The Finnish Sauna: Peace of Mind, Body and Soul.
Withee, WI: O-W Enterprise, 1998. Trade paperback. First Edition. First O-W Enterprise Edition, originally published in 1974. Clean, crisp copy. Fine. More
Withee, WI: O-W Enterprise, 1998. Trade paperback. First Edition. First O-W Enterprise Edition, originally published in 1974. Clean, crisp copy. Fine. More
Palm Springs, CA: Palm Springs Art Museum, 2014. Hardcover. First Edition. 209 pp. 4to. Minor wear and scuffing to dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Clean and crisp within.
Cataog from the exhibition of the same name that explored the life and work of renowned Palm Sprints architect and proponent of modernism, E. Stewart Williams (1909-2005). Williams's first residential commission in Palm Springs, was a house for Frank Sinatra -- not a bad start! Lavishly illustrated, a delightful book. Fine / Very Good. More
Camden, ME: Down East Books, 1983. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Unpag. 4to. Minor wear and scuffing to dust jacket, 1" closed tear at head of front panel, now in mylar cover. Previous owner's name and place of purchase written in ink on first free endpaper. Clean within.
Signed by Helen Nearing (1904-1995) on the illustration page preceding the Introduction. The chronicle, in quotes and photographs, of the planning and construction of the back-to-the-land icons Scott and Helen Nearing in Harborside, Maine. Fine / Very Good. More
London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1950. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Light wear and soiling to dust jacket, minor sunning to spine, small closed tear at midpoint on spine, now in mylar cover. Blue cloth boards with slight discoloration along spine, gold embossed titling to spine. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, clean within.
First English edition of Bruno Zevi's (1918-2000) groundbreaking book. Although Zevi spends considerable time on the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, he expands the vision for organic architecture beyond Wright's work to the work of Alvar Aalto, Richard Neutra, and others that we don't usually associate with organic architecture. Very Good / Very Good. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. viii. 373 pp. 4to. Minor scuffing to dust jacket, small tears at head and foot of spine, now in mylar cover. Previous owner's name in marker on title page, slight yellowing to edges of pages, otherwise quite clean. Very Good / Very Good. More
Paris: Andre, Daly Fils et Cie. n.d. [c. 1885]. Three Quarter Leather. As. Late 19th Century Edition. 15 pp. 133 engraved plates. Elephant Folio. Three quarter leather with spine and corners brown, inset panels of brown buckram. Five raised bands to spine, gold embossed titling, general wear and scuffing to covers, fraying of leather at head of spine. Preliminary pages front and rear have darkened from age, title page, inteiror and all plates very clean. A striking edition. Text in French.
Originally published in 18??, this later edition contained additional plates. The plates are stunning for their detail in documenting Tuscan architecture. Auguste-Henri-Victor Grandjean de Montigny (1776–1850) was a French architect who also studied in Rome and spent his most productive years, 1816-1850 in Brazil..... More
Vanden Brink, Brian. Camden, ME: Down East Books, 2005. Hard Cover. First Edition. First Printing. 160 pp. 4to. Very clean copy with previous owner's name stamped in ink on the first free endpaper. Dust jacket clean and tight. Fine / Fine. More
San Rafael, CA: Green Building Press, 2006. Wraps. Second Edition. xxvii, 259 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy. Fine. More
New York: Dutton Studio Books/Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 1989. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 146 pp. 4to. Slight sunning to spine, now in mylar cover. Black remainder mark at foot of text block, clean within. Fine / Very Good. More
Vanden Brink, Brian. Camden, Maine: Down East Books, 2009. Hard Cover. First Edition. First Printing. 143 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy in mylar cover. Fine / Fine. More
Vertikoff, Alexander (Photographer). San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 240 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with slight sunning to front panel edges of dust jacket, now in mylar cover. Fine / Very Good. More
Wellesley, MA: Davis Museum and Cultural Center, 1997. Hardcover. First Edition. Second Printing. 247 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Fine / fine. More
London: Metheun & Co. Ltd., 1927. Hardcover. First Edition. xii, 249 pp. 8vo. Light wear and scuffing to dust jacket, small losses at head of spine, corners, now in mylar cover. Bright blue cloth boards with sharp gold embossed titling to spine. Very Good / Very Good. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 479 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
An absolutely stunning volume that chronicles the objects, designs, and designers from the iconic movement that took place between World War I & II that gaves us Art Moderne, Streamlining, and Industrial Desgin from the likes of Raymond Loewy, Norman Bel Geddes, Walter Dorwin Teague, Buckminster Fuller, and others. Fine / Fine. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 220 pp. Folio. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover.
