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W W Norton & Co, 1978 8vo (23.5 cm), LX, 204 pp, plates. Laminated wrappers. A manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, first published in 1897. This is a new edition with introductory notes by John Barrington Bayley and William A. Coles.

Roma: Pontificio Istituto de Archeologia Cristiana und Freiburg, Herder, 1936 2 parts 8vo (27 x 19 cm), VIII, 271 pp, publisher's wraps; a folder with 24 plates. Untrimmed and uncut copy (minor shelf-wear). The architectural exploration of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul by Ukrainian art historian Volodymyr Zaloziecky (1896 - 1959).

Kraków: MCK, 2020 4to (26 cm), 384. Publisher's boards. "Heritage can often be difficult, as best evidenced by the former Auschwitz concentration camp or the Palace of Culture and Science. In Poland, however, the most problematic is the heritage left behind by the Third Reich. The complexity of this issue is demonstrated in the latest book by the International Cultural Centre. It also provides the most complete, often surprising, overview of these “badly born” buildings to date." (from the publisher's synopsis)

Belknap Press, 2006 8vo (20.5 cm), XIII, 234 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: "The Dome of the Rock, the beautiful Muslim shrine in the walled Old City of Jerusalem, was fully restored to its original state in the last half-century. This book tells the story of the Dome of the Rock, from the first fateful decades of its creation - on the esplanade built in the fourth decade B.C.E. for the Second Jewish Temple - to its engulfment in the clashes of the Crusades and the short-lived Christianization of all of Jerusalem, to its modern acquisition of different and potent meanings for Muslim, Christian, and Jewish cultures. Oleg Grabar's presentation combines what we know of the building with the views of past observers and with the broader historical, cultural, and aesthetic implications of the monument."

Svidnik: Muzeum ukrajinskej kultury, 1971 4to (25 cm), 528 pp. Publisher's cloth. In Ukrainian with the summary in Slovakian, English and German. A catalog of Orthodox wooden churches in Slovakia.

The MIT Press, 1997 8vo (20.5 cm), 245 pp. Laminated wrappers. "Widely regarded as a classic in the field, Experiencing Architecture explores the history and promise of good design. Generously illustrated with historical examples of designing excellence - ranging from teacups, riding boots, and golf balls to the villas of Palladio and the fish-feeding pavilion of Beijing's Winter Palace - Rasmussen's accessible guide invites us to appreciate architecture not only as a profession, but as an art that shapes everyday experience. In the past, Rasmussen argues, architecture was not just an individual pursuit, but a community undertaking. Dwellings were built with a natural feeling for place, materials and use, resulting in "a remarkably suitable comeliness." While we cannot return to a former age, Rasmussen notes, we can still design spaces that are beautiful and useful by seeking to understand architecture as an art form that must be experienced. An understanding of good design… Leer más

St. Martin's Press, 1985 8vo (23.5 cm), XII, 319 pp. Publisher's cloth backed boards and dust jacket (dj slightly frayed at extremities). The book reveals the fascinating interplay of art, society, politics, and commerce from antiquity through modernism and explains ornament's near demise and recent revival. It is a stunningly documented argument against artistic chauvinism and a lively survey of modern architecture.

Brussels: Société Royale des Bibliophiles et Iconophiles de Belgique, 2020 Oblong folio (42 x 29.5 cm), [6], 50 pp. Laminated wrappers (book slightly warped). A facsimile reprint of an atlas of fortifications of the island of Sicily commissioned for Claude Lamoral de Ligne Ier, who served as viceroy of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1669 to 1674.

Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1991 4to (28.5 cm), XVI, 383 pp, 30 illustrations on 15 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (blind collector's stamp on half-title). This catalogue documents the Fowler Architectural Collection, one of the largest collections of rare books on architecture in the world. The collection, which includes over 3,000 volumes on architecture and related fields, was assembled by the Baltimore architect and collector Lawrence Hall Fowler (1887-1971). The bibliographic descriptions of the books in this catalogue are supplemented by detailed notes on the provenance and significance of individual items, and by essays on Fowler and the history of the collection. The catalogue is fully indexed and includes an extensive bibliography.

Lehigh Univ Press, 1992 4to (30.5 cm), 298 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (blind collector's stamp on front free endpaper). This book offers a comprehensive survey of the surviving manuscripts and drawings attributed to Francesco di Giorgio Martini, the esteemed Sienese architect and military engineer. Within its pages, readers will find a detailed checklist encompassing all known manuscripts and drawings associated with the artist, accompanied by a thorough exploration of their provenance and current whereabouts.

Kraków: Instytut Architektury, 2016 8vo (22 cm), 159 pp, Laminated wrappers. In Polish. Fryderyk Tadanier (1892-1960) one of the leading modernist modernist architects in Krakow, the architect of Municipal Savings Bank at Szczepański Place. His domain was residential architecture, but he also designed public buildings, co-creating the modern infrastructure of the Second Polish Republic.

