103 pp. review of the Swiss parliament building designed by Hans Auer in Neo-Renaissance style, including design process, major elements of the building, the main chambers, architectural decoration and commissioned art, list of contractors, list of artists, profusely illustrated with finely drawn plans, elevations, perspectives and photos. Large 4to. Embossed..... More

2 pp. introductory text by G. B. Milani, 66 fine plates showing beautiful architectural renderings and ground plans of expansive and occasionally opulent palazzi of refinement and elegance, most with observation towers, some with terraces and other outdoor spaces, a few incorporating some Art Nouveau details. Sm. folio. Orig. dec..... More

331 pp. volume representing the first part of a two-part govermental report on the 1907 Tokyo Industrial Exposition, covering the overall operations and organization of the exposition including maps and plans for the arrangement of the pavilions within Ueno Park, and interior plans describing the use of the pavilions and..... More

1914. Presentation album promoting the work of the pioneering printing firm, including unpaginated (16 pp.) introductory text printed in blue, black, silver and white within elaborately ornamented borders, and 12 mounted samples of work by the firm, including publicity brochures, advertisements, pamphlets, stationery, and other items, most in striking colors..... More

506 pp. festschrift compiled for Prof. M.D. Ozinga, comprised of articles on various architectural topics, primarily in Dutch, but also including at least one article in Italian, French, German, and English, with bibliographic notes, bibliography of Ozinga's works, and dozens of illus. in text showing architectural plans, views, ornament, and..... More

Paris: J. Povolozky, [1921?]. Octavo (18.5 × 13.5 cm). Original decorative wrappers pasted over blind self-wrappers (as issued); 8 pp. Wrappers illustrated with a pochoir pattern. Numerous small vignettes in the text. Light wear; tiny chip to upper right corner; good or better. Russian fairy tale printed for children of..... More

1926. Kiev: VUFKU, 1926. Small quarto (26 × 17.5 cm). Original beige pictorial wrappers; 51 pp. Wrappers somewhat worn; chip to rear wrapper; water stain to lower right corner of text. Scarce promotional album of the All-Ukrainian Photo Cinema Administration (VUFKU), the state-run film industry administration active from 1922 to..... More

31 pp. survey of work by Wach featuring numerous quite elegant private residences in Berlin, Potsdam, Murnau, Wilderswil, Halle, Dresden, etc., documented with both substantial text and over 60 illustrations throughout, including groundplans and photographs, 2 full page plates. Large 4to. Wrpps., a bit shaken. Berlin (Deutsche Bauzeitung) n.d. (ca..... More

3 vols. IX, 226, 450, 153 pp. study of the architecture and ornamentation of medieval church doorways in Gniezno, Poland, incl. discussion of metal-work, Christian symbolism, and conservative analyses, with bibliographic notes, summaries in Russian and French, index, and over 500 illus. in text and on plates (1 fold-out). 4to..... More

Wernli. Unpag. (1) pp. introd. by the architect, 34 fine plates showing photographs, plans, and elevations of early 20th-century domestic architecture and some institutional buildings in and around Zurich by the architect based in Wadenswil, a suburb of Zurich. Sq. 4to. Printed cloth. Munich/Vienna (Industrie- und Gewerbe-Verlag Widmann & Janker)..... More

1936. Olomouc: Index, 1936. Octavo (18.5 × 13.3 cm). Original printed wrappers; 34, [2] pp. About very good. Scarce work by this Silesian poet, who became famous for defending the rights of speakers of the so-called Lach dialects, a group of dialects situated between the Czech and Polish languages. Although..... More