A fabulous survey of the work of David Adler (1882-1949), based in Chicago but architect of significant grand homes throughout the United States. Attention is also paid to the interiors designed by his siser, Frances Elkins (1888-1953), a notable designer in her own right. Fine / Fine. More
New York, NY: Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., 1965. Hard Cover. First Edition. 217 pp. Folio. Jacket has has minor scuffing. Inside text is crisp and clean. Very Good / Very Good. More
New York: Princeton University Press, 1999. Wraps. First Edition. xi, 148 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy with small chip at the head of the spine on rear panel. Fine. More
Paris: C. H. Moreau, 1925. Portfolio. First Edition. Unpag. Oblong Folio. 54 Plates. Title-page and contents page on one folded folio leaf and 54 numbered black & white plates. Housed in publisher’s portfolio of black cloth backstrip, decorative front board, plain rear board, original cloth ties. Light wear overall, occasional soiling to portfolio, plates toned and rubbed, with occasional thumbsoiling or foxing, bookseller’s ticket on front pastedown of portfolio. Text in French.
A stunning, complete work by René Herbst (1891-1982) that was one of the first to document the growing Art Moderne (later coined "Art Deco" that was building in Paris and New York between the wars. Focused on storefronts and some interiors, this shows how department and specialty shops were often the leading in..... More
London: [c. 1931]. Hardcover. As. 48 pp. 4to. Textile covered boards with a zig-zag pattern, color printed paper label with losses at base, creasing, boards have general wear overall. Second free endpaper has had the upper 1/3 removed, which has caused a dark portion along the top of the title page. Interior has light spotting throughout.
An interesting promotional piece for The Dorchester, a luxury hotel in London that opened in 1931. Design is very Art Moderne. Good. More
St. Joseph, MI: The Krasl Art Center, 1994. Wraps. First Edition. Unpag. 4to. Cream colored dust wrapper that encloses text block in a Japanse style binding.
Catalog for the exhibition of the same name that appears to have been produced in house, consisting of black & white and color copies. The exhibition was held for one month, January 20-February 20, 1994. Laid in is a brochure announcing the exhibition. Fine. More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., 1947. Spiral Bound. Second Edition. 119 pp. 4to. Heavy brown papers with a rattan pattern, white plastic comb binding that allows book to lay flat, which is important for the interior photographs and drawings. Light chipping and wear, very clean and overall which is not always the case with this book.
Originally published in 1937, the Raymonds were displaced from Japan by World War II, but upon their return after the war resumed their architectural practice in the country. In 1947 they updated and republished this book which highlights both their designs for buildings, furniture, and interiors, as well as traditional Japanese architecture with both photographs and cross section drawings. An important piece by Antonin and Noémi Raymond..... More
Rochester, NY: International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, 1981. Wraps. First Edition. 24 pp. 4to. Clean, crisp copy.
Beautful exhibition catalog that presents high quality reproductions of Heidrich-Blessings iconic work in architectural photopgraphy. Buildings by Wright, Saarinen, Holabird & Root, A. Khan, and others. Fine. More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., 1939. Spiral Bound. First Edition. First Printing. 95 pp. Oblong 4to. Stiff brown card covers with stadium and canyon images printed on front cover. Light scuffing but remarkably clean given its age and spiral binding. Sharp within.
Raised and trained in Switzerland and having worked for Le Corbusier, Albert Frey (1903-1998) was closely identified with Palm Springs, California, and what was known as "Desert Modernism." In this scarce, heavily illustrated volume Frey uses the natural landscape, dwellings built by early peoples, urban planning ideas, and the industrial landscape to demonstrate his theories on architecture. Very Good. More
Ferriss, Hugh. New York: Columbia University Press, 1953. First Edition. 102 pp. 4to. Wear and scuffing to dust jacket, large loss at base of spine, small tears and chips at edges, now in mylar cover. Grey cloth boards with black embossed titling and silver embossed swoops that mimic the lines of the cover illustration by Ferriss. Clean and crisp within.
Hugh Ferriss (1889-1962) was trained as an architect but spent his career creating fabulous renderings for other architects. Through those renderings, Ferriss produced an urban vision that sold buildings on behalf of architects like Raymond Hood, Cass Gilbert, and Holabird & Root. Ferris's work in the 1920s and 1930s were widely publicized, influencing not only the sense of progress that the Art Moderne style promised..... More