Curtis Catalog General Millwork 1914

Chicago: Printed by the Franklin Company, 1914. Hard Cover. Uncommon. This is a fascinating publication from the Curtis Companies, a small chain of Midwest based building companies founded in 1866.They state that to them, millwork is more than merely material required for the construction of a building but is furniture that requires in its construction greater care. The book is held out as "your assistant salesman," with every page a selling help. It includes new stock designs, attractive illustrations of every item, price information, easy reference, and tables of general information. There are windows, doors, porches, staircases, colonnades, mantels, and much more. Each reference section includes a charming full color illustration of a woman in an interior that showcases that category. Bound in original blue cloth binding with white design and title to cover. "Curtis" is in large letters on spine but has mostly faded. Bumped, rubbed, but in very good condition. Last couple of pages have pulled away from text block, otherwise very tight and clean. Interesting both as a business and a cultural reference. 383 pages. ARCH/091312. Very Good.

Anderson, M.D.

Design for a Journey

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1940. Hard Cover. Very Good minus in green cloth with silver elephant emblem on front board. Cloth split along hinges at head of spine; owner name on front flyleaf and a few marginal notes in pencil. Architecture. ARC1/6081. Very Good -.

Brooke, Christopher

Monasteries of the World The Rise and Development of the Monastic Tradition

New York: Crescent Books, 1982. Hard Cover. 4to. Very good+ brown cloth boards with gilt label on spine. Color DJ is very good+. Previous owner's name-plate on front endpage. Illustrated with B/W and color photographs and drawings. With index 272 pp. Architecture. ARCH/5143. Very Good.

Callandreau, M.L.

Essai Sur la Maison Romaine a ses Differentes Epoques dans l'antiquite, le Moyen-Age et la Renaissance

Paris: Angouleme, 1862. Hard Cover. Folio. Tan cloth spine and paper covered boards. Corners worn and chipped; edgewear to boards. Some foxing to front board. Interior very good. Architecture. ARCH1/7280. Very Good.

Caroe, Alban D. R.

Old Churches and Modern Craftsmanship

London: Oxford University Press, 1949. Hard Cover. VG 8vo with maroon paper covered boards. Minor rubbing to edges and corners. Slight fading to foot of gilt stamped spine; small portion of cloth slightly wrinkled on both boards. Illustrated DJ in good condition; darkening to spine, front panel detached along front joint, lacks bottom inch of spine. Pages lightly yellowed w/age, mostly clean. Illustrated with 25 b/w photos, including frontispiece, and numerous diagrams, one of which folds-out. 223pp. Architecture. ARC/12133. Very Good.

Conti, Flavio

The Grand Tour: New Techniques

New York: HBJ Press, 1978. Hard Cover. Fine hardcover with Fine dustjacket. Slight rubbing to tips of dj corners. Large color photographs. Architecture. ARCH/8232. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket.

Davey, Peter

Architecture of the Arts and Crafts Movement

New York: Rizzoli, (1980). Hard Cover. 4to. Blue paper covered boards with silver title to spine. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations throughout. Blue illustrated dust jacket with off-white title to front and spine panels. Index 224 pages. Achitecture. ARCHI/080910. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

Drexel, Arthur

The Architecture of Japan (1st Edition)

Museum of Modern Art, 1955. Hard Cover. Near fine/no dj/ black cloth with silver embossing/ some stains in front and back/ writing on free front paper/ 286 pp. Asian Art. ASIART/6072. Near Fine.

Emanuel, Muriel, ed. Sharp, Dennis, architectural consultant. Naylor, Colin; Lerner, Craig, assistant eds.

Contemporary Architects.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. Hard Cover. 4to. Very good. Black coated paper covered boards. Crease to spine and minor bumping to spine ends. A few light pencil marks throughout. Strong, tight binding. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos. 933 pages. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. Architecture. ARCH/11183. Very Good.

[Essex House Press] Godman, Ernest; C.R. Ashbee, introductory note

The Old Palace of Bromley-by-Bow: Being the Third Monograph of the Committee for the Survey of the Memorials of Greater London

London: Edward Arnold [Printed for the Committee by the Essex House Press, 1902. Hard Cover. Number 144 of 350 copies, of which 200 were reserved for the committee. Bromley-by-Bow was a large 17th century manor house demolished in 1893 but recorded at the time by photographs and drawings. Ashbee prefaces Godman's account in "An Introductory Note on the Folly of Destroying the Old Palace." Nicely bound in new cloth boards and black leather spine, with original paper covers affixed to the cloth boards. End papers show some foxing, but the letterpress text and plates are in very good condition. 22 pages plus 37 plates. PRI/071911. Very Good.

Frary, I.T.

Thomas Jefferson Architect and Builder

Richmond: Garrett and Massie, 1950. Hard Cover. Very good blue boards with silver gilt seal and border on front board, titling on spine. Soiling along spine with some fading; front board spotted with light brown. 109 b/w plates of examples of Jefferson's architecture; index; 153 pp. Architecture. ARCH/1213. Very Good.

Gascar, Pierre

The Chateau of Chambord

London: Collier-Macmillan, Ltd. 1962. Hard Cover. 8vo. Very good- in blue boards cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. No Dust jacket. Rear interior hinge is cracked. Else is clean and bright with photographic illustrations throughout. 115 pages. Architecture. ARC/032210. Very Good -.