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

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

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

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

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

Quiney, Anthony
THE TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND
London: Thames and Hudson, 1995

Quarto. 224 pp; 81 color & 112 b/w photographs & drawings; bibliography. Paperback. Near fine. A history of the traditional buildings of England from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution, which concludes by tracing revivalist styles from the 19th century through to the present day.
Inventory number #005092

Geller, L.D.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ELEGANCE: The Tradition of Charles Bulfinch and the Plymouth Federal Savings Bank
Plymouth, MA: Pilgrim Society, 1976

First edition. Octavo. xiv, 65 pp; 38 b/w plates. Black cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG.
Inventory number #004988

Lenclos, Jean-Philippe & Dominique
WINDOWS OF THE WORLD
NY: W.W. Norton, 2001

First edition. Octavo. 173 pp; color photos on every page. Paperback. Fine. A photographic survey of this basic architectural element, from the simple, square porthole of a stone farmhouse in Brittany to the fine ironwork details of the mashrabiya that screen windows in Morocco to the windows of New York’s Greenwich Village. The authors show how the diverse proportions, designs, materials, and colors of windows reflect the geography, traditions, and culture of local habitats.
Inventory number #004808

Summerson, John
THE LONDON BUILDING WORLD of the Eighteen-Sixties
London: Thames and Hudson, 1973

First edition. Octavo. 60 pp; over 50 b/w illustrations; notes. Golden brown cloth with gilt lettering and gilt ruled border near edge of front cover, in slipcase.
Inventory number #004702

Davies, Colin
KEY HOUSES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: Plans, Sections, and Elevations
NY: W.W. Norton, 2006

Quarto. 240 pp; well illustrated; bibliography. Includes CD-ROM with digital files of all the drawings. Paperback. Bottom corner bumped, else Fine. This book includes classic residential works by such seminal architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and Alvar Aalto, as well as houses by more recent masters such as Tadao Ando, and Rem Koolhaas. Includes scale plans of every floor together with elevations, sections, and site plans where appropriate, for each house.
Inventory number #004423

Cohen, Edie
WEST COAST ROOMS: Portfolios of 41 Architects and Interior Designers
Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers, 2001

First edition. Quarto. 192 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs; directory of design & architecture firms, and photographers. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; covers show light wear. Presents the portfolios of forty-one of the West Coast's best designers, including Barbara Barry, Thomas Beeton, Olson Sundberg, and Kelly Wearstler.
Inventory number #004422