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USA: San Francisco State University, 1993. Book. Fair. Plastic Comb. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 62 pages. Selected references. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Worthy reference copy..

Canada: Architecture and Ideas, 1998. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 112 pages. Most text in English plus some in French. Features: Magnet - The Architecture of Anticipation; Emerging Space in Hyper-Modernity; Pictorial Space, Public Space - Jean Fouquet and Medieval Drama Reconsidered; Public et Prive - pour une theorie des seuils; Private Thoughts on a Public Architecture; Latent Spaces for Public Water Courses - Strategies for Toronto's Emerging Public Space; Corridart - Public Space Destroyed and Remembered; Mount Royal - Res Publica; Exploring the Public Realm - Peter Smithson and Gino Valle in Conversation; Empooling. Moderate wear. A sound copy..

Canada: Architecture and Ideas, 1999. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 112 pages. Most text in English plus some in French. Features: Between Cheerleaders and Skeptics; Diagrams and Determinants - New Technologies and Design research in Architecture; Between the Measurablility of Bytes and Beats; Architectural Photogenicity and the Aesthetics of Time; Anatomie Comparee et Anatomie Philosophiqaue - L'Unite du Monde Selon Viollet-le-Duc; Fields and Theatre Churches - The Non-traditional Space of Evangelism; Transitional Practices - Marosi + Troy Architectes; Marosi + Troy Architectes in Conversation; Memoirs of a Man I Never Met. Light wear. A quality copy..

Canada: Architecture and Ideas, 2003. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Most text in English plus some in French. Features: Beyond Trophy Architecture; Baha'i Temple for South America; Bernard Tschumi - Return of the Object; Cedric Price; Alsop's Art; Dietrologia - Reflections on the recent past. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy..

Canada: Architecture and Ideas, 2001. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 112 pages. Most text in English plus some in French. Features: Modern Architecture in the Making; Soane Drawings - a Laying on of Hands; The Magpie of Lincoln's Inn Fields; Le musee imaginaire d'Herzog & de Meuron; Luigi Ghirri - Aldo Rossi - The Observation of Things; A Panorama Seen From Afar - The Soane Exhibition in Montreal; Conjuring my Father's Ghost - Reflections on Isaac ulien's Vagabondia; James Stirling - Sympathetic Echoes; Weathering Steel House; Awad Residence; La Maison Coloniale - A House for the Guardian of the City. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy..

Canada: Architecture and Ideas, 1996. Book. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 108 pages. Most text in English plus some in French. Features: De la ville au desert - espaces publics et prives dans la France du XVlle siecle; Household Artifacts - Codes of Property and Propriety; Humphrey Carver - Looking Back; Leonard Marsh and Vancouver Modern; Constructing the Domestic; House of the Future or House of the Past - Populist Visions from the USA; L'Architecture du stylisme - Alison et Peter Smithson, Reyner Banham et L'Appliance House; Creating Domestic Space in 1950s Canada; In the Beginning Was Nature - Space and the Modern Child; On Childhood, Houses and Gender. Moderate wear. A sound copy..

Canada: Architecture and Ideas, 2006. Book. Very Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 96 pages. Most text in English plus some in French. Features: Infrastructure as Architecture; Junction City; Urbi et Orbi; Modern Architecture and Flight; Ubiquites Publiques - Desynchronized Public Spaces; Clean, Plastic, Stainless, and Ruined - the Dream Cities of Douglas Coupland; Walled City. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy..

USA: John Brinkmann Design Office, Inc.; American Bungalow, 2006. Magazine. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. Features: Miracle on South Dunn St.; Restoration of a Pasadena bungalow designed by Sylvanus Marston; Dorothy's House - restoration of a 1921 bungalow; Envisioning Greene and Greene, a Century Later; Michigan couple challenges the 'bigfoots'; Historic Preservation; William Morris Studio; and more. Unmarked. with light wear. A quality copy..

New York: Munn & Co., Inc., 1909. Book. Illus. by Miller, Laura (cover). Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 173-212 + xxiv ads. Features: Nostalgic photo-illustrated ad for the Coldwell Lawn Mower Company; The Garden in Your Town - Prize Competition; Homes of American Artists - "Fernbrook,", the Summer Home of Thomas Shields Clarke, Lenox, MA - great photo-illustrated article; Practical Suggestions for Domestic Ventilation; A Small Brick House at Concord, MA - Built for Mr. Charles Francis Adams - A Leanto House of the 17th Century Reproduced in Brick; Flower-box Beauty; The Porch Sitting-Room - a wonderful centerfold compilation of twelve photos of Pleasant Outdoor Resting Places; Creating a Small Country Home; Historic Mansions of the Rappahannock River - "Sabine Hall" - one of the famous Carter Homesteads in Virginia - article with marvelous photos; Watercress Culture in France - wonderful photo-illustrated article; A… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1909. Magazine. Illus. by Towles, Beverly; Treidler, Adolph. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 41-80 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The House of C.P. Searle, Esq., at Ipswich, Massachusetts; Hand-Made Rugs, the Revival of an Old Handicraft; Three Types of Gambrell Roof Houses - the home of Mr. Walter C. Sampson, at Summit, New Jersey, the home of Arthur E. Thayer at Dedham, Massachusetts, the home of Mr. Farnham, and the home of Mr. James Purdon, of Boston; Plant Breeding; The Dino Collection of Historic Armor - collected by the late Duc de Dino, Marquis of Talleyrand-Perigord; The Use of Anesthetics for Plants; A Few Neglected Fruits; A Seventeenth Century Homestead near Boston; A Wood Garden - at the country seat of Mr. H.H. Battles at Newton Square, PA; Nature's Traps; The Country Seat of Charles S. Brown, Esq., Mount Kisco, New York; A New Method of Housekeeping; The New… Read More

