London: J. Haberkorn, 1761. First edition. Matthew Brettingham was in charge of the building of Holkham from 1734... Read More about The Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the Seat of the Late Earl of Leicester
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Paris: Éditions Charles Moreau, [c. 1929]. Contains 50 photogravure plates of Art Deco design for flatware, glasswear, furniture, textiles, and various useful objects (bottles, cases and cabinets, etc.), with work by Corinthe, Desny, Goupy, Marinot, Puiforcat, Sandoz, Serrière, Tranchant, Louis Vuitton, Warnecke, et. al. The series L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui was..... Read More about L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui. Vol. 14. Objets Usuels
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London: Henry G. Bohn, 1866. First edition of the Bohn reprint of the Pickering first edition. Shaw's work is known for the fine detail in his work and the quality of the examples selected; these furnishings include examples from Strawberry Hill, Knole, Penshurst, Leeds Castle, and other historic houses and..... Read More about Specimens of Ancient Furniture. Drawn from Existing Authorities by Henry Shaw with Descriptions...
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London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1764-1769. First edition. Works of poet and noted landscape theorist of the picturesque. Read More about The Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone, Esq; Most of which were never before printed
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London: H. Virtue and Company Limited, 1902. First trade edition. Read More about Palaces, Prisons, and Resting Places of Mary Queen of Scots
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Greenfield, Mass: Ansel Phelps, 1825. First American edition, reprinted from a London edition. The first furniture finisher's manual published in America, with recipes and lists of requisite tools and implements. Robert D. Mussey, in his introduction to the 1987 reprint of the 1827 American edition, points out that this work..... Read More about The Cabinet-Maker's Guide: or Rules and Instructions in the art of varnishing, dying, staining,...
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New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1900-1901. Read More about The Furniture of Our Forefathers
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New York: The Architectural Record, 1924. First edition. Ely Kahn's Copy. An important book with a spectacular provenance. Solon's book on Greek polychromatic architecture reawakened an interest in the use of color among architects and established Solon as the leading authority on the subject. It was Solon who collaborated a...... Read More about Polychromy: Architectural and Structural. Theory and Practice. With an Introduction by Ralph...
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Paris: se vend chez l'un des auteurs, 1886. First edition. Ouvrage Publié sous les Auspices de la Société de la Diana. Read More about Le Chateau de la Bastie d'Urfé et ses Seigneurs
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London: Faber and Faber, [1951]. First edition. The Whitbread's Home in Bedfordshire for 5 generations. Read More about Southill: A Regency House
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New York: Random House, [1953]. Second printing. Bridge Engineer to Architect. A fine asociation copy, inscribed on the flyleaf to the famous New York Architects, ELY JACQUES KAHN: "To "ELY JACQUES KAHN "ARCHITECT "In cordial appreciation "and sincere esteem "D B Steinman" Read More about Famous Bridges of the World
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Disentis - Madernal, Switzerland: Felix Huonder, n.d. [ca. 1900?]. Read More about Six Photographs of the construction of an Alpine bridge across a pass in the Swiss Alps
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Tokyo: Guraffiku Sha, [1980]. SIGNED. Signed by author and dated April 1980 on ffep. Read More about Measured Drawing Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan
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London: T. Batsford, 94, High Holborn, 1903. First edition. Read More about Old English Doorways. A Series of Historical Examples from Tudor Times to the End of the XVII...
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New York: Scientific Book Corporation, 1928. Read More about Northern Italian Details. Drawings and Photographs by … With an Introduction by John Mead Howells
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New York: U.P.C. Company, 1922. Reprint of original 1916 American Architect Edition. Read More about Northern Italian Details. Drawings and Photographs by … With an Introduction by John Mead Howells
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Tours: By Clarey-Martineau for la Société Archéologique, 1845. First edition. With the book label of Charles Wellford Leavitt, Jr. Read More about Tableaux chronologiques de l’histoire de Touraine
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Oxford: Printed by John Johnson for the Society of Antiquaries, London, 1927. First separate edition, reprinted from Archaeologia, Vol. LXXVI. Allan Ramsay, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and a former master at Eton, inherited Croughton House and M.R. James visited him while the church was being restored. E.W. Tristram advised..... Read More about Wall-Paintings in Croughton Church, Northamptonshire … Communicated to the Society of...
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[Budapest]: Biro Miklos Kiadovallalat Rt Kiadasa, 1930. First edition, signed issue; limited to 100 numbered copies [this is copy number '58'), signed by Jozsef Vago on frontispiece. Architect József Vágó (1877-1947) is an important figure of the Hungarian Art Nouveau Art and Design world. He was a leading architect at..... Read More about Városokon Keresztül (Through the City): 103 képpel
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New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1969. First Edition. Read More about Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe: Drawings In the Collection Of The Museum Of Modern Art
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Venezia: Appresso Cristoforo Zane, 1738. Second edition (first printed by Zane in 1732). Italian edition of Vaslet’s Introduction à la connoissance des antiquitez romaines (1723), an early guide to the systematic study of Classical Rome, covering laws and administration, military and naval matters, with a calendar of festivals and discussions..... Read More about Introduzzione alla scienza delle antichita romane, estratta in parte da un operetta di Cristoforo...
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Paris: Presses Universitaires de Frances, 1956. First edition. Read More about Les Meubles Français du XVIIIe Siècle. Vol. I Menuiserie. Vol. II Ébenistes
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N.p. [Rome?]: n.d. [ca. c. 1760?]. Acqua, Giuseppe dell. Views of Veronese Architecture. The illustrator and engraver Dell'Acqua (1734-1787), according to Benezit, was born in Vienna, assimilated the style of the French, and produced a large number of engravings for booksellers on a wide variety of subjects. Here are some..... Read More about Collection of 22 engraved architectural plates of buildings and monuments in Verona
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Paris: Office of the Historical Galleries of Versailles [Typography of Firmin Didot Brothers, Sons and Co, n.d. [ca. 1880's]. Read More about Versailles. Palace, Museum, Gardens
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Paris: Éditions Alexis Sinjon, 1928. First edition. Contains images of impressive interiors designed by various architects and decorators, including Pierre Patout, Eug. Lecompte, J. Antoine, et al. Read More about Intérieurs. Modernes et rustiques
Price: $600