New York: Weatherhill, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 195pp. Silver decorated gray cloth. Small stain on top of dj. Yamasaki's architectural autobiography profusely illustrated with color photographs of his buildings, both interior and exteriors, b&w site plans, floor plans, etc. and a color image of a watercolor done in 1956..... More
Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth G.m.b.H., 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xii, 155pp. Original photo-illustrated dustjacket over white cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Color frontispiece. Publisher's device on title page. Breuhaus was an architect, interior designer, and designer. In 1929 he added "de Groot" to his name referencing it..... More
Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company, 1923, 1924, 1925. Hardcover. Ex library. 3 volumes. Elephant folio. Three-quarter leather over tan cloth portfolio with ties. Volume 2 rebacked. Title and library inventory number handwritten in white on spine of Vol. 2 & 3. Backstrip on Vol. 1 absent, six-inch closed tear along..... More
Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto (11 3/4 x 9"). 78-[80]pp (Text), 81-208pp (Photographic plates). Original burgundy cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. Black and white photographic frontispiece portrait of Hanz Poelzig. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of b/w photographic reproductions of architectural projects, floor plans..... More
Berlin: Reichsbahnzentrale für den deutschen Reiseverkehr, n/d. Softcover. 8vo. Original illustrated wraps. 44 bound double-page fold-outs. Profusely illustrated with reproductions in photogravure (duotone) by E. H. Börner, Julius Söhn, Hans Breuer, A. Rumbacher Jr., Rudolf Obigt, Dr. P. Wolff, Max Löhrich, August Zerle, K. Gundermann, Norddeutscher-Lloyd, Foglar, A. Dinges, Else..... More
Sahop, (1981). First edition. Hardcover. Lg. 4to. 332pp. Gray paper-covered boards with title in gold on cover and spine with dust jacket. Minor bumping to bottom edge. Creasing, rubbing, chipping and minor closed tears to dj. Decorated endpapers. A fascinating look at Mexican Baroque architecture and art. Richly illustrated with..... More
Helsinki: Finnish Literary Society's Printing House, 1945. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 69pp. Original photo-illustrated wraps with white lettering on cover. Catalog of the exhibition of American architecture at the Stockholm Ateneum June 6–21, 1945, organized by the Finnish Association of Architects and the Finland- America Association. Cover photo of the..... More
München: Georg D. W. Callwey, 1942. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. 56pp. Original light brown wraps with dark brown lettering on cover. Publication issued by he architecture task force of the NSBDT (NS Union of German Technology) during WWII and printed in Brünn, Czechoslovakia, offering answers for architects to create..... More
London: Country Life, (1919). Revised, enlarged edition. Hardcover. Sm. elephant folio. viii,396pp. Gold-stamped maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine. All gilt edges. Mounted color frontispiece after a drawing by Charles Gascoyne. Illustrated title-page with lettering in red and black. 418 fine b/w reproductions of photographs, engravings, drawings, and plans..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1921-1925. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [2], 50 leaves (plates), [2], 51-100 leaves (plates), IX (text), 151-200 leaves (plates), [5], 201-300 leaves (plates). Library burgundy cloth with original front cover pasted on each one of the first three volumes. Last volume with original burgundy cloth..... More
[Bruxelles]: Royaume de Belgique, Ministère des Travaux Publics, 1956. First edition. Paperback. Quarto. Unpaginated. [48]pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers with green and black lettering on front cover. Title page inscribed and signed by one of the authors. A description of the photometric system applied to 8 Belgian monuments (Church of Saint-Gommaire..... More
Amsterdam: Städtische Druckerei, 1928. Softcover. Quarto. 54, 66pp. Original decorative wrappers. Published in May 1928, and illustrated with numerous b/w photographic reproductions of views, maps, floor plans, and illustrated charts, this work is a survey of city planning and housing in Amsterdam at the end of the 1920s. Some of..... More
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