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 .

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.

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 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.

Oxford University Press 1979

552pp illus with b/w plates thoughout. Vg in slightly worn dw. Introductory volume in the Center for Environmental Studies series presenting his theory of architecture, planning and building. Hard to find.

Stuttgart : Institut für Leichte Flächentragwerke 1978

64 p. ill. Long 4to. 210 x 280mm. Decorated wrappers. Text in English. Useful study of his tensile structures around the world. Nicely produced.

Stockholm: Ab Tidskriften Byggmastaren 1950

241pp illustrated with photogravure plates, plans and elevations. 4to. Decorated paper covered boards, cloth spine with gilt lettered black spine label. Very good indeed. Hard to find. With photographs and plans of Asplund's major works, all in his native Sweden.