New York: Munn & Co., Inc., 1907. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 321-360 plus xx pages of ads. Features: Mrs. Guy Norman's Sicilian Garden - The Seat and Canopy in the Garden Wall, plus color cover photo of her garden; Notable American Gardens - Mrs. Guy Norman's Sicilian Garden at Beverly Cove, MA; Historic Mansions of the James River - I - "Martin's Brandon," the Home of the Harrisons (including one-page photo of front entrance pocked with civil war bullet holes; Wonders of the Gourd Vine; Curtains and Draperies; The Wild Garden - a Plea for our Native Plants; An Old Brick House of Interesting Form at Wellesley Hills, MA - built for E.H. Fay, Esq.; The Summer Home of Thomas Nash, Esq., at East Hampton, Long Island; Something Concerning Driveways; The House of J.J. Storrow, Esq., Lincoln, MA; New Ant Lore; Great one-page photo-illustrated ad for the Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. and its porcelain enameled ware; Photo ad… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1909. Magazine. Illus. by Wallick, E.. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 453-492 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: American Homes and Gardens Garden Competition - The Amazing First Price Garden of Charles J. Pilling, Esq., Lansdowne, PA; The Craft of Hammering and Piercing Metal; Some Western Homes - Costing from Four to Six Thousand Dollars, including those of B.W. Cleveland, Esq., of Wilmette, IL, Mrs. Kavana, Mr. Mars, and Mr. Smith; Concrete Ornaments for the Garden and How to Make Them - IV - A Concrete Fence; The Interior Details of the Bungalow and its Furnishings; Making Soil; Homes of American Artists - "Fleetwood," the Residence of robert V.V. Sewell, A.N.A., Oyster Bay, Long Island; Colonial Fireplaces and Fire-Irons; One-page ad for Chickering & Sons pianos; Index to all issues from Volume VI, January to December, 1909; Nice color back page ad for the… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1908. Magazine. Illus. by C.A.; Gould, J.J.. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 337-374 plus xvi pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: The House of A.C. Bartlett, Esq., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; Raffia in the Normal School; The Endicott Garden at Danvers, MA; A French Rhea (a South American bird related to the emu and ostrich) and Cassowary Farm; A Flock of Highland Sheep Homeward Bound - wonderful two-page photo of a large flock being driven down a road by two farmers; A Residential Park near Philadelphia - "Stoke Pogis," at Villanova, PA; The Bark Cabin - durable, attractive and inexpensive summer homes; "The Terraces" - the Summer Residence of Edward Vassallo Hartford, at Deal, NJ; One-page ad for Chickering Pianos; Sensational back cover color ad for the 1909 line of Pierce Arrow cars features wealthy couple in car with butler, tennis jock and young couple standing beside… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1909. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 293-332 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Darlington," the estate of george Crocker, Esq., Ramsey, NJ; Designs Direct from Nature; "Annesden," the Summer Home of Miss Annie E. Quimby, Bridgehampton, Long Island; Playhouses for Children; A Group of Small Houses - costing from $3,000 to $10,000; Grape Culture in France; A House with a Guaranteed Cost - A House That Can Be Built for Seven Thousand Dollars; The "Wayside Inn", otherwise known as the "Red Horse Tavern" of Sudbury, MA; The Rochester, NY Chamber of Commerce Cheap Cottage Competition, won by Miss Esther M. Byers - The First and Second Prize Designs; House of James E. Wheeler, Edgehill Road, New Haven, CT; One-page illustrated ad for the "Invincible" Electric Renovator (vaccum) from the Electric… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1908. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 217-254 plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Notable American Homes - "Casa-del-Ponte," A Summer Home at Tokeneke Park, Rowayton, CT, designed by Slee and Bryson, architects, of Brooklyn, NY; Scientific Poultry Breeding - article with great photos of a large poultry farm at Aurora, NY; Residence of Henry M. Kneedler, Esq., Chestnut Hill, PA; The Rose as a Summer Bedder; The Garden of Winthrop Sargent, Esq., Fishkill-on-Hudson, NY; Residence of John M. Chapman, Esq., Rock Ledge Road, Montclair, NJ; Private Automobile Garages; "Rocksym", the Summer Home of Burt L. Syms, Esq., Greenwich, CT; Nice color back cover ad for Mennen's Borated Talcum Toilet Powder features young lady at ship's wheel; and more. Printed on glossy stock. Complete and unmarked with average wear. Covers and some pages loose but all… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1908. Magazine. Illus. by Figaro, Chas.. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 81- 120 plus xx pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Ad for the Clinton Fireproofing System includes great photo of the mansion of Mr. Spreckles under construction in San Francisco; "Overloch" - The fountain of the formal garden; "Overloch," The Country Home of John A. Burnham, Esq., Wenham, MA; The Disposal of Bric-A-Brac; Residence of Van Wyck Rossiter, Esq., Nyack, NY; Fences in Towns and Villages; Illumination at Mount Vernon; The Summer Home of Spencer Hall, Esq., Water Witch, NJ - Built in the Mission style of Architecture; Planning a Country Home; The House Roof and It's Garden - a neglected opportunity / a successful house-top garden; The Historic Wentworth House at Little Harbor, NH, owned by Mr. J. Templeman Coolidge, Jr., of Boston, MA; Three Pennsylvania Houses designed by Mr. D.… Read More

