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Survival Through Design
by Richard Neutra
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1954
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- Cloth
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€283.14
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1954. Cloth. Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY RICHARD NEUTRA on the front lfree endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1954 1st edition. Clean, tight and Near Fine in its oatmeal and dark-brown cloth. Lacking its original dustwrapper.
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€283.14
Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies
by Reyner Banham
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good
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- 1971
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- Cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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€141.57
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New York: Harper & Row, 1971. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1971 stated 1st U.S. edition, in hardback AND in its uncommon dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (small, neat name at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing to the front panel and mild soiling along the rear… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Country Builder's Assistant, Fully Explaining, the Best Methods for Striking Regular and Quirked Mouldings (The First Original American Book of Architecture)
by Asher Benjamin
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1798
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- Full leather
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€8,022.30
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Boston: Spotswood and Etheridge, 1798. Full leather. Very Good. The 1798 2nd edition (following the exceedingly scarce 1797 1st edition) of "the first original American book of architecture" and the first book published by legendary American architect and author Asher Benjamin (1773-1845). In other words, the first original work both written AND published in America (in Boston). Complete… Read more about this item Item Price
€8,022.30
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Architecture and Urban Planning (Signed by Kenzo Tange)
by Kenzo Tange
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1974
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- Cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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€4,247.10
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Tokyo, 1974. Cloth. Near Fine. The uncommon 1974 true 1st edition --the Japanese edition-- of "Architecture and Urban Planning", the masterwork of Japan's legendary Pritzker-winning architect Kenzo Tange (1913-2005). TANGE HAS WARMLY INSCRIBED THIS COPY to the widow of Charles Engelhart (1917-1971), the renowned gold-mining and throroughbred-racing baron who many felt Ian Fleming had modelled his immortal character… Read more about this item Item Price
€4,247.10
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Atheniensia, or Remarks on the Typography and Buildings of Athens
by William Wilkins
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- Used - Very Good +
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- 1816
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- Full calf
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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€1,415.70
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London: John Murray, 1816. Full calf. Very Good +. A wonderful Association copy: INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, WILLIAM WILKINS, TO THE EARL OF OXFORD on a blank preliminary. A solid, tight copy to boot of the 1816 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in the publisher's original --or certainly contemporary-to-the-period-- full, light-brown calf, with a custom, re-backed spine (with… Read more about this item Item Price
€1,415.70
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7 Original Julius Shulman Prints, Each Bearing the Stamp of Richard Neutra's Office
by Julius Shulman (Richard Neutra)
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- Used - Fine
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- 1948
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- Photograph
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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€4,719.00
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1948. Photograph. Fine. 7 original prints by the renowned LA-based architectural photographer Julius Shulman of his photographs of 2 mid-century houses designed by Richard Neutra. The prints, we believe, were developed in 1948 and each bears the stamp at the rear of Richard Neutra at his Los Angeles offices on Silverlake Boulevard. The 7 prints uniformly measure 8"… Read more about this item Item Price
€4,719.00
Le Corbusier Le Grand (2 Vols, in Slipcase)
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- Used - Fine
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- 2008
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- Laminate boards
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€141.57
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London and New York: Phaidon Publishers Ltd, 2008. Laminate boards. Fine. Exhaustive 2008 monograph on Le Corbusier. Thick elephant folio in its laminate pictorial boards. A Fine copy, all-but-pristine. Also includes the thin companion book ("Documents: English Translation") and a handsome card slipcase which contains both volumes. Preface ("The Man with a Hundred Faces") by Jean-Louis Cohen.
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€141.57
What Will Be Has Always Been: The Words of Louis I. Kahn
by Richard Saul Wurman
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1986
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- Original wraps
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€47.19
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New York: Rizzoli, 1986. Original wraps. Near Fine. An all-but-immaculate copy of the 1986 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its printed wrappers, with just a touch of light wear at the front pastedown. Square quarto, a wonderful sampling of Louis Kahn's wonderful lectures and symposia.
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€47.19
The Drawings of Louis Henry Sullivan: A Catalopgue of the Frank Llopyd Wright Collection at the Avery Architectural Library
by Paul E. Sprague
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
- Published
- 1979
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- Cloth
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€70.78
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Princeton University Press, 1979. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1979 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light offsetting to the panels. Quarto, Foreword by Adolf K. Placzek.
