La Citta E Il Sacro
Milan: Scheiwiller, 1994. More than 200 illustrations. xvi + 494pp., thick 4to, d.w.; some edge wear to dust wrapper. Milano: Libri Scheiwiller, 1994. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
CITY PLANNING
Les Promenades de Paris, Bois de Boulogne - Bois de Vincennes, Parcs, Squares, Boulevards
Paris: J. Rothschild, 1869. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 24 x 35 1/4 inches. Map 16 1/2 x 28 inches.J. Rothschild: Paris 1869. Elegant plan of Paris, France, showing the city's historic parks. Folded as issued in blue paper subscription portfolio and in very good condition. Haussmann hired Alphand as chief engineer of the Bois de Boulogne, a role which soon expanded into director of the newly formed parks department (Service des Promenades et Plantations), and later into..... More
Ernest Flagg: Beaux-Arts Architect and Urban Reformer
New York: The Architectural History Foundation, 1986. Illustrated. xiii + 405pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: The Architectural History Foundation with The MIT Press, (1986). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper (light scuffing and corner wear; dampstained at head, visible from inside only). More
The Paris of Henri IV; Architecture and Urbanism
New York: Architectural History Foundation, 1991. Illus. 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Architectural History Foundation, (1991). Very good. Presentation copy. More
City Fathers: Town Planning in Britain from Roman Times to 1900.
New York: Praeger, 1969. Many black & white illustrations. 216pp. Square 4to, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. has tears and edge-wear. New York: Praeger, (1969). Very good. More
New Towns of the Middle Ages: Town Plantation in England, Wales, and Gascony
New York: Freder, 1967. Illustrated in black and white with many maps, some fold out. 67 pages, very thick 8vo, navy blue cloth (foot of spine is quite crumpled but pages uneffected). New York: Freder, 1967. A very good copy. More
The Story of Tunnels
New York: Whittlesey House, 1937. Frontispiece. 245 pages. 8vo, gray cloth. New York: Whittlesey House, (1937). A very good(-) copy--faint dampstaining to lower front cloth and outer page edges, light white mark across spine, some sunning and wear to spine ends; lacking dust wrapper. More
Map of Los Angeles City Oil Field
San Francisco: State Mining Bureau. Map. Uncolored lithograph. Image measures 16.5" x 24". This hard to find late 19th c map of the Los Angeles city oil fields was issued by the State Mining Bureau. The map covers most of the modern West Lake neighborhood and vicinity and depicts the region in two sections and shows the oil fields throughout the city. The first extending from Vermont Avenue and Sixth Street to Lake Shore Boulevard and Brent Street, while the..... More
The Metropolis: Its People, Politics and Economic Life.
New York: Harper, 1965. xvi + 643pp., thick 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly rubbed. New York: Harper & Row, (1965). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Cracovia Minoris Poloniae Metropolis
Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1617. View. Copper engraving. Image measures 12.25 x 22". This stunning panorama of Krakow, Poland, is a view from the south, looking north across the Vistula River. 14 prominent buildings are noted. The view was published by Braun and Hogenberg in their famous city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terraru," a collection of city views and plans created as a companion to Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" and published between 1572 and 1617. Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a Catholic..... More
Plan de Paris par Turgot
Paris: Claude Tchou & Sons, 1989. Atlas folio. Full page black & white maps by Louis Bretez. 12 pages of introductory text by Laure Beamont-Maillet. Black cloth-backed cream board portfolio with fabric ties. Paris: Claude Tchou & Sons., 1989. Limited edition, 568/1000 on pure Lana Royal paper. Near fine. Facsimile of 1735 edition. Oversize map on 20 sheets, unjoined except for sheets 18 and 19. Complete. More
Building a Borough; Architecture and Planning in the Bronx, 1890-1940
New York: Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1986. 70 illustrations. 122 pages. Slim 4to, purple cloth, d.w. (New York): Bronx Museum of the Arts, (1986). First Edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
Great City Plans; Visions and Evolution Through the Ages
Milan: White Star Publishers, 2019. Illustrated in color. 207 pages. 4to, beige pictorial boards in a beige pictorial d.w.. Milan: White Star Publishers, 2019. A fine copy in a fine d.w. More
Im Schmelztiegel der Geschichte: 14 Stationen Europaischer Entwicklung
Gutersloh: C. Bertelsmann Verlag, 1966. Maps throughout. 157 pages. Slim 8vo, gray cloth with white lettering at spine (slightly rubbed, sunned). Gutersloh: C. Bertelsmann Verlag, (1966). A very good(+) copy lacking the dust wrapper. More
City Governments and Urban Problems: A New Introduction to Urban Politics
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1977. xiii + 448 pages, 8vo, pictorial boards. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, (1977). Several pages with paperclip impressions & name on front free endpaper, stall a very good copy. More
Interwoven Destinies: Cities and the Nation
New York: Norton, 1993. Each chapter by a different author. 367 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: W. W. Norton & Compay, (1993). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Slums and Community Development: Experiments in Self-Help.
New York: Free, 1966. Illustrated end-papers. xvi + 334pp, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly worn, dust soiled. New York: The Free Press, (1966). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Problems Created by Premature Subdivision of Urban Lands in Selected Metropolitan Districts
Albany: Division of State Planning, 1938. Illustrated with a handful of b/w maps and charts. 346 pages. 8vo, red cloth, gilt lettering. Albany: Division of State Planning, 1938. A very good copy--unlettered spine sunned and with light soiling to cloth. A Report to the State Planning Council of New York. More
Housing & Urbanism
Bombay: Urban Design Research Institute, 1999. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Tall slim 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. (Bombay): Urban Design Research Institute, (1999). Scarce. First Edition. Fine. More
London After Dark
London: Phaidon, 1993. Illustrated throughout in b/w. 128pp. Square 4to, black boards, d.w. (London: Phaidon, 1993). First edition. Slight bump on top edge, otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Paris D'hier et d'Aujourd'hui. Heliogravures D'apres Divers Docoments. 1822 - 1965.
Paris: L'immobiliere Constructions de Paris, 1965. 12 pages of text and illustrated with 23 single-sided plates, each protected with tissue. Loose pages, as issued, in white printed wrappers and protected in a felt chemise with vellum spine. Paris: L'immobiliere Constructions de Paris, 1965. A near fine copy. Limited first edition - one of 500 copies on Arches paper. Designs by architects Poyet, Stoskopf, Leboucher, Lopez, Pottier, Sitoleux, L'Huillier, Bilet, Tournant, Le Corbusier, and others. More
The Victorian City: Images and Realities
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. 2 volumes. 434 illustrations, 20 maps. 957pp. (continuous pagination), thick 8vo, cloth, d.w.; remainder marks bottom edge. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1973). A fine set in very good dust wrappers. More
Old New York for young New Yorkers.
New York: Dutton, 1937. Illustrated in black and white. xvi, 311 pages. 8vo, orange cloth. New York: Dutton, (1937). Cloth is discolored, slightly worn and stained with some neat repairs at ends, still internally clean and tight. A very good(-) copy. History of New York City. More
Metropolitan America: Urban Life and Urban Policy in the United States 1940-1980
Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1986. Illustrated. xii + 274 pages, 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, (1986). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Planning the Eternal City: Roman Politics and Planning Since World War II.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1973. Pull-out map, charts, 346pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale UP, 1973. A near fine copy. More