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Morse, Edward S. . JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS
London 1888 2nd English edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 372pp., illustrations, index, blue cloth with picture on front board in gilt, tan and red. Good, minor wrinkling in cloth on front cover, some fraying on spine ends, front hinge tender, corners gently bumped. (a12617)
$135.00 (architecture) . THE GREENLINE GUIDE TO RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTS 1990
NY 1990. 4to., 120pp., color illus. Hardcover. Fine In Fine DJ. (a27387)
$25.00 (architecture) . ANTIQUARIAN ITINERARY VOLUMES 1, 2, 3, 4 COMPRISING SPECIMENS OF ARCHITECTURE, MONASTIC, CASTELLATED AND DOMESTIC WITH OTHER VESTIGES OF ANTIQUITY IN GREAT BRITAIN
London 1815 Wm. Clarke. Octavo, (8.5 x 5.5 inches), about 80 fine architectural engravings, full leather. Boards detached but present (boards Good to VG.) Text clean and bright with only a few occasional spots. Text bindings secure but should be recovered. 4 volumes: (a29866)
$180.00 Villegas, Benjamin . CASA MODERNA MEDIO SIGLO DE ARQUITECTURA DOMESTICA COLOMBIANA
Bogota 1996. Lg.4to., 279pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. Like New (a32002)
$75.00 (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 Simon, Maron (comp.) . YOUR SOLAR HOME
NY 1954 1st Simon and Schuster. 4to., 125pp., boards. 49 leading architects of America present their designs for solar homes, together with many suggestions for the Home Builder. VG, no DJ. (a4243)
$24.00 Pantin, W.A. . THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN OXFORD
London 1947. In The Antiquaries Journal, Volume XXVII, July-October 1947, Numbers 3,4 at pp. 120-150, monochrome photo illus. Whole issue has several articles. Sm.4to., pp.113-226, illustrations, wraps. VG, some wear at edges. (a42706a)
$35.00 Newhall, Louis C. . THE MINOR CHATEAUX AND MANOR HOUSES OF FRANCE XV AND XVI CENTURIES
NY 1914 Architectural Book Publishing Company. Hardcover. 4to., 60pp. (mostly full page plates), printed boards with cloth spine. Bookplate of noted estate architect Aymar Embury II. Were it recased with new endpapers, this book would be Good. But in the interest of preserving the bookplate, the condition is Fair, boards soiled and worn at edges, spine soiled, spine label a bit chipped and stained, and hinges cracked. (a48083)
$45.00 Zahran, Mohsen M. . COLLEGE HOUSING AN ARENA OF INVOLVEMENT AND CONFLICT (signed)
Beirut 1972. Sm.4to., 130pp., illustrations, errat slip, wraps. **Inscribed and signed by Mohsen to Bush (probably Albert Bush-Brown) on the front free blank. VG, light wear. (a54054)
$35.00 Siegris, Emmerich . ALTE WIENER HAUSZEICHEN UND LADENSCHILDER
Wien 1924 Burgverlag. In German. 12mo., 112pp. plus 60 pages of monotone photo illustrations mostly of decorative doorways, but also some architectural details, buildings, frescoes, statues, paper covered boards with cloth backstrip. Good, light cover wear. (a54312)
$39.00 (architecture) . THE WHITE PINE SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL MONOGRAPHS 3 ISSUES: DESIGNS FOR A ROADSIDE TAVERN; DEPENDENCIES OF THE OLD FASHIONED HOUSE; DESIGNS FOR A COUNTRY CHURCH & SUNDAY SCHOOL WITH MINISTER'S RESIDENCE
NY 1920, 1922. 3 monographs. 4to., 24pp., 16pp., 22pp., photo illustrations, original printed wraps. Owner stamp on front of two monograpgs. Good, wraps a bit soiled, light vertical crease in wraps and some soiling on final page of third monograph. 3 issues. (a55254)
$45.00 Ricciuti, Italo William . NEW ORLEANS AND ITS ENVIRONS THE DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE 1727-1870
NY 1938 1st William Helburn. Introduction by Talbot Faulkner Hamlin. Lg.4to., 135 plates (many photo illustrations), blue cloth. Good, slight spotting and wear on cover, no DJ. (a58042x)
$45.00 Inn, Henry . CHINESE HOUSES AND GARDENS
NY 1950 Bonanza Books. Edited by Shao Chang Lee. 4to., 148pp., photo illustrations, original hardcover. No ownership marks. Light cover wear. Spot of fraying on front free end paper o/w text Fine, clean and binding very secure. VG in VG DJ. (no tears on dj; price not clipped.) (a58094)
$44.00 (architecture) . THE GEORGIAN SOCIETY RECORDS OF EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATION IN IRELAND. VOLUME V WITH COMPLETE INDEX TO THE SERIES VOLUMES I-V
