Makan: Adalah's journal for land, planning and justice; Volume 1, 2006, The Right to the City
Shafa`amr, Israel: Adalah, 2006. Paperback. Quarto in green wraps; b/w illus.; 1 volume, 28 cm. Volume 1 in a series of 13 periodicals. Very scarce. More
Architecture
La restaurata Cappella del Santissimo Sacramento nella Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista di Bassano del Grappa ;; a cura di Livia Alberton Vinco Da Sesso.
Bassano del Grappa, VI [Italy]: Tassotti, 1998. Paperback. Square large octavo in dark maroon-brown illustrated wraps; 95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. In Italian. Summaries in French and German. Uncommon. Printed on coated stock. High quality photo reprductions in b/w and color. || Church decoration and ornament... More
United States Navy Memorial : a living tradition ;; [with special "Dedication" booklet and "Log Room" floor plan laid in]
[Arlington, Va.]: United States Navy Memorial Foundation, 1987. Special Plankowner ed. Hardcover. Large quarto in blue DJ with gold-embossed merchant marine to front; 173 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. "Log room" floor plan laid in at rear. Also includes a 32-page special "Dedication" booklet laid in, dated October 13... More
The personal house : homes of artists and writers
New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1961. hardcover. Large folio in paper-backed boards, black cloth spine, B&W photo paste down boards; 80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 40 cm. Nicely reaized. Excellent text and photos. Contents: Westchester County: Hananiah Harari house ; Don Wallance house ; Kanaga-Putnam house --... More
Fluorescent lighting manual
New York & London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1942. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Large green-cloth octavo, gilt to spine, xi, 312 p. illus. 24 cm. Mechanical engineering; electronis and lighting design. Fluorescent lighting. || Presumably quite uncommon in such nice condition. More
L'urgence permanente ;; compte rendu des Rencontres internationales de Venise et de Marseille, juin-octobre 2000 ; A series of international seminars and debates held in Venice and Marseille....
Paris: Galerie Enrico Navarra ; Galerie Patrick Seguin, 2002. Paperback. Tall folio in dark color illus glossy paper wraps; 189 p., with numerous illus in b/w and some color; ; 35 cm. Uncommon. Parallel texts in French and English. || Urbanism ; Urban Studies. Cities. Pauvres en milieu urbain --... More
Recreation Survey and Long-Range Plan, City of Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, [Ann Arbor, Mich.]: [Litho-printed in USA by Edwards Bros.], 1946. Paperback, Staplebound. Quarto in brown wraps with black cloth tape protecting staple binding; 105 p. including plans (some folded); tables; 27 cm. Very scarce. More
The virtual dimension : architecture, representation, and crash culture
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998. First edition, first printing (stated). Paperback. Small octavo in blue, color-illus self-wrappers; xi, 359 p. : il. ; 21 cm. A very nice copy. / Architecture -- Technological innovations. Architectural design -- Data processing. Architectural practice. Architecture -- Innovations. Design architectural -- Informatique. Architecture -- Pratique. Arquitetura. Processamento grafico (graphics). More
Interior pedestrian places
New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1989. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Large quarto in color illus DJ; 240 p. : ill. , index, bib.; 29 cm. Contents: Rationales -- Commercial places -- Public atria -- Pedestrian systems -- Urban-design case studies -- Future design directions. Pedestrian... More
Ultima Thule ; Leningrado nascita di una capitale
(Palermo): Edizioni A. P. E., 1990. Paperback. Octavo in glossy black, color illus wraps; 125p. + [8]p. color photos at rear, maps. Numerous b/w phots and maps. In Italian. Scarce guide to the historical architecture of Leningrad. No copies listed in WorldCat. More
Architecture in Bulgaria from ancient times to the late 19th century.
