Architecture from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Paris: Alde, 2014 4to (30.5 cm), 267, [5] pp. Publisher's cloth, loosely inserted an invitation, list of estimates, and price list (minor shelf-wear). A very good copy of the catalogue for the sale of an architectural library held in Paris on 6 March 2014. It contains 148 entries, highlighting exceptional items such as the editio princeps of Alberti's "De re… Read more about this item

Taschen, 2003 4to (25.5 cm), 844, [4] pp. Laminated flexible boards with flaps (binding slightly rubbed at extremities and scuffed, mounted bookplate, collector's blind stamp on the title). With a preface by Bernd Evers and an introduction by Christof Thoenes. "The discussion of architectural theory has its roots in Vitrivius' De architectura libri decem (Ten Books on Architecture). As the… Read more about this item

[London]: Priestley and Weale, 1825 12mo (17.5 cm), XV, [1], 189, [1] pp interleaved with blank paper. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, spine gilt, red morocco gilt-lettered label, sprinkled edges (binding slightly soiled, front board crack repaired, endpapers somewhat dusted, blind collector's stamp and pencil marks on front free endpaper, clip from bookseller catalogue mounted on top of the half-title,… Read more about this item

McGraw-Hill Professional, 1998 4to (28 cm), X, 238 pp. Laminated wrappers. "Thomas Schaller, the foremost watercolorist in architecture in the world and winner of the prestigious Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize, has now revised and expanded his classic, award-winning Architecture in Watercolor for this paperback edition. Watercolor is enjoying a renaissance in architecture - because of its unsurpassed drama, emotion, and… Read more about this item

Yale University Press, 1998 8vo (24 cm), X, 414 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (paper slightly toned). "Paper Palaces" explores the development of architectural treatises during the Renaissance, tracing the evolution of the genre from its roots in the medieval manuscript tradition to the printed books of the sixteenth century. Vaughan Hart analyzes the works of key figures such… Read more about this item

Kens Spelman Rare Books, 2003 4to (25.5 cm), 28 pp. Printed wrappers (wrappers slightly dusted). 450 entries.

Bibliothèque de L'Image, 2001 Oblong 4to (25.5 x 29 cm), 166 pp. Laminates wrappers with flaps (paper slightly toned, wrappers somewhat cracked at the tail of the spine). In English, French and Italian. This beautifully illustrated book showcases a selection of the finest architectural drawings from the eighteenth century. Featuring works by some of the most renowned architects of the… Read more about this item

Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1991 4to (28.5 cm), XVI, 383 pp, 30 illustrations on 15 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (blind collector's stamp on half-title). This catalogue documents the Fowler Architectural Collection, one of the largest collections of rare books on architecture in the world. The collection, which includes over 3,000 volumes on architecture and related fields, was assembled… Read more about this item

Lehigh Univ Press, 1992 4to (30.5 cm), 298 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (blind collector's stamp on front free endpaper). This book offers a comprehensive survey of the surviving manuscripts and drawings attributed to Francesco di Giorgio Martini, the esteemed Sienese architect and military engineer. Within its pages, readers will find a detailed checklist encompassing all known manuscripts and… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, 1990 4to (27 cm), 571 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket in protective film (blind collector's stamp on half-title). First edition. This comprehensive study examines the evolution of architectural writing in Britain during the early modern period. Encompassing the contributions of architects, builders, theoreticians, and critics, as well as books on engineering and surveying, the book delves… Read more about this item

The MIT Press, 2001 8vo (23.5 cm), VIII, 246 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf wear, blind collector's stamp on the half-title). "The discipline of architecture depends on the transmission in space and time of accumulated experiences, concepts, rules, and models. From the invention of the alphabet to the development of ASCII code for electronic communication, the process… Read more about this item

University of Chicago Press, 2013 4to (31.5 cm), 328 pp. Publisher's boards and dust jacket (collector's blind stamp on half-title). "A library is not just a collection of books, but also the buildings that house them. From the great dome of the Library of Congress, to the white façade of the Seinäjoki Library in Finland, to the ancient ruins of… Read more about this item

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1985 8vo (23.5 cm), X, 186 pp, 10 plates. Publisher's cloth. Papers presented at the October 10-11, 1981 symposium at Dumbarton Oaks. Contents include: "Polychrome facades of the Lowland Maya preclassic" by David A. Freidel; "Color on classic architecture and monumental sculpture of the Southern Maya Lowlands" by Linda Schele; "Painted architecture in the… Read more about this item

Brussels: Société Royale des Bibliophiles et Iconophiles de Belgique, 2020 Oblong folio (42 x 29.5 cm), [6], 50 pp. Laminated wrappers (book slightly warped). A facsimile reprint of an atlas of fortifications of the island of Sicily commissioned for Claude Lamoral de Ligne Ier, who served as viceroy of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1669 to 1674.

Moulton, Northampton: Jema Publications, 2001 8vo (21 cm), 75 pp. Laminated wrappers (bookplate). Illustrated by Sian Catherine Teulon.

Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 1981 8vo (24.5 cm), 364 pp, plates, errata loosely inserted. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket( dj frayed at extremities and slightly creased). In Polish with 12-page summary in English. "Constructivism in Poland: An Attempted Reconstruction of the Trend (1921-1931)" stands as a classic study of the artistic movement. Commencing with the New Art exhibition in Vilnius… Read more about this item

Kraków: MCK, 2022 2 volumes 4to (28 cm), 366 pp; 63 pp. Publisher's boards; printed wrappers, in paper slip-case. The catalogue in Polish with an accompanied booklet in English. "This exceptional book contains over 300 illustrations, working also as a corpus of existing knowledge about the heritage of the Third Reich in Krakow. It addresses a little-known and intentionally overlooked… Read more about this item

Kraków: MCK, 2020 4to (26 cm), 384. Publisher's boards. "Heritage can often be difficult, as best evidenced by the former Auschwitz concentration camp or the Palace of Culture and Science. In Poland, however, the most problematic is the heritage left behind by the Third Reich. The complexity of this issue is demonstrated in the latest book by the International Cultural… Read more about this item

Berlin and Leipzig:: Verlag von Kunstwissenschaft, 1939 4to (30.5 cm), XVI, 782, [2] pp. French half-morocco with corners, four raised bands, spine gilt, marbled endpapers, teg (bookplate mounted on the front pastedown). A fine copy of the catalog of the art library, which was once the biggest and finest in the world. 5435 works are described, part of them were… Read more about this item

Rowman and Littlefield, 1971 12mo (19.5 cm), XIV, 216 pp. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine (bookplate). The fourth edition of Theodore Besterman's "A World Bibliography of Bibliographies" was published in 1965-66. It's a monumental book which contains 6664 columns. Rowman and Littlefield in 18 separate publications gathered all the titles in some of the major fields. The volume on art… Read more about this item