19 pp. introductory text on a number of churches, the palaces Husum, Kronborg, Frederiksborg, Christiansborg, Rosenborg, et al, and their decoration, 47 fine plates showing interior and exterior photographs of portrait halls, memorial sculptures, ornamented gates, fountains, etc. Sm. folio. Orig. armorial calf, rubbed, covers a bit bowed. Berlin (Wasmuth)..... More
18 pp. text on the planning and construction of the trade museum, 3 text illustrations, 24 plates including architectural elevations, floor plans, interior and exterior photographs, etc. Folio. Plates loose as issued in 3/4 cloth and boards portfolio. Berlin (Verlag von Ernst Wasmuth) 1898. More
Kritzendorf, Germany: Oldenbruch, [circa 1920]. Small folio (overall size 38.7 x 28.7 cm). Set of 10 loose diorama-type plates, housed in a contemporary custom-made box. Some light soiling and toning to margins, images primarily bright and clean, overall very good. An unconventional publication meant to facilitate the planning of interior..... More
![Book ID: P003528 Svidetel' istorii [A Witness of History]. Mikhail Andreevich Osorgin,...](/pictures/thumb/P003528_1.jpg?v=1591526222)
Paris: Knizh. mag. Moskva, 1932. Octavo (22 × 15 cm). Original pictorial wrappers by Fedor Rozhankovsky; 269, [3] pp. A very good copy; wrappers very lightly dust-soiled and worn along spine extremities; spine a bit cocked; still unusually well-preserved. First edition of the Russian émigré writer's third novel to appear..... More
219 pp. text on architecture and sculpture of St. Bénigne, Dijon, St. Philibert, Tournus, Cluny, Autun, Vézelay, etc., preface by Kingsley Porter, notes, index, 36 plates. 4to. Wrpps. Dijon (Venot) 1928. More
954 pp. volume on the "hidden treasures" of Rome, including a brief treatise on the 1600 Jubliee, its origins, and ceremonies, as well as chapters on the catacombs, the titles, deaconships, and bishoprics of cardinals, relics, and the stations, with a focus on the churches of Rome, indices. Not illustrated..... More
16 pp. anonymous booklet containing proposed architectural principles for reconstruction announced at the Architectural Council in May 1946, addressing topics such as insufficient sunlight, residential areas too close to factories, traffic, transportation, and other factors, using some Corbusian principles. Illustrated. Oblong 8vo. Original side-staple wrpps., small pen mark to inside..... More
1833. Percier. 2 vols.: VII, 354 pp. text, list of plates in plate volume, and: Plans de Plusieurs Chateaux, Palais et Résidences de Souverains... Engraved title and 37 engraved plates (3 double) showing plans of existing and projected palaces and their gardens. Some slight toning and foxing to title page..... More
On half-title: Gosudarstvennia Inspektsiia po Okhrane Pamiatnikov Leningrada. 368 pp. study and inventory of historic buildings in Leningrad, including palaces, public buildings, churches, and other monuments, incl. detailed descriptions, notes, and hundreds of fine illustrations in the text and on plates showing photographs and ground plans. Large 4to. Cloth. Leningrad..... More
2 vols., (14, 16) pp. introductory material including brief text, lists, and maps, and altogether 125 fine plates after photographs, plans, elevations, and watercolor renderings (some in fine color) showing traditional Greek architecture and details. Folio. Wrpps. Athens (Choregia Ethnikou Hidrymatos) 1948-1949. More
Moscow: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel’stvo, 1930. Folio (35.5 × 26 cm). Original pictorial wrappers; 125, [1] pp. Illustrations, charts, and graphs throughout. Wrapper edges chipped along the perimeter; more significant wear to spine extremities; light toning due to stock; owner signature to title; still good or better. An album of architectural plans..... More
Tashkent: Gosudarstvennoe izdatel'stvo khudozhestvennoi literatury UzSSR, 1958. Quarto (26.7 × 21.3 cm). Publisher's embossed yellow buckram; 290, [2] pp. With 144 photographic reproductions, many of them full-page. Pinted on better paper stock. Lacks the original dust wrapper; else very good. Well-produced overview of rich heritage of Uzbek architectue, covering the..... More
Vienna: Wilhelm Melzer, 1909. Oblong octavo (14.7 × 17 cm). Original white leather with gold, red, and black armorial stamping; all edges gilt; [2] pp., title, 1 pp. poem by Harmann Hangoo, followed by 11 fine chromolithographic plates showing an illustrated score by Haydn and scenes commemorating events in Vienna..... More
