Prague: J. N. Jindra, 1932. Quarto (29 × 22.2 cm). Portfolio, consisting of text, in embossed cloth wrappers; viii, [1], 15, [2], 63, [2], 56, [4] pp., as well as 29 pattern papers and folding diagram in facing red cloth slipcase (boards measure 29.5 × 22.5 cm). Corners of case..... More
1905. Jochem. 5 volumes, each with a brief textual introduction (6, 3, 4, 4, 4 pp., respectively) prefacing a presentation of 54 total plates across the five booklets showing designs for five different private residences, each of which are excellent examples of the architectural applications of the Jugendstil style, including..... More
2 vols., 572, 661 pp. scholarly text on archaeology, cultural artifacts, church art and architecture, etc., of the Ukraine in the ancient and medieval eras, extensive notes, bibliography, hundreds of illustrations in the text and on 177 plates (some folding) showing objects, plans, photographs, line drawings, etc. 4to. Boards. Leningrad..... More
17 pp. commentary, 88 plates of photos of views and interiors of 17th and 18th cen. churches and abbeys in Switzerland and southern Germany, some plans. Folio. Boards portfolio. Leipzig (Barmgartner's) 1907. More
392 pp. text on 16th-century castles of Westphalia, one of the outstanding centers of Renaissance architecture and decoration north of the Alps, notes, documents, 282 illustrations in the text and on plates. Large 4to. Cloth. Berlin (Wasmuth) 1915. (Westf. Kommission fur Heimatschutz). More
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Prague: Jaroslav Kohoutek, 1938. Oblong quarto (14.7 × 21.4 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 53, [3] pp. Wrappers beginning to detach from text block, but still intact; overall about very good. First edition of this study of various aspects of modern theater design, with many examples of historic theatrical constructions, a...... More
VIII, 470 pp. detailed scholarly text on synagogues and their furnishings in the ancient world, extensive notes, German, Greek/Latin, and Hebrew indices, 26 illus. in the text and on plates. 8vo. Cloth. Berlin (Benjamin Harz) 1922. More
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Prague: Aventinum, 1924. Small octavo (16.7 × 11.5 cm). Original typographically illustrated wrappers by Karel Teige; 106, [4] pp. Fine, in protective mylar sleeve. First edition of this early systematic study of modern Russian (and Soviet) poetry, with chapters on the mysticism of the Revolution, Chaos and the mystery of..... 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
314 pp. text on Spanish architecture and sculpture of the 12th and 13th centuries, notes, bibliography, index, 125 text illus., 48 plates. Small 4to. Orig. wrpps., very slightly rubbed at edges. Paris (Laurens) 1931. Original ed. Palau 130616. Lucas p. 60. Chamberlin 746. Arntzen J 289... More
1935. Facing title page: Soyuz Sovetskikh Arkhitektorov. 208 pp. compendium of essays on historical and contemporary architectural issues, including city planning, recent developments in the Soviet era, international modernism, the design of the Moscow-Donbass highway, housing problems, and the architectural reconstruction of Moscow, by Nikolai Brunov, Mikhail Alpatov, Vladimir Semenov..... More
238 pp. inventory of art, architecture and other cultural artifacts, indices, inscriptions transcribed throughout, frontispiece, a few text illus. from plans, 220 fine plates from photographs showing textiles, polychrome ceramics, freestanding and architectural sculpture, paintings, churches, mosques, fortified structures, etc. 4to. Wrpps., a bit soiled. Lisbon (Academia Nacional de Belas..... 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
Cameron. 102 pp. text, translated and edited by Nicholas de Gren, on the British architect, introduction by Talbot Rice, historical and other notes, bibliography, frontispiece portrait, over 75 illus. (some full-page). 4to. Cloth. London (Nicholson & Watson) 1943. Freitag 1554. More
Louvier. (4) pp. title and list of plates, 52 lovely photogravure plates showing the administrative building for the Rhone region in central eastern France, incl. numerous architectural and sculptural details and many interior views, portrait of architect. Folio. 3/4 cloth portfolio. Paris (Aulanier, Librairie de la "Construction Moderne") 1896. Louvier..... More
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Moscow: Izdatel'stvo "Federatsiia", 1929. Octavo (16.4 × 12.8 cm). Original decorative wrappers; 119 pp. Frontis portrait of the author. About very good; Soviet bookstore stamp to rear wrapper; very light wear to spine extremities; small pencil mark to front wrapper. First edition of this volume of poems by Vladimir Lugovskoi..... More
Kiev: Izdatel’stvo Akademii Arkhitektury Ukrains’koi SSR, 1952. Oblong quarto (23 × 30 cm). Original green card boards, embossed title to front board; 108 pp. and [10] leaves of plates, as well as numerous illustrations from photographs and drawings in the text, some in color. Boards lightly discolored and scuffed to..... More
A significant album of 19th century architectural photographs comprised of 10 pages of descriptive introductory text , printed recto only, followed by thirty-two mounted albumen photographs on captioned card mounts, depicting various schools and other public buildings in Worcester including the Worcester Public Library, the College of the Holy Cross..... More
The first and only published volume of a proposed series, presenting the evolution of architecture as shown through domestic and civic structures including homes, schools, hôtels, churches, restaurants, and other buildings, single-page preface preceding the portfolio divided into four sections: Avant Propos, Architecture Privée, Architecture Religieuse, and Architecture Publique, with..... 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
Warsaw: Spółdzielnia Wydawniczo-Oświatowa "Czytelnik", 1949. Large octavo (24 × 16.5 cm). Original photo-illustrated wrappers; 3, [6], 30, [1] pp. of text and [48] pp. of photographic reproductions. Wrappers somewhat worn, especially to spine extremities; inscription to title and front wrapper verso; occasional foxing; still good or better. A photographic record..... More
Nitra: Tiskem "Slovenské knihtiskárny" L. Tyršel, [1920]. Octavo (18.5 × 13.3 cm). Original printed wrappers; 31, [1] pp. Very good. Second, expanded edition, in Czech, of an impassioned pamphlet by the Slovak priest, about whom little is known. Against the background of the First World War, Meakulpinský calls for a...... More
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Moscow-Leningrad: OGIZ-IZOGIZ, 1932. Octavo (21 × 15 cm). Original illustrated wrappers; 133, [2] pp with 11 photo-illustrations. Light discoloration to wrapper edges and chipping to spine; internally very good. Published at a critical moment in Soviet architecture, shortly after the project for the “Socialist reconstruction of Moscow” was announced by..... More
461 pp. report by the regional banking system on the distribution of funds for social benefit, including child care, public health, elder care, agriculture, education and relief of the poor with a section on building projects for hospitals, sanitoriums, orphanages, libraries, schools, universities, museums, transient shelters, work houses and soup..... More
Sofia: Azbuka, [1932]. Small quarto (22.3 × 16 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Max Metzger; 109, [3] pp. Poor condition; wrappers worn and chipped; traces of four strips of clear tape across spine; possibly lacking title; in protective mylar. First and only edition of a Bulgarian anthology, containing sixteen essays..... More