Search Results: Architecture from Page 1 Books

New York: Norton, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Michele M. Penhall photos. First Edition stated with complete number line starting at 1; INSCRIBED by Prince, Mead, and Penhall on half-title page; 4to, green cloth; vg (boards bowed; shelfworn; spine ends and bottom corners worn) in vg- dj (edges worn, bumped, and creased; tear to top edge of front panel near spine); 180pp incl. index. Prince's residence, sometimes known as 'The Spaceship House,' is a favorite drive-by site on a tour of Albuquerque.

NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1943. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. Frank Lloyd Wright. First Thus, this is the first complete edition of this book, with an entire section, 'Form', not in the 1932 Longman's edition; First Edition stated on copyright page. 8vo, brick cloth; vg- (two tears to spine head, spine tail chipped and torn; cloth worn off of top rear corner; edges sun-toned, esp. bottom edge near spine; eps and pages toned) in a good dj with $4.50 price (dustsoiled; sunned on all edges, esp. spine; spine ends and corners heavily chipped; long tears to panels along flaps and spine); 561pp.

NY: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Frank Lloyd Wright. 2nd printing thus, sm. sq. 4to, maroon cloth, vg+ (shelfrub bottom edge, light bump at bottom of spine, sm. spot on top edge) in an exceptional near fine dj with the $6.00 price. This light gray dj is lightly sunned on the spine; it has been archivally restored, that is, professionally de-acidified, so that it will never darken again. Exceptionally bright and clean text pages. SIGNED in full on the title page (in the red square) by Frank Lloyd Wright and dated Nov. 9, 1948. 561 pp. This is the first complete edition of this book, with an entire section, 'Form', not in the 1932 Longman's edition.

Boston, MA: Office of the Publication Committee. Hardcover. Very Good-. Vg- in original green boards with dk. green cloth spine. Unpaginated; mostly b&w photos of works; 20-p. advertising section in back. "Compliments of the Boston Soceity of Landscape Architects" inked on front pastedown. Corners worn and boards slt. warped.

Ottawa, Ontario: Foundation for Preservation Technology, 1981. Facsimile . Hardcover. Very Good-. Facsimile reprint of the original 1734 edition; two volume set, limited to 1500 copies; 8vos, brown cloth, no djs; vg- (boards dustsoiled; top edges of boards, spine ends, and corners bumped and rubbed; top edges soiled; two stains to top edge and a spot to front board of vI; vI cocked).

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-/VG-. Sheila Robinson. Hardcover with dust jacket. 4to, black cloth over boards, gilt lettering on spine. vg-, (bumping to spine ends, some spotting on front cover, top cover corner lightly rubbed, else clean and sharp) in vg- dj, (some ceasing at edges, rubbing from shelf-wear) 258pp

France: Editions Tel, 1950. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Very Good-. Four volume set; 4to softcovers, original glassine djs; presume all first printings. Environs de Paris, 1948, vg (spine ends chipped and worn; corners worn; pages toned) in vg- dj (toned, esp. spine; ends chipped), 40pp + 84 photographic plates. Region de l'Ouest, 1949, vg- (spine ends and corners worn; pages toned; scrape and dent to rear cover; top edge spotted) in vg- dj (toned, esp. spine; spine chipped and torn; scrape and dent to rear panel), 56pp + 99 plates. Regions Centre et Sud, 1950, vg (light stain near bottom of foreedge; spine ends chipped and worn; corners worn; pages toned) in vg- dj (toned, esp. spine; ends chipped), 40pp + 96 plates. Normandie et Regions Nord et Est, 1953, vg (spine ends bumped, worn, and chipped; pages toned) in vg- dj (toned, esp. spine; ends chipped), 47pp + 97 plates. Nicely printed; the photos are extraordinarily clear. French text.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. First edition stated, no additional printings; SIGNED and dated by Sheppard on half-title page; 4to, orange cloth; vg- (spine ends bumped and worn; stain spotting to top edge; pages from ffep to p8 creased down middle; publisher's flaw, large crease to fpastedown) in good dj (edges bumped and worn; chipping to corners of front panel; spine faded, heavily chipped, rubbed and scraped); 140pp incl. index.

