New York: Museum of Modern Art, [1946]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff black decorative wrappers. 36pp. Numerous illustrations, floor plans. Very good. Faint binding edgewear only. A tight and nice second edition of the first volume in MOMA's "Introductory Series to the Modern Arts" (first published in 1942), a concise and..... More
Atlanta: Peach Tree Publishers, [1987]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine and black paper over boards with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 332pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Handsome, tight first edition of this memoir by the prolific regional novelist, short story writer and essayist (1903-87) best remembered for his bestselling "Tobacco Road"..... More
Jersey City, NJ: Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, n.y. Suite of 20 black-and-white prints, 4to (8¼" X 11"), housed loose in printed wrappers. Near fine/very good. Nice, bright prints all show single pin hole at center of blank top margin, while wrappers show slight age toning and edgewear, mainly along centerfold..... More
Jersey City, NJ: Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, n.y. Suite of 12 black-and-white prints, 4to (8¼" X 11"), housed loose in printed wrappers. Fine/very good. Prints are sharp and pristine, wrappers show mild edgewear, mainly along centerfold. Handsome complete set of 12 prints, all bold pencil sketches by this Massachusetts pencil..... More
Jersey City, NJ: Joseph Dixon Crucible Company, n.y. Suite of 12 black-and-white prints, 4to (8¼" X 11"), housed loose in printed wrappers. Fine/very good. Prints are pristine and bright while wrappers show light edgewear, mainly along centerfold. Attractive portfolio of a dozen prints, all bold pencil sketches by this Massachusetts..... More
Washington, DC: National Association of Ornamental Metal Manufacturers, 1947. Hardcover. 4to. Full green leatherette with yellow lettering. 319pp. Numerous line drawings and floor plans. Very good. Binding mildly edgeworn, else tight and sharp. Nice first edition of this well-illustrated standard text within the ornamental metal architectural embellishments industry. Fun twist..... More
New York: Illustrated Editions Company, Inc., 1939. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth with gilt lettering. 255pp. Frontispiece, extensive illustrations. Very good. Mild binding edgewear only; pastedowns typically age toned. Attractive and tight first edition of this heavy, hefty survey of ahead-of-its-day interior designs that smack of classic 1950s and '60s design..... More
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1938. Hardcover. 4to. Terra cotta cloth with brown lettering and rules. 111pp. Numerous illustrations, floor plans, line drawings. Very good. Mild binding edgewear; endpapers typically age toned; couple of tipped-in (as issued) errata slips. A tight and attractive first edition of this ahead-of-its-day foray..... More
Pelham, NY: Bridgman Publishers, [1929]. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with ivory spine lettering. 111pp. Extensive illustrations. Very good. Binding mildly edgeworn and scuffed, else tight and internally near fine. A tight, decent first edition of this well-illustrated guide to large lettering particularly well suited to architecture. And, appropriately, front pastedown..... More
London: The Architectural Press, n.y. Hardcover. Folio. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. viii, 139pp. Frontispiece, extensive full-page illustrations and floor plans. Very good. Mild binding edgewear, mainly spine a bit age toned and roughened rear hinge, although internally tight and near fine. Attractive first edition of this outstandingly-illustrated study, with..... More
New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc., 1928. Hardcover. Folio. Burgundy cloth spine and pictorial paper over boards chemise with heavy ivory tie housing (loose, as issued) title page, original drypoint etching with tissue guard, 7pp (vii) text intro and complete suite of 55 separate plates, all on heavy..... More
Hartford, CT: The Wiremold Company, n.y. Paperback. 16mo. Stiff orange wrappers. 84pp. Numerous illustrations and line drawings. Very good. Spine sunned, else tight and nice -- and internally fine. Nice copy of this surprisingly interesting specialty catalog from one of the U.S.'s oldest provider of wiring for residential and commercial..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, [1964]. Hardcover. Square small 4to. Blue and grey cloth with gilt spine lettering. 120pp, (27pp). Numerous illustrations. Very good. Faintest of mild binding edgewear; outer edge of first few leaves a tad rough. Handsome first edition of these essays surveying the work of eight..... More
