Scott, Frank J.
VICTORIAN GARDENS: The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds
NY: American Life Foundation, 1977

Octavo. 274 pp; 55 illus. + 31 plates. Paperback. VG. A reprint of the 1870 edition, entitled: The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds of Small Extent.
Inventory number #005669

Sottsass, Ettore
CARTIER DESIGN VIEWED BY ETTORE SOTTSASS
Milan: Skira, 2002

Three volumes in red silk portfolio with ties. Fine condition. Quarto, richly illustrated, this catalogue accompanies an international jewelry exhibition. Italian designer Ettore Sottsass presents The Cartier Collection in a brilliant new manner, viewing the collection as a reflection of form and design, while understanding its function and relation with the surrounding space and the bodies it adorns.
Inventory number #005634

Congdon, Herbert Wheaton
THE COVERED BRIDGE: An Old American Landmark
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946

Octavo. 151 pp; over 100 b/w photographs; references; index. Rust cloth with dustjacket. Jacket chipped at bottom of spine & bottom corner, a few edge tears. A study of Vermont's many covered bridges. The author describes them, relates their histories, and discusses their construction.
Inventory number #005607

Jacobs, Karrie
THE PERFECT $100,000 HOUSE: A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home
NY: Viking, 2006

First edition. Octavo. 291 pp; b/w drawings by Gary Panter; bibliography; web sites; index. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. An architecture and design critic's coast-to-coast search for an ideal American home that is both aesthetically pleasing and affordable cites the challenges facing prospective homeowners today, describing the author's meetings with architects and builders who are revolutionizing the ways people think about homes, construction techniques, and community.
Inventory number #005555

Powell, Anthony
O, HOW THE WHEEL BECOMES IT!
London: Heinemann, 1983

First UK edition. Slim octavo. 143 pp. Maroon cloth with gilt spine title with dustjacket. Fine/VG+, small stain on jacket. This was Powell's first novel after completing the 'A Dance to the Music of Time' series. Jacket drawing by Barbara Ker-Seymer.
Inventory number #005530

Schinz, Marina & Susan Littlefield
VISIONS OF PARADISE: Themes and Variations on the Garden
NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1985

Quarto. 271 pp; illustrated with color photographs by Marina Schinz. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. This lavishly illustrated book explores the range of styles of the Western world's best-loved gardens. Beginning with the cottage, herb, rose, and kitchen gardens, the book looks at terraced Italianate Renaissance gardens, the grand French Baroque gardens, and English gardens.
Inventory number #005525

Isaacs, Julius
OATH OF DEVOTION
NY: E.P. Dutton, 1949

First edition. Octavo. 337 pp; index. Blue cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, light wear to corners, small chip at top of jacket spine & top rear corner.
Inventory number #005496

Rago, David & John Sollo
SOLLO : RAGO John Sollo and David Rago Present a 20th Century Weekend, April 3 & 4, 2004
Lambertville, NJ: Sollo:Rago, 2004

Quarto. 231 pp; 1311 lots, illustrated in color. Paperback. Near fine. Furniture, lamps, jewelry, ceramics, art glass, paintings, works on paper by hundreds of well-known designers.
Inventory number #005464

Robertson, E. Graeme & Joan
CAST IRON DECORATION: A World Survey
NY: Thames & Hudson, 2007

Reprint. Quarto. 336 pp; 15 drawings; 506 b/w photographs; glossary; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. A superb photographic survey of the forms taken by cast iron ornamentation, its national variations, its relationship to architecture, and its contribution to the attractiveness of buildings. Includes many examples in several Australian cities. Originally published in 1977.
Inventory number #005406

Fairclough, Oliver & Emmeline Leary
TEXTILES BY WILLIAM MORRIS and Morris & Co., 1861-1940
London: Thames and Hudson, 1981

Octavo. 117 pp; 24 color & 64 b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG
Inventory number #005384

Pevsner, Nikolaus
Studies in Art, Architecture and Design: Victorian and After
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1982

Quarto. 288 pp; over 500 b/w illustrations; notes; index. Paperback. VG, minor edgewear. This classic collection of Pevsner's essays on Victorian design brings together many of his most important writings. Subjects of the essays include the Great Exhibition of 1851, William Morris and architecture, Arthur Mackmurdo, CFA Voysey, Rennie Mackintosh, and George Walton. Also Frank Pick and London Transport, the DIA, and Gordon Russell.
Inventory number #005372