Cincinnati: North Light Publishers, 1983. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. G+/Good. Hardcover, with dust jacket. 4to, red-orange boards. g+, (top of boards sun faded, spine ends bumped, corners of boards rubbed and worn) in g dj, (sun fading over whole, dust soiled on top, two 3/4 inch tears along top edge, heavy creasing to edges and spine) 144pp

London: B.T. Batsford, 1933. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Second Edition, Reprinted 1933 stated, second printing of second edition; 4to, blue cloth; good+ (cocked; boards bowing; shelfworn; spine ends and bottom front corner bumped, crimped and rubbed; owner's name on ffep; cracked at pp160-1 and 240-1) in good+ dj (toned; spine browned and waterstained; edges chipped, torn, and worn; tears and chips closed on inside with non-acidic Filmoplast P); 370pp + many fine photographic plates.

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1883. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+. First Edition; folio, rebound in new green cloth with original gilt-stamped cloth reapplied to the front cover; good+ (0.25inch tear to rear joint; spine ends bumped; spot on rear board; original cover water-damaged in lower right corner; title page and 'list of subscribers' page soiled in lower right corner; waterstain on upper foreedge in the last half of the book and lower right corner; plates 15-25 waterstained on edges, plates 10-14 less so). Please be aware that shipping this oversize book internationally will require additional postage.

Something Else, 1969. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st, off-white cloth, vg (sltly cocked; corners lightly bumped) in vg (a little sunned; edgeworn) dj w/ $6.95 price. This copy has a binding flaw; the interleaves on which are printed 'Caption 9' and 'Caption 10' are laid in loose at the rear. A book of unusual design, which brings together many luminaries of the avant-garde, including Buckminster Fuller, John Cage and Claes Oldenburg.

Placitas, N.M.: Hermetic Workshop. Soft cover. Good+. Roger Evans. An oblong 4to pamphlet, good plus; covers are soiled and the rear cover has a 1-inch tear at the bottom. Includes 5 color images tipped-in, incl. one on front cover.

New York: Dover Publications Inc, 1992. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Soft cover, 4to, illustrated cover. g, (heavy wear all around, corners of covers and pages folded and dented, creasing on cover and illustration rubbed at creasing, sine ends bumped, tear to bar code on rear from sticker removal, a well worn but clean reading copy) 118pp

Tokyo: A.D.A. Edita, 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, no additional printings; folio, ivory boards; vg (cocked; boards bowed; spine tail bumped) in vg dj (spine faded; edges worn and lightly bumped) with vg slipcase (rubbed; rear panel scratched; bottom corners nicked; fading to edges of panels); 184 pp. Features Arthur Erickson, Stanley Tigerman, Barton Myers, Peter Hamilton, et al., plus a portfolio of 2 Greene and Greene houses. Text in English & Japanese.

CA: The Castle Press, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Gregory Cloud. 1st, sm. oblong, green cloth with tan illustrated DJ. Vg+ in vg dj with minor wear to corners and spine extremities and a 1/2in. tear in back cover. Contains numerous illustrations of this architect firm's famous California designs. This copy INSCRIBED on 1st blank page: "Especially for John Conron - who has left his style and charm on the Santa Fe area, and especially for me - Welcome to Greene Walks with best wishes from the author, Janann Strand, October 1980." Conron is the author of many books on art and architecture. Publisher's order form included. 112pp.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1994. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. William Bennett Seitz photos. 1st, lg. sq. 4to, blue boards/blue cloth spine, vg+ in a vg dj with top edge wear & sunning. 152 pp. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author, the photographer, and Tom Joyce, blacksmith, who is pictured in the frontis. Joyce signed his article near the end of the book; Simpson & Seitz signed at the bottom of the half-title page, and all 3 have inscribed (and again signed) on the half-title to Armand Winfield, a well-known innovator in plastics design. Also laid in is a flyer on translucent paper (with a crinkled edge) advertising the booksigning at Okun Gallery in Santa Fe.

NY: Clarkson Potter, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. First Edition stated w/complete number line; INSCRIBED by authors on half-title page; 4to, red cloth; vg+ (cocked). Vg dj (3/4in. tear at spine head). Contains brilliantly colored photos of Moroccan architecture and interiors as well as landscapes. 252pp. incl index and bibliography.

New Haven, Conn.: Yale U., 1939. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good. First Edition, no additional printings; 4to, jade cloth; good+ (spine ends and corners bumped and worn; water damage--stains to bottom edge of pages, light rippling to bottom edge of first 20pp) in a good dj (heavily sunned, chipped, torn, worn, and creased; bottom half and spine waterstained); $7.00 price at bottom of front flap; 202pp incl. index + folding plans etc.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st, sm. 4to, green cloth, vg (boards bowed) in vg price-cl. dj, a little scrunched at the upper front corner. 240 pp. SIGNED on the title page and dated July 1985.