Architecture

1775 Architecture VIGNOLA Five Orders Italian ART Michelangelo RARE Italian ed

The most successful architectural textbook ever written!

A rare printing of Vignola's 'Five Orders of Architecture' Giacomo da Vignola was perhaps the most important 16th-century architects. Originally printed in 1562, 'Regola,' as it is often called, was successful mainly due to its effectiveness in teaching. It was designed to aid builders and designers in the realization of their architectural projects. It focuses on all five of the major orders (or styles) of architecture – Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Roman. (Fabrizio)
This 18th-century Italian edition includes 41 impressive architectural engravings.
Item number: #13005
Price: $599
VIGNOLA, Giacomo Barozzi da
L'architettura di Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola : ridotta a facile metodo per mezzo di osservazioni a profitto de' studenti : aggiuntovi un trattato di meccanica. Tomo secondo
In Venezia : Appresso Francesco Locatelli a San Bartolommeo, MDCCLXXV. [1775].… Read More

1857 Homes of American Authors Audubon Irving Bryant Emerson Webster Literature
'Homes of American Authors' is a collection of short essays describing the lives and homes of iconic American writers. In addition to the descriptions, this book includes 35 engravings of homes, many in color. Authors included in this work:
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John James Audubon
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James K. Paulding
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Washington Irving
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William Cullen Bryant
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George Bancroft
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Richard Henry Dana
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William H. Prescott
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Miss C.M. Sedgwick
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J. Fenimore Cooper
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Edward Everett
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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William Gilmore Simms
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Henry W. Longfellow
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Daniel Webster
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John Pendleton Kennedy
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James Russell Lowell
Item number: #16875
Price: $499
Various
Homes of American Authors: comprising anecdotical, personal, and descriptive sketches
New-York: D. Appleton & Co., 1857.

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Venice: nel Negotio Remondini, 1648 approx.. Hardcover. Good. Engraved titlepage + [42] leaves of plates. . Folio (390x280mm) paper-covered limp pasteboard, gilt-titled leather spine & tips (worn at edges). Engraved titlepage + [42] leaves of full-page engraved plates (signed A-E8 + 3 of Bernini Vatican monuments). Fowler 363: �The title page � and the plates of this issue are worn copies of those in the 1603 edition. The seven pages of printed text and the doorway of the Cancellaria of the 1603 edition have been omitted, and the last two plates containing Bernini altars by Gio. Dolivar, have been added � The figure 1259 is engraved on the title page.� � Vorsatz mit Besitzvermerk, knitterig, fleckig und teils wasserrandig, vereinzelte Eintragungen mit Bleistift, die Bernini-Tafeln etw. Knapp beschnitten, eine mit kleinen Wurmspuren im Bund.The title page in part and the plates are worn copies of those of the 1603 edition. Wholly engraved. The number "1259" is engraved on the title page, below the… Read More

1856 American Architecture Houses Economic Cottage Builder Construction Plans
Charles Dwyer's "Economic Cottage Builder" is a rare, mid-19th-century architectural treaise written to instruct designers, surveyors, and builders. It contains building plans, floor plans, and impressive illustrations of homes, cottages, and buildings.

Item number: #19598
Price: $499
DWYER, Charles P
The economic cottage builder
Buffalo, N.Y. : Wanzer McKim, 1856.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
o 127, [1]
o 31 plates, plus illustrated title page
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Provenance: Handwritten – Edwd Miller
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Decorative blue cloth
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Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15.5cm)
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This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket (protected by a New Brodart Dust Jacket Protector) has Light Rubbing to the Surface and Light Edgewear, including a Very Small, Very Light Crease at the Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the Rear Cover but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have some Edgewear, including Very Small Bump at the Corners and some Rubbing along the Edges but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.Book Description:Published as a limited edition of 1000 total copies, 700 of which are softcovers and 300 copies are hardcovers. Cinemas of Australia via USA is an anthology of Australian cinema building histories for over ninety motion picture theatres,… Read More

London: Thomas Kelly, 1828. Two volumes, (1828 - 1830). Thick octavo, an engraved frontispiece, an extra engraved title page, thirty plain engraved plates, pp xxviii, 1120, 142 + directions to the binder and an advertisement leaf (a further advertisement page is placed after the second title page), some foxing and age-toning throughout, a bookseller's small label on each front endpaper (Kempson - Chertsey), later brown half calf and green cloth, very slightly worn. a little faded, the cloth a little marked in the second volume. [One of the most important works of late Georgian horticulture. McIntosh made important contributions to the designs of Taymouth Castle, Stratton Park, Pengethley, Claremont, Laeken and Dalkeith. He never set out to emulate such figures as Lancelot Brown or Humphry Repton, but remained at the cutting edge of contemporary horticultural techniques about which he wrote extensively; perhaps his greatest area of expertise being that of hot-house design and heating, seen to… Read More

1783 Eboracum YORK Cathedral Illustrated England Drake Architecture Windows
Francis Drake, not to be confused with the famous explorer of the same name, was an 18th-century English historian who is best-remembered for his book 'Eboracum'. Eboracum was the name given to the ancient city built by ancient Rome in what is now modern-day York. Having been fascinated by ancient manuscripts, Drake began compiling a history of the city of York focusing on the cathedral and city history. The popularity of the book propelled Drake to publish an abridged version of the work focusing solely on the cathedral itself.
This 1783 edition of Drake's history of York Cathedral includes lists of archbishops and numerous folding engraved views of the cathedral including impressive views of the façade and interior floor plan.
Item number: #20326
Price: $599
DRAKE, Francis
An accurate description and history of the cathedral and metropolical [sic] church of St. Peter, York
York : Printed by A. Ward, and sold by W.… Read More

1881 ENORMOUS Florence Italy House of Medici Illustrated Architecture FOLIO

Charles Yriarte was a 19th-century French writer who became fascinated with European travel. He spent much of his time in Spain and Italy, the latter of which prompted him to publish many works on his discoveries. One of his more prominent works was simply titled 'Florence'.

