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.

Lund Humphries, 1984.

127pp, 90 b/w illus. 4to. A companion volume to the exhibition at the Central School of Art and Design which Lethaby helped to found and became the first principal. The contributors examine his many roles and his influence in Britain and abroad.

London, Architectural Press 1980

175pp illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and engravings. Small 4to boards with illustrated dustwrapper, a very good copy. An early collaborative venture between Gavin Stamp and Colin Amery which identified over one hundred of London's most significant Victorian buildings from St Pancreas Station and Hotel to the Infant Orphan's Asylum in Wanstead. This book provides an explanation in part for the huge collection of London related commentaries of the period that were illustrated with photographic plates and which Gavin Stamp had in his collection.

London Chapman and Hall 1915

Rare first edition of Voysey's book which records the principles that was the basis of his work. Rare. The essence of this book is best described in Voysey's own words: "I have written these chapters in the earnest hope of encouraging my fellowmen to believe and feel the creative spirit within each an every one , which while stimulating though leads on to mutual sympathy and true union..." Ex Manchester Public Library copy in green library binding. Embossed stamp on title page and a few other pages. Class mark on green rexene binding. Rebinding project?

New York The Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1922

298pp, with 1203 figs (high-quality photos, line illustrations, plans, maps etc.,), bibliography. Gilt lettered cloth. 410x310mm. Folio. Fine in very good dust wrapper. First edition. The American Vitruvius refers extensively to European design, taking many examples from Hegemann's earlier book on the Berlin 1910 exhibition. Hegemann spent his career between Germany and the USA. Initially working in the USA immediately after World War I, he advised on the planning of Boston. He returned to Germany but ultimately fled on the rise to power of Hitler. Beautifully illustrated book .

New York John Nichols Printmakers April 23rd - June 7th 1986

Exhibition Poster for Exhibition held at John Nichols, 83 Grand, New York. The exhibition was a series of screen prints on glass which documented Eisenman's 1985 Venice Bienniale project of the same name. Signed in gold pen by Peter Eisenman 390 x 550mm. Uncommon.

London BBC/Cambridge University Press 1938

27pp. Octavo, Decorated wrappers. Small split to base of spine c1cm. else very good. An intriguing address, outlining the parallels between architecture and society. Goodhart-Rendell was president of the RIBA when he made this address.

Newhaven Yale 2009

First edition. 601pp illustrated. Fine in dw. God's Architect is the first full modern biography of this extraordinary figure. It draws on thousands of unpublished letters and drawings to recreate his life and work as architect, propagandist and romantic artist as well as the turbulent story of his three marriages, the bitterness of his last years and his sudden death at 40. It is the debut of a remarkable historian and biographer.This book has received excellent reviews as both an architectural and cultural biography.

London: J. Bumpus 1880

vi, 24 pp +[8]pp period ads, frontis + 35 plates. 4to Original cloth covered boards with gilt lettering, rebacked and with new end papers to make a good copy. Adverts include full page ad for stained glass artists, Shrigley and Hunt. Comprises images of churches alongside an essay on the principles of architectural beauty.

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.

Zurich Girsberger 1953

176pp + numerous b/w photographic plates and reproductions of hand drawn illustrations and plans. Open weave cloth with highlighted red titles on upper board and spine. Long quarto. Vg. Catalogue of works charting the working relationship between Le Corbusier and P. Jeaneret. Introductory chapters authored by Zurich architect Max Bill, whilst the main body of the text is by Le Corbusier. Fifth Edition.

Princeton Princeton University Press 1979

[20]+3-827+[7]pp with extensive illustrations, maps and photographic reproductions. Long 4to. Cloth boards, with gilt lettering label on spine. Custom made slip case. Book explores the fascinating history of cultural and geographical expansion into the Western territories of North America, with particular focus on Spanish influence, urban planning and industrial progress. Sticker from previous owner on interior of upper board reads "Winston Barnett, Architect."

London: Country Life 1938

96pp with b/w plates and line ills. 8vo. Cloth boards. Decorated dust wrapper, worn at edges, else vg. Contains photographs and plans of cottages, sports pavilions, village halls, garages and garden structures which can be best built in timber. Includes examples from England, the USA Scandinavia Denmark Germany and Austria. Scarce. Uniform with this volume the following titles were published: Timber Houses, Seaside Houses and Bungalows and most frequently seen "Houses for Moderate Means".

London Cassell & Co. Ltd (1972, New York) 1974

192 pp. b/w photographs, architectural drawings, maps and plans throughout. Long 4to. White cloth boards with black lettering, in decorated glassine dust wrapper. Good copy although slight discolouration at cloth edges and glassine wrapper has tears at spine and partly missing against back board. Photographic record of the design and manufacture of the Sydney Opera House glass walls, carried out by the author during their construction. The design won the Engineering Excellence Award of 1972 by the Association of Consulting Engineers of Australia. With detailed captions and brief descriptive chapters. From the library of Winston Barnett Architects, with ownership ticket inside front cover.

Stuttgart Gerd Hatje 1966

216pp, b/w photographs and line ills throughout. Square 4to. cloth. good in d/w which is slightly browned. Texts in German and English. Detailed study of multi- storey construction to the early 1960s, using systems and modular methods of building. Lots of case studies drawn from the UK, Europe and the USA. Includes public housing schemes alongside houses for private occupation.

London HMSO 1938

54pp, wrappers. Very good. 18pp are text and the remainder comprises plans of houses and b/w photographs of built projects. Examples drawn from Kent, Dorset, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire etc. Useful item for showing interwar public housing designed specifically for rural settings.

US MIT Press 1986

285 pp. Over 400 b/w ills, incl. line drawings, historical maps, diagrams, engravings and photographs. Cloth boards in illustrated dust wrapper, slight scuff marks at edges. Very good. Large 4to. Eloquent, superbly illustrated study of the origins of the modern city, and the social, psychological, and formal transformations influencing architects in the design of public spaces in cities. Focusses on the French 'hotel' as a development from an Italian prototype, and 'sophisticated instrument of urbanism', in its internal and external organisation of buildings and gardens.

Layton, Utah Gibbs Smith Publisher 2005

222pp illus with 250 plates and plans mostly in colour. Useful image book for the work of Harry and Charles Greene and their California projects tracing their career. Square 4to. Good copy with good dust wrapper.