- Keyword = architecture
-
ART NOUVEAU.
Edition: First UK printing.
London: Paul Hamlyn, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of this late 19th century movement begun by William Morris and followed by the Scottish architect-designer Charles Rennie Macintosh, English artist Aubrey Beardsley and Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi. Includes 67 plates in full color. Translated from te Italian by Raymond Rudorff. 157 pp.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (hint of spine slant, price-clipped)
Book ID: 89841More details Price: $18.50 -
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, OCTOBER 1979, Number 10.
Edition: First printing.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979. First edition - A large format magazine, printed on heavy glossy stock, each containing many short articles focusing on the news and changes in commercial architecture, as well as longer articles. The articles include a building types study on medical buildings and a special report on new roofing systems, and more more. Notable for its large - and often informative - advertisements for building materials. Illustrated with full color and black and white photographs throughout, as well as drawings of floor plans. Advertising index. 200 pp.
Condition: Very good.
Book ID: 83596More details Price: $18.50 -
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, SEPTEMBER 1979, Number 9.
Edition: First printing.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979. First edition - A large format magazine, printed on heavy glossy stock, each containing many short articles focusing on the news and changes in commercial architecture, as well as longer articles. The articles include one on new perspectives in senior housing and a look at the firm of Gwathmey Siegel Architects, and more more. Notable for its large - and often informative - advertisements for building materials. Illustrated with full color and black and white photographs throughout, as well as drawings of floor plans. Advertising index. 220 pp.
Condition: Very good.
Book ID: 83592More details Price: $18.50 -
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, DECEMBER 1978, Number 12.
Edition: First printing.
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978. First edition - A large format magazine, printed on heavy glossy stock, each containing many short articles focusing on the news and changes in commercial architecture, as well as longer articles. Cover article is on Federal Buildings. Also includes an article on mixed use construction and more more. Notable for its large - and often informative - advertisements for building materials. Illustrated with full color and black and white photographs throughout, as well as drawings of floor plans. Includes a semi-annual index. 190 pp.
Condition: Very good.
Book ID: 83591More details Price: $18.50 -
THE CLOUD SKETCHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Epic historical novel ranging from Finland at the beginning of the 20th century to New York City in the 1920's - when skyscrapers began to dominate the skyline of modern cities. 435 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0196343.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 83078More details Price: $18.50 -
THE CLOUD SKETCHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Epic historical novel ranging from Finland at the beginning of the 20th century to New York City in the 1920's - when skyscrapers began to dominate the skyline of modern cities. SIGNED and dated on the title page. 435 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0196343.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80606More details Price: $35.00 -
HOUSE OF THIEVES.
Edition: First printing.
Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Landmark, (2015) dj. Hardcover first edition - Historical thriller set in the Gilded Age - "In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn't have any connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Cross's son racks up an unfathomable gambling debt to Kent's Gents, Cross must pay it back himself. All he has to do is use his inside knowledge of high society mansions and museums to craft a robbery even the smartest detectives won't solve." 412 pp. Includes a conversation with the author. ISBN: 978-1492617891.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 74662More details Price: $18.50 -
VICTORIAN CLASSICS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Edition: 2nd printing.
Sausalito, California: Windgate Press, (1987) dj. Hardcover - A centennial reissue of the photographic album Artistic Homes of California, originally published by the San Francisco Newsletter in 1888, this includes all 50 "artotypes" of the grand Victorian mansions in their original states, before alterations, plus the original descriptive text - 37 in San Francisco, 7 in Oakland and 6 in San Jose. Includes a new introduction by Alex Brammer. Glossary and index. Large oblong format, silk ribbon marker bound in. ISBN: 0-915269058.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 73775More details Price: $30.00 -
MORRISON, MERRILL AND COMPANY STOCK CATALOG,
Edition: First edition.
Condition: Fair condition only in stiff blue wrappers ( the outer wrappers are very chipped and worn, but the contents are clean and in very good condition).
Book ID: 72956More details Price: $35.00 -
EAKIN'S MISTRESS: A Jamie Ramsgill Mystery.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Philadelphia, this is the third mystery featuring architect Jamie Ramsgill. 169 pp. ISBN: 0-312155182.
Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine and unmarked dust jacket.
Book ID: 68055More details Price: $12.50 -
THE GREAT HOUSES OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Over 200 photographs, many focusing on the exuberant details of the Victorian architecture - slightly oversized, printed on good quality paper . Index of buildings. 200, iii pp plus 2 pp of notes from author and photographer. Burgundy marbelized endpapers. ISBN: 0-394-483804.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (price-clipped.)
Book ID: 52553More details Price: $25.00 -
CITYSCAPES: San Francisco and Its Buildings.
Edition: Trade paperback original - second printing.
Berkeley, CA: Heyday, (2011.). SIGNED - Presents fifty San Francisco buildings, photographed in full color, including details and overviews of each building. Some are architectural icons, others are by well-known architects, and some are almost unknown. A book for lovers of both San Franscico and architecture. SIGNED on the title page. 111 pp. ISBN: 9781597141543.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 52406More details Price: $20.00 -
THE CLOUD SKETCHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Epic historical novel ranging from Finland at the beginning of the 20th century to New York City in the 1920's - when skyscrapers began to dominate the skyline of modern cities. SIGNED on the title page. 435 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0196343.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 50592More details Price: $30.00 -
THE CLOUD SKETCHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Epic historical novel ranging from Finland at the beginning of the 20th century to New York City in the 1920's - when skyscrapers began to dominate the skyline of modern cities. SIGNED on the title page. 435 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0196343.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line.)
Book ID: 49117More details Price: $25.00 -
THE GREAT HOUSES OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Over 200 photographs, many focusing on the exuberant details of the Victorian architecture - slightly oversized, printed on good quality paper . Index of buildings. 200, iii pp plus 2 pp of notes from author and photographer. Burgundy marbelized endpapers. ISBN: 0-394-483804.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 42701More details Price: $30.00 -
THE GRID (original title "The Gridiron.")
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Warner, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Brainy thriller" set in Los Angeles in the near future - Something has gone wrong with the immensely powerful computer brain that controls the Yu Building, dubbed the Gridiron, and the building has become a serial killer. Built to survive power outages and earthquakes, the computer cannot be turned off. SIGNED on the title page. 451 pp. . ISBN: 0-446520535.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder mark.)
Book ID: 36918More details Price: $25.00