Architecture from Downtown Books & News

Paris, France: Gregg International Publishers Limited, 1972. Reprinted. Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to (12.5"x9"). Unpaginated. Very light shelfwear. Heavily foxed textblock edges. Full page architectural drawings throughout including three large fold-outs. Facsimile edition of volume 1 (of 2). Originally self-published in 1576. Text in French. No dust jacket, covered in protective mylar.

Monroe, MI: Charles E. Greening, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Square 4to (11"x11"). 165pp. 1/2 bound morocco leather & pebbled brown cloth with giltstamped title, red edgestain. Half of spine cover missing; heavy deterioration to boards at head spine extreme. Heavily rubbed corners with boards exposed & peeling leather. Several small stains to upper cover. Photos throughout. Subtitled:… Read more about this item

Belfast, Ireland: Ulster Historical Foundation, 2007. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to (10.5"x8"). 290pp. Blue paper-covered boards with giltstamped title. Color photos throughout. Photographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to (11.5"x9.5"). 199pp. Tan cloth-covered boards with silverstamped title to spine. Slight bump to tail corner of upper board. Foxed textblock edges, first & last pages. B&W photos throughout. Photographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar: very light shelfwear, very light tone to top… Read more about this item

Washington, D. C.: White House Historical Association, 2016. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 8vo (9.5"x12.5"). 308pp. Grey cloth-covered boards with white-stamped titles. Inscribed "To James Goode, from an admirer of your work--" and signed by Pliska to title page. Full page color photography throughout. Photographic dust jacket covered in protective mylar: two awards stickers to… Read more about this item

Chestertown, MD: The Historical Society of Kent County, Inc, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fine. 4to (11.5"x9.5"). Black paper-covered boards with giltstamped title & decoration. Corners slightly bumped. B&W photos throughout. Illustrated dust jacket covered in protective mylar.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. 204pp. Green cloth covered boards with giltstamped to spine Both corners of upper board & bottom corner of lower board bumped. Spine starting to loosen in its casing. Foxed endpapers & textblock edges. Toned pages. 3"x1/4" divot to heel of textblock edge; possible insect damage that… Read more about this item

Taos New Mexico: Earthship Biotecture. Spiral Bound. Fair. Oblong. 8/1/2 by 11 inches. Spiral Bound. Missing rear board but else complete. Scuffs to pictorial front cover.

Venice, Italy: Balto, 2003. No additional printings indicated. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 4to. 161pp. Black cloth covered boards. Light soiling to interior hinges. Perhaps glue weeped through paper during binding process, otherwise fine. Pictorial Dj. lightly scuffed and covered in protective mylar.

NY, NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. 295pp. Edgewear to corners. Minor water damage to head of covers and end pages of text block. Damage is not visible on exterior, but only on the inside of covers. Light crease to spine. Architectural diagrams and B&W photos throughout.