Essen: G. D. Baedeker, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Small Folio. 32pp., 150 leaves, 151-168pp. Original off-white cloth with gilt-stamped illustration on cover, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Red top edge and endpapers. Frontispiece portrait of Peter Behrens with facsimile signature. Late 1920's publication containing the work of German modernist..... More
Berlin: Friedrich Ernst Hübsch Verlag, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xxvi pp., 78 plates. Original illustrated beige and brown cloth with reverse beige lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated endpapers. Publisher's logo on free endpaper and title page. Part of an extensive series of monographs on contemporary architects some of..... More
Berlin: Der Zirkel - Architekturverlag, G.m.b.H., 1914. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 61, [1]pp. Original pictorial paper covered boards. Frontispiece. Publisher's logo on title page. Remarkable monograph on the construction of the new building of the Dresden Royal Institute of Technology built by Martin Dülfer, forerunner of German art nouveau architecture..... More
München: Georg Müller and Eugen Rentsch, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Small Folio. (7) 249 (2)pp. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering and double framing on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Yellow top edge. Orange endpapers. Half title printed in orange and black. Frontispiece portrait of Peter Behrens by Max Liebermann..... More
Stockholm: Sveriges Allmänna Konstförenings publikation, 1938 & 1939. Förra Delen. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 230pp. 266pp. Three-quarter leather over tan cloth gilt title on spine. Gilt-lined raised bands. Some staining to front boards. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece. Nice set with the work of Nicodemus Tessin (1659-1728), the famous Swedish architect and artist..... More
München: F. Bruckmann, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (12)pp., 49 leaves w/ 134 photographs. Original yellow paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped encircled vignette on cover. Protected by modern mylar. Published by the Reichspostministerium Department Munich. With 134 offset reproductions of b/w photographs and an introduction by Hans Karlinger. The 134 photographs..... More
München: Zentralverlag der NSDAP Franz Eher Nachf, 1939. First edition. Softcover. Folio. [277]-326, [201]-236, XIIpp (advertisement). Original illustrated wrappers with gold lettering to front cover. Striking issue of "Die Kunst im dritten Reich," the most important art magazine published in the Third Reich. Launched in January 1937, the magazine was..... More
Tokyo: 新建築社 (Shin Kenchikusha), 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 253pp. Grey cloth boards, with silver lettering on the front cover and spine. Glossy pages. Inscribed in English and signed in Japanese by Kurokawa on the front free endpaper. The work is a finely produced monograph on the acclaimed Japanese..... More
Vienna: Anton Schroll, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folio. 122 plates. Original illustrated boards with black and red lettering on cover. Illustrated title page. A separate publication of the periodical: Der Architekt, original volumes 1-10 plus second series with illustrated title page bound in. An impressive collection of designs for..... More
Paris: Librairie de France F. Sant' Andrea, 1928. First edition. Softcover. Folio. [8]pp (Text), 24 loose plates, as issued. Original decorative paper portfolio. This remarkable work is the first major survey of Auguste and Gustave Perret's architecture, complete with its 24 phototypie plates, as issued. The French brothers are notable..... More
Berlin: Rudolf Mosse, 1928. Sixth revised and expanded. Hardcover. Folio (13 1/2 x 9 1/2"). 222, [6]pp. Original quarter black cloth over printed paper covered boards, with black lettering to front cover, and blue lettering to spine. In "Amerika: Bilderbuch eines Architekten" noted Jewish-German architect Erich Mendelsohn published photographs of..... More
Tokyo: Chugai Publishing Co., Ltd., 1971. First edition. Softcover. Large quarto. 142, [8]pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers, with purple and white lettering and b/w photographic portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright on front cover. Photo-illustrated ads on inside of both covers. The Kentiku, previously known as Kokusai-Kentiku was a rare monthly Japanese..... More
