Bone, Kevin, ed.
THE NEW YORK WATERFRONT: Evolution and Building Culture of the Port and Harbor
NY: Monacelli Press, 1997

Large octavo. 280 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; chronology; glossary; bibliography. Paperback. Near Fine.This book is an unprecedented documentation of the rise and fall of the New York City waterfront's architectural, technological, industrial, and commercial existence over the past 150 years.
Inventory number #005278

Walker, Derek
LOS ANGELES
NY: St. Martin's Press, 1981

Quarto. 176 pp; lots of color & b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG. This book describes the growth and development of Los Angeles, examines the variety of its architectural styles, and portrays the city's popular art and culture.
Inventory number #005277

Drucker, Mindy & Nancy Rosen
RECIPES FOR SURFACES Volume II : New and Exciting Ideas for Decorative Paint Finishes
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1995

Quarto. 191 pp; color photographs & line drawings. Paperback. Near fine.
Inventory number #005272

Nakamura, Toshio, editor, Michael Moran, Photographs
GLASS HOUSE
NY: Monacelli, 2007

Quarto. unpaginated; color photographs throughout; section of floor plans. Paperback with semi-transparent jacket. Fine/Fine, an unused, unmarked copy; jacket with no visible wear. Designed as a personal retreat, Philip Johnson's Glass House is an icon of modern architecture. This excellent reprinting of the original 1998 Japanese edition contains the same series of specially commissioned photographs by Michael Moran and reproductions of Philip Johnson's original drawings; it explores every aspect of the design, construction, and preservation of this gem of modern architecture.
Inventory number #005262

Keen, Mary
THE GARDEN BORDER BOOK
Deer Park, WI: Capability's Books, 1987

Oblong quarto. 153 pp; color photographs and detailed scale plans; bibliography; index. Black cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG. This book contains thirty examples of borders in various moods and settings.
Inventory number #005253

Otis, Denise
DECORATING WITH FLOWERS
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1978

Large quarto. 244 pp; profusely illustrated, mainly in color; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG. Flower design by Ronaldo Maia
Inventory number #005252

Carlson, Raymond
THE FLOWERING CACTUS: An Informative Guide, Illustrated in Full-Color Photography, to one of the miracles of America's Southwest
NY: McGraw Hill, 1954

First edition. Quarto. 96 pp; profuse color & b/w photographs; list of flowering cactus, with common & botanical names, growing range, and best months for flowers. Cloth with dustjacket.
Inventory number #005244

Roux, Marcel, Introduction
PETITES MAISONS ET VILLAS d'Aujourd'hui
Paris: Charles Moreau, n.d.

ca. 1950's. Deuxieme Serie. Quarto. 5 pp; 40 b/w plates of floor plans and photographs. Text in French. Loose plates in portfolio boards as issued. Complete. VG, minor wear to boards. A great collection of small houses and villas from the mid 20th century, interesting examples of modern architectural design.
Inventory number #005243

The Architectural Review
THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Volumes 117-118. Nos. 697-708 1955
Westminster, MD: The Architectural Review, 1955

Stout quarto. about 220 pp per issue; illustrated in color and b/w. Complete set for 1955 bound in cloth with gilt titles. VG, unmarked copy; former owner name stamped in gilt at bottom edge of front cover. A full year of this well-designed magazine featuring new works in modern British architecture, as well as articles on traditional architecture in England and around the world. 1955 featured many key articles on architects such as Walter Gropius, Philip Johnson, Lubetkin, and Sullivan & Wright. There is also a continuing series titled "Fresh Views on Flooring" that runs throughout the year. Also of note is the special issue devoted to the Outrage over the "Doom of an England reduced to universal Subtopia". Other articles include Airports: Zurich, Renfrew, Philadelphia, London and Amsterdam; brewers houses; London espresso bars; and the regular assortment of residences, schools, apartment blocks, office & government buildings, and current design.
Inventory number #005208

[Catalogue
SHAKER WORKSHOPS
Concord Center, MA: The 1747 Wright Tavern, 1970

Octavo. 27 pp; b/w illustrations. Stapled wraps. VG. Catalogue describing the furniture and accessories in production at Shaker Workshops, an organization dedicated to perpetuating the high standard of craftsmanship and design characteristic of the Shakers since their arrival in 1774.
Inventory number #005191

Lees-Milne, James
TUDOR RENAISSANCE
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1951

