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London: Robert Wilkinson, 1825. First edition. Hardcover. Modern three quarter black calf and marbled boards. Near fine. 2 Vols. Unpaginated. 37 x 29.5 cm. Engraved titles and 205 plates, some double-page. Notable for a series of plates illustrating London's 'Ancient & Modern Theatres', including the Southwark Bear Garden, Bankside Globe and Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Herbert was an… Read more about this item

Rome: Pietro Piale & Mariano de Romanis, 1824. Third edition. leather_bound. Full modern antique niger. Near fine. 2 vols. (2) xvi, xxxii, 256' vi, 238 pages. 27.9 x 20.3 cm. Engraved vignette on title-pages, engraved portrait following title, 2 engraved head-pieces, large engraved folding map, 68 engraved plates after Piranesi, Morel, Rinaldi. Ferrerri, Duflos and others. Complete with… Read more about this item

Cincinnati: Cincinnati Inquirer, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth front cover gilt decorated. Near fine. 204 pages. 27.5 x 20 cm. Drawings by the author. Clean, bright copy.

New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 479 pages. 28.5 x 21 cm. Voluminously illustrated with photographs, drawings. plans and maps. Bibliography. Index. 1963 National Book Award winner. An early scholarly attempt to confront "the mindless juggernaut of subtopia," which stemmed from Yale University - Connecticut Development Commission… Read more about this item

San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2002. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated boards. Fine in matching fine slipcase. 144 pages. 24 x 28.5 cm. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates on glossy stock. Index.

San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated boards. Fine in matching fine slipcase. 144 pages. 24 x 28.5 cm. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates on glossy stock. Index.

San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated boards. Fine in matching fine slipcase. 144 pages. 24 x 28.5 cm. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates on glossy stock. Index.

Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1964. Hardcover. Orig. medium blue cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 238 pages. 26.5 x 18 cm. 196 illustrations, black and white photographs. An expanded version of "The Rise of the Skyscraper," published in 1952. Clean, fresh copy.

Hanover & London: National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. beige cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 271 pages. 29 x 23 cm. Illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. Scholarly articles by a host of contributors.

New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. vermillion cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 563 pages. 30.5 x 24 cm. Profusely illustrated, black and white photographs, many with accompanying plans. Published in association with the Society for the preservation of Long Island antiquities. Almost 1000 estates were built between the time period covered here… Read more about this item

New York: Braziller, 1969. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. tan cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper. With a Note by Misha Black. More than seventy-five black and whiteillustrations. References. Index. An analysis of the nature of design, and the role of design teams in industry, communications and architecture. The problems and prospects of teamwork in design. … Read more about this item

New York: Schocken, 1971. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. crimson cloth. Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. 181 pages. Index. The author proposes that modern architecture has failed us; diagnoses the causes of the failure, and prescribes the cure.

New York: Braziller, 1966. First edition. Orig. white cloth. Very good in chipped, worn dust wrapper. 280 pages. 481 black and white illustrations. The author believes Italy is the best, or at least the basic model for those who have lost but want to recreate the charms of urbanism. An offbeat if not singular approach to urban criticism.… Read more about this item

Cambridge: MIT Press, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth. Near fine in very good, slightly nicked dust wrapper. 162 pages. 28.5 x 22 cm. More than 100 photographs, plus graphs and charts. As the authors postulate, walking is not eccentric behavior. Signed presentation copy, "To Chris with affection Boris P.

Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. two-toned cloth. Very good in very good dust wrapper. 120 pages. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Published for Rice University with articles by I.M. Pei, Pietro Belluschi, Vernon DeMars, Charles M. Goodman et al: a total of eigh tessays. Stamp on front free endpaper.

New York: Philosophical Library, 1955. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in nicked dust wrapper. 271 pages. Voluminously illustrated with photographs, plans and drawings to scale -- XCII plates. Index. This set aims to present a balanced picture of 20th Century architecture in Europe, embracing all the main trends, new and experimental, traditional and conservative.… Read more about this item

Paris: Imp. Lemercier, 1855. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's blind stamped brown cloth lettered in gilt. Very good. 24 leaves. 12 x 20 cm. 24 captioned concertina- bound black and white lithographs of Parisian street scenes, the prominent boulvards of Paris in leperello style, the entire publication extending 182 inches, the first depiction is the Boulevart De La Madeleine --… Read more about this item

New York: Praeger, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. charcoal cloth. Near fine in very good dust wrapper. 241 pages. 24 x 17 cm. Approximately 200 illustrations. Edited with an introduction and exhibition notes by Edgar Kauffmann, Jr. Foreword by James Biddle and Thomas P. Hoving. Selected Bibliography. Index. Four scholars assess the important contributions of 19th century America… Read more about this item

Milan: Il Polifilo, 1990. First printing. Hardcover. Orig. brown morocco and spine and thick brown boards. Teg. Fine in fine matching slipcase.. 184 pages. Folio, 36 x 26 cm. Four page Abstract in English. 23 double-page or fold-out plates depicting views and plans of towns and cities in 18th century Italy of which, it appears that Verona held… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in slightly toned, very good dust wrapper. 243 pages. 26 x 22 cm. Foreword by Charles A. Blessing. Voluminously illustrated by the author with drawings and plans. Bibliography. Index. This book traces the history of urban design to date. The monograph has become a classic. POWELL 2714.… Read more about this item