1942 Duell Sloan and Pearce 4th printing

xlix, 143pp with over 200 unnumbered pages containing 413 bw illustrations. Red cloth, silver lettering. Very good although a little shelf worn and with very good dust wrapper. Comprehensive retrospective of Lloyd Wright's career. This is the second volume in a series of three devoted to the life, literature and work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Th other two being Organic Architecture and An Autobiography. All edited with an introduction by Frederick Gutheim.

Edinburgh University Press, 1973

xvii+487pp, 44 other plates from photographs, 2 pages of maps and a folding family pedigree. Text ills. 4to. Cloth, Some slight shelf wear along bottom edge else very good in sl. frayed dust wrapper. The photographs in this publication are by Edwin Smith. Detailed study of this Castle and the Dukes of Argyll associations. Bookplate of St John's College Oxford Library Extension. From the library of Howard Colvin with his signature in pencil on front end paper. Loosely iserted half page of reference on Inverary in Colvin's hand.

London A Zwemmer Ltd. 1988

240pp with: b/w full page frontis (portrait of Paine by Joshua Renyolds), 192 numbered b/w prints (photos, plans, elevations), and 46pp detailed catalogue of works. Large 4to, cloth boards in decorated wraps. Very good indeed. One of the most individual and inventive exponents of the English Palladian style, James Paine (1717-1789) was a leading pioneer of the Palladian villa as a country-house form and an early designer of Rococo interior decoration. This is the first monograph to be published on Paine and covers all aspects of his life and work. Hard to find.

London The Prince of Wales Insitute of Architecture 1997

60pp illus with b/w plates and line ills. Small Square 4to. Wrappers. Very good copy. Campbell 1878-1947 is little known. Worked in England and Germany and this is the first book about his life and work.

Yale University Press 1991

218pp illustrated with b/w and colour plates. To accompany an exhibition at the V & A. Superb study of this brilliant and influential architect and designer of the 19th century where his buildings still dominate Berlin.

London Architectural Association 1991

10 full-colour single plates, 6b double gate-folds, 20-page illustrated catalogue. Out of print. 320x320mm Overprinted black box. Chris Fawcett wrote about Kiko Mozuna's highly symbolic houses in his book, the New Japanese House. These narratives in concrete preceded, and in many cases inspired, attempts in the West to reinstate a level of profound meaning into the act of building. R Drawing inspiration partly from Shintoism and esoteric Buddhism, and partly from Western ideas and cultural concepts, he combines myth and legend with high technology in his designs. Texts by Peter Wilson, Kiko Mozuna, Feliz Ruiz, Kunihiko Yoshimeki.

London Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery Exhibition, 1987

368pp+ numerous b/w and colour photographic plates. Wrappers. Square quarto. Edges a little worn else very good. Published in association with an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London from 5 March - June 1987, this catalogue of works by Le Corbusier is edited by Michael Raeburn and Victoria Wilson and provides a detailed retrospective of the career and life of the architect. Particularly fascinating photography representing both the interior and exterior designs, whilst the accompanying text provides an insightful commentary.

Liverpool, 1959

120pp illus. throughout with b/w drawings and photographs. A catalogue accompanying a travelling exhibition of Corbusier's architectural and artistic designs. Decorated wrappers which are slightly duty else the catalogue is internally sound.

London, E. & F. N. Spon, [1879] 1885

xv + 470p + [1], illusrated with b/w line illustrations and with an index and bibliography. Decorated cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on upper board. Small tear at head of spine and cloth a little worn on spine else bright copy. Handwritten on title page "with the author's compliments". Records of public buildings struck by lightning. Main body of the work concerns installation of lightning conductors and their operation and purpose etc.

London B T Batsford 1896

Folio 165 pages in text. Folio, 49 x 36 cm. Sixty-four photographic plates by Charles Latham plus illustrations in the text. Green quarter calf, green cloth boards. A little rubbed on edges eles good copy. Internally good. Bookplates of Robert Hayhurst on front paste down. Ecclesiastical buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral erected within and around the ancient city walls between 1630 to 1730. List of Subscribers. Alphabetical List of Churches. "Although some of these structures had disappeared, an idea can be formed of the ecclesiastical appearance of London in the reign of Charles I, when Inigo Jones was in full practice as an architect." Superb pre first world war survey.

London, The British School at Rome 2002

242 +[1]pp illustrated with 100 figures and 2 diagrams. 4to. Wrappers. Very good. Scarce title which was one of the first assessments of the work of Lutyens outside of the UK excepting the books about his contributions to New Delhi and India. Contributions by the editors as well as Margaret Richardson, Louise Campbell and others. From the collection of Gavin Stamp.

London Camden Town, Art Pavements & Decoration Limited, Marble & Mosaic Workers nd c1920

63pp illustrated with black and white and colour images. Royal 8vo. Blue cloth covered spine, cream boards, these a little dusty. Loosely inserted supplement to the book. World wide examples of installations including Taj Mahal, Agra, Notre Dame, Paris, Science Museum, London and many more locations. Major part of the book is an illustration of the appearance with notes on types of marbles. Promoting this well known firm working in marbles, mosaic etc.

London The Ecclesiological Society 1997

ix,45pp, bw illustrations. In blue paper covers with pink titles and decoration. Tributes and reminiscences paid to the stained glass designer, architect and illustrator with a list of his works and where they might be found at the rear of the book.

Milan Polifilo 1971

124pp, profusely illustrated with black & white photographs. Text in Italian, English and German. Oblong 4to, glossy black & white decorative cloth covered boards. Black slipcase with titles overprinted. Slipcase worn at all edges and frayed at edges. Uncommon study of art nouveau iron work with outstanding photographs.

Suffolk Carnacet Press: Memorials by Artists 1993

40pp illustrated with b/w photographs. Blue decorated wrappers. Loosely inserted letters relating to design for a family gravestone.

Edinburgh, University 1976

131pp plus 40pp b/w illustrations. Wrappers, faded at edges and spine a little creased else vg. Catalogue for an exhibition of drawings, documents and photographs associated with this key architect of the Scottish Baronial Style, held at various locations in Scotland and London between November 1976 and August 1977. With introduction and a collection of essays by Rowan, David Walker, John Gifford, Christopher Christie and Peter Blythe. Also includes a useful descriptive list of his works. Hard to find.