Nichols, Rose Standish
ENGLISH PLEASURE GARDENS
Boston: David R. Godine, 2003

New edition. Octavo. 293 pp; b/w illustrations photos. Paperback. VG+. Intended to introduce a new generation to the pageantry of Britain's garden heritage and to the rdoubtable Rose Standish Nichols, who was one of our earliest professional garden designers and was internationally recognized for her expertise with native plants and residential garden design.
Inventory number #005342

Ford, Colin, Editor
HAPPY AND GLORIOUS: 130 Years of Royal Photographs
NY: Macmillan, 1977

First American edition. Quarto. 136 pp; 8 color plates, 167 b/w photographs; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG. Contributions from Elizabeth Longford, Helmut Gernsheim, Roger Taylor, Frances Dimond, Cecil Beaton, Tom Hopkinson, and Richard Cawston.
Inventory number #005327

Walker, R.J.B.
OLD WESTMINSTER BRIDGE the Bridge of Fools
VT: David & Charles, 1980

First American edition. Octavo. 319 pp; numerous b/w photographs and drawings. Cloth with dustjacket. Near fine in near fine jacket. The story of the Westminster bridge, its planning, history and eventual collapse.
Inventory number #005322

Gillen, William & Patricia MacKenzie
NEW YORK CHOCOLATE LOVER'S GUIDE: The Best Candy, Cakes and Chocolate Treats in Town
NY: City & Company, 1996

12mo. 139 pp; illustrations by Sally Mara Sturman. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Inventory number #005317

Niles, Bo & Veronica McNiff
THE NEW YORK BOOK OF COFFEE AND CAKE
NY: City & Company, 1995

First edition. 12mo. 127 pp; drawings by Susan Colgan. Cloth-backed boards with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book profiles over 150 of the best venues - places where you can linger over a cup of coffee and fresh baked goods.
Inventory number #005316

COOPER & ROBERTSON & PARTNERS: Cities to Gardens
Mulgrave: Images Publishing, 2007

Quarto. 276 pp; profuse color illustrations; timeline, awards, people, project data; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. Cooper Robertson & Partners's award-winning architectural work encompasses a wide array of corporate, commercial, academic, retail, resort, mixed-use, and residential facilities. This monograph examines the firm’s architectural and urban design projects, including the plan for Hudson Yards in Manhattan, the new Battlefield Museum and Visitor's Center at Gettysburg National Military Park, master plans for the medical centers at Johns Hopkins and at Columbia Presbyterian, and waterfront master plans for Detroit, Chula Vista, Miami, and Memphis.
Inventory number #005310

Murphy, Robert Cushman
FISH-SHAPE PAUMANOK. Nature and Man on Long Island
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1964

First printing. Octavo. 67 pp; illustrated with numerous b/w photos and sketches. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. Near Fine/VG+, a clean, unmarked copy; jacket spine & edges of back panel of jacket toned. The story of nature and man on Long Island. "a scientist's precise account of the land and its inhabitant, tinged with nostalgia for bygone days and vanished creatures."
Inventory number #005309

Gable, Sally & Carl I. [Signed]
PALLADIAN DAYS: Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005

First edition. Octavo. 266 pp; b/w illustrations. Hardcover with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by authors. An American couple, Sally and Carl Gable, purchased the Villa Cornaro, built by Andrea Palladio in 1532. This is the story of how they came to own this great Renaissance villa outside of Venice, and what they have learned about its history during their six-month stay every year.
Inventory number #005305

Kreitler, Peter Gwillim
FLATIRON: A Photographic History of the World's First Steel Frame Skyscraper 1901-1990
Washington, DC: American Institute of Architects Press, 1990

Second printing. Quarto. xiii, 216 pp; b/w & color photographs; catalog; bibliography. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book documents one of the most photographed architectural landmarks of the 20th century through the author's collection of photographs, which spans nine decades, from 1901 to 1990. Included are classic depictions by photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz and Karl Struss and contemporary ones by Joel Meyerowitz, George Tice, Lee Friedlander, and others.
Inventory number #005280