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Louis I. Kahn: Complete Works 1935-1974
by Heinz Ronner, Sharad Jhaveri and Alessandro Vasella
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1977
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- Cloth
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€283.14
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Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1977. Cloth. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1977 1st American edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth, with several small scuffs and just a tiny bit of soiling along the rear panel. Oblong folio, hundreds of Kahn's drawings, sketches and design work in this exhaustive monograph. Oblong… Read more about this item Item Price
€283.14
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The Modern Builders' Guide
by Minard Lafever
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- Used - Very Good +
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- 1841
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- 1/4 leather
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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€377.52
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New York: William D. Smith, 1841. 1/4 leather. Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1841 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its modern 1/4 morocco over marbled boards. Dark-red leather title label, detailed tooling within the compartments. The original text bright and well-preserved. Some spotting at the plates and the text, very light… Read more about this item Item Price
€377.52
Practice of Architecture. Containing the Five Orders of Architecture, and An Additional Column and Entablature, with All Their Elements and Details Explained and Illustrated. For the Use of Carpenters and Practical Men
by Asher Benjamin, Architect
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1835
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- 1/4 leather
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€707.85
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Boston & Philadelphia: Benjamin B. Mussey / DeSilver Thomas, 1835. 1/4 leather. Very Good. The 1835 stated 2nd edition. Tight and VG n its handsome rebind, an elegant, recent 1/4 morocco over marbled boards, with offsetting red-leather title label and 5 compartments along the spine. Internally, the text shows forgiveable foxing along the plates and to much of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Delineations, Graphical and Descriptive, of Fountains' Abbey, in the West Riding of the County of York: With Historical Notices
by J. & H.S. Storer
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1812
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- 1/4 leather
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€471.90
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Cambridge, England: Longman, Rees, and Co. and C. Tilt, 1812. 1/4 leather. Very Good. The 1st edition of this elegant architectural study of Fountains' Abbey, circa 1812 (dated as such in pencil in an early hand at the foot of the title page). Engraved frontispiece plus 15 engraved plates (the final plate a fold-out) and 2 vignettes. Bound… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le Nouveau Paris: Histoire de Ses 20 Arrondissements
by Emile de Labedolliere (Gustave Dore)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1860
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- 1/4 leather
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€377.52
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Paris: Gustave Barba, 1860. 1/4 leather. Very Good. Gustave Dore, "Cartes Topographiques" designed by Desbuissons. The correct 1860 1st edition, with the address of the publisher Gustave Barba on the Rue Cassette in Paris. Illustrated with a lavish frontispiece engraving and 66 additional wood-engravings by Doré throughout the text. Also includes 21 double-page coloured maps ("cartes topographiques") of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The American Builder's Companion; or, A System of Architecture, Particularly Adapted to the Present Style of Building
by Asher Benjamin
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1811
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- Full calf
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€3,303.30
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Charleston, MA, 1811. Full calf. Very Good. Daniel Raynerd. The very important 1811 "corrected and enlarged" 2nd edition of this early, seminal guidebook in American architecture. Authored by Asher Benjamin (1773-1845), considered one of the country's first great writers on architecture. Contains more plates (59) than the 1st edition (44), which was published 5 years earlier in 1806.… Read more about this item Item Price
€3,303.30
Drawings and Models of Some of the Recent Work of Kenneth Franzheim Architect
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- Cloth
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€70.78
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Houston: Kenneth Franzheim Architect. Cloth. Near Fine. Impressive monograph on Houston architect Kenneth Franzheim. Solid and VG+ in its chocolate-brown boards, with very light rubbing along the rear panel. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white sketches and photographs throughout. Circa 1960.
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S,M,L,XL: Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large
by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1995
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- Decorative Boards
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€471.90
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New York: The Monacelli Press, 1995. Decorative Boards. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY REM KOOLHAAS IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the title page. A tight, sharp copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its silver boards, with very light creasing and rubbing along the spine ends. Thick octavo, seemingly hundreds of plans and a dizzying… Read more about this item Item Price
€471.90
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The City: Its Growth--Its Decay--Its Future
by Eliel Saarinen
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- Used - Very Good +
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- Very Good
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- 1945
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- Cloth
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€235.95
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New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1945. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY ELIEL SAARINEN on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1945 stated 2nd printing. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light rubbing along the panels and just a bit of wear at the spine ends. Octavo, large fold-out color plate… Read more about this item Item Price
€235.95
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Domestic Architecture
by W.T. Downing
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1897
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- Cloth
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€943.80
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Atlanta, GA: Franklin Printing and Publishing Co, 1897. Cloth. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR AND ATLANTA ARCHITECT W.T. DOWNING on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the uncommon 1897 1st edition. Tight and VG in its dark cloth, with bright gilt-titling and flourishes along the front panel and spine. Just a touch of… Read more about this item Item Price
€943.80
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Sporting Architecture
by George Tattersall
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1841
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- Decorative Boards
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€707.85
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Lodon: R. Ackermann, 1841. Decorative Boards. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR GEORGE TATTERSALL on the front free endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the 1841 1st edition of this architectural examination of (largely) stables, kennels and stud farms. With 43 engravings (as called for) complementing George Tattersall's text, in addition to a number of… Read more about this item Item Price
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