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2003rif. biblio1630This is an excellent first edition copy of one of the collaborative series of superb Photography and insightful Archaeological/Anthropology by these two stars of their respective fields. It's the kind of coffee table book that absorbs you into forgetting why you happened to sit down in the first place. And it's in solid clean shape at a discount cost. Photos on request. Clarkson Potter hardcover
1991rif. AC-55Ottawa Canada: Canadian Wood Council 1991. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed topics concerning manufacturing specification and application of wood products. Topics include properties of wood; main structural members; structural wood systems; connections; exterior and interior finish products; protecting and finishing wood; design for fire safety; etc. 560 pgs. Illustrated in color and black/white. Front endpaper clipped. Small stamp to title pg. Dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Canadian Wood Council Hardcover
1963rif. 15233London: Thames and Hudson 1963. Book. Illus. by Hirmer M. Photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for prev. owner name on ffep. dated 1966 in jacket with only minor ttouches of wear to extremities. 508 pages. Weighs over 3.5 kilos so extra postage will be required. Thames and Hudson Hardcover
1928rif. 0006337Stuttgart: Verlag Wedekind & Co. 1928. First edition. portfolio. Very Good. Tall quarto 164 pages grey cloth soiled This work focusses on new design work in Germany Austria Switzerland Belgium and Holland in 1927 which arose from the "Die Wohnung" exhibition which promoted new materials and new construction methods. It also supported new work by interior designers. All of it influenced by the Bauhaus. Verlag Wedekind & Co. unknown
1999rif. 45335Glasgow: Laurence King Pub. 1999. first edition. Hardcover. Very good /very good . 10 x 12 in. Paper boards. Lavish color and B&W photo plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean with mild wear. Binding tight and text spotless. DJ is VERY GOOD ; very clean not clipped minor edge wear. Arch. RGR. Laurence King Pub. hardcover
1991rif. AC-27Montreal Quebec: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1991. Comprehensive text presents a preeminant study of the brothers Maxwell two of Canada's foremost architects during the turn of the twentieth century. Their work includes numerous city and county houses cultural institutions railway stations hotels govenment buildings and landmarks. 191 pgs. Illustrated. Small mark to lower outer edge. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Paperback
1920rif. 26044New York New York: Not Published 1920. Group of three early 20th century watercolors the largest signed in ink by Harry D. Pelcher; all three were acquired at the same time from the same estate. The largest approx. 15" x 12" size the other two approx. 2" shorter in length. Larger piece with old glue residue from being matted at some point in the past approx. 1 1/2" on three edges; a little darkening to paper; colors still bright with naive artistic appeal. Art. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback
1916rif. 23655Seattle Washington: Shingle Branch West Coast Lumbermen's Association 1916. Group of materials includes: 1916 Farm Buildings of Red Cedar Shingles 16 pages black and white illustrated throughout including photos and plans of George Brewster's farm buildings at Brookville L.I. designed by Alfred Hopkins A.A.I.A.; others from Seattle WA with 1916 Distinctive American Homes of Red Cedar Shingles 16 pages similarly illustrated with various designs plans and layouts of homes using this product; both of these 6" x 9" approx. size stapled illustrated covers both with color interior stamps "Red Cedar Shingles The Roof of Ages" tipped on first and last leaves and both with laid-in postal return cards for more information; with Newspaper Electrotypes for Red Cedar Shingle Dealers showing 6 advertising designs for the product illustrated and with txt pricing; ".You can run these in your local paper just as they are." these were free sent for the cost of postage - also matrices were available; the newspaper advertising cuts are illustrated one side of a large sheet approx. 16 1/2" x 22 1/2" size; folded as issued and with light wear; with a small flyer How You Can Increase Shingle Sales from the Dealers' Service Bureau of the Association printed 3 sides approx. 3 1/2" 6 1/2" size with a lined-through correction; with 1918 typed printed letter signed by the Asst. secretary of the association sent to Sherman Ernhout & Son Livingston Manor NY referring to a purchase Ernhout made of M.R. Smith Lumber & Shingle Co. and sending the enclosed advertisements as a helping aid to selling the shingles they'd bought; on Association letterhead light wear fold lines; all items in very good condition; with the original mailer about 1/3 torn away as are its postage stamps; an interesting group of advertising materials for this specific architectural product. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Shingle Branch West Coast Lumbermen's Association Paperback