1913 1st Printed for the Society at the Dublin University Press by Ponsonby & Gibbs. Copy No. 388 of 600 printed. 4to., xxvi, 132 plates (complete-matches list of plates given in text, 30 text illustrations, original tan cloth with black lettering and decoration. Many mansions and estates illustrated--mostly photo illustrations with some floorplans. Exterior veiws, interior views, closeup of design details, wall friezes, furniture etc. Includes a catalogue of Georgian Houses in Ireland. Two owner name stamps on end papers. Good, some soiling and wear, spine ends a bit frayed, one wrinkle on front with some slight effect on front pastedown, covers slightly cocked. Valuable reference for Irish architecture, design and history. Scarce. (a60302)
$650.00 (architecture) . MI CASITA TOMO III 225 PROYECTOS DE VIVIENDAS ECONOMICAS E INTERIORES
Buenos Aires 1949 Primera Edicion. Editorial Construcciones Sudamericana. In Spanish. 4to., 254pp. of line drawings of exteriors and floorplans, original wraps in colorful dust jaacket. Owner signed (Clifford H. James). Good, leaves browned (not brittle), in Good DJ. (a63159)
$45.00 (architecture) . MI CASITA TOMO II 160 PROYECTOS DE VIVIENDAS ECONOMICAS 22 CERCAS
Buenos Aires 1946 Primera Edicion. Editorial Construcciones Sudamericana. In Spanish. 4to., 231pp. of line drawings of exteriors and floorplans, original wraps in colorful dust jaacket. Owner signed (Clifford H. James). Good, leaves browned (not brittle), in Good DJ, small chip from head of spine. (a63160)
$45.00 Casto, Marilyn Dee . ADAPTIVE HOUSING FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
1975. Council of Planning Librarians Bibliography 933. 4to., 42pp., original wraps bound in transparent plastic folder. Ex-university library. Good, large chip on rear wrap. (a63285)
$29.00 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) . SPRING CAVALCADE OF HOMES CATALOG 1955
1955 Long Island Builder. Octavo, 58pp., original wraps. Good. (a65217)
$40.00 (long island architecture) . GROUP OF 10 PHOTOGRAPHS OF EXTERIORS OF HOMES ON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK c. 1920
9 inch by 6 inch photos by the Creo-Dipt Company, loose as issued. Each one has location, often name of architect, often owner's name printed on top on the view. Includes: Home at Bayshore, Architect Chester Patterson; Home of Lewis Sharpe in Mahasset; Home of August Jannsen in Great Neck, architect George Barnes; Home of Bitting Family in Great Neck also designed by Barnes; Home in Great Neck designed by Patterson, Home of Sylvan Styx designed by Edward Shire; Home of Charles Finlay in Great Neck; Paul Shields home in Great Neck; Carver Farm in Locust Valley, architects Tooker & Marsh; Home in Woodmere designed by Charles Barton Keen. All views strong and attractive. Fine. 10 photographs. (a65261)
$90.00 Creese, Walter L (editor) . THE LEGACY OF RAYMOND UNWIN: A HUMAN PATTERN FOR PLANNING`
1967 1st MIT. Octavo, 234pp., hardcover. Near Fine in VG DJ. (a65573)
$29.00 (housing) . REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSING CORPORATION - VOLUME II: HOUSES, SITE-PLANNING, UTILITIES
Washington 1919 1st U.S. Department of Labor, War Emergency Construction. Government plans for housing shortage. Much on domestic home architecture. Lg.4to., 513pp., photo illustrations, floorplans, drawings, charts, red cloth hardcover. Good, cover has light stains and a bit of red color from cloth has bled onto end papers (not affecting any text), corners very slightly bumped. Scarce. (a67681)
$190.00 (architecture) . WARTIME HOUSING
NY 1942. Museum of Modern Art Bulletin, 2, Volume XI. Sm.4to., 24pp., monochrome illustrations, original illustrated wraps. Fine. (a68708)
$33.00 Yerbury, F. R. . GEORGIAN DETAILS OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE
London 1926 Benn. Hardcover 4to. vii, 150 photo plates (printed on rectos only.) Owner signed. Near VG, light fading of spine, light cover wear, no DJ. (a72739)
$54.00 Roth, Alfred (redaktion) . WERK SCHWEIZER MONATSCHRIFT FUR ARCHITECTUR KUNST UND KUNSTLERISCHES GEWERBE NOVEMBER 1958 EINFAMILIENHAUSGRUPPEN
Single complete issue of this Swiss architectural journal for Novemeber 1958. In German. 4to., photo illustrations, original red wraps. VG. (a80397)
$30.00 Roth, Alfred (redaktion) . WERK SCHWEIZER MONATSCHRIFT FUR ARCHITECTUR KUNST UND KUNSTLERISCHES GEWERBE DEZEMBER 1958 HAUS UND HAUSGERAT
Single complete issue of this Swiss architectural journal for December 1958. In German. 4to., photo illustrations, original red wraps. VG. (a80398)
$30.00 Nihon Fuzokuga Taisei. Fuzoku Shiryo Ge . COLLECTION OF ARTICLES FOR LIVING IN JAPAN VOLUME 2 (OF 2) (TITLE IN JAPANESE)
Tokyo 1929 Chuwo Bijutsu Sha. Edited and published by Kyojiro Taguchi. Hardcover. 4to., 77pp. in Japanese, many full page photo illustrations of Japanese home interiors as well as furniture, boxes, mats, lanterns, ink writing kits, combs and many other items for use in homes, silkcovered boards with dust jacket. Book is VG with some cover wear; jacket is Good, lightly soiled, a bit frayed on edges. No ownership marks. Scarce. (a85958)
