Architecture/Design/Home Decorating/Renovation from Gargoyle Books

New York, ne: Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co., 1930. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Heck, Carl. Dedicated to the "homemakers of America" in the 1930s, this guide was produced by the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company on Madison Avenue in the heart of New York, then the country's biggest carpet company. Designed to guide the modern family in decorating their home… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1981. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Breathtakingly crisp & clean copy of this 10th Wolfe title, in which he lacerates modern building design in the United States, tracing its ugliness & sterility back to the Bauhaus school of architecture in Germany.… Read more about this item

Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Escudo de Oro, S. A., 2002. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. As New. Lavishly illustrated tribute to the art of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí,1852-1926. 96 pp, text in English. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 2002, this softcover small 4to has brightly decorative glossy wrappers. Condition is Fine: as bright & clean as… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California: Paul Elder and Company, 1916. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Taylor, Harold A.. A verbal & photographic chronicle of the Panama California Exposition, designed both as a World's Fair & as a way to highlight the beauty of the growing city of San Diego, the nearest Pacific port in the US to… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Spanish Pavilion New York World's Fair, 1964. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Chronicle of the life & career of this award-winning Spanish architect. A First Edition, first printing, produced exclusively by the Spanish Pavilion as part of a group of monographs of Spanish artists whose works were exhibited at… Read more about this item

Cobb, California: First Glance Books, 1998. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Yenne, Bill. A stunning tribute to Gargoyles & related Grotesques that grace buildings all over Europe, with text & photographs by the author, an art historian. Oversized (9.25" x 12.25") quarto in 192 pages, profusely illustrated, with many full-page, full-color photographs. A FIRST… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara, California: Peregrine Smith, Inc., 1978. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Huge compendium of articles, photos, & illustrations originally published in The Craftsman magazine, 1901-1916, under the editorial direction of Gustav Stickley, a major figure in the Arts & Crafts movement. In 328 pages, lavishly illustrated, this oversized softcover has tan wrappers decorated… Read more about this item

Yale University Press, 1986. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Compendium of original writings representing the movement from Classicism to Romanticism & beyond in both art & architecture across the 1800s, First published in 1966, this is the 1986 Yale edition, with a new Preface, in 550 pages with illustrations throughout some essays. Trade paperback with decorative… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1997. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Collection of 20 scholarly essays that examine how "the contemporary landscape is shaped by a preoccupation with fear, as apparent in home design, security systems, gated communities, semi-public spaces, zoning regulations, & cyberspace." In 320 pages, illustrated throughout, with Preface, Notes &… Read more about this item

Seattle, Washington: Portland Press, 2010. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Brilliantly illustrated guide to Dale Chihuly's exhibition at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA, in celebration of their 50th anniversary. Issued in a Limited Edition of 3,500 casebound copies, including a DVD nicely enclosed in a plastic sleeve inside front cover that is limited… Read more about this item

Avenel, New Jersey: Crescent Books, 1995. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Pei, I. M.. Monograph on the work of Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei, who first achieved international acclaim with his Grand Louvre project in the 1980s. In 112 pages, lavishly illustrated throughout, Introduction & text by Aileen Reid. Orig. published by Brompton, this is the… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Madison Square Press, 1994. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. iLavishly illustrated guide to signage & other environmental graphics in towns, cities, & other public spaces, designed for urban planners, landscape architects, environmental graphic designers, & other design professionals, in 182 page, with Index, References, Design Firms, Glossary in rear. A… Read more about this item

London, England: Bracken Books, 1988. First British Edition . Soft cover. As New. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Morris, William. Oversized (folio) softcover offers 40 full-page, full-color reproductions of Morris designs for wallpapers & textiles which were so popular during the English 19th-century Arts & Crafts movement. Six-page introduction by the author explains Morris' significance &… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dutton's Childrens Books, 2000. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Shepard, Ernest H.. Inspired by A. A. Milne, this is a whimsical journey into the tenets of feng shui & how to use it to promote the optimal arrangement of your living space, with guidance from Pooh & his friends in the forest.… Read more about this item

Brentwood Christian Press, 1984. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. A collection of 40 "sketches of old homes which are being rapidly torn down, a heritage which cannot be replaced." Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1984, SIGNED & dated by the AUTHOR on ffep. Ms. Mealing (1916-2009) was a Georgia resident & graduate… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books, 1988. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Compiled as part of the Historical American Buildings Survey, this book examines over 1,000 historically important buildings in the Golden state, including photographs & drawings of plans, elevations, & cross-sectional diagrams for a complete architectural record. In 274 pages with Bibliography, Index, Catalogue. A… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dutton Studio Books, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Keister, Douglas. Sumptuous, lavishly illustrated tribute to American Victorian architecture & design! "A magnificant orgy" of a book, this is the sixth in the collection of books begun by the authors to commemorate the "painted ladies" of San Francisco, CA,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1979. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. In light of rapidly worsening climate change & dwindling fossil fuel resources, the movement to use the earth itself as a source of protection from the elements & temperature moderation as never been more relevant. This work from 1979… Read more about this item

San Diego, California: N. Charles Slert Architect, 2003. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New/Fine. Photographic tribute to the architectural projects of N. Charles Slert of San Diego, CA, including commercial, institutional, residential, transportation, interior, & special projects. A few pages of text are followed by full-color, full page photographs for the remainder of the book. Unpaginated. Hardcover… Read more about this item

Charlottesville, Virginia: University Press of Virginia, 1976. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New. Descriptive catalogue accompanied by hundreds of black-and-white plates detail Jefferson's personal library as well as those volumes comprising the first library at the university he established (Wahoo Wa!) Hardcover with cornflower blue cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to front & spine in 409… Read more about this item