1929rif. 30176New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1929. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good . 9 x 12 in. Brown and green cloth boards. Limited edition of 750 copies this is 476. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners bumped spine ends have light wear. Covers extremely clean. Binding tight and text spotless. PO's stamp on ffep. Arch. RGR. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1960rif. AC-46New York: Reinhold Publishing 1960. Classic biographical text written by one of Bucky's closest friends and colleagues illustrates the controversial life and work of the great visionary architect. Includes detailed sections on the dymaxion transport units; Buckminster's philosophy and nonconformist ideology; development of ecological patterning; dymaxion to energetic structures; cartography; energetic-synergetic geometry; geodesic structures; etc. 232 pgs. Illustrated. Inscribed signed and dated by Bucky on the title pg. Rear cover has a few minor scuff marks. Top edge of last few text pages slightly creased. Dustjacket has several chunks missing- lower spine and edges; closed tears taped on the inside; discoloration marks on inside of dustjacket; in mylar. Corners slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Reinhold Publishing Hardcover
rif. 3242Scarce. Black paper wraps. Photograph and title printed in silver to front cover. Front fly made of silver paper. Organized by architect featuring photographs renderings and floorplans of commercial and residential projects located in South Florida including Miami Miami Beach Coral Gables Ft. Lauderdale and Palm Beach; Hobe Sound and Winter Park circa mid/late 30's. Last third of book consists of advertisements for architects contractors designers landscapers and building materials and manufacturers. A nice clean crisp copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 106 54 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. The Miami Visitor Publishing Co., Inc. paperback
1905rif. DEMO006838IPeoria: J. M. Franks & Sons ca.1905. First edition. stapled wrappers. Very Good. many photos. 4to unpaged 34 x 25 cm. grey decorated stapled wraps trifling wrinkling with hint of damp to bottom margin short tear to first leaf. WorldCat cites only two copies. Rare. "A prosperous modern and thriving city of 80000 population destined to become a city of 125000 within the next ten years." Cover page features decorative motifs and borders with ornate black and orange type. Photomechanical reproductions of photographs of Peoria with accompanying text "The Advantages of Peoria Illinois." Includes images of the court house bird's eye view landscape city hall hotels churches public buildings college buildings scenes of Bradley and Glen Oak parks Illinois river and Soldier's monument. J. M. Franks & Sons unknown
1969rif. KD629Cambridge MA: The M.I.T. Press 1969. Volume Two only; binding lightly edge-rubbed; textblock immaculate and tight; dust jacket lightly to moderately edge-worn; black and white photographs and diagrams throughout; 171 pp. including index. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good in mylar. Illus. by Drawings and Photographs. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. The M.I.T. Press Hardcover
2018rif. 17526New York: Rizzoli 2018. Signed on the half-title page by Stephen Holl and dated 6 26 19. First edition / First printing. Black cloth and laminated pictorial boards. With laminated pictorial slipcase. Very fine in fine slipcase. In 1998 Holl was awarded the prestigious Alvar Aalto Medal. Holl was named the 2012 AIA Gold Medal winner. Rizzoli, hardcover
2005rif. 12070-1Milan: Electa Architecture 2005. Signed by Waro Kishi. First edition / First printing. Black paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Electa Architecture, hardcover
1999rif. 014031N. Y.: Wiley 1999 Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Wiley hardcover
1908rif. 41041New York: Doubleday Page and Co. 1908. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 11 x 15 in. folio size. Green cloth boards with gilt titles. Lavish B&W photo plates withe scale plans. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners and spie ends worn covers have some toning more so to upper areas. Spne has a couple of small spots. Front hinge is tender just at the lower end with some muslin visible but undamaged. Text bright and unmarked endpapers toned/soiled. Please note that oversize books cost more to ship priority or overseas. Arch. RGR. Doubleday, Page and Co. hardcover
