Calvert Vaux: Architect & Planner
New York: Ink, 1994. Introduction by George B. Tatum. More than 200 illustrations. xiii + 271 pages, folio, red cloth, d.w. New York: Ink, 1994. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Ink, 1994. Introduction by George B. Tatum. More than 200 illustrations. xiii + 271 pages, folio, red cloth, d.w. New York: Ink, 1994. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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
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
New York: Architectural History Foundation, 1991. Illus. 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Architectural History Foundation, (1991). Near Fine Presentation copy. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1970. viii, 308 pages. 8vo, orange cloth with black spine label, d.w. (torn, edgeworn). Boston: Little, Brown, (1970). Cloth sunned in a few spots. Very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Icon Editions, 1995. 152 Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. (New York): Icon Editions, (1995). Near Fine. More
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 York: Russell Sage, 1994. Illustrated. xiv + 400 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper lightly rubbed. New York Russell Sage Foundation, (1994). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1939. Many Illus. xi, 365pp. 4to, blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners rubbed, otherwise very good. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1939. First Edition Presentation copy. 75th Congress, 3d Session. Senate Document No. 178. More
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
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
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
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
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: 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
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998. Illustrated. 484 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; dust wrapper a little wrinkled along top edgeS. New York: Metropolitan Books, (1998). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
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
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
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
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