SOUTHBRIDGE: A Souvenir published by the Ladies' Circle and Y.P.C.U. of the First Universalist Society.; Photographs by J. William Barnes. Decorations by Miss Mabel L. Morse. Printed at Ware, Mass. by Chas. W. Eddy by Massachusetts , Southbridge - 1899

Somers Point: Wm. A. Haffert, 1914. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Good. (44)pp; illus throughout from photographs, mostly full-page. Views include: Shore Road, Looking North from New Jersey Avenue; Somers' Homestead; Jane Anderson Homestead; Angler's Club; New $250,000 Auto Bridge to Ocean City; Somers Point Fire Company; Wyndgale Residence; Bungalow of Miss Elizabeth Steen; Schick's Hotel; many private residences on Shore Road, Annie Avenue, Maryland Avenue, Cedar Ave, etc.; &c. Wrappers scuffed, bit chipped; contents clean. 5" x 8" 6. [WorldCat locates only the Rutgers U holding of this interesting viewbook.].

Silver Lake, New Hampshire: John F. Chick & Son, Building Material, 1941. First Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. Lot of nine issues, averaging 16pp each; illustrated throughout from photographs, floor plans and elevations. In the original, pictorial wrappers. Approx 11" x 8.5" The thrust of this magazine is "Now is the time to build your own home." Themes of these issues include: Hollywood Hilltops; Simple Dignity Is the Best Architecture; Cape Cod Cottages; Need Four Bedrooms?; Wood Walls; A Place to Eat in the Kitchen; Twin Level First Floor; Fireplace Ideas; The Case for Home Ownership; Colonial Twins; Summer Cottages; Modernizing A House; Plywood Is Perfect Material; Baseball Grows Up [a four-page departure in one issue]; Historic Walls; Suburban Charm; Log Cabin Siding; Ideas for the Roadside Merchant; Two Farm Homes in 1940 Style; Modernizing Your Farmhouse; Duplicate the Charm of Old World Cottages; Underground Storage Easily Built; Three Modern Farm Homes; Small Summer Cottages;… Read More

NY: A. Wittemann, 1891. Early edition. Original Cloth. Good. 30 panels of views from photographs in accordion-fold (leporello) format. Views include: birdseye view of Manhattan with the rivers and riverbanks (double-plate); New York Harbor; Cooper Union; Union Square; Casino; Grand Central Depot; Vanderbilt Mansions; various hotels and churches; East River Bridge; sailing ships in the East River; government and public buldings; City Hall Square and Park Row (double-plate); New York & Brooklyn Bridge (double-plate); Emigrants; Central Park; &c. Many panels have multiple views. Folded into brown cloth case, gilt cover title; several scuffs to plates, archival repairs on versos of some folds. 6" x 7.75

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, usual library stamps and markings, . pages toned at margins.. 1931. First American Edition. Hardcover. 55 pages of text (translated into English from the French) , followed by 144 full-page photogravures of Modern architectural examples printed in green, gray, and sepia tone. Index to and notes on plates. Captures early Modern architecture and other types of design, including works by Gaudi (spelled Gandi) , Fritz Lang, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Breuer, Thonet, and many others. A great reference work. Maroon reinforced library cloth binding. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NEW ~ The Spanish colonial sanctuary at Atotonilco, near San Miguel Allende, Guanjuato, Mexico, known for its mural paintings -- a traditional pilgrimage destination, now declared a World Heritage Site. Color and B&W photographs and other illus. 313 pp. En espanol. Book is in fine condition, though the dust jacket is scuffed, chipped.

Somers Point: Wm. A. Haffert, 1914. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Good. (44)pp; illus throughout from photographs, mostly full-page. Views include: Shore Road, Looking North from New Jersey Avenue; Somers' Homestead; Jane Anderson Homestead; Angler's Club; New $250,000 Auto Bridge to Ocean City; Somers Point Fire Company; Wyndgale Residence; Bungalow of Miss Elizabeth Steen; Schick's Hotel; many private residences on Shore Road, Annie Avenue, Maryland Avenue, Cedar Ave, etc.; &c. Wrappers scuffed, bit chipped; contents clean. 5" x 8" 6. [WorldCat locates only the Rutgers U holding of this interesting viewbook.].

Silver Lake, New Hampshire: John F. Chick & Son, Building Material, 1941. First Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. Lot of nine issues, averaging 16pp each; illustrated throughout from photographs, floor plans and elevations. In the original, pictorial wrappers. Approx 11" x 8.5" The thrust of this magazine is "Now is the time to build your own home." Themes of these issues include: Hollywood Hilltops; Simple Dignity Is the Best Architecture; Cape Cod Cottages; Need Four Bedrooms?; Wood Walls; A Place to Eat in the Kitchen; Twin Level First Floor; Fireplace Ideas; The Case for Home Ownership; Colonial Twins; Summer Cottages; Modernizing A House; Plywood Is Perfect Material; Baseball Grows Up [a four-page departure in one issue]; Historic Walls; Suburban Charm; Log Cabin Siding; Ideas for the Roadside Merchant; Two Farm Homes in 1940 Style; Modernizing Your Farmhouse; Duplicate the Charm of Old World Cottages; Underground Storage Easily Built; Three Modern Farm Homes; Small Summer Cottages;… Read More

NY: A. Wittemann, 1891. Early edition. Original Cloth. Good. 30 panels of views from photographs in accordion-fold (leporello) format. Views include: birdseye view of Manhattan with the rivers and riverbanks (double-plate); New York Harbor; Cooper Union; Union Square; Casino; Grand Central Depot; Vanderbilt Mansions; various hotels and churches; East River Bridge; sailing ships in the East River; government and public buldings; City Hall Square and Park Row (double-plate); New York & Brooklyn Bridge (double-plate); Emigrants; Central Park; &c. Many panels have multiple views. Folded into brown cloth case, gilt cover title; several scuffs to plates, archival repairs on versos of some folds. 6" x 7.75

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, usual library stamps and markings, . pages toned at margins.. 1931. First American Edition. Hardcover. 55 pages of text (translated into English from the French) , followed by 144 full-page photogravures of Modern architectural examples printed in green, gray, and sepia tone. Index to and notes on plates. Captures early Modern architecture and other types of design, including works by Gaudi (spelled Gandi) , Fritz Lang, Gropius, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Breuer, Thonet, and many others. A great reference work. Maroon reinforced library cloth binding. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NEW ~ The Spanish colonial sanctuary at Atotonilco, near San Miguel Allende, Guanjuato, Mexico, known for its mural paintings -- a traditional pilgrimage destination, now declared a World Heritage Site. Color and B&W photographs and other illus. 313 pp. En espanol. Book is in fine condition, though the dust jacket is scuffed, chipped.