Reeh, Henrik
ORNAMENTS OF THE METROPOLIS: Siegfried Kracauer and Modern Urban Culture
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005

First edition, review copy. Quarto. 248 pp; 36 b/w photographs by Reeh; notes; index. Cloth with unclipped jacket. Fine in near fine jacket. Includes MIT Press promotional sheet and bookmark. Variations on the theme of ornament in Siegfried Kracauer's urban writings, suggesting ways in which the subjective can reappropriate urban life.
Inventory number #004210

Tracy, Berry B
FEDERAL FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE ARTS AT BOSCOBEL
NY: Boscobel Restoration / Harry N. Abrams, 1981

Square quarto. 165 pp; nearly 200 color & b/w illustrations; selected bibliography; index. Paperback. A fine, unused copy. A remarkable collection of Federal furniture and decorative arts is displayed at Boscobel, a fully restored example of New York Federal domestic architecture at Garrison, NY. The collection includes furniture by such important NY cabinetmakers as Duncan Phyfe, Charles-Honore Lannuier, and Michael Allison, paintings by Benjamin West, Ralph Earl, Ammi Phillips, an a pair of portraits attributed to the 18th century limner John Watson.
Inventory number #004040

Miller, Nory
HELMUT JAHN
NY: Rizzoli, 1986

Quarto. 263 pp; numerous color and b&w photos and illustrations of projects; biography; completed buildings; projects; awards; collaborators; reviews. Paperback. Near Fine.
Inventory number #003916

Porter, A. Kingsley
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE
Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1928

New edition. Octavo. 84 pp. Cloth with pastedown on front cover and paper spine label, with dustjacket. Top edge gilt. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket has scattered foxing, with some transfer to front cover.
Inventory number #003757

Briggs, Martin Shaw
BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE
NY: Da Capo Press, 1967

Octavo, 238 pp; 109 illustrations in b/w; index. Cloth in unclipped jacket. VG+/VG+ very slight rubbing to jacket. Review copy with slip laid-in. Reprint of the original 1913 edition. Excellent resource.
Inventory number #003713

Duchscherer, Paul
BEYOND THE BUNGALOW: Grand Homes in the Arts & Crafts Tradition
Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 2005

Quarto. 176 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs, drawings, floor plans; bibliography; list of resources. Cloth with dj. VG/VG
Inventory number #003562

Thiede, Arthur & Cindy Teipner
AMERICAN LOG HOMES
Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 1992

Oblong quarto. 194 pp; full of b/w & color photographs; list of architects & designers, list of builders, list of log-home companies; bibliography; index. Paperback. VG. The authors, after spending 3 years traveling across the U.S. in search of log homes, present over 50 examples. They range from Abe Lincoln's original log cabin to lavish new homes. Floor plans are provided for 24 houses.
Inventory number #003549

Gorman, Michael John
BUCKMINSTER FULLER: Designing for Mobility
Milan: Skira/Rizzoli, 2005

First edition. Quarto. 207 pp; profuse b/w & color illustrations; bibliography. Cloth with dustjacket. A new, unused copy with no markings. A complete panorama of the activity of Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), the original and talented exponent of post-war architectural culture, illustrated through unpublished material from his archives acquired by Stanford University Libraries.
Inventory number #003544

Gibberd, Frederick
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENGLAND FROM NORMAN TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY
London: The Architectural Press, 1958

Third revised edition, second printing. Quarto. 48 pp; numerous illustrations and photos in b/w; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG- some rubbing and minor edgewear & soiling to jacket
Inventory number #003459

Lockwood, Alice G.B., ed.
GARDENS OF COLONY AND STATE: Gardens and Gardeners of the American Colonies and of the Republic Before 1840. 2 Volumes
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons for The Garden Club of America, 1931

Two volumes, 1931-34. Folio. xxii, 464 pp; xxi, 444 pp; profusely illustrated with hundreds of b/w photographs and plans. Two-tone cloth with gilt-stamped titles. VG. Vol. 1 covers the Northeast and Midwest, Vol. 2 covers the South plus California. A major reference work on landscape architecture--still considered to be the best book on early American gardens.
Inventory number #003439

Helfand, Margaret
MARGARET HELFAND ARCHITECTS: Essential Architecture
NY: Monacelli Press, 1999