Chicago: American Builder Publishing Corporation, 1929. Book. Fair. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 164 pages. Features: Editorial discusses the likely impact of the October 29 stock market crash on the building business; Optimistic Outlook for Sound Construction Projects - interview with Nicholas Roberts of S.W. Straus & Co.; President Hoover Enlists Builders to Stimulate Business - article with group photo; "Modernesque" - unique home built by McWilliams and Meloney outside Philadelphia; Mortgages Yielding Higher; How to Build the Colonial Entrance Pictured on Front cover; Waste not high wages makes building costly; The Story of the Development of Gladstone Manor, located in Lansdowne Borough, PA; Public Garages - a discussion of the layout of special buildings devoted to the handling and storing of motor cars - article with photo of the Glenn E. Holmes Garage, Chicago; A Sound Proof Studio Apartment - The Sherman Square Studios, West 73rd… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1909. Magazine. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 373-412 plus xxiv pages of great vintage ads. Many great black and white photos. Features: Illustrated ad for the Nottingham Cornucopia Sofa made by John Wanamaker of New York; Ad for Steinway Art Pianos; One-page ad for pianos by Wm. Knabe and Co.; The Aristocracy of the Soil (editorial); Notable American Homes - "Willow Brook House," the Estate of Francis E. Bond, Esq., Penllyn, PA; Concrete Ornaments and How to Make Them - II - a garden bench; The Interesting Stucco House of W.C. Strong, esq., at Waban, MA; The Byrdcliffe Colony of Arts and Crafts; The Modern Country House - designed by McIllraine and Roberts and built for Charles C. Watts, Esq., at Germantown, PA; Furnishing the Nursery; A Two-Story House of the Bungalow Type which can be built for $5,500; Floral Clocks; Cobwebs; Carrots as a House Decoration; Color back page ad for Baker Electric vehicles features… Read More

New York: Munn & Co., Inc., 1908. Magazine. Illus. by Figaro, Chas. (cover). Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 295-334 plus xvi pages of ads. Features: "Castlewood," the Villa of Louis Bruguierre, Esq., Newport, RI - a vast and stately building in the Georgian style; The Japanese Garden of "Yademos" - The Country Seat of Charles Phizer, Esq., Bernardsville, NJ; "Huck-Ween Lodge" - the Summer Camp of William Curtis demorest, Esq., Loon Lake, NY; Half a Dozen Great Home Trees; The Value of a Pleasant Sun Room; A Home Shrubbery; Economic Methods in Mushroom Growing; Glimpses of Old Annapolis; Sun-Dials; "White Lodge" - the residence of Charles H. Roberts, Esq., Wynnewood, PA; Well-Designed Applique - an effective means of decoration; Wonderful sepia-tone photo-illustrated back cover ad for the Victor-Victrola XX (Louis XV design) features photos of eleven opera stars; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy… Read More

New York: Munn & Company, 1906. Magazine. Illus. by E.W.. Good. Paperback. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pages 367 - 430. Many great black and white photos. Features: The Garden of the Estate of Arthur Little, Esq., Swampscott, MA; Notable American Homes - "Pembroke," the Estate of Mrs. Charles Wheeler, Bryn Mawr, PA; Fashions in Wall Coverings; How a Pennsylvania Farmhouse was Transformed into a Beautiful Dwelling - Mrs. C.T. Schoen purchased a farm in the Rose Valley and called on Philadelphia architects Price and McLanahan to spruce things up; A Group of California Bungalows - Well Adapted for Eastern Requirements - 'Cottage' bungalow built for Seymour E. Locke, Esq., at Pasadena, CA, bungalow built for Tod Ford, Esq., at Pasadena, CA, Living-room in the bungalow of Mrs. D.H. Girouard at Atladena, CA; The Use of the Automobile in Town or Country; The Animals of Yellowstone Park; The Value of Summer Mulch; The (Daniel) Gantley House, at Athens, NY; The… Read More