Intérieurs – I
Paris: Éditions Albert Lévy, 1924. Featuring work by Pierre Chareau, Francis Joudain, J. Rhulmann, and Süe et Mare. Read More about Intérieurs – I
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Fine Early Copy of Ackermann's Oxford
A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings.
London: Rudolf Ackermann, 1814. First edition. Fine Early Copy of Ackermann's Oxford. An early copy. The list of plates in vol. I is the first state (it does not list the portraits of Founders; this copy does not include the Founders). Plate 1, vol.1, is mislabeled “History of Cambridge” and..... Read More about A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings
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A sketchbook of 30 detailled pencil drawings, primarily showing details of column ornamentation, apparently from museum specimens.
Germany: 1858. With the pencilled notation in upper corner of initial blanks of “Fr. Kimpler, Berlin 11 [ ] '58.” A card formerly associated with the piece had the name of “Trina N. Hempler” on it. Read More about A sketchbook of 30 detailled pencil drawings, primarily showing details of column ornamentation,...
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Surveyer's Handbook
Traité du Nivellement, contenant la Théorie et la Pratique de cet Art. Avec la Description d'un nivellement nouvellement inventé.
Paris: Nicolas Langlois, 1688. First edition. Surveyer's Handbook. Bullet (1639-1716), "Architecte du Roy," was the author of the often reprinted L'ARCHITECTURE PRATIQUE (1691), which became a standard (v. Fowler, pp. 69-70) for the next 100 years. Bullet's Traité is similarly written in a spirit of pure practicality, treating that branch..... Read More about Traité du Nivellement, contenant la Théorie et la Pratique de cet Art. Avec la Description d'un...
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The Colonial Architecture of Salem.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1919. Number 1129 of 1200 copies. Read More about The Colonial Architecture of Salem
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Building Code, Paris 1748
Les Loix des Bâtiments, suivant la Coutume de Paris, Traitant de ce qui concerne les Servitudes réelles, les Rapports des...
N.p. [Paris?]: 1748. Building Code, Paris 1748. Read More about Les Loix des Bâtiments, suivant la Coutume de Paris, Traitant de ce qui concerne les Servitudes...
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LE CORBUSIER. LE CORBUSIER TALKS WITH STUDENTS From the Schools of Architecture. Translated from the French by Pierre Chase.
New York: The Orion Press, 1961. First American edition. Read More about LE CORBUSIER. LE CORBUSIER TALKS WITH STUDENTS From the Schools of Architecture. Translated from...
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The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland, Anterior to the Anglo-Norman Invasion; Comprising an Essay on the Origin and Uses of the...
Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1845. Second edition. Read More about The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland, Anterior to the Anglo-Norman Invasion; Comprising an...
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Autograph letter, signed. One page to Edward Biddle, Esq. " I have read with much delight your article in this...
Bristol, PA: 1913. Letter from Charles E. Scott, cashier of the Farmers National Bank of Bucks County, concerning an article written by Edward Biddle about the bank's architecture. "The only alteration of the interior was the conversion of the river front parlor into a banking room. A country director several..... Read More about Autograph letter, signed. One page to Edward Biddle, Esq. " I have read with much delight...
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The American Home. Ellen D. Wangner, Editor.
Garden City, New York: Published by Doubleday, Doran & Compan, Inc, 1928-1950. Continuing the Garden & Home Builder. Read More about The American Home. Ellen D. Wangner, Editor
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Fine Victorian Architectural Watercolor
Architectural rendering in watercolors of a wing of a Victorian gabled brick building, surrounded by trees, against an open sky...
probably English: Ca. 1870. Fine Victorian Architectural Watercolor. A skillful rendering, most likely professional, of a portion of a building, probably a school or similar institution. Read More about Architectural rendering in watercolors of a wing of a Victorian gabled brick building, surrounded...
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Choix de Plans de Grandes Compositions Exécutées Présentant avec leur Jardins ou leur Entourage une Séries d'Ensembles de l'Antiqiuté de...
