Architectural Terra Cotta; Standard Construction
New York: National Terra Cotta Society, 1914. Hardcover. Brown boards with black title lettering. [8] leaves, 71 leaves of plates : illustration. Includes index. More
New York: National Terra Cotta Society, 1914. Hardcover. Brown boards with black title lettering. [8] leaves, 71 leaves of plates : illustration. Includes index. More
Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College, nd. Softcover. Tannish ill. wraps. 99 pp. 47 bw plates. Thorough examination of folk architecture characteristics and features. Covers houses and barns in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and several New England towns. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1995. Hardbound. Purple stamped cloth, white & color illustrated dustjacket, 208 pp. 100s of color plates. "Places the Federal period in historical context by region, moving from the North Atlantic states to the South, and ... explains the social and economic forces behind the style." (dj) Principal..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Hardcover. grey cloth boards w/ emerald spine printing. book xiv, 430 pages w/ bw illustrations. glossy green illustrated dustjacket w/ black printing. More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., 1940, 1946. Fourth Printing, Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Green buckram, gilt letters on spine and front cover, 112 pp., BW illus. Showcases a number of example homes and floor plans to entice the casual reader. More
New York: Basic Books, 1977. First/First. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with chocolate brown lettering. bw illustrated dj with brown lettering. 332 pp. with several bw illus. Plans by each of the three eminent architects are presented in depth, in an attempt to answer the question, "Is there an ideal..... More
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1955. Hardcover. Light green cloth. xi, 162 pp. 6 bw figures, 51 bw plates. Fine examples of pre-1760 church architecture in Quebec, Canada. Chapters include "The Heroic Age, 1608 - 1665"; "The Age of Laval, 1665 - 1700"; "New France becomes Canadien, 1700 - 1760";..... More
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake and Company, 1905. Hardbound. Red library buckram. Unpaginated, 5 pp ads at rear. An engaging compilation of plans and views, along with estimates on what it would cost to erect the illustrated dwelling. More
New York: Rizzoli, 2004. Hardcover. brown boards w/ blind-stamped printing & gilt spine printing. illustrated pastedowns & endpapers. 256 pgs w/ color illustrations. pictorial dustjacket. Remains bright and tightly bound. Wonderfully illustrated. More
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1978. Softcover. Orange stapled wraps with black lettering. x + 22 pp. with no illus. AAS Facsimile Reprint Number 1. Lists directions for preparing oils and 25 different colors, including Parrot Green, Ice Color, Chocolate Color; and how to make floor carpets/oiled cloth. Also includes an..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., 1968. Hardcover. Aqua cloth, aqua & color illus. dust jacket, 128 pp., 125 BW photographs, 60 BW drawings. "Royal Barry Wills [1895-1962] won many awards in national design contests and had attention-winning articles published in the large popular magazines. Professional journals ran many..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2008. Hardcover. brown boards w/ quarter, maroon cloth spine; gilt spine printing. 178 w/ color illustrations. glossy, pictorial dustjacket. Clean, nice and wonderfully illustrated. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1973. Hardcover. grey cloth boards w/ gilt printing. 613 pgs w/ illustrations. A nice copy. Wonderfully illustrated survey American architects. More
New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1969. Hardcover. Light brown cloth with black lettering and illustration; xxv, 382 pp. 91 bw illustrations. Traces European origins of the log cabin and its introduction and development in the United States. Includes bibliographical references and index. More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1899. Hardcover. Blue cloth, gilt lettering. T. e. g. x, 449 pp. Numerous bw ills. A presentation copy from the owner of one of the houses describes in this book, with an envelope containing two articles about activities at the house. Some of the..... More
Watkins Glen, New York: American Life Foundation, 1975. Hardcover. Brown pictorial boards with matching dj; 10 pp. plus 80 bw plates. A brief introductory essay by Maass, a list of the plates, and the plates themselves, all full-page. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1952. Hardcover. Green cloth. xiv, 619 pp. 485 bw ills. 17 chapters provide an exhaustive survey of early American architectural influences. Prominent styles of architecture are discussed in-depth, and the author provides notable examples of each style. More
1988. Softcover. Orange ill. wraps. 104 pp. 133 bw plates. Prepared by Philip Johnson and Mark Wigley. Includes Frank Gehre, Daniel Libeskind, Rem Koolhhaas, Peter Eisenman, Zaha Hadid, Coop Himelblau, and Bernard Tschumi. More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904. Hardcover. Dark green cloth with light green decoration and lettering. 192 pp. with bw illus. throughout. Sweet and Small: 3.5x6 inches. Bw illustrations of interiors and architectural floor plans of model homes of the times, arranged by price, from $4,000 down to $1,250..... More
Washington, DC: The Preservation Trust, 1991. Hardcover. Blue boards, blue pictorial DJ. 293 pp. 400+ bw plates. Examination of schools in rural areas of the United States. Traces early school houses and their role in creating early educational concepts, influencing the community, and shaping the western frontier. Also examines the..... More
Denver, Colo. Denver Art Museum, 1950. Softbound. Illustrated wraps. A well-illustrated booklet that shows how good design can create comfortable and engaging living spaces within one's home. An important resorce for this early period of Post-war design. More
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1965. Hardcover. Red cloth, bw pictorial DJ. 204 pp. Profuse bw plates. Survey of contemporary museum architecture. Text in English and German. More
Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1899. Hardbound. Decorative pictorial cloth covered boards (both detatched). 165 pp., profusely illustrated in bw. More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1968. Hardcover. Beige leather-like boards, 484 pp., BW illus. and drawings. On cover: Downing's Country Houses. A reproduction of Downing's classic 1850 work, with a new introduction by George B. Tatum. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1944. Hardcover. Oatmeal cloth spine/patterned boards. xl, 439 pp. 94 bw plates. Also includes a list of articles on American Architecture in some American periodicals prior to 1850 written by Sarah Hull Jenkins Simpson Hamlin (1887-1930) and an introduction by Dean Leopold Arnaud. More