At head of title-page: K.K. Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut. 71 pp. text discussing the reconstruction of the Early Christian remains in the city now located in modern-day Croatia, including descriptions of the basilicas and other structures, 158 text illustrations (some full-page), showing reconstructions, floor plans, ornamental details, etc., 3 plates (1..... More

Slezská Ostrava: Tiskem a nákladem Aloise Šaška, [1923]. Oblong octavo (14.4 × 21.2 cm). Original decorative card portfolio, containing [8] pp. of introductory text and 60 numbered lithographed plates in black-and-white on card stock. The cards fine; the portfolio worn, with tape repairs and one flap detached. Portfolio of decorative..... More

Leningrad: Izdatel’stvo “Mysl’,” 1926. Octavo (18 × 13 cm). Original photo-illustrated wrappers; [4], 189 pp. Wrappers lightly creased; small nicks to spine extremities; still good or better. First and only edition, one of many books by Frank Heller (pseudonym of Gunnar Serner, 1886–1947) published in the 1920s, to satisfy the..... More

16 pp. text describing the criteria for an architecture competition for a municipal building in Geneva that appears not to have been realized, 9 excellent plates showing the winning building, including floor plans, cross sections, and elevations of the structure, which was designed in a neo Gothic style. 4to. Wrpps...... More

Tokyo: Kokusai Kenchiku Kyokai, 1939. Small quarto (25.5 x 19 cm). Original wrappers with metallic printing to front cover, unpaginated (20 pp). Some slight rubbing and toning to cover, minor area of loss to lower left corner of front cover near spine, overall very good condition. A small booklet illustrated..... More

2 vols.: I. Text. II. Katalog. 2 vols., 330 pp. text on nearly lost ruins of very early settlements throughout Germany, 519 pp. critical and descriptive inventory, notes, lengthy table, bibl., index, frontispiece, altogether 120 plates (8 folding) of plans, drawings, aerial photos, etc., 2 folding plates, one containing a...... More

Tokyo: Ars, 1927–1930. Small quartos (27.5 × 19.5 cm). Original pictorial card wrappers, in the original printed cardboard slipcases; ca. 100–150 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white. Some wear to wrappers and slipcases; one slipcase lacking; overall still very good. A remarkable compendium of international commercial and graphic art..... More

Warsaw: Impr. de W. Lazarski, [1923]. Octavo (23 × 18 cm). Original letterpress limp wrappers with protective paper cover; 79, [1] pp. printed on special-made Holland paper by the Mirkow Paper Mill. Twenty-seven illustra- tions, most full-page some color. Very good. Issued on the occasion of the congress of librarians..... More

184 pp. inventory, edited by Gustavo de Matos Sequeira, of art and architectural treasures in this central Portuguese district, indices, list, some inscriptions reproduced in the text, numerous text illus. after mss. illumination, architectural renderings, ground plans, etc., 175 plates showing photographs of interior and exterior architectural views, artworks, textiles..... More

Important 17th century work on the Tiber River and its main tributary, the Nera, comprised of 58 pp. of text with inscriptions, engraved frontispiece featuring a portrait of Pope Innocent XI, engraved illustration at the back of putti, and 21 engraved plates (19 of which are folding), primarily views of..... More

Moscow: Fizkul'tura i turizm, 1931. Octavo (19 x 14 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 207, [1] pp. followed by unnumbered leaves of plates. 55 illustrations throughout. Wrappers somewhat toned; minor staining to lower right corner, affecting several pages; still about very good. A history of the “social function of the motif..... More

Prague: Aventinum, 1928. Octavo (19.5 × 13.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by František Muzika; 147 pp. A very good, uncut and unopened copy; very light wear to lower spine only. Although less well-known than Teige, Štyrský, and Sutnar, Muzika (1900-1074) was a key representative of the Czech avant-garde and a...... More

Leningrad: KUBUCh, 1931. Oblong folio (26 × 35.5 cm). Original quarter cloth over boards; 83, [1] pp. Profusely illustrated from architectural designs and projections. Stamps of a technical library to front wrapper and pp. 1, 29, 35. Light water damage and stains to boards; internally very good. Daring experiments in..... More