Paris: Auguste Vincent, Editeur, 1910. First edition. Here you get the plans for the Acropolis, the Forum, Versailles, etc. Read More about Choix de Plans de Grandes Compositions Exécutées Présentant avec leur Jardins ou leur...
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The Library of Architectural Documents. Vol. II: D’Espouy. One Hundred Selected Plates from Fragments D’Architecture Antique. Vol. III: Selected Monuments...
New York: The Pencil Points Press, 1923-1924. Read More about The Library of Architectural Documents. Vol. II: D’Espouy. One Hundred Selected Plates from...
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Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. First edition. Read More about Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy
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Architecture Classic “…Best work of its kind yet issued…”
Cours d’Architecture, qui comprend les ordres de Vignole avec des Commentaires, les figures & Descriptions de ses plus beaux Bâtimens...
Hague: Pierre Gosse & Jean Neaulme, 1730. Nouvelle et Troisième Edition. Architecture Classic “…Best work of its kind yet issued…”. Read More about Cours d’Architecture, qui comprend les ordres de Vignole avec des Commentaires, les figures...
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Cours d’Architecture qui comprend les ordres de Vignole, Avec des Commentaires, les Fgures & Descriptions de ses plus beaux Bâtimens...
Paris: Nicolas Langlois, ruë Saint Jacques, 1696. Second edition. Of the first edition (1691), Fowler wrote, "from the point of view of the practical architect this Cours d'architecture was the best work of its kind yet issued" Read More about Cours d’Architecture qui comprend les ordres de Vignole, Avec des Commentaires, les Fgures...
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L'Ameublement Parisien avant, pendant et après La Révolution.
Paris: Alexis Sinjon, 1929. First edition. Read More about L'Ameublement Parisien avant, pendant et après La Révolution
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English Renaissance Woodwork 1660-1730. A Selection of the Finest Examples of Monumental and Domestic Woodwork of the Later Renaissance in...
London: Technical Journals, 1921. First edition. Monumental study of one of interior woodwork from one of the finest periods of English domestic architecture. Read More about English Renaissance Woodwork 1660-1730. A Selection of the Finest Examples of Monumental and...
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Intérieurs au salon des artistes décorateurs 1929.
Paris: Éditions d'art Charles Moreau, 1929. Contains images of Art Deco interiors from 1929 designed by Renaudot, Couallier, Enlinger, Jallot, Joubert et Petit, Kohlmann, Leleu, Rou et Guénot, Rapin, and more. Read More about Intérieurs au salon des artistes décorateurs 1929
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English Furniture Illustrated. Revised and edited by H. Clifford Smith, F.S.A.
London: Spring Books, (c. 1950). Second edition. Read More about English Furniture Illustrated. Revised and edited by H. Clifford Smith, F.S.A
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The Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the Seat of the Late Earl of Leicester.
London: J. Haberkorn, 1761. First edition. Matthew Brettingham was in charge of the building of Holkham from 1734. Here Brettingham does not mention that the original designs of the building and estate of Holkham were drawn up by William Kent, which contribution was explained in a subsequent edition published by..... Read More about The Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the Seat of the Late Earl of Leicester
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Bridge Architecture: Containing Two Hundred Illustrations of the Notable Bridges of the World, Ancient and Modern.
New York: William Hellburn Inc, 15 East 55th Street, (1927). First edition, with original prospectus. Read More about Bridge Architecture: Containing Two Hundred Illustrations of the Notable Bridges of the World,...
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The Eighteenth-Century Architecture of Bristol.
Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, [1923]. First edition. Read More about The Eighteenth-Century Architecture of Bristol
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Capability Brown. With an Introduction by Christopher Hussey.
London: Country Life Ltd. 2-10 Tavistock Street Covent Garden, [1950]. First Edition. First edition of this famous book who did a book on Humphrey Repton as well. Read More about Capability Brown. With an Introduction by Christopher Hussey
Price: $75