New York City from Trevian Books

New York: Selim Koder Architects, 2010 A documentation of Koder's mostly interior work in apartments and townhouses in Manhattan.in the first decade of the 21st century. With a signed letter from Koler. First edition. 27 cm; unpaged (52); illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..

NY: Port Authority, N.d. Promotional brochure for the WTC, undated but with the 1981 Vista Hotel. Usual tourist info. 76 x 23 cm; folded seven times. A very good copy..

New York: Pictorial Maps, Inc., [1963] First edition. Map folded in booklet with 48 page guide book in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese. Map unfolds to approx.43 x 33.5 inches. A very good copy in original wrappers. The great map of mid-century Manhattan based on thousands of aerial photographs (reproduced with a forgivable lack of fidelity), showing axonometric… Read more about this item

Utica: North Country Books, 1988 A monograph on the Bronx country cemetery designed in 1863 by James Sidney. Showing notable mausoleums and memorials, with a detailed history of the cemetery's creation and growth, and the usual list of notables, celebrities, etc., who now live there. First edition. 28 cm; illustrated from photographs. A very good copy in pictorial wrappers..

New York: Hotel Woodstock, N.d. [c. 1914] Folding advertising sheet for the Woodstock, designed in 1903 by Harry B. Mullikan. With room and rate information, plans, and map of Manhattan below the Central Park. A very good copy..

Chatham: The Chatham Bookseller, 1975 Facsimile reprint of the 1964 Himes novel featuring Harlem cops Coffin Ed and Gravedigger Jones, and the usual Himes cast of Harlemites. A fine copy in gilt-stamped red cloth, published without a dust jacket..

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1934 A walking tour of the Manhattan shoreline by Worden. "A charming and gossipy guide," illustrated from drawings by Worden. First edition. 21 cm; 302 pp.; illustrated from drawings, and with a map on endpapers. A very good copy in blue boards, in dust jacket with shallow chipping to edges..

New York: Chrysler Tower Corp., 1930 Promotional brochure for the recently completed building, having just lost the height competition to the Empire State. A brief history of its construction is followed by descriptions and illustrations of the interior and exterior decoration. Designed by William Van Alen. With photographs of lobbies, elevators, the Observatory, and the views from the… Read more about this item

New York: Yoshihara McKee Architects, 2013 Trade catalog for the firm of New York City architects, led by Hiroki Yoshihara dn Sandra McKee. First edition. 20 cm; unpaged; illustrated from photographs and renderings. Moisture mark to bottom tip of last four leaves; else a good copy or better in pictorial laminated boards, published without a dust jacket..

ORO, 2011 Monograph from Ennead Architects on their 2009 school building in Queens, the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. First edition. 20 cm; 70 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers..

New York: The De Leeuw Riehl Publishing Co., N.d. [1910] A collection of photographs showing the buildings and houses on both sides of Broadway from Bowling Green to Central Park, with period advertisements liberally interspersed. Featured in Christopher Grey's NY Times story about rare NYC Books: "Both Sides of Broadway, 1911 (I saw only one copy, damaged,). Wow, talk… Read more about this item

New York: Friends of Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 1939 Promotional book celebrating the architecture, interior design, restaurants, guests, personalites, and the roles played in New York social life by the hotel, in its Park Avenue location since 1931. First edition, 1/5,000 copies. 4to; 177 pp.; illustrated, including many tipped-in plates from photographs. Dent to bottom of backstrip; else a very… Read more about this item

New York: Port Authority, 1985 Catalog for the remarkable collection of paintings, sculpture, installations, etc., owned and displayed by the Post Authority. Includes work by George Segal, Miro, Nevelson, Corbusier, others. First edition. 28 cm; 125 pp.; illustrated. Tear and rubbed spot to front wrapper; else a good copy or better in pictorial wrappers..

New York: James Brown House, 2002 A history of the late 18th-century house on Spring St. in New York City. Traces its uses as house, stores, liquor distribution business until Prohibition, and eventually a bar that still exists. First edition. 25 cm; unpaged [approx. 90]; illustrated. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..

New York: Rizzoli, 2010 A monograph on the New York modernist architect, often derided because of the purported kitsch and tastlessness of his mid-Century Miami hotel work. With examples of his pre-Miami modernist work in retail design as well as public and residential projects. Work illustrated from photographs by Gottscho, Ezra Stoller, others.The author is a former partner in the… Read more about this item

New York: 23 High Line LLC, 2008 First edition. 4to; 137 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. A fine copy in original textured cloth, without dust jacket as issued. Prospectus for Denari's apartment building abutting the High Line at West 23rd Street. Includes an interview with Denari, floor plans, photographs of the High Line, folded poster for paid museum… Read more about this item

New York: Turner construction Company, (1952) Published by Turner to celebrate their achievements in the previous 50 years. Photographs of their major projects, including a a scarce image of the Chrysler Building East. First edition. Oblong 4to; 111 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Sone fading to covers; else a very good copy in original gilt-stamped blue cloth, without dust… Read more about this item

New York: Ar, 2005 Foster's addition above the Hearst Bldg. itakes up six pp. in the AR supplement. with an emphasis on the development of the distinctive corner nodes. 27.5 cm; 44 pp.; illusgtrated. A very good copy in wrappers..

New York: Corcoran, 2006 A marketing prospectus for Meier's glass condominium building overlook Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Loaded with computer-generated images of the building's interiors and exteriors, with references to famous Meier houses. With details on residential fixtures, views, etc., and a guide to the surrounding neighborhoods and "Your Garden", Prospect Park. No floor plans. A controversial project, yet greeted… Read more about this item

New York: On the Table, 1993 Monograph on the temporary site-specific 1992 installation that transformed the Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island by extending the ruyins with an external wooden armature that did not alter or touch the original structure.Text in English and Japanese. First eddition. 25.5 cm; 200 pp.; illustrated from photographs, plans, and drawings. Wear to bottom of… Read more about this item