Yale University Press, 2004 4to (30 cm), 192 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj rubbed at extremities, couple of tears to dj's inner fold, binding and text fine). "As one of the most alluring yet elusive concepts in contemporary style, glamour is an ideal that permeates our visual culture. This lavishly illustrated book radically revises our understanding of glamour in fashion, industrial design, and architecture. The volume traces glamour's trajectory from its historical middle-class origins to its present-day connotations of affluence and elegance. Following a general introduction on the culture and consumption of glamour, three essays explore the concept as it has evolved in the fields of fashion, design, and architecture. Valerie Steele examines the construction of glamour from nineteenth-century fashion through the golden age of Hollywood and beyond, addressing the creations of Adrian, Christian Dior, Chanel, Gucci, and Versace, among others. Phil Patton discusses the… Leer más

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009 8vo (21.5 cm), VIII, 343 pp. Publisher's cloth backed boards and dust jacket. From the blurb: "Does the world make you sick? If the distractions and distortions around you, the jarring colors and sounds, could shake up the healing chemistry of your mind, might your surroundings also have the power to heal you? This is the question Esther Sternberg explores in Healing Spaces, a look at the marvelously rich nexus of mind and body, perception and place. Sternberg immerses us in the discoveries that have revealed a complicated working relationship between the senses, the emotions, and the immune system. First among these is the story of the researcher who, in the 1980s, found that hospital patients with a view of nature healed faster than those without. How could a pleasant view speed healing? The author pursues this question through a series of places and situations that explore the neurobiology of the senses. The book shows how a Disney theme park… Leer más

Paul Mellon Centre, 2000 8vo (21 cm), VII, 148 pp. Laminated wrappers (blind stamp on the title). Inigo Jones was the first English classical architect, famous in his own time (he was nine years junior to Shakespeare) and the posthumous sponsor of the Palladianism of the 18th century. Sir John Summerson clears away a mass of legend in order to direct attention to the essential, basing a new assessment of his genius on the evidence of buildings and designs of undoubted authenticity. While the Queen's house at Greenwich and the famous Whitehall Banqueting House receive due acknowledgment, such long lost works as the Covent Garden Piazza and the transformation of old St Paul's are shown, after rigorous examination of there cords, to be even more eloquent of their architect's philosophy. Inigo Jones emerges as a unique figure in Europe of his time and an architect of fundamental importance.

London : Robin Halwas, 1998 8vo (24.5 cm), 80 pp. Laminated wrappers. Robin Halwas' List 16. 161 items, an index of printers and publishers, abbreviated references.

Warszawa: PWN, 1973 8vo (24 cm), 288 pp, 100 illustrations. Publisher's cloth. In Polish. A catalog of architectural drawings from Czartoryski library in Kraków.

Berlin and Leipzig:: Verlag von Kunstwissenschaft, 1939 4to (30.5 cm), XVI, 782, [2] pp. French half-morocco with corners, four raised bands, spine gilt, marbled endpapers, teg (bookplate mounted on the front pastedown). A fine copy of the catalog of the art library, which was once the biggest and finest in the world. 5435 works are described, part of them were lost during WW2. The most important bibliography of books on the decorative arts.

Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 1981 8vo (24.5 cm), 364 pp, plates, errata loosely inserted. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket( dj frayed at extremities and slightly creased). In Polish with 12-page summary in English. "Constructivism in Poland: An Attempted Reconstruction of the Trend (1921-1931)" stands as a classic study of the artistic movement. Commencing with the New Art exhibition in Vilnius in May 1923, this comprehensive work includes chapters on defining constructivism, form discussions, a chronicle of the movement, and an analysis of the structure of constructivist art. Additionally, it features an extended bibliography, a history of constructivist studies, and an annotated list of 111 exhibitions. Enhanced with 373 black-and-white illustrations, this book offers a rich exploration of the constructivist movement in Poland.

University of Chicago Press, 2013 4to (31.5 cm), 328 pp. Publisher's boards and dust jacket (collector's blind stamp on half-title). "A library is not just a collection of books, but also the buildings that house them. From the great dome of the Library of Congress, to the white façade of the Seinäjoki Library in Finland, to the ancient ruins of the library of Pergamum in modern Turkey, the architecture of a library is a symbol of its time as well as of its builders' wealth, culture, and learning. Architectural historian James Campbell and photographer Will Pryce traveled the globe together, visiting and documenting over eighty libraries that exemplify the many different approaches to thinking about and designing libraries." (from the publisher's synopsis)

Svidnik: Muzeum ukrajinskej kultury, 1976 Oblong 8vo (18 x 20 cm), cloth and dj (dj frayed at extrimities, tear at the tail of the spine). In Ukrainian and Slovak. Vernacular architecture of Ukrainians in the Eastern Slovakia.