Architecture from Shelley and Son Books

Boston / New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Second Printing. Paperback. Very Good +. 2nd Printing. Sub-title: "How Architecture Lost Its Magic (And How To Get It Back)". Author presents new ways of thinking about architecture with discussions on light and shade, ordinary places, principles of pattern, and the life and death of modernism. Over 100 illustrations. xi,… Read more about this item

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 1993. Softcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Kohn Pedersen Fox, one of America's premier architectural firms, has distinguished itself through dedicated attention to the development of the most significant American building type: the skyscraper. Portfolio richly illustrates in color their most renowned works. Significant Exhibitions, Complete Chronology, biographies, Selected Bibliographies. 414 pp. CONDITION: Navy… Read more about this item

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 2003. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Volume presents outstanding architecture from the New York architectural firm including residential works around the world, cultural and institutional work. Full color photography on every page, floor plans, list of Awards, Biographies, 368 pp. CONDITION: Tan boards, blind embossed title on… Read more about this item

London: Sold by Messrs. Cadell and Davies, 1803. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large Folio (17.75" x 11.5" x 1.5"). Illustrated with 110 copper plates. Large folio (17.75" x 11.5"x 1.5"). Hardcover. Bound in half burgundy sheepskin leather and textured dark teal publisher's cloth. Covers are plain. Hubbed spine bears six raised bands and stamped gilt title. … Read more about this item

New York : Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Los Angeles architect Paul R. Williams designed over 3,000 projects, including homes for stars of the entertainment industry. His stylistic ease with the historical styles popular in Southern California and modern design reflected in public buildings, hotels, country clubs and banks are featured in this handsome volume. Generously… Read more about this item

New York : Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Photography: Antoine Bootz. An insider's view of the creative ways to transform spaces into elegant, inspiring havens. Generously illustrated with color photographs of interiors. CONDITION: Black cloth boards, white and black title on cover and spine. Very slight wear. Black endpapers, Directory, 255 pp. Glossy black… Read more about this item

New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 1983. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 11x8x0. Glossy paper cover featuring photograph of Chartres on front; title in blue front and spine. Normal shelf wear, slight rubbing, tight binding. A portrait in text and color and black and white photos of Chartres, how it was built, the plan, architecture, sculpture and stained glass… Read more about this item

London: Aurum Press, 2007. Paperback. Like New. 11x9x0. Reprint. Paperback. 192 pp. Indexed. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Book is in great condition with only a few signs of minor wear. Full refund if not satisfied.

Newtown, CT: Taunton Press, 2008-01-08. Paperback. Like New. Christine Erikson; Grey Crawford (Photographs). Paperback. Cover is illustrated with full color photograph of a garden/patio area. Frontispiece is color photo of a garden patio. Contains individual prefaces from each author, and acknowledgements. Filled with many beautiful full color photographs. 210 pp.<br><br>CONDITION: This copy is unmarked, pages are crisp and… Read more about this item

Oxford/London: John W. Parker (Vol. I); John Thomas Walters (Vol. III), 1841/1845. Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 13" x 10. TWO ISSUES. PART ONE: A selection from the papers read at the ordinary meetings in 1839-1841. Blue paper covers, black print on front; damp stain on front. Significant soiling both covers, shelf wear. Cover and first nine pages… Read more about this item

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1929. Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket as Issued. Paper covers, black decorative cover design and title. Covers and pages worn at corners, binding is tight. 80 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.

Italy, 2010. 2011. Dec. 2010, Jan. 2011. Softcover. Fine. 'Dense-Rarefied, Milano-Detroit' on cover of blue, white, silver aerial view of a city. December 2010/January 2011 Issue. TEXT IN ITALIAN. Full color photographs and designs throughout. Full refund if not satisfied.

London: Weardale Press, 1928. Paperback. Very Good. Shoreditch is a district in the East End of London that forms the southern part of the London Borough of Hackney. In the 16th century, Shoreditch was an important centre of the Elizabethan Theatre, and it has been an important entertainment centre since that time. (Wikipedia). This survey lists street by… Read more about this item

Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Robert Osborn. First edition. Quarter-bound in gray cloth with tan cloth boards. Titled in gold on spine. Illustrated with drawings by Robert Osborn throughout the text. 129 pp. No dust jacket. Edges and spine of binding worn. Faint discoloration on front and back boards. Page edges lightly browned.… Read more about this item

London: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Bound in green cloth titled in gold on spine. Illustrated throughout the text with color and black-and-white photographs, including a color frontispiece. Indexed, 408 pp. Light blue illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket and page edges very lightly foxed, else fine. Full refund if not satisfied.… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hedrich-Blessing. Bound in red cloth with titled blindstamped on spine. Illustrated with photographs throughout the text, many of which are in color. Indexed, 256 pp. Red pictorial dust jacket. Light foxing on page edges, endpapers, and dust jacket. Condition is fine. Full refund if not satisfied.

Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A comprehensive collection and guide of one of the most prolific architects and winner of an American Institute of Architects Gold Medal, Howard Van Doren Shaw. First Edition. Bound in dark gray cloth titled in silver on spine. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and area maps throughout the text,… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bound in black cloth titled in gold on spine. Contains 346 illustrations, 236 of which are in color. Photographic frontispiece. Indexed, 288 pp. Black pictorial dust jacket. Book and jacket are both in fine condition with minimal shelving wear. Full refund if not satisfied.

Per Nagel. Paperback. Very Good. Holland Brady Jr. is a highly reputed architect from Tryon, a small upscale community in the mountains of North Carolina. Brady accumulated a quality library of over 2,400 architecture books. This book is from that collection which we purchased. Please remember that if you purchase multiple architecture books, we… Read more about this item

Paris: E. Droz, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket as Issued. French text. Beige-gray half-cloth binding with blue-gray boards. Frontispiece with tissue guard. 320pp. Several places of wear, sunning, and rubbing to binding, as well as a few small stains. Ex-library: writing on spine, bookplates in front cover, a few library stamps throughout, and some pencil writing… Read more about this item