First edition. Octavo. viii, 152 pp; color frontispiece, 126 b/w illustrations; index. Red cloth with black-lettered spine. VG, spine lightly sunned.
Inventory number #005183

Landau, Sarah Bradford
P.B. WIGHT: Architect, Contractor, and Critic, 1838-1925
Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1981

Exhibition catalogue. Quarto. 108 pp; 8 color plates & numerous b/w illustrations; checklists of Wight's publications, his buildings and projects, and buildings by Carter, Drake and Wight, 1872-1874; and provenance and checklist of 184 architectural drawings, plans and elevations in the Wight collection by John Zukowsky. Paperback. VG. P.B. Wight was a designer of furniture, critic and historian of contemporary architecture and fireproofing techology, as well as an architect.
Inventory number #005172

Beaumont, Maria Alice et al
Eighteenth-Century Scenic and Architectural Design: Drawings by the Galli Bibiena Family from Collections in Portugal
Alexandria, VA: Art Services International, 1993

Quarto. 94 pp; illustrated in b/w. Paperback. VG. Splendid collection of ink drawings of buildings, theaters, facades and scenic backdrops, many of the backdrops and scenic plans utilize the full impact of perspective in scenic art.
Inventory number #005164

Whitehead, Russell F., ed.
THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS. Interior Woodwork in New England During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Volume XI Number 2
St. Paul, MN: White Pine Bureau, 1925

First edition. 4to. 20 pp; b/w photographs and measured drawings. Stapled wraps. VG- cover slightly soiled, contents are fine. Volume 11 number 2 of the bi-monthly publication suggesting the architectural use of white pine and its availability to-day as a structural wood. Introductory text by Edwin J. Hipkiss.
Inventory number #005141

Whitehead, Russell F., ed.
THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS. Some Forgotten Houses on Manhattan Island. Volume IX Number 1
St. Paul, MN: White Pine Bureau, 1923

First edition. 4to. 16 pp; b/w photographs. Stapled wraps. VG- cover slightly soiled, contents are fine. Volume 9 number 1 of the bi-monthly publication suggesting the architectural use of white pine and its availability to-day as a structural wood. Introductory text by Lemuel Hoadley Fowler.
Inventory number #005140

Whitehead, Russell F., ed.
THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS. Newport - an Early American Seaport. Volume VIII Number 3
St. Paul, MN: White Pine Bureau, 1922

First edition. 4to. 16 pp; b/w photographs. Stapled wraps. VG- cover slightly soiled, contents are fine. Volume 8 number 3 of the bi-monthly publication suggesting the architectural use of white pine and its availability to-day as a structural wood. Introductory text by Kenneth Clark.
Inventory number #005139

Whitehead, Russell F., ed.
THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS. Dependencies of the Old Fashioned House. Volume VIII Number 2
St. Paul, MN: White Pine Bureau, 1922

First edition. 4to. 16 pp; b/w photographs. Stapled wraps. VG- cover slightly soiled, contents are fine. Volume 8 number 2 of the bi-monthly publication suggesting the architectural use of white pine and its availability to-day as a structural wood. Introductory text by Irving B Eventworth.
Inventory number #005138

Whitehead, Russell F., ed.
THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS. Port Towns of Penobscot Bay. Volume VIII Number 1
St. Paul, MN: White Pine Bureau, 1922

First edition. 4to. 16 pp; b/w photographs. Stapled wraps. VG- cover darkened, contents are fine. Volume 8 number 1 of the bi-monthly publication suggesting the architectural use of white pine and its availability to-day as a structural wood. Introductory text by Charles Dana Loomis.
Inventory number #005137

Whitehead, Russell F., ed.
THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS. The Boston Post Road. Volume VI Number 1
St. Paul, MN: White Pine Bureau, 1920

First edition. 4to. 16 pp; b/w photographs. Stapled wraps. VG- cover slightly soiled, contents are fine. Volume 6 number 1 of the bi-monthly publication suggesting the architectural use of white pine and its availability today as a structural wood. Introductory text by Peter Augustus Pindar.
Inventory number #005136

Whitehead, Russell F., ed.
THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS. The Early Dwellings of Nantucket. Volume III Number 6
St. Paul, MN: White Pine Bureau, 1917

First edition. 4to. 16 pp; b/w photographs. Stapled wraps. VG- cover soiled, contents are fine. Volume 3 number 6 of the bi-monthly publication suggesting the architectural use of white pine and its availability today as a structural wood. Introductory text by J.A. Schweinfurth.
Inventory number #005134