Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Glasgow School of Art. 1. The Architecture: Exteriors and Interiors
Glasgow School of Art, 1988. Third Edition. Softcover. Oblong octavo (9"x 9"). Unpaginated. In wraps. From private collection. More
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Cultural Technology of Japan
Tokyo: Cultural Technology Design, 2002. Softcover. Illustrated work on Japanese "cultural technology" (fans, bamboo work, sandals, chopsticks, etc.). Illustrated in color with text in Japanese, English, and French. Octavo, 96 pp. In wraps. From private collection. More
Good Furniture: Furniture, Textiles and Decorative Accessories, April 1926
Grand Rapids, MIchigan: The Dean-Hicks Company, 1926. Softcover. A Business Journal of Furnishing and Decoration." Quarto, 130 pages. In wraps. From private collection. Wraps show some soiling and wear. Pages remain clean and unmarked. More
Good Furniture: The Magazine of Good Taste, January 1917
Grand Rapids, MIchigan: The Dean-Hicks Company, 1917. Softcover. Letterpress and illustrations pertaining to interior decoration and the allied arts and crafts." Quarto, 82 pages. In wraps. From private collection. Wraps show some soiling and wear. Pages remain clean and unmarked. Single pages shows small tear to margin... More
Know Your Cost, Supplementary 17th Edition
St. Louis, MO: Imse-Schiling Sash & Door Company, n.d. Softcover. Manufacturer's catalog with black & white illustrations throughout. No publication date, but appears to be early 20th century. Quarto, 473 pp. Stiff paper wraps. Bottom corner of first couple of pages are clipped. Writing on wraps and some numbers, etc...... More
Midtown Cultural District Plan: Briefing Materials
City of Boston / Office of the Arts and Humanities / Boston Redevelopment Authority, October 1987. Paper Folder. "Work in Progress, subject to community review." Binder with 7 folded maps and street sketches as well as information on the planning process, building profile, arts community profile, etc. More
Revitalizing City Hall Plaza: Ideas Competition Kit
City of Boston, 1994. Softcover. Collection of correspondence, architectural plans, photocopied articles, and spiral-bound competition guidelines. Guidelines booklet is 8 1/2" wide x 11" tall and 24 pages. From private collection. More
Space Ranger: Solar Powered Press-Out Model
Los Angeles: Price/Stern/Sloan, 1983. Softcover. Quarto, unpaginated. In stapled wraps. From private collection. Wraps show some rubbing. Paper parts are in beautiful condition. (One of the pieces is starting to detach along cut on single side, but shows no wear.). More
Univers: Rochester Monotype
Rochester, New York: Rochester Monotype, n.d. Softcover. " Univers, a new concept in type design, was created to meet the growing needs for consistency, unity and identity in modern design for printing. All of the 20 variants in Univers stem from a single basic design, and the whole series was..... More
zhuangshi: Chinese Journal of Design [Zhuang Shi]
Beijing: China ZHUANGSHI Journal Agency, 1987/1988. Hardcover. Chinese language design magazine. 1987 and 1988 issues bound in single volume. Illustrated in black & white and color. Quarto, unpaginated. Blue buckram binding. From private collection. Pages remain clean and bright. More
Architectural Club of Baltimore, Catalogue of Exhibition, 1907
Baltimore: Peabody Institute Galleries, 1907. Hardcover. Catalogue include numerous illustrations of building and landscape designs, artwork, etc. Quarto, 256 pp. Illustrated in black & white throughout. Blue cloth backstrip over decorative paper-covered boards. Binding is shaken and boards show wear to corners. More
Footsteps as a Measure of Human Preference
Topeka, Kansas: The Environmental Research Foundation, 1967. Paperback. Pioneering study of human movement behaviors in architectural environments. Dr. Bechtel is currently Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Arizona in Tucson and Editor of the journal Environment and Behavior. Quarto, 117 single-side pages. Photocopied work in comb binding. Wraps..... More
The 1900 Investigation of the Boston Parks Department - Excerpts from the Transcript - Including an Introductory Essay on the Causes and Meaning of the Investigation (in) Franklin Park Coalition Bulletin / No Number / March 1984