Washington, DC: Structural Clay Products Institute, 1947. Hardcover. 4to. Pictorial paper over boards. (Ca. 100pp). Extensive illustrations. Very good. Mild edgewear, else tight and internally fine. Quite handsome and tight first edition of this scarce industry survey that divides its illustrations into six categorties: Churches, commercial, hospitals, industrial, residential and..... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, [1949]. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth with ivory lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 127pp. Extensive illustrations. Near fine/very good. Endpapers a tad age toned; jacket mildly edgeworn, with miniscule edge chips at head/tail of age toned spine; architectural firm's name/address inkstamp on front pastedown. Handsome..... More
This African-American boxer, nicknamed "The Brown Bomber," was world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949; his celebrated defeat of German champion Max Schmeling was a great blow to the Nazi belief in Aryan superiority and is considered one of the greatest sport events of the 20th century. PS (newsprint), 8"..... More
Akron: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Inc., 1932. Paperback. Folio (14 5/8" X 10 5/8"). Stiff beige pictorial wrappers, string-tied with ivory ribbon. (14pp). Full-page illustrations (3 color) + laid-in color plate (as issued). Very good. Outer wrappers (only) rather age toned, soiled and a bit edgeworn, with several..... More
New York: Henry Hope & Sons, 1927. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey wrappers with brown lettering and front wrapper color plate. 85pp. Extensive full-page illustrations. Near fine. Slightest of age toning to outer wrappers, else tight and fine. Handsome first edition of this trade catalogue of functional decorative leadware, finely..... More
Chicago: The American Face Brick Association, [1924]. Paperback. 4to. Stiff light brown wrappers with dark brown lettering and front wrapper color plate. 97pp, (2pp). Extensive full-page illustrations, line drawings, color plate. Very good. Binding mildly edgeworn and a tad rubbed; bit of minor spotting to some leaves. Tight and nice..... More
This cleric was the spiritual leader of five million Eastern Orthodox Christians, serving as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1973-91) and the 269th successor to St. Andrew. IPS, heavy stock 5" X 7", n.p., 2 July 1973. Near fine. Handsome half-length portrait in full regalia, boldly inscribed and signed in Greek..... More
Jamestown, NY: The International Casement Co. Inc., 1922. Paperback. 4to. Stiff tan wrappers with tan cloth spine. 223pp. Frontispiece, extensive full-page illustrations, line drawings, plans, 2 tipped-in color plates. Very good. Most minor of edgewear. Tight and nice and superbly-illustrated Catalogue No. 7 from this company that (to cite title..... More
New York: Ludowici-Celadon Company, 1929. Paperback. First 3 issues. 4to. Stiff pale green cloth wrappers. 47pp total. Numerous photographs, line drawings, floor plans, map endpapers. Very good. Mild wear to wrappers (only), else tight and internally fine. Attractive copies of the first three issues of this tile company sales vehicle..... More
New York: Mitchell Kennerly, 1913. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Burgundy blind-embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering. 119pp. Near fine. First edition of the vagabond Illinois poet's first trade book -- lacks the jacket, else bright, tight, lovely, with spine gilt a-gleaming. More
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1914. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. 186pp. Very good. Faintest of binding edgewear, with spine ever-so-slightly sunned. Tight, attractive first edition of this early Lindsay effort, a mix of prose and poetry chronicling a journey "from my home town, Springfield, Illinois, across Illinois..... More
Milan: E. Bonomi, 1911-15. Hardcover. 9-volume set. 24mo. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Various paginations (ca. 150pp each). Extensive full-page illustrations, marbled endpapers. Very good. Bindings mildly edgeworn and cloth rather "flecked," with gilt lettering quite rubbed; text blocks moderatelry age toned. Tight and decent set of this massive..... More