London: Published at the Offices of Country Life...New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. Read More about English Homes WITH: Period I-Volume 1. Norman and Plantagenet 1066-1485, comprising Period I,...
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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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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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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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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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[London: J. Bennett, 1765]. With Folding Plates in Two States. The plates, printed in two states on vellum and card, to illustrate John Lodge Cowley's The Theory of Perspective Demonstrated, which was printed in London in editions in 1765 and 1766. Both editions are rare. Cowley also used folding plates..... Read More about The Theory of Perspective Demonstrated [plate volume only
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New York: F.W. Dodge Corporation, 1923. From the library of Charles Edison. A volume from the library of New Jersery Governor Charles Edison, son of Thomas Edison. Includes a feature story on architects Delano & Aldrich, who built Edison's 10,000 square foot Llwelyan Park,West Orange mansion. Read More about The Architectural Record. Index to Volume LIV. July-December 1923
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Edinburgh: Thomas C. Jack, [n.d., circa 1860]. Wilson, Daniel. With a folding frontispiece bird's-eye view of Edinburgh in 1647. Read More about Memorials of Edinburgh in Olden Times
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[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]: n.d. [after 1891]. Clayton: The Frick Family Home. "Henry Clay Frick and his wife, Adelaide Howard Childs, purchased Clayton in August 1882 for $25,000. At the time the house was considerably smaller, an 11-room, Italianate-style building on a 1.43-acre parcel of land. The home fronted Penn Avenue in..... Read More about Photograph of "CLAYTON", the Frick family mansion in Pittsburgh
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1915. "Alfred M. Githens was born in Philadelphia and attended the Episcopal Academy before receiving his B.S. in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1896. He then attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts while working as a draftsman for Cope & Stewardson during the years 1896-1901. In..... Read More about 3 pen and ink drawings of Interiors for House & Garden, 1915
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New York: Geo. E. Woodward, [1870]. American Architect George Harney is perhaps best known for his 11-story Clinton Hall building for the New York Mercantile Library on Astor Place, built in 1891. Read More about Stables, Outbuildings and Fences
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New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1844. First edition. Rare first edition of this important American builder's manual which went through numerous editions; a 12th edition was published in 1892. "This book is intended for carpenters—for masters, journeymen and apprentices" (Preface). Hatfield (1815-1879), first trained as a carpenter, was an architect based..... Read More about The American House-Carpenter: a Treatise upon Architecture, Cornices and Mouldings, Framing,...
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18th Century. Depicting large central hall ( 49 x 41 feet), flanked by two wings, one containing the greenhouse, the other the kitchen and scullery. Read More about Ink and watercolor rendering of an English manor house, with detailed plan of first floor
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First edition. Presentation Copy to His Wife. Inscribed by the author and famous New York architect (1884-1972) on the flyleaf, to his wife, Beatrice [Sulzberger] Kahn: "To Beatrice - a fine design "Ely Kahn" A unique association copy of an important - and very personal -..... Read More about Design in Art and Industry
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1908. First edition. A splendid and valuable book, infour Chapter entitled: The Italian Villas; The FrenchChateaux; The English Places; and TheAmerican Places. Included are Villa Castello, Villa Lante, Villa d'Este, Villa Medici, Chaumont, Chantilly, Versailles, Clevendon, Chatsworth, Batsford Park, Longfellow Place, Biltmore, Faulkner Farms..... Read More about Country Residences in Europe and America
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Paris: Librairie Générale de l’Architecture … Ducher & Cie, 1875. First edition. A photographic tour of Chateau de Blois by Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement, a noted French photographer of architectural views. The photographs are reproduced in Woodburytype, a process celebrated for its permanence and clarity. Chateau de Blois was the home of..... Read More about Architecture de la Renaissance: Le Chateau de Blois (Extérieur et Intérieur
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. First American Edition. Read More about The Decoration and Furniture of English Mansions during the XVII & XVIII Centuries
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New York: The Macmillan Co, 1896. First American edition. Read More about The Castles of England. Their Story and Structure
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London: J. Taylor, 1811. First edition. An important work on the origins of the Gothic style in England. Read More about A Treatise on the Ecclesiastical Architecture of England, During the Middle Ages, with Ten...
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Greenwich, Ct: Smith Building, 19323. published by The House of Hasyden Twiss NY. Read More about A Monograph of Recent Work constructed by Geo. L. White Builder (Edwin Bartels) Associate
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New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. Pennell, Joseph. From a limited edition of 350 copies signed by Elizabeth Pennell. Prospectus loosely inserted. A beautiful copy of this book that often comes in poor condition. Read More about The Glory of New York. Text by Mrs Elizabeth Robins Pennell
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London: J. Taylor, 1801. Third edition. An attractive copy of the third edition of this popular builder's manual, first published as The New Carpenter's Guide in 1792. With rare 4-page folio catalogue of architecture books available at Josiah Taylor's Architectural Library, no. 59 High Holborn. Read More about The Carpenter's New Guide: Being a Complete Book of Lines for Carpentry and Joinery …
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London: J. Taylor, 1819. Seventh edition. An attractive copy of the expanded seventh edition of this popular builder's manual, first published as The New Carpenter's Guide in 1792. This edition includes six new plates, and all the plates — which present plans for roofs, stairs, railings, niches, soffits, etc. —..... Read More about The Carpenter's New Guide; Being a Complete Book of Lines for Carpentry and Joinery
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London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1910. First edition. Read More about Relics & Memorials of London City
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[Bologna?]: 1783. First edition. A Rare Anthology of Late Baroque Bolognese Designer. A very rare pattern book, being an anthology of late Baroque designs by (principally) Bolognesses artists, architects, and designers, compiled and engraved by Panfili (1723-1812) for the use of young designers. After completing work in Fermo notably for..... Read More about Frammenti di ornati per li giovani principianti nel disegno
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