Sofia: Foreign Languages Press, 1961. Hardcover. Medium octavo in white DJ illus in b/w; 80 p. illus. 25 cm. bibliographical references. Well illustrated with numerous b/w pictures and photo reproductions. // Text in English // Architecture -- Bulgaria -- History. More
Restoring the Victorian house and Other Turn-Of-The-Century Structures
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1981. Paperback. Quarto in grey wrappers; illus.; 152 pp., 28 cm.; lightly to moderately worn wrappers along the edges and spine joints; 8-inch crease to back cover; o/w wrappers are clean; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight;... More
The application of the Bruel & Kjaer measuring systems to architectural acoustics.
Copenhagen: Bruel & Kjaer, 1972. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Yellow octavo; 59 p : b&w ill. Architecture; Sound. More
Design presentation : techniques for marketing and project proposals
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Large quarto in color pictorial DJ; vii, 247 p. : ill., index; 29 cm. Uncommon in such nice condition. || Architectural design -- Audio-visual aids. Communication in architectural design. Design architectural -- Aides audiovisuelles. Communication en design architectural. Architekturphotographie. Architekturzeichnung. Werbemittel. More
Architecture and nihilism : on the philosophy of modern architecture
1993. Paperback. Small quarot in light grey wrappers illu sin b/w; lviii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-246). Fine with faintest of edge-wear. Essays substantially revised and translated for this publication. Translated from the Italian. Series: Theoretical perspectives in architectural history and criticism. ||... More
Vitruvius and the Greek stage; by Edward Capps. Studies in classical philology.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1895. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo in custom boards; 23 cm. v. 1, p. 93-113; bibliographical references. Uncommon. // ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN; Classics; Theater -- Greece. More
La basilica santuario della SS. Annunziata : guida storico-artistica ;; a cura di E. Casalini.
Firenze: [s.n.], (Tipo-litografia S.T.E.F.). 1957. Paperback. Small octavo in color photo-illus wraps; 124 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. (col. ill.) ; 18 cm. Surprisingly uncommon and presumably scarce in such fine condtion. WorldCat locates but two copies. In Italian. // Christian art and symbolism -- Italy -- Florence... More
American castles.
South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes, 1973. Paperback. Large Octavo in red and black photo-illus DJ; 243 p. illus. 29 cm. Castles -- United States; Castellated manors, mansions, U.S.; architecture. More
Louvre :; portrait of a museum
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1998. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Folio in grey multicolored DJ; 335 p, color illus ; 30 cm. Art; Architecture; France. More
Jean-Michel Frank
Paris: Editions du Regard, 1980? First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Large quarto/small foliio in brown DJ; 215 p : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. In French. Scarce. || Furniture design; Architecture. More
Cheng Taining
Cheng, Taining: Zhongguo jian zhu gong ye chu ban she, 1997. Di 1 ban. Hardcover. Quarto in grey DJ, 231 p : ill.(some col.) ; 26 cm. Signed by author. || In Chinese and English. || Architecture -- China -- History -- 20th century -- Catalogs. More
Architecture, form, space & order
New York: Wiley, 1996. Second ed. Paperback. Oblong large octavo in beig illus wraps; 400 p. : illus. ; 22 x 28 cm.; indexes; bibliographical references. Numerous illus and diagrams in black and white. || Architecture -- Composition, proportion, etc. Space (Architecture) Architecture -- Composition, proportions, etc. Espace (Architecture) . More
Muæ 2 : collapsing new buildings
New York City: Kaya : Distributed to the trade by D.A.P., 1997. Paperback. Octavo in pink illus wraps; 212 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. In English; with a few articles also in Korean. Numerous photos and illus in b/w. International urban studies. Film censorship in Iran. More
Gardens are for people
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1983. 2nd ed. Hardcover. Large quarto in dark green full color photo-illus jacket; xiv, 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm, index. A very attractive copy of the second edition of this classic. || Gardens -- Design. Landscape gardening. Gardens -- Design. Landscape gardening. More
Armenian church architecture
New York: Heath Cote Pub. Co., 1974. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Large white-cloth quarto in white illus DJ; 159 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Numerous b/w photos and technical drawings. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Uncommon. || Architecture; Armenian church buildings. More