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New York/Cambridge/London: Architectural History Foundation / MIT Press, 1985. Monograph on this important architect, noted for his "inventive traditionalism" and resistance to the Beaux Arts and Modernism. Hardcover in jacket, the stated second printing, two years after the first. Light wear to book, ink name & address inside front cover, opposite gift note, corner bumped; jacket shows light edgewear, minor… Read more about this item

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1906. Discussion of plans for development & improvement of the nation's capital city, with numerous photos, plans, & maps, some folding. Pencil note on the second page: "Cyrus H. McCormick Esq. [Jr.?] Compliments D. H. Burnham Mch 25th 1907." McCormick was an important Chicago businessman, son of the reaper magnate, and a funder of the World's… Read more about this item

Binghamton, NY: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1989. 12 essays on medieval influence on American society, with sections on history & culture, literature, and architecture. Contributor's copy, with the pencil name & place (of acquisition) of the author of one of the essays on the free endsheet. Hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, likely as issued. Light wear, minor scuff… Read more about this item

Cambridge & London: MIT Press, 1985. Brief essays & lectures by the architect, known more as an active builder than a theorist; with drawings done on his travels & vacations. Paperback, as pictured. Shows some wear & edge chipping. Text clean; ix, blank, 172 pages. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Good. 8½" by 8½".

Cambridge & London: MIT Press, 1988. First modern translation into English of this classic of architectural theory, originally published in Latin in 1486; Alberti's attempt to supercede the authority of Vitruvius, whose ideas had been the core of architectural thought for over a millenium. Includes a contextual introduction by Rykwert, Alberti's chapters on planning & site selection ('Lineaments'), materials &… Read more about this item

New York: Reinhold Publishing Company, 1960. Study of the work of Bernard Maybeck, Irving Gill, Charles & Henry Greene, and R. M. Schindler. McCoy once worked in Schindler's office, interviewed Maybeck, knew Gill's nephew, and collected material on the Greene brothers. Incudes many plans, drawings, b/w photos. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. First edition (first printing) with no later printings… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2004. Translation of this notable monograph on ancient Greek architecture, first published in France in 1758, important for its consideration of cultural context rather than accurate detail. Introduction - about a third of the book - by Robin Middleton. Large paperback, as pictured; minor wear to corners, upper rear corner bumped with light creasing to… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Scholarly study of the post-war American housing boom, its influence on the environment, and how that contributed to the growth of the environmental movement. Hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, likely as issued. Light wear to book, ISBN sticker on rear cover, minor scuffs. Text clean; xvi, 299 pages; index, bibliography, b/w photos. . First Edition.… Read more about this item

Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1984. Scholarly study, based on the author's Cornell Ph.D., on the influential French publisher, architect, & theorist. Hardcover, as pictured; no jacket, as issued, the publisher's Studies in the Fine Arts: Architecture 7. Light wear, minor scuff to front cover, corners bumped, pencil name & note (of art historian Narciso Menocal) on free endsheet. Text… Read more about this item

New York: A. Bruderhausen, 1928. Archaeology & architecture of the ancient center of the Roman empire. Hardcover, as pictured. First American edition, expanded by the author in translation. Light wear to book, minor chips to spine ends, spine faded; ink names (of classicists Herbert & Evelyn Howe) on free endsheet; a bit of tanning & foxing. Text clean; xii, 100… Read more about this item

The Hague/Paris: Mouton Publishers, 1976. Scholarly essays on human interaction with the environment, particularly in settlement & habitation; seemingly associated with Alexander's ideas of a "pattern language", and preceeding his book; he is not among the contributors. One of the publisher's World Anthropology series, of papers from the IXth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences. Hardcover in jacket, full… Read more about this item

New York: The Craftsman, 1910. Two small scarce booklets, one touting the quality & benefits of Stickley's Craftsman homes, 32 pages; and the other presenting a variety of house plans, as published in The Craftsman, 1905-1910, 24 pages.. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Very Good. 4½" by 8".

Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1981. Study of ideological considerations underlying Sullivan's decorative designs; the author was a professor of Art History at the University of Wisconsin. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; stated first printing (first edition). Light wear to book; jacket shows just a hint of spine fading, couple of dents to rear panel & cover, as if the… Read more about this item

Dublin: History Press Ireland, 2012. Memoir of the fading days of Irish aristocracy by the last generation of children to grow up in this giant house, built in 1722 by William Conolly, Speaker of the Irish Parliament, who made his fortune in land speculation, dealing in land seized by the Crown from Irish supporters of James II. The mansion, by… Read more about this item

New York / Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1985. Study of historic Japanese architecture and its use of space, with glossary and many figures. Paperback, as pictured; stated first edition (first printing). Light wsear to book, covers a little rubbed; pencil name (of a University of Wisconsin art historian) & minor note on free endsheet. Text clean; x, 210 pages + colophon; index,… Read more about this item

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1997. Scholarly study of the transformation, mostly by Anglo-American newcomers, of Santa Fe from "a declining provincial capital" to "America's own Tahiti in the desert" and its effects on the local Native American and Hispanic cultures. Larger paperback, as pictured. Light wear, clean and unmarked. Text clean; [viii], 410 pages; index, bibliography, notes, demographic… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Scholarly & detailed study of the chapels commissioned by Popes Sixtus V and Paul V between 1585 and 1621, their decorations, functions, & sponsors' politico-religious goals. One of the publisher's Monuments of Papal Rome series. Large hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book; jacket shows minor edgewear, hint of spine fade, name or… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966. Scholarly study of that Australian cultural institution, the pub, and its denizens, from 1788-1966; the author was Professor of Architecture at the University of New Soutth Wales. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book; price-clipped jacket shows some wear, chipping, short tears & creases, spine faded. Text clean; xiv, 229 pages; index, bibliography,… Read more about this item

London: William Nicholson and Sons, 1880. First or early printing of this Victorian manual on house painting, including chapters on tools, materials, and methods; graining & marbling; white-washing; paper-hanging; french polishing; recipes/formulas; a few hints for landlords & tenants. Undated, but circa 1880, based on announcements in the rear ad section. Recently rebound with paper spine label. Light wear; pages… Read more about this item

London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1959. Study of notable buildings & structures, including ancient Roman remnants, university & college buildings, churches, public works, large and small houses dating before 1850. Two volumes & map case with four maps & plans, complete. Large hardcovers in jacket, map case with heavy paper sleeve, as pictured. Light wear to books, corners bumped; map… Read more about this item