. Beige buckram. 39 pp + 130 bw plates. More
Chicago, Illinois: Simmons-Boardman Books / American Builder And Building Age Unit, 1938. Hardcover. red cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 179 pgs w/ bw illustrations. A library rebound with original covers intact. Pages inspected and appear clean, but, may have instances of marginalia, notations, etc. A fascinating collectible of American..... More
New York: Princeton Architectural Press / Building Blocks, 1999. Hardcover. black cloth boards w/ white spine printing. 88 pgs w/ bw illustrations. black & pictorial dustjacket. A nice copy, appears unread. More
Boston, Massachusetts: Bates & Guild Company, 1913. Hardcover. Reddish-brown cloth library binding; xxxi, 182 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Devoted to "The Development of the Modern Hotel"; Includes extensive text, photos, and architectural drawings relating to sumptuous hotels of the time, including The Vanderbilt Hotel, St. Regis Hotel, the Ritz-Carlton..... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1913. Hardcover. Browinsh ill cloth. xv, 270 pp. 207 bw plates. Subtitle indicates the book - provides the best architectural examples, domestic, municipal and institutional, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, with observations upon the local building art of the 18th century. More
New York City: U. P. C. Book Company, 1922. Hardcover. Portfolio. Brown paper boards with brown cloth spines and ribbon tie. Contains xii + 24 pp. of text in bi-folds, plus 100 loose plate pages with BW illus. and drawings. A portfolio that addresses this trend in 17th- and 18th-century..... More
NY: Fowler and Wells, 1859. F. E. Graef. Hardcover. Burgundy library buckram. 176 pp. 126 bw figures. More
Philadelphia: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Hardcover. Dark green cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Dark bronze end papers. [92] with 20 full-page color plates, 1 color chart plate, several bw illustrations, and two pages of paint swatches. Oversize. Title on dj is Exterior Decoration: Victorian Colors for Victorian Houses. With a new foreword..... More
Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 2003. Softcover. Glossy maroon card wraps with sepia photos and pale yellow lettering. 168 pp. with bw images throughout. A Dover unabridged republication of the third edition of the work originally published by The Atlas Portland Cement Company in 1908 (first edition published in 1906)..... More
Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press, 1975. Hardcover. Brown cloth, gilt letters on spine, tan & white dust jacket, 333 pp., profusely illus. in BW. A collection of of 15 articles first published in the periodical "The Western Architect," between 1902-1931. This volume makes available once more, in facsimile, the..... More
New York: The Outing Publishinb Company, 1908. Hardcover. Evergreen cloth/boards with thinnest wood veneer laid on and faux book hinge image. x + 155 pp. with bw frontis, additional bw photographs and architectural drawings throughout. New end papers. Chapters include: Making Plans, The Fireplace, The Ax and the Tree, Building..... More
Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000. Hardbound. Red cloth with red illustrated glossy dustjacket. 412 pp. Profusely illustrated. More
New York: The American Architect, 1911. Hardcover. Green cloth, 26 pp. plus 112 BW plates, other BW illus. Opens with four articles: The House and Its Environment / Arthur G. Bein -- The Art and Practice of Consistent Forms of Decorative Treatment: The Georgian (Colonial) Period / Lionel Moses, Jr...... More
New York: Russell Whitehead, 1931. Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt lettering. 336 pp. Profuse bw plates and measured drawings. Illustrations and measured drawings by Kenneth Clark. Examples of buildings' interiors and exteriors. Covers architecture of the Eastern states from Vermont to South Carolina. Illustrations of construction details, doorways, stairways, interiors, porches..... More