Briggs, Martin Shaw
BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE
NY: Da Capo Press, 1967

Octavo, 238 pp; 109 illustrations in b/w; index. Cloth in unclipped jacket. VG+/VG+ very slight rubbing to jacket. Review copy with slip laid-in. Reprint of the original 1913 edition. Excellent resource.
Inventory number #003713

Bloomfield, Anthony
THROW
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1965

First American edition. Octavo, 283 pp. Cloth with unclipped dustjacket. VG+/VG+, trace edge wear to jacket. Review copy - press release laid in. This is a story of an average office worker whose obsessive urge for revenge leads him on a nightmarish campaign of persecution and turns his life into a series of nerve-wracking episodes.
Inventory number #003681

Laver, James
VICTORIAN VISTA
London: Hulton Press, 1954

First English edition. Octavo, 256 pp. Cloth in unclipped dustjacket. VG/VG- minor tanning to spine. Very nice copy.
Inventory number #003656

Cahiers de la Ceramique de Verre et des Arts du Feu, No. 25
Sevres: Societe des Amis du Musee Natl de Ceramique, 1962

No. 25. Small folio. 62 pp; numerous b/w & 7 tipped-in color plates. Text in French, with English summaries. Card covers. Light soiling & wear to off-white covers. Contents include: "En avant-propos sur la majolique italienne" by Fourest; "Les majoliques de la collection Paul Gillet au musee lyonnais des Arts Decoratifs" by J. Giacomotti, and "Les Arts du Feu dans la decoration du paquebot 'France'" by M. Gaume.
Inventory number #003629

Wright, Richardson
THE STORY OF GARDENING From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Hanging Gardens of New York
NY: Garden City Publishing Company, 1938

Octavo. x, 475 pp; color frontis, many b/w photographs & drawings; extensive bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG-, light chipping to dj edges, top of dj spine chipped, gutters darkened.
Inventory number #003613

Sudell, Richard
HERBACEOUS BORDERS AND THE WATERSIDE
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938

Octavo. x, 303 pp; color frontispiece, many b/w photographs and garden plans; index. Green cloth with dj. Chips to top of dj spine & top edge of back panel & tiny chips at corners -- No chips or tears to front panel. Attractive dj with color drawing of garden, and a very useful book by the British landscape gardener Sudell.
Inventory number #003612

Wallace, Philip B.
COLONIAL IRONWORK IN OLD PHILADELPHIA: The Craftsmanship of the Early Days of the Republic
NY: Bonanza Books, n.d.

Quarto. 147 pp; numeorus b/w illustrations & measured drawings. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG-. Detailed drawings and photographs of Philadelphia's wrought decorative ironwork -- including gates, fences, railings, and lamps. Originally published in 1930 by Architectural Book Publishing.
Inventory number #003591

Pigeat, Jean-Paul
GARDENS OF THE WORLD : Two Thousand Years of Garden Design
Paris: Flammarion, 2003

First printing. Large quarto. 223 pp; profuse color photographs; index of gardens, places, and designers. Hardcover with dj. VG/VG, two corners lightly bumped.
Inventory number #003571

Duchscherer, Paul
BEYOND THE BUNGALOW: Grand Homes in the Arts & Crafts Tradition
Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 2005

Quarto. 176 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs, drawings, floor plans; bibliography; list of resources. Cloth with dj. VG/VG
Inventory number #003562

Thiede, Arthur & Cindy Teipner
AMERICAN LOG HOMES
Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 1992

Oblong quarto. 194 pp; full of b/w & color photographs; list of architects & designers, list of builders, list of log-home companies; bibliography; index. Paperback. VG. The authors, after spending 3 years traveling across the U.S. in search of log homes, present over 50 examples. They range from Abe Lincoln's original log cabin to lavish new homes. Floor plans are provided for 24 houses.
Inventory number #003549

Gorman, Michael John
BUCKMINSTER FULLER: Designing for Mobility
Milan: Skira/Rizzoli, 2005