Quarto. 192 pp, illustrated with color photographs. Paperback. Near Fine. In a collection of projects developed during the 1990s, Margaret Helfand Architects argues for an architecture of logic, simplicity, and sensuality. Presented chronologically, nineteen projects ranging from showrooms, residences, academic buildings, parks, and functional objects are examined in photographs and texts along the three axes fundamental to the firm's work: geometry, structure, and materials. Basic materials such as steel, wood, glass, and stone are used with a minimum of transformation.
Inventory number #003429

Kliczkowski, H., ed.
COUNTRY HOMES
Madrid: Asppan, 2002

Quarto. 216 pp; fully illustrated with color photographs. Boards with dustjacket. CG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy. Over 300 color photographs, drawings, watercolors, and sketches of a wide range of renovated rural homes. They show mansions and country houses that have been renovated retaining original materials, textures and colors.
Inventory number #002357

Ojeda, Oscar Riera
40 HOUSES
San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2003

Square octavo. 349 pp; profuse color photographs. Illustrated boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG. Featuring 40 majestic homes from New England to California to South America designed by ten international architects, this collection includes 400 full-color photographs, detailed architectural drawings, and sketches. Architects include Enrique Browne, Christian de Groote, Alfredo DeVido, and Gwathmey Siegel.
Inventory number #002355

Moldoveanu, Mihail
BARCELONA: Architectures of Exuberance
Barcelona: Lunwerg, 1996

Small folio. Unpaginated; loaded with color photographs, many full page; bibliography. Text in Spanish and English. Cloth with dj in pictorial slipcase. Fine/Fine/VG+.
Inventory number #002258

Guignard, V.
LA TOURAINE Jardin de la France
Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1910

Quarto. 25 pp; 10 photogravures & 10 drawings. Text in French. Paper covers. Light wear to covers, random foxing.
Inventory number #002149

Gilmartin, Gregory F.
SHAPING THE CITY : New York and the Municipal Art Society
NY: Clarkson Potter, 1995

First edition. Octavo. xii, 532 pp; illustrated with b/w photographs; notes; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG, light waterstain at top corner of last 200 pp.
Inventory number #002096

Swimberghe, Piet
FLANDERS: The Art of Living
NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1995

First edition. Square quarto. 231 pp; profusely illustrated with photographs by Jan Verlinde. Cloth with dj. Near Fine/Near Fine. An inside look at the art, decoration and architecture behind the ornate interiors and magnificent gardens of Flanders. Over 200 photographs explore homes and castles rich with history, as well as the living spaces of contemporary designers, architects collectors and artisans.
Inventory number #001368

Port, Weimar
CHICAGO THE PAGAN
Chicago: Judy Publishing Co., 1953

First edition. Octavo. 175 pp; b/w photos & drawings by the author; index to illustrations; subject index. Cloth with black-stamped lettering on cover & spine, map endpapers, in dustjacket. VG/VG, no ownership marks, jacket lightly soiled, minor chipping at head of spine. Pseudonym of Will Judy (1891-1973), non-fiction writer, publisher, diarist, poet, and dog lover. The author depicts Chicago as"'a pagan woman with a come hither look."
Inventory number #000478

Friedman, Mildred & Glenn M. Andres
HHPA: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates: Buildings and Projects 1992-1998
NY: Rizzoli, 1999

First edition. Quarto. 224 pp; profusely illustrated in color & b/w photographs. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine, a crisp, unmarked copy; jacket in protective mylar cover. HHPA is especially renowned for its theater and performing arts complexes. This book features the presentation of 50 projects (interiors and exteriors), plus works in progress and planning projects. They include: Windows on the World restaurant at the World Trade Center and Bryant Park in New York City; Cleveland Library, Hawaii Theatre Center in Honolulu; the comprehensive development plan for Warner Bros. Hollywood Studios; and the Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library, built in 1926 by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue.
Inventory number #000351

Trocme, Suzanne
RETRO HOME
NY: Rizzoli, 2001

First edition. Octavo. 143 pp; profusely illustrated in color; directory; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; no wear to jacket. A nostalgic look at 20th-century house style decade by decade from 1910 to 1990. Each chapter features a guide to the trends of the times, followed by advice on re-creating the look. In addition, the book offers a glimpse into the homes of people whose authentic interiors reflect that era today.
Inventory number #000350