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
VIII, 90 pp. text concerning the ruins, monuments, reliefs and sculptures of ancient Rome, including 128 engravings, several depicting architectural plans, on 73 numbered plates executed by Dominico Montagu after drawings by Barbault, a former student and later rival of Piranesi. Some extremely minor scattered soiling or toning. Large folio..... 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
![Velká zkouška demokracii [La grande épreuve des démocraties; the great trial of democracies]....](/pictures/thumb/P6865_1.jpg?v=1592580768)
Prague: Melantrich, 1948. Octavo (22.5 × 15 cm). Original cloth-backed decorative boards; pictorial dust-jacket; 116, [4] pp. Very good; dust jacket very lightly discolored and age-toned to verso; in protective mylar. Second printing (2000-3000), the hardcover version, of the Czech translation of "La grande épreuve des démocraties. Essai sur les..... 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
![Bentuit treshti: provintsialna khronika [The dike thunders: a provincial chronicle]. G'oncho...](/pictures/thumb/P5848_1.jpg?v=1591104664)
Sofia: Narodna kniga, 1936. Octavo (18 × 12.8 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Veselin Staikov; 105, [3] pp. Light wear to spine and fraying to lower spine extremity; else about very good. First edition of this book of village-inspired short stories by G'oncho Bielev (1889-1964), the Bulgarian writer and translator..... 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
80 pp. text on the newly opened slaughterhouse and cattle market of the industrial and commercial center, a river port in Silesia, numerous tables, 28 text illus., hundreds of illus. on 52 plates (some large foldouts) from architectural renderings of the complete facility and the various structures. Front flyleaf lacking..... 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
611, (3) pp. history of Russian architecture, by numerous noted scholars, from the earliest examples to the 20th century, notes, indices, bibliographical material, hundreds of illustrations throughout showing photographs, ground plans, line drawings, elevations, folding maps, etc. Some water-staining throughout. 4to. Boards, shaken. Moscow (Gos. Izd-vo Litry po Stroitel'stvu i...... 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
28 pp. double-column historical and descriptive text on the temples of the Jain religion that cover a hill in western India, notes, plan, facsimile of original title page, 45 fine photogr. illus. tipped on 43 plates (one mount soiled). Large folio. Orig. dec. cloth, sl. soiled. Gandhinagar (Gujarat State Committee)..... 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
Portfolio of 10 colored lithographs, consisting of the following: 5 double-page lithos depicting sketches for the artist's frescoes at La Chapelle Saint-Pierre, each ca. 25 3/4" x 20 1/8", and 5 single-page examples, each ca. 12 7/8" x 20 1/8", including the front and rear wrpps., a frontispiece, an image..... More
Unpag. volume containing 98 nighttime photographs of illuminated historical and cultural monuments and landmarks throughout France and Francophone Northern Africa, produced on the occasion of a promotional campaign organized by Mazda in conjunction with the 1937 Exposition Universelle focused on art and technology, with two short text passages, index, map..... 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
Leningrad: Nauchnoe knigoizdatel’stvo, 1925. Octavo (17.5 × 13 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 154, [6] pp. With forty-nine smaller drawings in the text. Small nick to front wrapper; spine extremities very lightly frayed; text evenly toned; still about very good. First edition in Russian. This early film history, oriented toward industry..... More
52 pp. architectural history of the abbey by Sumner, edited and posthumously published by Blum (who completed the unfinished mss.), extensive notes, bibliography, index, architectural appendices, frontispiece, hundreds of annotated illus. on plates showing drawings, plans, and photographs. 4to. Cloth, d.j. New Haven/London (Yale) 1987. (Yale Pub. in the Hist..... 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
VII pp. introductory text with notes, descriptive list of plates, 70 very nice photographic plates showing architectural views and details, as well as decorative elements such as ornate picture frames, statuary, fountains, etc. Folio. Cloth backed bds. Paris (Libraire des Arts Décoratifs) 1909. More
XXVIII, 385 pp. history and art history of the Gothic church and its art treasures, ext. notes, LXXXIX pp. documents, index, 100 illus. in the text and on plates. 4to. Orig. printed wrpps. Grenoble/ Paris (Falque & Perrin/ Picard) 1902. One of 500 copies. More
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Moscow: Izdatel'stvo "Krasnaia nov'", 1924. Octavo (19.4 × 13.3 cm). Original decorative wrappers; 150 pp. About very good; Soviet bookstore stamp to rear wrapper; text toned. Second (but only recorded) edition of this volume of proletarian poetry. Doronin was a member of the "Workers' Spring" [Rabochaia vesna] and "October" [Oktiabr']..... More
Booklet of twelve numbered and colored lithographs, printed recto only, depicting Art Deco designs for various types of stamped or embossed metal objects such as a cigarette case, a cake plate, a hair clip, and a candy tray, each image signed within the plate. Some very minor toning, some rust..... More