2010rif. 511044New York & London: W. W. Norton & Co. 2010. Hardcover first ed. first print very good condition. An exceptionally clean copy. No wear to the jacket or boards. Internally pristine. From the Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks in Architecture Design and Engineering series. Includes CD of book images. DP. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. W. W. Norton & Co. Hardcover
1981rif. AC-14Fribourg: Office Du Livre 1981. Comprehensive text examines 53 houses within France Germany Switzerland Austria and Italy specially selected by the author for its uniqueness structural materials aesthetics integration with its surroundings floor plans etc. 174 pgs. 150 floor plans. 201 Illustrations 46 in colour. Text & dustjacket corners slightly rubbed dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong Folio. Office Du Livre Hardcover
1945rif. 653h5529USA: The Magazine Antiques 1945. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Frontispiece photo of English Delft in an American Setting; Some Notes on English Delft in the American Colonies; A Morse painting Puzzle; On Dating New England Houses - Part I - The 17th Century - Floor Plans and Framing; Painters of the Hudson River School; A Hudson Valley Portrait - The Moot Question of the "Master of the Stringy Hair"; Washington Square North; An Apartment on Washington Square - The Washington Square apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Dressner; George Washington Lived Here - Some Early Prints of Mount Vernon Part II; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 129-192. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers detached but present. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. The Magazine Antiques Paperback
1945rif. 653h5530USA: The Magazine Antiques 1945. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: The Meeting House at Sandown New Hampshire; Shaker Inspirational Drawings; Potsdam - A Symbol; White Glass; Some Engraved American Silver - Part II - From about 1740 to about 1810; The Colonel Jeremiah Lee Mansion; Ernest Hagen's Order Books; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 309-380. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers loosening but present. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. The Magazine Antiques Paperback
1951rif. 653h5537USA: The Magazine Antiques 1951. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Porcelain in the Wilson Collection; Moravian Cabinetmakers of a Piedmont Craft Center; Living with Antiques - Time Stone Farm in Marlboro MA; Building Preservation Notes - Community Cooperation in Burlington New Jersey; English and Irish Glass - In the Corning Glass Center; Portrait Index at Yale; For the Casual Collector - Duncan Phyfe; The London Antiques Fair; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 413-496. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. The Magazine Antiques Paperback
1941rif. 653h5522USA: The Magazine Antiques 1941. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Cover illustration of ascent of James Sadler in a balloon 1811; Hatchment in Needlework frontispiece illustration; Vanished Kaskaskia; Winged Victory; Trial Balloons; Antiques in Domestic Settings - An Early Colonial Home in Massachusetts; Catalyntje's Clasp; John and William Linnell - Cabinetmakers; The Neglected Portable Writing Desk; The Eighteenth-Century Glass of Britain Part III; About Collecting in the Middle West; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 261-336. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers partly detached. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. The Magazine Antiques Paperback
1945rif. 653h5519USA: The Magazine Antiques 1945. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Adaptation from Fifteenth-century Swedish textile cover illustration; English Eighteenth-century Porcelain frontispiece editorial; Some Engraved American Siliver - Part I - Prior to About 1740; The Furniture Collection of Mrs. John H. Harwood; Sources of American Romanticism; Living With Antiques - The Chicago Apartment of Mrs. Berenice Davis Fligman; The Nathan Hale Houses; American Engravings on Papier-Mache Snuffboxes; Tests on Cup Plates; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 245-308. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative issue. The Magazine Antiques Paperback
1941rif. 653h5521USA: The Magazine Antiques 1941. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Cake Molds Carved from Mahogany cover; Silver Coffeepot by Paul Revere frontispiece; Some Early Andirons; The Mexican War on Printed Cottons; Antiques in Domestic Settings - English Craftsmanship in a New York Apartment; Pottery Postscripts; Bells and Bustles; Midwestern Cup-Plate Designs; Early English Baby Chairs; Silhouettes by Edouart; and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. pp. 189-260. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers all but detached from textblock. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. The Magazine Antiques Paperback