'Florence' became one of the most popular works dedicated solely to the Italian city. Yriarte describes notable royal figures, architecture and palaces, modes of travel used in Italy, cathedrals, and much more. This 1881 French edition is illustrated throughout with over 500 engravings.

Item number: #21486
Price: $599

YRIARTE, Charles

Florence : l'histoire, les médicis, les humanistes, les lettres, les arts ; orné de 500 grav. et pl....

Paris: J. Rothschild, 1881. Limited edition

Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], XII, [2], 379, [1]
o 500 engravings throughout
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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New York: The William T. Comstock Co., 1913. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 208 pages. Hardcover bound in original green cloth with front cover designs in red and white. Housed in a modern clear mylar or plastic jacket. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. A sound copy. The inner hinges have been reinforced with Japanese tissue. Color frontis. The text is illustrated with black and white photos and drawings. Text is clean. Scarce.

1800 ARCHITECTURE 1ed York Cathedral Gothic Ornaments GARGOYLES Halfpenny RARE

Joseph Halfpenny was an 18th-century English engraver known for his exquisite illustrated works. As a resident of York, Halfpenny began making sketches drawings of the beautiful York Cathedral, sketches which he began publishing in 1795. These drawings became highly desirable throughout England and were popular amongst architects, Cathedral historians, and illustrators. They were initially published in parts over the course of a few years and were first published in their entirety in 1800.

This impressive 1800 first edition of "Gothic Ornaments"
(Halfpenny's cathedral sketches) includes his works of columns, windows, arches, ceilings, exterior and interior of the church, and even the highly coveted illustrations of gargoyles (pl. 94)!

Item number: #21588
Price: $750

HALFPENNY, Joseph

Gothic ornaments in the cathedral church of York rebound

York: Todd & Sons, 1795. [i.e.1800]* (see below). First complete book edition.… Read More

NY: Rizzoli, 1999. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Rizzoli, 1999, first printing. 4to., 8 3/4" x 11 1/4", 224pp., illustrated with color and b/w plates. Blind embossed gray cloth with orange titles. Fine in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.

1836 ARCHITECTURE 1ed Winkles Cathedral Churches 178 Steel Plates England Wales
Benjamin Winkles's 'Illustrations of the Cathedral Churches' is without question the best and most important early 19th-century collection of engravings of English cathedrals. These illustrations depict the iconic facades as well as the structural feats and decorative architecture inside each cathedral – columns, crypts, archways, and spires.
Item number: #23274
Price: $795
WINKLES, Benjamin
Winkles's architectural and picturesque illustrations of the cathedral churches of England and Wales;
London, Tilt and Bogue, 1836-1842. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: 3 volumes
o Volume 1 – 144
54 engravings, including engraved title page
o Volume 2 – viii, 140
55 engravings
o Volume 3 – [5], x-xvi, 160
59 engravings, plus engraved title page
o Filled with Full-page engravings throughout
· Provenance:
o Stamp – C. C. Brown
o Handwritten – Chas. C. Brown
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and… Read More

Hardbound First Edition in VG+ condition with dust jacket in G condition. Some soiling along page edges, mostly the top, otherwise an excellent copy. Dust jacket, has small chips, front and back, two tears on front, on top and bottom edge, yellowing and staining mostly on the spine. See photos for better idea of condition.
Illustrated lavishly throughout with many color reproductions, this book was undertaken with "the encouragement and counsel of Frank Lloyd Wright who generously permitted his drawings to be reproduced." Intoductory essays by Professor Giuseppe Samonà of the University of Venice, and A. Hyatt Mayor of the Metroploitan Museum of Art. Published for the Bear Run Foundation Inc. and the Edgar J. Kaufmann Charitable Foundation by Horizon Press.
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Book cover like new, slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged, very slight cock.
Jacket like new, light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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This work offers an account of the forms and functions of interior decoration in Parisian domestic architecture during the first half of the 18th century - the period generally known as the rococo. It charts the rapid and sometimes dramatic changes in both the style and the imagery of the art of that time, and explores the relationship between social status and the consumption and display of decoration in public and private interiors.

First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked; light fold on fly page – spine like new.
Jacket like new.
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This comprehensive volume documents for the first time twenty-one châteaux and pavilions commissioned by Louis XIV, France's great builder-king. These royal buildings, and over forty architectural ornaments enriching their gardens, are illustrated in breathtaking watercolors by authors Andrew Zega and Bernd H. Dams. Depicted are several of the most influential structures in all of Western architecture, such as the palace of Versailles and the magnificent lost complex at Marly, which contemporaries deemed a veritable "Paradise on Earth." The authors give full attention to unrealized projects and depict completed structures not as they stand today, if indeed they stand at all, but as they were originally designed by the leading architects… Read More