$250.00. PENCIL POINTS - ISSUE FOR FEBRUARY 1937
February 1937. first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Contains: "The Architect and the House " by Leon Keach; Roger Williams Memorial Competition results; The Levi L Barbour Memorial Fountains; "Machine" by Ralph Walker' more. VG, no ownership marks; light cover soiling. (a92462)
$45.00Graf, Don. DESIGN OF THE CINEMA PART 2 (contained in one issue of PENCIL POINTS June 1938)
June 1938 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Graf article on pp. 395-406 many drawings and a few photo illus. Other articles in issue as well. (note: we offer "Design of the Cinema part 1" by Don Graf in the May 1938 issue of Pencil Points - see a92469. ) Good, light bumping of top righthand corner; light cover wear; no ownership marks. (a92469a)
$39.00. PENCIL POINTS June 1938 issue
June 1938 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Includes: "Design of the Cinema part 2" by Don Graf; "Architects can do low Cost Houses" by H. Vandervoort Walsh, "Culture of Cities" by Ralph Walker, more. Good , light bumping of top righthand corner; light cover wear; no ownership marks. (a92469b)
$39.00Graf, Don. DESIGN OF THE CINEMA PART 3 (contained in one issue of PENCIL POINTS July 1938)
July 1938 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Graf article on pp. 444-452 with drawings and a few photo illus. Other articles in issue as well (note: we offer parts 1 and 2 of this article "Design of the Cinema " by Don Graf in other issues of Pencil Points .) VG light cover wear; no ownership marks. (a92470a)
$39.00. PENCIL POINTS July 1938 issue
July 1938 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Includes: "Design of the Cinema part 3 " by Don Graf; "Aesthetics of Steel" by Aymar Embury II; "Ivory Towers and Blast Furnaces" by T F Hamlin, "Garden of Soochow Chinese Pavements Photographed" by Clarence S. Stein. VG light cover wear; no ownership marks. (a92470b)
$39.00Reid, Kenneth. ARCHITECT AND THE HOUSE PART 3 (in PENCIL POINTS August 1938 issue)
August 1938 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Reid article on pp. 473-486 with photo illustrations and floorplans. Other articles in issue as well. Good plus light cover wear and cover soiling; no ownership marks; internally clean; binding secure. (a92471a)
$39.00. PENCIL POINTS August 1938 issue
August 1938 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Includes: "Architect and House part 3 " by Reid; "Of Houses as Places ot Lives" by Hamlin; more. Photo illustrations and floorplans. Good plus light cover wear and cover soiling; no ownership marks; internally clean; binding secure. (a92471b)
$39.00. PENCIL POINTS - JANUARY 1939 issue
January 1939 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Includes: "Architecture, People, Bauhaus" by Hamlin pp. 3-30 and "Charles Z. Klauder" by Henry Shepley and Aymar Embury. Photo illustrations and floorplans. Good plus light cover wear and cover soiling; no ownership marks; internally clean; binding secure. (a92472)
$39.00 . PENCIL POINTS - MAY 1939 issue
May 1939 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Includes: "The Golden Gate Exposition Model Homes Tour" and "California Fair Houses" by Talbot Hamlin. Photo illustrations and floorplans. VG light cover soiling; no ownership marks; internally clean; binding secure. (a92473)
$39.00 . PENCIL POINTS - JULY 1939 issue - ARCHITECTURAL MODELS
July 1939 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Includes: "Architectural Models" by Kenneth Reid and "World's Fair Models" by Robert I Hoyt. Photo illustrations and floorplans. Good light cover soiling; no ownership marks; internally VG clean; binding secure. (a92474)
$39.00 . PENCIL POINTS - AUGUST 1939 issue - RESTAURANTS
August 1939 first edition. Stamford Connecticut. Reinhold Publishing. 4to wraps. Many illustrations . Includes: "A New York Restaurant - Stouffer's in the Pershing Square Building - Dwight James Baum, Architect"; "Restaurants and Shops" by Talbot Hamlin. Photo illustrations and floorplans. VG light cover wear; no ownership marks; internally clean; binding secure. (a92475)
$45.00 Lakeman, Albert . CONCRETE HOUSES AND SMALL GARAGES
London 1949 4th Concrete Publications. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 150pp., illustrations (plans), drawings, photo illustrations, index, cloth. VG, no DJ. no ownership marks. (f182)
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