Paris: Editions Albert Morancé, ca. 1930s. First edition. Spiral Bound. Quarto. Unpaginated. 40 plates of illustrations. Original spiral bound printed wrappers. Scarce and fascinating work on school and educational institutions architecture. It is profusely illustrated with numerous photogravures of plans and various school models. Minor shelf wear. Slight soiling on..... More
Tashkent: Moslem Religious Board of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, No date. Not stated. Hardcover. Folio. (48), 135 plates (54/1)pp. Original green cloth with black lettering on cover, white on spine, housed in decorative paper-covered cardboard slipcase. Illustrated with 135 impressive color (89) and monochrome plates of religious buildings and building..... More
Miyashiro: Nippon Institute of Technology, Research Mission, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. (6)pp., 44 plates, (8) 154 (4)pp., 19 architectural plans and drawings, 2 of them folding. Original orange cloth with black lettering on cover and spine in original glassine dustjacket, housed in publisher's card box with green printed labels..... More
Miyashiro: Nippon Institute of Technology, Research Mission, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. (6)pp., 44 plates, (4) 120 (4)pp., 24 architectural plans and drawings, 6 of them folding. Original orange cloth with black lettering on cover and spine in original glassine dustjacket, housed in publisher's card box with printed orange labels. "situated..... More
Helsinki: Finnish Architectural Association, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Small Folio. 110pp. Original photo-illustrated dustjacket, black lettering on spine, over tan cloth with burgundy lettering on cover. Vignette on half-title. "It is not the aim of modern architecture merely to furnish industry with authority and publicity, but rather to lend a...... More
Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 164pp. Original illustrated ochre cloth with green lettering on cover and spine. Color frontispiece with tissue guard. Publisher's device on title page. With frontispiece in color and 97 plates of Spanish houses and their details. Intended as a...... More
Berlin: Friedrich Ernst Hübsch, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xiii,68pp. Black cloth spine with lettering in gold over gilt-lined tan cloth with gold lettering on cover. Some staining and spotting on cover, minor age wear. Sporadic foxing throughout. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of b/w photographs and plans. Introduction by Dr..... More
Cambridge: W. P. Spalding, 1876. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong folio. 4pp (Title and Index of Plates), [26] leaves (Captions), XXVI leaves (Plates). Original 3/4 morocco over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Illustrated title. In this remarkable work, the author documented the vernacular and domestic buildings of..... More
Berlin: Verlag von Ernst Wasmuth A.-G. 1914. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 104pp. Green quarter cloth over original gilt-stamped decorative ruling and lettering on stiff wraps. Color frontispiece. A collection of realized silent movie theaters in Berlin with contributions on the 'rank of the movies in contemporary life,' the 'technology of..... More
Wien: Gerlach & Wiedling, 1933. Softcover. 15 parts in 8 volumes. 4to. 700pp. (Continuous pagination). Original color and b/w illustrated wraps. Extensive, detailed publication on residential Nürnberg architecture. Profusely illustrated with b/w, duo-and sepia-tone reproductions of photographs, architectural plans, as well as photographic reproductions of various art works relating to..... More
Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1926. Fourth expanded edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 124 (4)pp. Original tan quarter cloth over red boards with off-white lettering and ruling on black label pasted to front cover, black lettering on spine, in original dustjacket with modern design and typography. Publisher's device on title page..... More
Amsterdam: Uitgevers-Maatschappij Kosmos, 1926. Hardcover. 4to. 140 pp. Half cloth over paper boards. Edges and spine show some wear, but in overall good condition.B&w photos throughout, with architectural renderings at rear. More
Cairo: Printed by Imprimerie Urwand Fils, 1954. Hardcover. Quarto. xv, 212pp., viii plates. Original tan cloth with green lettering on cover and spine, green vignette on cover, in original illustrated dustjacket, black lettering on spine. Frontispiece map of Ancient Egyptian Archaeological Sites. Edited by the author. 'Since Perrot and Chipiez's work..... More