American Architecture of the Twentieth Century - A Series of Photographs and Measured Drawings of Modern Civic, Commercial and Industrial Buildings (Partial Set) by Reagan, Oliver, Editor

Architectural Book Publishing Company. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. 4 portfolios (1927 - 1929) with 90 plates (of 140); Part I (20 plates) iin first portfolio; Part II (20 plates) in second portfolio; Part III (20 plates) in third portfolio; fourth portfolio contains all 20 plates of Part IV and first 10 (of 20) plates of Part V; first three portfolios are from public library with green library cloth laid over original maroon cloth spines, and small library stamp on lower right corners of blank plate margins; light to moderate chippiing along plate edges, as well as title pages; boards lightly soiled with light to moderate edge wear and corner rounding; plate images and caption printing are clean and intact; large format illstns. of Bowery Savings Bank, Shelton Hotel, American Radiator Building by Raymond Hood, Ford Engineering Laboratory by Albert Kahn, NY Telephone Building, Army Supply Base Brooklyn by Cass Gilbert, Indianaopplis Public Library by Paul Cret and others, Bush Building NY, Metropolitan Theater Los Angeles, U. of Michigan buildings, Nebraska State Capitol, churches, National Academy Building and Chapel of the Intercession by Goodhue; one-page preface by Lewis Mumford is supplied in reduced-size facsimile.