London, Jennings and Poultry, Jennings and Chaplin nd c1830

2 volumes in one but with the first of the two title pages present [ as usual in this edition]. Quarter green morocco, green cloth, Gilt tooled spine. Marbled end papers. Binders ticket of J. Whitehead and Sons Leeds. Decorated title page with general view of Paris, ii [ lists of plates] + 202pp continuous pagination + 102 plates [2 images per plate, printed on one side of each plate] . Some scattered foxing on the plates. Handsome binding.

Berlin and Stuttgart, Verlag Deutsche Bauten H. Frank 1933

148pp illustrated with b/w plates. Red paper wrappers with black lettered titles. Slightly worn at spine. On half title Matthew written in neat hand [ Sir Robert Matthew 1906-1975] Reviews the work of Bonatz and his associates. Text in German.

Munich ; New York : Prestel, 2012

386pp illustrated with b/w plates and line ills. White lettered cloth with title in black. Open weave cloth. Very good in slightly sun faded slipcase. number of essays published for the first time, this collection of writings by the inspirational structural engineer Ove Arup provides valuable insight into the firm and its philosophy. Bookplate of Michael and José Manser on front end paper.

Stamford Reinhold Publishing March 1972

no 3. 162pp illustrated with line ills and colour and b/w photographs and including period ads. Colour wrappers: Diptych by Michael Graves representing his work on right and that of Eisenman's on left. Features a key article by Eisenman and Graves entitled "On Reading Architecture." Other articles consider the water front at Rochester USA by Frank Schlesinger, an addition to a school in St PAul by Benjamin Thompson + book reviews and editorial.

Paris E Dentu Libraire-Editeur 1870

16pp. 8vo. Original Wrappers. Last page is a form for signing up to financially support the project. A proposal for a popular music theatre in Paris aimed at those unable to afford the Théâtre-Lyrique, or Théâtre Chatelet was widely debated. Viel's concept was to make a large capacity auditorium. Adophe Sax had made designs for such a place exhibited at the Paris Exposition of 1867 and Viel hoped to built on the concept exhibited there. Others felt that subsidised theatre would be a better option where all could attend the same venue. Very good copy.

London B T Batsford 1960

190pp, 250 b/w plates illustrating major interior design schemes made between 1945-1960 drawn from an international spectrum. Large 4to. Decorated dust wrapper which is a little worn at edges and chipped at base of spine else good. Arranged by function such as travel, dining, shopping etc. Features work of major period designers including Conran, Gerhard Weber, Le Corbusier and many more - all cited.

London, John Weale 1838

xii + 72 + 32 + 24 + 70pp. 153 full page b/w numbered plates. Large folio. Division 1 RAILWAYS, Division II CANALS, BRIDGES, RIVER WALLS, AND THE DOCKS AND PORT OF LIVERPOOL. Division III TURNPIKE ROADS, IRON, STEELS, AND GAS WORKS Division IV SURVEY OF THE PORT OF LONDON. Sympathetically rebound. Half calf with gilt lettering, green boards, new end papers. A sturdy copy of this massive study. Illustrated with full page illustrations, maps and diagrams of the projects covered. Scattered foxing throughout.

London, Viking, 1986.

223pp illus. with photographs and the architect's own drawings and linocuts. 4to. Vg in very good dust wrapper. A major illustrated monograph on on of Britain's modern classicist architects.

Spire Books 2010

338pp illustrated with 196 illustations. 4to. Fine in dust wrapper. Chantrell - along with many architects of his generation - has hitherto been confined to the shadows of architectural history, shadows cast so adeptly by Pugin and the Ecclesiologists. This book reconsiders his many achievements and sets them within the context of architectural theory and practice of his time. Beautifully produced book. Renowned around Yorkshire for his work at Leeds Parish Church.

Princeton Architectural Press, 1997

168pp, illustrated with colour and black and white illustrations. Long 4to. Laminated boards. no Dust wrapper as issued. Small amount of shelf ware else good. This volume addresses the relationships between architecture and war, political revolution/reaction, and natural disasters with three particular examples from Sarayevo, Havana and San Francisco. Essays by Aleksandra Wagner aand Michael Menser.

Burford, The Cygnet Press 1985

234pp illus 206 b/w photographs and plans. 4to. Wrappers. Good copy. Comprises a comprehensive selection of Erith's unpublished writings on architectural theory and practice, a biographical introduction and chronological list of his works. A mid twentieth century classicist in the midst of the modern movement whose work includes Jack Straw's cottage on Hampstead Heath and the reconstruction of Nos 10, 11 and 12 Downing Street.

London The Architectural Association 1984

48pp illustrated with b/w photographs and line ills. Square small 4to. Decorated wrappers. Useful overview on the life and work of Myserscough Walker.

London ,Edward Stanford, 1861

xv, [1], 473, [1]; 2 lithograph portraits, 6 plates (1 a chromolithograph), with numerous b/w line illustrations. Portrait frontis.In embossed original red cloth, some expert repair to spine and renewed end papers to make a very good copyof this scarce book on the life and works of the elder and younger Pugin.

London, B T Batsford 1905

xiv +267pp illus. with b/w plates and plans including some fold outs. Royal 8vo. Sympathetically rebacked preserving original spine. New end papers. Examples of important examples by leading architects in England, the Continent and America. Many special photographs. Scarce and important study of mansion house block etc.

London, RIBA 1939

79 pp with b/w photo illustrations & diagrams, plus lxiipp period adverts. 4to. Original wrappers. Slightly rubbed at head and base of spine. Bottom front corner of wrapper c 2cm ripped away else a very good copy of this scarce item. RIBA Catalogue this focused exhibition designed by James Gardner. Hard to find. Introduced by Goodhart-Rendel, the catalogue addressed the problems of deteriorating roads in the UK in cities and towns as well as addressing the issues relating to the design of motorways.

London Crosby Lockwood & Sons 1893

xiv +150pp +16pp + 48pp. Illustrated with numerous diagrams. Blind stamped brown cloth boards with gilt title and paper label on spine - very chipped. Inside hinges cracked and some foxing, else a good copy of this very well illustrated study of roof joinery with details on form, pitch, variant kinds of roofs, roof timbers, roofs of iron and wood and hipped roofs. This text was published numerous times, latterly by the Techincal Press Ltd. and the Whitley Press.

London Crosby Lockwood & Co. 1882 (1849)

Eighth Edition with numerous additional engravings. viii + 208pp +16pp list of Weale's Series Titles + 32pp Crosby Lockwood Titles. Illustrated with b/w illustrative engravings. Green blind stamped cloth boards with new cloth spine. Sympathetically rebound. down on cover. An attractive copy of this useful work book.

London John Weale 1849-1850

First edition. Frontis, xix + 564pp including an addenda on the electric telegraph. Small 8vo. Quarter calf, gilt lettering, marbled boards, end papers and edges. Very nice copy although a little rubbed on corners. Weale developed an extensive architectural and technical publishing business during his lifetime. This rudimentary study was part of a series which extended to 130 volumes on various technical and design subjects.