16 pp. sales brochure printed by the American Type Founders Company on the exposition floor at the 1922 Boston Graphic Arts Exposition, to promote its line of printing and typesetting equipment, including the Liberty Quick Chane Folders with Kelly Automatic Feeder, Boston Wire Stitchers, Chandler & Price Presses and Paper..... More

2 vols., XII, 644, VIII, 731 pp. exhaustive review of all the notable architecture and commercial construction in Hamburg, including public buildings, civic institutions, housing, parks, port facilities, shipbuilding, urban infrastructure and ground transportation, bibliography, index, 2566 text illustrations from photos and plans, 22 folding plates from maps and plans..... More

First Russian edition. London: Edinburgh University Press, 1919. First Russian edition. Large octavo. Later cloth with decorative front wrapper preserved; 175, [1] pp. Eight leaves of color plates, one folded. Light soil to wrapper; first few pages slightly spotty; traces of moisture to gutter and lower edges; text and plates..... More

Folio containing engraved title page, dedication, and ad lectorem leaves followed by fine 19 engraved plates, comprising 11 full page and 8 double-page, depicting expansive views of the Villa Aldobrandini, various façades, fountains and garden grottos, and a number of scenes from Classical mythology, with a particular focus on the..... More

48 pp. type specimen catalogue from the landmark type foundry, presenting numerous examples of the various uses of typefaces in a range of commercial printing applications, including stationary, magazine ads, notices, and trade catalogues, plus two folding plates including a replica of a large newspaper ad for a clothing store..... More

Beyaert. 2 vols., titles and lists of contents, 240 excellent plates from engravings by Joseph and Franz Neirynck showing plans, elevations, and views of the Belgian architect's works, incl. many superb details of architectural ornament. Folio. Cloth-backed boards. Brussels (Lyon-Claesen) 1880-1892. Placzek I, p. 206. A rare set documenting the..... More

Two volumes, 180, 152 pp. total, published in conjunction with the International Congress of Architects held in Budapest in 1930, the first volume collecting essays and lectures on historical and contemporary design with a special focus on 20th century architecture in Central Europe and especially Hungary, the second volume published..... More

Prague: [Architektura ČSR], 1946. Octavo (20.8 × 14.8 cm). Original card wrappers in photo-illustrated dust wrapper; 57, [2] pp. Unattributed photo-illustrated cover. Very good. First edition of this work by Czech psychoanalyst, philosopher, art theoretician, and writer Bohuslav Brouk, one of the first promoters of Freud’s work in Czechoslovakia. He..... More

At head of title: Akademiia Nauk SSSR: Archiv. 372 pp. study of the history and development of architectural ensembles, or arrangements of buildings and complexes in spatial contexts, in Russia with particular attention to those in St. Petersburg, detailed scholarly notes, ext. bibliography, 86 illustrations in the text and on..... More

3 pp. biographical introduction by P.M. Martini, 101 nice annotated plates from photographs showing interior and exterior architectural views. Lg. 4to. All loose as issued, guard tissues chipped at edges, in dec. cloth portf., sl. soiled. Milan (Bestetti e Tumminelli) n.d. (ca. 1913). A testament to the vision of a...... More

Sangallo. 3 vols., LV, 404, 433, 416 pp. history of the family of Florentine Renaissance architects and artists, including Giuliano, the Antonios and Battista, their works and their relations with the Medicis and the Popes, index, bibliography, numerous illustrations and plans. Some foxing throughout. 4to. 3/4 leather and boards, a...... More

Group of approximately 80 original black and white photographs of West Berlin movie theaters, circa 1949 to 1955, including foyers, screening rooms, posters, and exterior views, along with architectural details such as stairways and seating, most lacking any sort of caption or label. Images are curled, likely from being housed..... More

Three volumes in six comprising a rare complete collection of the monumental work on the Crusader Castles in the Holy Lands, the first volume covering the history, architecture, and construction of the Syrian Crusader castle Crac des Chavaliers, the second volume on the history of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and..... More