Architecture from Walkabout Books

London: J.M. Dent, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 11" x 8.5", xiii, 184 pp, with 52 mounted color plates, in original pictorial cloth, top edge gilt. Rubbing to extremities, with a tiny bit of fraying to the cloth, some pale staining bottom 1/4-inch of front board, internally clean and sound. The author describes his intent for the… Read more about this item

London: Publishing Office, 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Three bound volumes, 13" x 8.5", covering the full years of 1846 (624 pp + index), 1850 (624 pp), and 1852 (816 pp). All bound in original three-quarter leather and marbled boards -- all with considerable wear to boards, with scuffing and staining to leather, much of the marbled paper… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Very good. Sketchbook containing 12 highly accomplished ink drawings of the interiors of different styles of homes, as well as one incomplete sketch. Book measures 6.25" x 8.25" and shows moderate external wear. Internals very good, with minor soiling. "Mr. A.M. Jesing" is written on the front pastedown, and one drawing is dated 1909. Presumed to be… Read more about this item

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Pomona: California State Polytechnic Institute, 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine. 8.5 x 8.5 inches, 32 pp, in original stapled wrappers. Corners lightly bumped, minor shelfwear. Inscribed on the title page "To Sonya in appreciation, Cordially, Dione Neutra, X-mas 1985." Richard Neutra (1892-1970) was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. He and his wife,… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. viii, 366 pp, with 19 steel-engraved plates (portraits and views of the authors' homes), 14 wood-engraved vignettes (of which 7 are printed in color), and 16 facsimiles. A handsome copy in publisher's full morocco with stamped decoration and raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Some scuffing to… Read more about this item

London: C. and J. Ackers, 1753. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 11.25 x`9.25 inches, pp [14], v, 78, [1] (ad), with 13 leaves of plates (one folding). Illustrations engraved by Pierre Fourdrinier after Francis Price. Contemporary calf boards, rebacked with new spine with raised bands, original black leather spine label. Armorial bookplate of British civil engineer and architect… Read more about this item

Scranton, NJ: International Textbook Company, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good -. Part I: iv, 46 pp, with illustrations, plate xi in rear pocket. Part II: vi, 52 pp, with illustrations,18 plates in rear pocket. Both volumes show light general wear and soiling to boards, rubbed corners, name of front free endpapers; contents clean and sound. No dust jackets. Due… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 326 pp, with illustrations (photographs, plans), maps, index. Very light wear to edges; else fine, in fine dust jacket protected by a mylar cover. From the dust jacket: "Modern Jerusalem is one of the most fascinating laboratories for urban development. These studies, conducted in 1980-1984 by teams of faculty,… Read more about this item

Hanau, Germany: Dausien, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 215 pp + illustrations, with maps, architectural plans, illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Very light general wear to boards; contents clean and sound; in cardboard slipcase. Dust jacket shows very light shelf wear; bottom 1/3 of front flap crease is starting to peel slightly. Text is in German. An extensively illustrated study… Read more about this item

Tübingen: Ernst Wasmuth, 1966. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. pp 142 + 234 (plates) + 8 folding plans. Rear hinge a bit wobbly, else a fine copy in original cloth. Dust jacket shows general shelf wear and a few short tears. Text in German. Extensively illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings. Due to size, shipping charges may be more… Read more about this item

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1981. Softcover. Near fine. First paperback printing. 8.5 x 11 inches.xvii, 276 pp, with index, bibliography, resume of buildings and projects by K.S. Melnikov, 1914-67, and 259 illustrations. Slight cover wear, else a fine copy. Clean, tight, unmarked. Account of the life and work of Konstantin Melnikov, one of the most active figures… Read more about this item