Vienna: werkstatt aspekt, 1964–1972. Quartos (29.7 × 21 cm). Original staple-stitched and spiral-bound printed and pictorial wrappers; 20, 32, and 52 pp. Variously printed in black, purple, and brown ink. The first issue with single leaf supplement, with mimeographed text to recto. The third issue with a five- and a...... More
Prague: Linie, 1928. Octavo (19.2 × 14.2 cm). Original typographically designed wrappers (anonymous); 28, [1] pp. Spine extremities lightly chipped; text toned; still about very good. Scarce first publication of Edice Linie, with a striking avant-gardistic wrapper design (unattributed). Rozner (1905-1991) was a Czech poet, writer, and journalist from Liberec..... More
Sofia: Pechatnitsa "Doverie", 1932. Octavo (20 × 13 cm). Original pictorial wrappers (by the author?); 132 pp. Largely uncut and unopened copy; text toned; small repair to lower right corner; a few nicks to rear wrapper; overall about very good. First work by Rusev (1902-?), a Bulgarian psychologist who was..... More
342 pp. survey including 170 pp. text, 10 pp. bibliography, 90 ground plans in the text, and 169 photographic plates showing Russian architecture from the Middle Ages through the recent past. Some minor foxing here and there. Large 4to. Orig. dec. bds., slightly warped. Moscow 1950. More
![Book ID: 51922 Lidová učebnice Esperanta [A popular primer of Esperanto]....](/pictures/thumb/51922_1.jpeg?v=1646751067)
Brno: Nový lid, 1936. Octavo (20.7 × 14.9 cm). Original staple-stitched photo-illustrated wrappers; 31, [1] pp. Very good. First and only edition of this Czech primer of Esperanto, with a striking unattributed photo-montage cover design that seeks to capture the excitement, communicative potential, and globalist fervor of the artificial language's..... More
Tallinn: Alfred Offenbach; Eesti Noorsotsialistliku Liidu häälekandja, 1926–1933. Octavos (21 × 13.5 cm). Original pictorial wrappers (not attributed); ca. 14–30 pp. per issue (continuous pagination). Disbound from bindings; light soil and staining to wrappers; some restoration to corners; still overall very good. Three issues of the scarce Estonian Marxist periodical..... More
478 pp. text chronicling the construction and restoration of the 18th century Swiss church, with emphasis on the artistic ornamentation inside the building and costs incurred, notes, transcriptions of inscriptions, index, 164 text illustrations (many full-page). Bookplate of former owner on front paper. Solothurn (Union) n.d. (circa 1928). As of..... More
Prague: Nakladatelstvi Šolc a Šimáček, 1927. Large octavo (24 × 18 cm). Original pictorial wrappers with a photo-montage possibly by Smrž; 79, [1] pp. With sixty-two illustrations. About very good; light wear and soil to wrappers, in protective mylar. An early Czech introduction to the technology and creation of motion..... More
222 pp. study of the aesthetic, technique and history of inlaid parquet flooring in Russia, notes with bibliographic material, lists, 261 illustrations in the text and on plates showing photographs and measured drawings of elaborate and intricate examples, some with very complex patterns, in fine residences and public buildings. Large..... More
At head of title-page: Economia-Urbanistica, Ricerche Piani e Programmi. 63 pp. text of a conference paper discussing the problems surrounding the development of the area for commercial purposes, with special emphasis on agrarian needs, illustrated throughout with maps and plans. Tall 4to. Wrpps., covers lightly stained. Luglio (Municipio di Palmanova)..... More
2 vols., 685, 603 pp. compendium of papers by noted scholars on early Christian churches and their art, extensive notes, indices, profusely illustrated throughout after photographs, plans, elevations, and other drawings. Lg. 8vo. Orig. printed wrpps. Vatican City (Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana) 1978 (Studi di Antichità Cristiana, XXXII). An..... More
![Book ID: P5664 Porcelánový soubor Ladislava Sutnara [Porcelain set by Ladislav Sutnar]....](/pictures/thumb/P5664_1.jpg?v=1580755445)
Prague: Krásná jizba Družstevní práce, [1933?]. Single leaf measuring 51 × 23.5 cm, folded twice to create a brochure; [6] unnumbered pages. Printed in black, gray, and blue. Near fine. Advertisement and order form for the 1932 porcelain tableware set, designed by Ladislav Sutnar for the state-run Družstevní Práce [Cooperative..... More