Boston: Franklin Park Coalition, Inc., 1984. Softcover. Quarto, 85 pages. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Back wrap (paper cover) is missing. Pages remain clean and unmarked. All said, a solid reading and reference copy. More
Castle Combe, Wiltshire England
London: Colin Venton, 1965. Hardcover. Octavo, 138 pp. 16 black & white plates. Green cloth. From private collection. Dust jacket shows a little rubbing. More
With Respect...to RFD: An Appreciation of Raymond Franklin DaBoll and His Contribution to the Letter Arts
Freeport, Maine: TBW Books, 1978. Hardcover. Quarto, 141 pp. Brown cloth. From private collection. No dust jacket, presumed as issued. Boards flare out very slightly. Faint foxing to edges of book block. More
House Dressing: An Illustrated Pamphlet for Crown Hill Residents
[1977]. Softcover. Illustrated guide to Crown Hill (Worcester) neighborhood's domestic styles and advice on approaching remodeling and preservation work. Octavo, 77 pages + appendix. Stapled wraps. From private collection. Bottom corner of back wrap and last 20-or so pages is creased. Small nick along margin of single page. Scarce... More
Landscape and Community in England
Continuum, 2003. Hardcover. England is an old country, more deeply conditioned by its past than perhaps any of us realise. It is also a varied country, particularly in relation to its size; this fact, too, has left its imprint on our past. Antiquity and diversity are the hallmarks of English..... More
Cleopatra's Needle: An Account of the Negotiations Leading Up to Its Gift to the City of New York by the Khedive of Egypt, Its Removal and Its History and Inscriptions Reprinted from "Egypt and Its Betrayal"
New York: The Grafton Press Publishers. Hardcover. "The following pages relating to the Obelisk in Central Park, New York City, are reprinted without change from Judge Farman's book "Egypt and Its Betrayal,"which is an account of the country during the periods of Ismail and Tewfik Pashas, and how England acquiared..... More
Notes on the Plan of Franklin Park - 1886 - (Part II and Part III) (in) Franklin Park Coalition Bulletin / Nos. 4 & 5 / Nov. 1978 - Jan. 1979
Boston: Franklin Park Coalition, 1979. Softcover. Quarto, 32 pages. Stapled stiff card stock wraps. Wraps show some soiling and sticker mark. Pages remain clean and unmarked. More
Caturasra madhyama natyamandapa
National School of Drama, 2001. Softcover. English language book on the construction of theater buildings as described by Indian theatrologist and musicologist Bharata Muni. Octavo, 103 pages. In wraps (softcover). From private collection. More
Jacques Loire: maitre - verrier
Privately Printed, 1984. Softcover. Catalog of works by stained glass artist Jacques Loire, with text in French and English. Illustrated throughout in color. Quarto, [32] pp. In wraps. Wraps show some minor wear to corners and edges. Pages remain clean and bright. More
Mimar: Architecture in Development, Mimar 9, 1983
Singapore: Concept Media, 1983. Softcover. Ninth issue of "Mimar: Architecture in Development," a quarterly periodical that focused on contemporary architecture and urban design in the Islamic world. The magazine covered a range of topics related to architecture, including building design, urban planning, and conservation of historic buildings. Its aim was..... More
Architects of the Arts and Crafts Movement
London: Trefoil Books, 1983. Softcover. RIBA Drawing series. Oblong 8vo., 152 pp. Illustrated in black & white and color. In wraps. From private collection. Wraps show some rubbing and crease to corner. More
Historic Structure Report for the Joshua L. Chamberlain House, Brunswick, ME, 26 April 1995
Portland, Maine: Barba Architecture & Preservation, 1995. Softcover. Quarto, paginated by section. Plastic comb binding. From private collection. Clean, unmarked copy. Detailed report on the Chamberlain House, with sections on history, architectural drawings; recommended repairs; estimated costs and more. More
Insurpassable creation du passe, du present et du futur- le Temple perpetuel de Saint Stefano Rotondo, a Rome, la nouvelle Jerusalem de l'Apocalypse
Rome: La Roccia, n.d. Softcover. Profusely illustrated French language work appears to be dedicated to Catholic Church architecture in Rome (Basilica of St. Stephen in the Round, etc.). Illustrated French language work. No publication date. Folio. 80 pages. In wraps. From private collection. Back wrap is creased and shows some..... More