Paris: Galerie Vignon, 1933. Duodecimo (15.5 x 12.5 cm). Original printed side-stapled wrappers; unpaginated [16 pp.] Very good condition. Small scarce catalogue from the 2nd annual exhibition of modern international architecture, held at Galerie Vignon in Paris from April 1 through April 13, 1933. Exhibitors came from Austria, Spain, Hungary..... More
VIII, 129 pp. presentation of architecture in the Scottish city at the beginning of the 19th century, list of buildings, detailed descriptions, numerous text illustrations, double-page map of the city drawn by James Gordon, plan of the center city by Alexander Milne, 21 fine engraved plates showing buildings. 8vo. Boards..... More
[Prague, ca. 1945?]. Square quarto (23 × 25 cm). Original side-stapled wrappers printed red and black on yellow stock; 82 pp. Illustrations, plans, portraits, printed in red and black. Final leaf detached from staples; else very good. Unattributed work displaying designs for architectural projects by Czech architects including Zdeněk Blažek..... More
Prague: Výbor výstavy "Za novou architekturu", 1940. Quartos (31 × 23.7 cm). Original staple-stitched printed wrappers; [2], 3–44 and [2], 45–86 pp. Photographs and plans. About very good. Two volumes published on the occasion of an important architectural exhibition held in May 1940 at the Museum of Decorative Arts in..... More
A complete run of 12 volumes, bound in 4, of the important French journal under the direction of architect Charles Normand, concerned with the monuments and urban preservation of Paris, containing many hundreds of pages of documents and papers on well-known buildings and works of art, collections, demolished structures, archaeological..... More
Various: 1965-1966. 52.5 x 35 cm. Original printed self-wrappers; first three issues are a single page, fourth is a special eight-page issue. Very good to fine condition. A rare complete set in four issues of the journal published in conjunction with four different exhibitions by Constant Nieuwenhuys, known as Constant..... More
83 pp. text discussing the construction of the harbor, bridges, and other structures and buildings associated with the harbor, text illustrations, 7 excellent engraved photographic plates showing views of the harbor, 4 color maps (2 fold-out, 1 double page). Large 4to. Cloth, lightly rubbed. Dortmund n.d. (circa 1899)... More
Printed photograph album commemorating the visit of the Crown Prince to the Karafuto prefecture in the summer of 1925, with preface by Okishima Kamazo and edited by Fujii Shoji, consisting of 20 plates with 73 black and white photographs tracing the Crown Prince's trip including visits to schools, agricultural research..... More
Fischer. Collection of plans and photographs documenting the construction of the Naval Academy in Plön that was completed in 1937 and designed by the architect Rheinhold Fischer, consisting of two large-scale site plans (measuring 28 1/2" x 26 3/4" and 37 1/2" x 29 1/2"), 3 overheard views of the..... More
[Titles, subtitles and numbering vary: Nos. 1-18 subtitled "Notiziario de Cultura Contemporanea"; nos. 56-62 alternately numbered as 1-7; no. 64/65 entitled "Marcazero" with cover title "Marca 3"; no. 66/67 entitled "Marcauno" with cover title "Marca 3"] 66 issues (publisher's serialization lacks a no. 63) in 25 fascicules (many showing multiple..... More
193 pp. catalogue of entries for the design competition for the cathedral of La Spezia, all of which are illustrated by an exterior view, floorplan and interior view, outline of rules, list of competitors, 167 plates. 8vo. Boards. La Spezia (Commissione Esecutrice della Cattedrale) n.d. (ca. 1930). As of April..... More
Milan: Jabik & Colophon Editori, 1973-1975. Quarto (28 x 21 cm). Original black-and-white photomontage wrappers; various paginations ranging from 40 to 174 pp. Some light soiling to covers, minor wear, overall very good. A complete run of 10 issues in 8 fascicules of the historic Italian magazine published under the..... More
Kharkiv: Derzhavne vydavnytstvo Ukraini, 1928. Oblong quarto (22 × 36 cm). Original limp red buckram, front board embossed in yellow; 11 pp. of text, [39] leaves of plates including plans and drawings, occasionally with descriptions to versos. Light overall wear; some scuffing to corners; still about very good. Bilingual study..... More
Bratislava: Odborné učilišťe štátnych pracovných záloh číslo 15, 1955. Large octavo (25 × 17 cm). Original embossed beige cloth; ca. 200 leaves of text to rectos. Title beginning to detach; else very good. Scarce and very appealing Slovak typographic specimen book, published by a state-run trade school in Bratislava, evidently..... More
Prague: Hynek Paul, ca. 1920. Quarto (29.5 × 21 cm). Original printed orange wrappers; [20] pp. Trace of rust to staples, else very good. Apparently undocumented catalog by a Prague manufacturer of furniture and other fittings for hair salons and barber shops. The offers include everything from seats to mirrors..... More
Prague: S.V.U. Mánes, 1934. Octavo (20 × 13.8 cm). Original printed light pink wrappers, pictorial dust jacket illustrated with a drawing by Toyen; 180, [2] pp. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper; the wrapper with dust-soiling and small nicks to upper edges and spine extremities. First Czech..... More
![Book ID: 50619 Pesni Bor’by [Songs of struggle]. Pavel Arskii](https://bernettpenka.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/50619.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1585251255)
St. Petersburg: Proletkul’t, 1919. Octavo (21 × 14.5 cm). Original illustrated, staple-stitched wrappers; 37, [2] pp. Wrappers very lightly chipped; paper restoration to spine extremities and wrapper edges. Still about very good. Fifth edition of the debut collection of poetry by one of the early members of Petrograd (St. Petersburg)..... More
Prague: Nakladatelství Dr. Eduard Grégr a syn pro Reklamní klub v Praze, 1942. Quarto (29.2 × 21.3 cm). Original printed boards; 120 pp. of text with numerous photographs and drawings, followed by [33] pp. of plates, with two images per page, printed to rectos and versos. Lacking the dust jacket;..... 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
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
![Book ID: 51226 100 godzin Stalingradu [100 hours of Stalingrad]. Mieczysław Berman](https://bernettpenka.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/51226_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1612955233)
Warsaw: Wydawnictwo "Prasa Wojskowa", 1949. Large octavo (26.4 × 18.3 cm). Original photo-illustrated staple-stitched self-wrappers; 31, [1] pp. First leaf with recent tape repair to upper corner; a few nicks; still about very good. Surprisingly scarce account of the Battle of Stalingrad, photo-illustrated and with numerous striking photomontages by Mieczysław..... 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
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
St. Petersburg: self-published (Tip. E. Thiele), 1901. Oblong folios (27 × 36.5 cm). Original printed wrappers; [8], 94 pp. With one hundred illustrations in the text, including plans, drawings, and mostly photographs. With thirty-three leaves of photographic plates in a separate printed slipcase. Wrappers of text volume dust-soiled; light soil..... 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