First edition. Quarto. 207 pp; profuse b/w & color illustrations; bibliography. Cloth with dustjacket. A new, unused copy with no markings. A complete panorama of the activity of Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), the original and talented exponent of post-war architectural culture, illustrated through unpublished material from his archives acquired by Stanford University Libraries.
Inventory number #003544

Librairie D'art Decoratif
3e SALON DES INDUSTRIES DU MOBILIER Chambre a Coucher De Style Louis XVI Dont Le Prix Ne Doit Pas Depasser 1,200 Francs
Paris: Armand Guerinet, 1908

Quarto. 3 pp; 72 b&w photo plates (as specified in the list of plates). Text in French. Loose plates in portfolio with ties. VG/VG- some wear and small stains to folio covers. Bedroom suites in the style of Louis XVI, priced at less then 1,200 francs, from the 3rd salon of the furniture industry, held at the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees July - October 1908. Includes list of the 3 prize winners and the prizes paid.
Inventory number #003513

Greenlaw, Barry A.
NEW ENGLAND FURNITURE AT WILLIAMSBURG
Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1974

First edition. Quarto. 195 pp; several color plates, 164 b/w illustrations; index. Paperback. VG.
Inventory number #003481

Gibberd, Frederick
THE ARCHITECTURE OF ENGLAND FROM NORMAN TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY
London: The Architectural Press, 1958

Third revised edition, second printing. Quarto. 48 pp; numerous illustrations and photos in b/w; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG- some rubbing and minor edgewear & soiling to jacket
Inventory number #003459

Lockwood, Alice G.B., ed.
GARDENS OF COLONY AND STATE: Gardens and Gardeners of the American Colonies and of the Republic Before 1840. 2 Volumes
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons for The Garden Club of America, 1931

Two volumes, 1931-34. Folio. xxii, 464 pp; xxi, 444 pp; profusely illustrated with hundreds of b/w photographs and plans. Two-tone cloth with gilt-stamped titles. VG. Vol. 1 covers the Northeast and Midwest, Vol. 2 covers the South plus California. A major reference work on landscape architecture--still considered to be the best book on early American gardens.
Inventory number #003439

Helfand, Margaret
MARGARET HELFAND ARCHITECTS: Essential Architecture
NY: Monacelli Press, 1999

Quarto. 192 pp, illustrated with color photographs. Paperback. Near Fine. In a collection of projects developed during the 1990s, Margaret Helfand Architects argues for an architecture of logic, simplicity, and sensuality. Presented chronologically, nineteen projects ranging from showrooms, residences, academic buildings, parks, and functional objects are examined in photographs and texts along the three axes fundamental to the firm's work: geometry, structure, and materials. Basic materials such as steel, wood, glass, and stone are used with a minimum of transformation.
Inventory number #003429

Manthey, Gerda
FUCHSIAS
Portland, OR: Timber Press, 1990

Quarto. 196 pp; illustrated with color photographs; appendices; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG. This book gives a detailed insight into the development of fuchsias and into today's wide range of cultivars. Includes the systematic presentation of the numerous varieties, and the description of how to cultivate decorative forms.
Inventory number #003402

Bencard, Mogens
ROBERT OG ROSENBORG : En Billedbog om en Udstilling
Kobenhaven: Rosenborg, 1987

Quarto. unpaginated; 43 color photographs of objects in the collection; collection catalog list. Text in Norwegian. Illustrated boards. VG+ minor scuffing to covers. scarce.
Inventory number #003398

Siegel, Roslyn, introduction by Norman Karlson
COUNTRY FLOORS Decorating with Tiles
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1989

Quarto. 158 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, former owner name at top of front free endpaper, else an unmarked copy; jacket has minor edgewear, spine slightly faded. The book features the tile work of Country Floors, an importer of tiles to the U.S. since 1964. Introduction by founder Norman Karlson.
Inventory number #003382

Phillips, Roger & Martyn Rix
THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF ROSES
NY: Random House, 1988

Quarto. 224 pp; over 1400 color photographs; list of rose suppliers; bibliography; index. Paperback. VG.
Inventory number #003381