An Architectural Pilgrimage in Old Mexico
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. Hardcover. Pale beige cloth. xviii, 10 pp. 110 bw plates. Lavish illustrations of towns and specific buildings - great reference. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. Hardcover. Pale beige cloth. xviii, 10 pp. 110 bw plates. Lavish illustrations of towns and specific buildings - great reference. More
Colonia Roma: Artes de Mexico, 2001. Hardcover. White cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. 192 pp. Color illustrations. The life and work of British artist Frederick Catherwood, a key member of one of the most important archaeological expeditions in nineteenth-century America. -Amazon. More
Cambridge, Mass. The MIT Press, 1994. Hardcover. Slate-gray cloth, gilt letters on spine, green & illus. dust jacket, 560 pp., BW illus. "Describes a series of different visual and mental models by which the urban environment has been recognized, depicted, and planned. Boyer identifies three major 'maps': one common to..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Black buckram, gilt letters on spine & front cover, blue & white dust jacket, 111 pp., BW illus. The fourth edition of this classic book by American architect Claude Bragdon (1866-1946), which first appeared in 1910. The essays are: The Art..... More
NY: Viking, 1994. Hardcover. Blue boards, color DJ. 243 pp. Profuse bw plates. More
New York / Washington: Praeger Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. Olive full cloth binding with black lettering. Cream dust jacket with sepia illustration. 239 pp. Illustrated in B&W and some color. "This book book continues the examination of Breuer's work begun in 'Marcel Breuer: Buildings and Projects, 1921-61,' previously published by Praeger..... More
The University of Chicago Press, 1994. Blue cloth over boards with titles stamped in silver on spine. 200 PP. with over 100 bw and color plates. A terrific copy - like new. More
Washington, DC: The Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1977. Softcover. Duotone pictorial wraps; 125 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and drawings. A guide to the conservation and reuse of buildings, including case studies of public, commercial, industrial, residential, churches, and educational buildings in Massachusetts. More
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Manrique Zago ediciones SRL, 1993. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with grey lettering. Color illus dj with black spine and white lettering. 222 pp. 179 color illus. Text in Spanish. More
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1991. Hardcover. Off-white cloth with gilt lettering at spine; Off-white illus. dj.; 544 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw photos and drawings. Described as "an indispensable reference for homeowners, interior decorators, professional restorers, architects, and contractors" More
Portsmouth: Back Channel Press, 2006. Softcover. Green wraps with yellow and white lettering; 237 pp. with numerous bw photographs and diagrams. The new and revised edition, illustrated with both modern and historic photographs, maps, and drawings. The book is designed for all who are interested in how Portsmouth grew and..... More
Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1989. Softcover. Tan paper wraps with photograph. 255 pages : illustrations, maps, plans. Contents: I. Methodological studies -- 1. Yuppies, bubbas, and the politics of culture / Catherine W. Bishir -- 2. Rethinking geographical approaches to the common house: the evidence from eighteenth-century Massachusetts..... More
New York: A. S. Barnes and Company, 1973. Hardcover. Yellow boards, red ill. DJ. 243 pp. 250+ bw ills. More
Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards; 309 pp.; 39 bw photos. A guide to the early (circa late 1700s, early 1800s) homes of the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. More
1984. Pale green wraps. 114 pp. 71 bw plates. 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
Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1921. Hardcover. Blue faux leather print boards with blue cloth spine. 129 pp. 203 black and white figures, as photo images and illustrations. Three plates (two folded) tucked into pocket inside back cover. "Ignorance in art is more dangerous than illiteracy. Furniture, houses, and towns..... More
New York, New York: American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., 1930. Hardcover. Purple leather- textured cloth boards, burgundy buckram portfolio case, 164 pp., bw glued-in frontispiece by J.L. Kingston, 7 charts, 3 drawings, 14 tables. Chapters include: Introduction: a record of ill-informed controversy; The Economic Argument: The Private Owner's Viewpoint..... More
London/New York: Phaidon, 2012. Hardcover. Silver and orange decorative boards with black lettering; matching dust jacket; 527 pp, profusely illustrated in bw and color throughout. "Truly far-ranging - both conceptually and geographically - The Future of Architecture Since 1889 is a history that will shape future thinking about this period..... More
Cambridge, Mass. The MIT Press, 1991. Paperback edition. Softcover. Red-orange paper wraps, 268 pp., some BW illus. "Since the early 1960s, the rigor and conceptual clarity of Alan Colquhoun's criticism and theory have consistently stimulated debate and have served as an impetus for the pursuit of new directions in both..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1960. Hardcover. Green cloth. xvii, 371 pp. 139 bw plates. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Hardcover. Blue cloth. xiv, 192 pp. 140 bw plates. More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1938. Hardcover. Green cloth boards, 112 pp., photos and floor plan illustrations throughout. A book full of photos and floorplans for many types of small homes. Images show exterior views as well as some interior shots. Includes houses for luxury, in the desert..... 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
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1961. Hardcover. Gray cloth, yellow & BW illus. dust jacket, 224 pp., many BW illus. "Thirty-six houses designed by leading architects for today's living are here evaluated by the people who know them best -- their owners. An ideal guide for the prospective home builder..... More