Architecture from Mare Booksellers

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, stated. Green cloth in unclipped jacket. Xii, 264 pp. Color photos at the front, with black and white line drawings and a few black and white photos throughout. A documentation of various housing structures in Afghanistan, found during a survey conducted from 1974 to… Read more about this item

Dhaka: Chetana Sthapatya Unnoyon Society, Publisher, 1997. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illustrated gray paper covered boards in matching jacket. 206 pp. Architectural floor plans, drawings and color photos throughout. A mostly visual historical survey of architecture in Bangladesh, with a 25 page historical and critical essay, followed by drawings and photos. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book.… Read more about this item

Concord, NH: F.W. Dodge Corporation, 1948. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. Quarto. 268 pp. Black and white photos and drawings throughout, as well as many ads. An issue of this magazine devoted to architecture, covering many recent and proposed projects, with this month focusing on railroad buildings and architecture in North America and Europe. Of note is an illustrated… Read more about this item

Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, Publisher, 1974. Tabloid. Good. Large tabloid newspaper format. 4 pp. Ostensibly a journal, Avenu, for this issue, adopts an underground newspaper look to it has a zine look to it, using unique arrangements of text, font, etc., to discuss architecture and related subjects. This issue primarily focuses on Moratorium Day, where workshops on… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale School of Architecture, Publisher, 2011. Wraps. Good. Glossy wraps. Folio. 176 pp. Color photos and drawings throughout. A retrospective look at architectural issues and architecture design from 2010 to 2011 at Yale, including theoretical discussions, a look at designs and architects, etc. Nicely designed with lift up flaps, etc. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling, toning and… Read more about this item

Salzburg: Residenz Verlag, 1996. Wraps. Very Good. Glossy wraps. 75 pp. Photographs and illustrations throughout. All text in German. A monograph focusing on a single commercial building designed by Austrian architect Wilhelm Holzbauer. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, rubbing and edgewear.

New York: The Vendome Press, 2009. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Orange cloth in unclipped jacket. 224 pp. Color photos throughout. A survey of the designs for houses by the architects, Albert, Righter and Tittmann, documenting their embrace of classic design concepts updated to modern styles and needs. With many photos of houses and interiors. VERY GOOD condition. Light… Read more about this item

Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, Publisher, 1994. Wraps. Very Good. Illustrated black and white wraps. 64 pp. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Ostensibly a journal, Avenu has a zine look to it, embracing clip art, unique arrangements of text, font, etc., to discuss architecture and related subjects. Articles in this issue focus on the student experience… Read more about this item

Portsmouth, NH: The Warner House Association, 2006. Wraps. Near Fine. 169 pp. Color photos throughout. A detailed history and guide to the Warner House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, built in 1716 by Archibald Macpheadris. This work focuses on the architectural history of the house, including modifications, etc., as well as furnishing, paint schemes and other related topics. NEAR… Read more about this item

New Haven: Canadian Centre for Architecture/Yale University, Publisher, 2010. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. 303 pp. Illustrations throughout. A work issued in conjunction with an exhibition of material produced by British architect James Frazer Stirling. His work influenced modern architecture, both through his designs and career as a professor at Yale University. With many… Read more about this item

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Publisher, 2016. Wraps. Very Good. Photo illustrated wraps. 48 pp. Black and white and color photos throughout. A look at the architecture of Marcel Breuer, from his time at the Bauhaus School, where he learned aspects of design that would later be applied to his architectural works, to his many works… Read more about this item

Jersey City, NJ: Rogers and Manson Corp, 1942. Spiral Bound. Good. Gray wraps. Black and white photos and architectural drawings throughout. Single issue of this journal devoted to architecture, featuring a detailed look at two modern houses in San Francisco by John E. Dinwiddie; new wartime housing in Norfolk, Virginia and other areas; a mass production airplane plant;… Read more about this item

Jersey City, NJ: Rogers and Manson Corp, 1941. Wraps. Good. Dark green wraps. Black and white photos and architectural drawings throughout. Single issue of this journal devoted to architecture, featuring a look at the new terminal at the Washington (DC) National Airport; the Hiwasse Dam; various buildings and air schools for the US Defense; photos and floor plans… Read more about this item

Jerusalem: Israel Digest, 1963. Wraps. Very Good. Wraps. Small booklet. 36 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A look at how the government of Israel responded to the housing crisis in Israel in light of the influx of people to the country, exploring finances as well as architectural, social and societal concerns in the building of housing. With… Read more about this item

London: Academy Editions, 1978. Wraps. Very Good. Color illustrated wraps. Small folio. 116 pp. Color and black and white photos and illustrations. A monograph and study of the architecture in the public buildings designed by Venturi and Rauch. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, scuffing and edgewear.

London: Country Life, Publisher. Cloth. Good. no date, perhaps early 1900s. Greenish gray cloth. Folio. Xli, 284 pp. Black and white photos throughout. Banners at the head of each chapter illustrated by Arthur Rackham. A photo illustrated survey and history of British gardens of various country houses and castles, including Albury Park, Balcarres, Chirk Castle, Danby Hall, Fyfield… Read more about this item

New York: Harper and Row, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Good. First edition. White cloth. No dust jacket. 154 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A collection of essays on architecture, discussing the philosophies and ideas in architecture, while also looking at the influence of historical architecture. GOOD condition. Minor soiling, browning and foxing to the covers. Light edgewear.… Read more about this item

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1994. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Black cloth in dust jacket. Folio. 344 pp. Black and white and color photos and illustrations throughout. A work issued in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, including several lengthy historical and critical essays. VERY GOOD condition. Minor… Read more about this item

No Place: East Central Region of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 1986. Wraps. Good. Blue printed wraps. Square format. 80 pp. Black and white photos and architectural drawings throughout. An issue of this journal devoted to the study and concerns of architecture, including essays on "Rural housing and infrastructure: the neglected frontier in developing countries;" "some… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Gray cloth in dust jacket. 163 pp. Black and white and a few color illustrations throughout. A historical and critical survey of the architecture of German architect Friedrich Weinbrenner, using the work held by the University of Pennsylvania to explore his contributions to architecture through his designs for the… Read more about this item