New York: ITC, 1990. Vol 17 No 3. A survey of American film posters. 37.5 cm; 72 pp.; illustrated. Tabloid format journal on newsprint. Mailing label; else a very good copy in wrappers.
New York: ITC, 1990. Vol 17 No 2. A survey of contemporary posters from the Soviet Union. 37.5 cm; 67 pp.; illustrated. Tabloid format journal on newsprint. Mailing label; else a good copy in wrappers.
Rio de Janeiro: Bom Texto, 2010. A typology of contemporary indigenous residential architecture in Brazil. The work is divided into five thematic chapters: 'Regional characteristics', 'Landscapes', 'Typologies', 'Parts of buildings' and 'Building materials'. Types of construction, including markets, houses, churches and shops, types of landscapes, such as rural, urban and.....
Detroit: Johnson Smith, 1936. This is what I imagine the internet would have looked like in 1936--shoddy goods with grossly unproven claims, weapons, rubber eggs, bad art, everything squirting, Zimbaphone Fairy Chimes, "Harmless Indoor Fireworks", books and costumes based on racist "humor", etc. Catalog 145, the cloth edition with color.....
New York: Forbes, 1908. This issue showing work by George Post, MM&W, Boring and Tilton, others. Volume XVIII, Number 1, July, 1908 of this elegant periodical featuring contemporary work by the country's leading architects. 33 cm; 115 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. Wear to edges of wrappers; contents.....
Mamaroneck: Winged Foot, 1984. A monograph on the legendary course in Westchester County, "...being a tribute to a great golf course, its people, design, tradition, dignity, and contribution to golfing in America, and to the enduring quality bestowed by its beautiful and friendly trees. INSCRIBED by Smith. First edition. 30.....
Emigrant: Roche Jaune, 2004. A monograph on the design and construction in 1904, of the popular resort hotel by architect Robert Reamer, and subsequent renovations to the present [2004]. First edition. 28 cm; 144 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with short tear.....
Firenze: FOS, 1991. Catalog for the 1991 exhibition of the Colombian sculptor's work at Fort Belvedere in Florence. Text in Italian. First edition. 22 cm; 71 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Portland: Waverly, 1993. Examination of the lives of Italians who emigrated to the Central CT city of Waterbury beginning in the 1870s. First edition. 30.5 cm; 194 pp.; illustrated with photographs. Owner's information stapled to front cover; creased and torn corner to front cover; else a good copy in wrappers.....
Waltham: Poses Institute of Fine Arts, 1965. Catalog for a 1965 exhibition of the work of Fuller and Soleri, "...two visionaries in the fields of architecture and urban planning." First edition. 8vo; 16 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A fine copy in original wrappers.
Rotterdam: 010, 2008. A book documenting the evolution of the work of Loos and Corbusier, with detailed reference to domestic projects, including Strasser House, Last House, Maison Domino and Villa Savoy. Texts by Corbusier and Loos, with essays by Colomina et al. Revised edition of this text which originally saw.....
New York: Triborough Bridge Authority, 1939. Promotional pamphlet for the Authority's most recent projects, the Triborough and the Bronx-Whitestone bridges, linking Queens to Manhattan and the Bronx and the rest of the mainland, all roads leading to Moses's World's Fair. Verso of opened sheet is a color map of the.....
New York: Rudge, 1955. Iissue of the design periodical with feature articles on Cipe Penales, Bernarda Bryson, and Beatrix Potter. Light wear to spine; else a good copy in wrappers.
Washington (D.C.): Corcoran Gallery, 1970. Soleri's accounting of his life's work, originally published to accompany a boxed set of posters that was the catalog for an exhibition atr the Corocran. This is only the book--no box, no posters, no hefty price tag. First edition. 24.5 cm; 80 pp.; illustrated. Rubbing.....
San Francisco: CCA, 2005. CCA's 2005 workshop for "a suburban garage renovation and a tract planning project embedded in the most formulaic, money-driven and design regressive development environment possible." First edition. 21 cm; 56 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in dj. Paperback.
Zeeland: Herman Miller Furniture Company, 2014. Trade catalog from Herman Miller for "Locale" a furniture system for the late, unlamented office, designed by Hecht and Colin. First edition. 23 cm; 112 pp.; illustrated. A very good copy in wrappers.
Russell Sage, 1930. First edition. 8vo; 467 pp. Ex-library copy with labels, pocket, call #s, etc. Good only in blue cloth.
New York: PNYA, N.D. [1960]. Early promotional brochure for the expansion of the GWB, expected to increase traffic capacity by 75%. Heralding the new bus terminal, the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, the Bergen Freeway, and improved approaches in NJ and Manhattan. Despised by purists for the alteraion to the bridge’s elegant.....
CIPIA, 1995. First Edition. Soft Cover. This issue devoted to the post-war architectural competitions in Europe and the Americas, including Brasilia, the Vienna Museum District, Berlin, etc. Text in English, with French and German texts at rear. First edition. 4to; 93 pp.; illustrated. A fine copy in original pictorial wrappers.....
Rotterdam : 010 Publishers, 2001. Vollers has developed various systems and application opportunities for non-orthogonal design. First edition. 24 cm; 287 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers.
Ithaca: Cornell University, 1983. First Edition. A survey of design projects and theories from the Cornell Studio of Urban Design since its formation in 1963. First edition. Oblong 4to; 143 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings, and 13 plates of plans in pocket at rear. Rubbing to covers and.....
New York: Rizzoli, (1982). An explanation of Ungers's method of designing, and a discussion of the dialectic component in his architecture.Text in English and Italian. First edition. Square 4to; 127 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. Owner's name; else a very good copy or better in original pictorial self-wrappers.....
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc., 1926. First Edition. Cloth. Massive compendium of contemporary work in large apartment buildings, mostly in New York City but with examples from Chicago and other large cities. Sexton discusses the development of the apartment building type and illustrates it with work by virtually.....
New York: John Day Company, (1931). First Edition. Hard Cover. A collection of restaurant reviews, recommendations, and general advice for dining in NYC in 1931. Lacking the dust jacket. First edition. 8vo; 266 pp. Rubbing to paper label on spine; a very good copy in black cloth with pictorial label.....
Newton Center: Horace K. Turner Co., 1908. A combination trade catalog describing the company's premises, and a prospectus for a new venture in Lectures. Turner made reproductions of art for use as fund raising tools, traveling exhibitions, and educational aids. This pamphlet is primarily devoted to describing the company's recent.....
