Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1948). First edition. SIGNED by Saarinen and Christ-Janer and hand numbered Number 641 on rear flyleaf. Quarto. xii, 54p. Illustrated. Forward by Alvar Aalto. Bound in publisher's tan cloth with spine titles and cover initials in gray. More about ELIEL SAARINEN
New York: William Helburn, 1945. First edition. Quarto. 128p. Illustrated from photos and drawings. Gilt-titled blue cloth. More about INSTITUTIONAL HOMES FOR CHILDREN
Milan: Casa Editrice D'Arte Bestetti & Tumminelli, 1915. Quarto. xxii, 192 page of plates from photographs. Green cloth with gilt leather title labels on spine and upper cover. More about VOLTE E SOFFITTI ITALIANI
London: John Murray, (1954). First edition. xiv, 821p. Gilt-titled maroon cloth. More about A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH ARCHITECTS 1660-1840
Detroit: Omingraphics, 1996. Reprint of the 1954 edition. 821p. Red glazed boards with title and designs in black and white. A reprint of "Colvin's 9154 dictionary which covered about 1000 architects of the 1660-1840 period." (Sheehy BE294). More about A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH ARCHITECTS 1660-1840
London: Country Life, n.d. Folio. xl, 436p. Illustrated from photos and drawings. Gilt-titled dark blue cloth with pink cloth sides. More about TWENTY-FIVE GREAT HOUSES OF FRANCE, THE STORY OF THE NOBLEST FRENCH CHATEAUX
London: B.T. Batsford, (1921). First edition. Quarto. x, 274p. Illustrated from photos and drawings. Green cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper cover, central ornament on upper cover in blind. More about ENGLISH CHURCH MONUMENTS A.D. 1150-1550:
New York: The Monacelli Press, (1998). First edition in English. SIGNED by GEHRY. Large quarto. (iv), 614p. Illustrated throughout from color photos and schematics. Bound in black cloth with silver spine title and Gehry's name in blind on the upper cover. Building descriptions by Hadley Arnold. Vanity Fair labeled Gehry as... More about FRANK O. GEHRY, THE COMPLETE WORKS
Paris: Librairie Centrale D'Architecture, 1884. Second edition. Folio (18.75" tall). Title page, list of plates, and 120 plates, all loose in portfolio as issued. Apparently lacking the brief preface or introduction. The portfolio has been professionally rebuilt retaining the printed paper covers. More about LA SCULPTURE FRANCAISE AU MOYEN AGE ET A LA RENAISSANCE
Paris: Editions Albert Morance, Librairie Centrale D'Art et A'Architecture, (c.1913-14). Three series in three portfolios. Tall folio (20 1/2" tall). Each portfolio with half-title and title page and introductory text. I: 80 plates; II: 80 plates; III: 78 plates. Plates from photos. Complete. Portfolios of titled tan boards with gilt-titled... More about L'ARCHITECTURE & LA DECORATION FRANCAISES AUX XVIIIe & XIXe SIECLES
Paris: Auguste Vinvent, (1924). First edition. Quarto. 35p in stapled wraps with 161 plates laid in. In portfolio with cloth spine and marbled boards with cloth ties. More about LES CONCOURS d'ARCHITECTURE DE l'ANNEE SCOLAIRE 1924-1925:
London: Elliot Stock, 1909. First edition. Quarto. 32p. Illustrated with 16 plates from photos (not figured in the pagination). Blue cloth spine over blue printed boards. More about BLACK TOURNAI FONTS IN ENGLAND:
New York: Dodge, (c. 1949). 4to. Gilt-titled blue cloth. Group of catalogues bound together, introduced by Kenneth K. Stowell with a Guide To Home Planning. More about HOME OWNERS' CATLOGS
n.p. Ludowici-Celadon Company, 1929-1932. Quarto. In stapled printed wrappers. 24 issues in all. Illustrated from photos and measured drawings. More about THE TUILERIES BROCHURES. Vol. I-IV
Chicago AND London: University of Chicago Press, (2006). First edition. Quarto. xiv, 442p. Illustrated in color. Gilt-titled black cloth. From the series Historical Studies of Urban America. More about MILLENNIUM PARK, CREATING A CHICAGO LANDMARK
New York: Dover, (1987). Quarto. Stiff wrappers. 12p. 16 sheets in color to cut out. More about CUT & ASSEMBLE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S ROBIE HOUSE
London: F. Lewis (Publishers) Limited, (1937). First edition. Large quarto. viii, 101p. Illustrated with 139 plates (plates not figured in the pagination). Tan cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper cover. Includes grates, doors, handles, lighting devices, railings, fittings, etc. More about ENGLISH DOMESTIC METALWORK
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1937. First edition. 4to. xiv, 238p. Illustrated from photos. Gilt-titled red cloth. More about THE SALMANTINE LANTERNS
New York: The G. C. Hesselgren Publishing Co., 1908. First edition. Folio. 298p. ii, index. Fully illustrated with photos of elevations and colored floor plans, along with several photos and brief biographies of architects. Bound in publisher's full maroon pebbled cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper cover, the... More about APARTMENT HOUSES OF THE METROPOLIS
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1946. Third revised edition. viii, 130p. Gilt-titled red cloth spine with printed boards. Catalogues 1461 items. Essential reference. More about AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL BOOKS:
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1873. First edition. 189p. Illustrated with 84 full-page engraved plates. Original publisher's green cloth over beveled boards with stylized gilt spine titles and gilt vignette on upper cover, blind rules around the covers. Hitchcock 595. More about HOBB'S ARCHITECTURE:
Chicago: Frederick J. Drake, (1903). First edition. 117p + ads. Illustrated. Bound in quarter leather with cloth sides. More about COMMON-SENSE HANDRAILING
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, (1937). First edition. Unpaged. 301 plates. Illustrated. Folio. Gilt-titled blue cloth. More about THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF THE PISCATAQUA
Moscow: Iskusstvo, 1975. First edition. Two volumes. Illustrated essay in Russian and English, the larger volume is mostly photos. 4to. Tan cloth with titles in black and gold. More about MOSCOW, MONUMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE. 18TH - THE FIRST THIRD OF THE 19TH CENTURY
Paris: F. Contet, 1911. Third edition. 8p. and 40 plates. Folio (17 3/4"). All laid loose in portfolio as issued. Folder has green cloth spine and marbled boards with ribbon ties. Motifs de Decorations Interieures. This is the 6th volume in the series LES VIEUX HOTELS DE PARIS. More about LES VIEUX HOTELS DE PARIS. LE TEMPLE ET LE MARAIS. Volume I