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American Architecture:

(architecture) . ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
Boston Bates and Guild. 13 loose issues dated 1904 to 1913. We have Sepember 1904; June 1908; January, February and April 1910; April May July August November 1912 and January March June 1913: Folio, fully photo illustrated with large fine photos, original wraps. Special topics covered in these issues include: Gardens (many by E.L.Luytens,) Minneapolis Museum Competition, City Planning in America, South Church Parish House New York City Pittsburgh Church Competition, Three Modern Bridges, English Parish Churches. Good, some cover wear, a few pages disbound, one cover detached. Thirteen issues: (a15834)
$160.00 (Methodist Episcopal Church) . AN EXHIBIT OF THE INDUSTRIAL HOMES, MISSIONS AND DEACONESS HOMES OF THE WOMAN'S HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY SOCIETY OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Cincinnati 1900. Souvenir of the Twentieth Anniversary. Oblong Sm.4to., 144pp. (one page text, one full page photo illustration), blue cloth. Many photos of African-Americans. Photo illustrations and brief text for private homes and lodgings all across the U.S. from Alabama to New Jersey to California. Owner signed (Mary F. Fordyce). VG, light cover wear. (a37032)
$200.00 Blum, Betty J. . ORAL HISTORY OF NORMAN J. SCHLOSSMAN , F. A. I. A.
1990 Art Institute of Chicago. 4to., 189 leaves, printed on rectos only, bound in black buckram. Fine. (a40435)
$145.00(naval architecture). TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS VOLUME 57
London 1949. Society of Naval Architects. 4to., 599pp., illustrations, printed boards. Near Fine, no owner marks; no dj. (a42574)
$49.00Weaver, A.B., Jr.. THE NEW PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia 1929 1st Gollifox Press in Chestnut Hill. Limited to 100 copies. Hardcover. 4to., 25 woodblock prints celebrating buildings and views in Philadelphia with printed labels, each with large red capital letter at the beginning, red cloth spine, black paper-covered boards with mounted title on front. VG, light wear on cover but internally Fine. In later glassine DJ. Scarce. (a4266)
$150.00 Wallis, Frank E., David Gregg et al . THE GEORGIAN PERIOD BEING MEASURED DRAWINGS OF COLONIAL WORK PART I
1898 American Architect and Building News. Folio, table of Contents and 33 loose plates (2 copies of plate 20 and plate 13 is a xerox copy of missing original but complete), printed paper-covered boards with white cloth spine and cloth ties. All plates VG or better. Cover Good, paper browned and moderately worn. (a48282)
$50.00 Curtis, Elizabeth Gibbon . GATEWAYS AND DOORWAYS OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES
NY 1926 (1st) Architectural Book Publishing. 4to., 67pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Good, cover rubbed, corners a bit worn, two inch tear along rear outer hinge, some creases on inner blank end paper and top corner of frontis, no DJ. (a51206)
$75.00 (architecture) . AMERICAN ARCHITECT AND BUILDING NEWS VOLUME LXXVII JULY-SEPTEMBER 1902
Boston 1902. Published weekly. Issues for the period July-September 1902, bound in one volume. Hardcover. Folio, text illustrations, floor plans, plates (some foldout), index, black cloth. Institute bookplate. A a few institute blind stamps in text. Near Good, hinges cracking, spine ends worn and torn. (a55925)
$250.00(Steinman, D. B.). BRIDGES LASTING AND BEAUTIFUL
NY (c.1932) Robinson & Steinman Engineers. Portfolio for this Architecture firm famous for its bridge designs. 4to. wraps. 12-1/2 x 9 inches. 9 pages of text (rectos only) mostly giving location, brief description and construction cost of about 50 bridges built worldwide by this engineering firm, followed by 22 full page photo illustrations (photos are 10-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches) of 22 bridges, each photo has a textured protective tissue and mounted descriptive label. Bound in heavy paperstock cover and laid in a custom-made matching cardboard folder with string tie. Bridges shown include Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Sydney Harbor Bridge, Niagara Falls and Clifton Suspension Bridge, George Washington Bridge. Fine in VG folder, a few small tears at folds and corners. Rare. (a60566)
$290.00 Williams, David R. (Chief Architect) . NYA ARCHITECTURE DESIGN & STANDARDS NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION
1940. Residential housing for boys. 4to., about 60pp., photo illustrations, foldout drawings, original printed stapled wraps. Near VG, light wear. Scarce. (a63315)
$275.00 (architecture) . ARCHITECTURE, THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL - JULY 1934 THROUGH MAY 1936 BOUND IN FOUR HARDCOVER VOLUMES (22 MONTHLY ISSUES - LACKING JULY 1935)
NY 1934-1936 American Institute of Architects. 22 monthly issues, July 1934 though May 1936 but lacking July 1935, privately bound without original covers in 4 Hardcover volumes. 4to., hundreds of illustrations, uniform red cloth . Each volume has the owner name (Clifford Henry James), stamped in gilt on the front. VG plus, some light browning of end papers, slight bit of wear on a few pages. 4 volumes: (a63584)
$520.00 (architecture) . PENCIL POINTS 1933 VOLUME 14 (12 ISSUES JANUARY - DECEMBER) BOUND IN TWO VOLUMES
1933. first edition. 12 issues of this Architecture, Drawing, Draughting and Design magazine from January to December, bound in two hardcover volumes without covers or ads. 4to., 568pp., index, maroon buckram. Owner name in gilt on lower corner front. VG plus, a few pages lightly worn. Two volumes: (a65118)
$250.00 Cummings, Abbott Lowell et al . SAMUEL MCINTIRE A BICENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM 1757-1957
Salem 1957 Essex Institute. Architect and carpenter, McIntire, 1757 - 1811, designed many of the large houses in Salem from 1782 to 1811. Hardcover. Octavo, 118pp., photo illustrations, original blue cloth . Fine in Good DJ (plain wax paper). (a69568)
$49.00 United States Naval Academy . UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY MASTER PLAN UPDATE ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, AUGUST 1979
Washington 1979 Department of the Navy. Contract N62477-77-C-0225. Warnecke/Ewing Joint Venture. Lg.4to., 92pp., illustrations, diagrams, original wraps. VG. (a70251)
$85.00 (hospital architecture) . VA HOSPITAL BUILDING SYSTEM, APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMS INTEGRATION TO THE DESIGN OF VA HOSPITAL FACILITIES RESEARCH STUDY REPORT 99-RO47
Washington 1977. Revised Edition August 1977. Prepared by Building Systems Development and Stone, Marraccini and Patterson for the Veterans Administration. Hardcover. 4to., about 400pp., photo illustrations, foldout charts, original decorated cloth. A few depository library stamps on initial pages but no other library marks, no spine numbers, no pocket. VG (a71300)
$250.00 Whitehead, Russell F. (editor) . PENCIL POINTS VOLUME IX 1928 (COMPLETE YEAR 12 ISSUES BOUND IN ONE VOLUME)
1928. first edition. Twelve monthly issues, January -December, 1928 of this famous architectural, drafting and design journal, bound in one volume. 4to., 832pp., photo illustrations, floor plans, diagrams, 3/4 red leather with green cloth covered boards. Covers not bound in. VG, light cover wear. Scarce. (a72515)
$240.00 Baedeker, Otto and Associates (compiler) . AMERICAN HOTEL BOOKS AND SUPPLY DIRECTORY 1925
1925 1st International Transportation Association. Hardcover. Large octavo, 541pp., many small photo illustrations of American hotels, grounds and landmarks, original silver printed cloth. Good plus, light wear, end papers toned and foxed, text evenly slightly toned throughout, no DJ. (a76785)
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