American Apartment Houses of today/illustrating Plans, Details, Exteriors and Interiors of Modern City and Suburban Apartment Houses Throughout the United States by Sexton, R.W - 1926

Hodder & Stoughton, 1994-05-01. Paperback. Good.

New York: The Architectural and Building Press, 1929. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback, 1929, quarto, staggared pagination, illustrated in b&w. Book VG with edgewear that includes some small tears and creases, rubbing and mild general soil, spine rubbed, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ.

New York: The Architectural and Building Press. VG/NO DUSTJACKET. 1929. Paperback. Articles include Indiana Lincoln Memorial; Old Swedes Church Wilmington, Del.; Tomb of Unknown Soldier, etc. . 4to., 79 pp. .

New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co. Inc, 1939. Hardcover. Good+ (Boards have moderate edgewear, smudging, sunning and discoloration; spine strip is peeling away at the top inch; corners are worn to the boards; textblock is cracked; textblock is foxed; pages are lightly toned.). navy and light blue boards w/ silver spine printing. 96 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Thoroughly illustrated with photos and floorplans.

New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co. Inc, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Hardback. 4to. A fair copy in rather badly damp-spotted boards with a tear at the foot of the spine. Internally unaffected and at least good. Stamp of a firm of architects on front free end-paper. Pp.vi,332. 330 plates including many plans. Please note this is a very heavy book which will require extra postage.

Architectural Book Publishing Co, 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Ex library copy with usual markings, wear and tear on the book cover. Minor pencil markings on the table of contents.

New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co. Inc, 1939. Hardcover. VG (scuffs & scratches to boards. spine ends bumped & creased. corners rubbed. textblock edges foxing. interior clean & bright). navy boards w/ silver spine printing. 96 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Thoroughly illustrated with photos and floorplans.

Architectural Book Publishing Co., New York, 1927. 4to, 175pp, black and white illustrations, plans, diagrams. A good hardback copy. 6cm split to top of front outer spine hinge, board corners and top and base of spine worn. Small stains on rear board, prelims and rear pages foxed. Previous owner's details.

New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc, 1930. Hardcover. As New in clipped dustjacket. Bluish green gilt embossed blue cloth with pinkish printed dustjacket. 164 pp., many bw plates. The second volume of Sexton's two-volume survey of American theatre architecture. Volume One was published in 1927. This volume, which stands alone, is from 1930 and reflects the theatres of the day and brings the presentation forward from where Volume 1 left off. It contains chapters on many design and operational aspects of theatres of the period. Includes contributions by Armand D. Carroll (The Design of The Modern Theatre); Albert Douglas Hill (A Standard Method of Planning a Theatre); Harold W. Rambusch (The Decoration of A Theatre); Edward B. Silverman (Electrical Installation in the Modern Theatre); Edwin E. Newcomb (Theatre Acoustics); Edwin A. Kingsley (Heating and Ventilating a Theatre)Leon Fleischmann (The Theatre Owner and The Architect); Ben Schlanger (The Theatre of Tomorrow); Checking List… Read More

New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co. Inc, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. Folio. A good copy in dark green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Spine dull and with some wear and tear at the foot. Internally very good. 309 pages. Illustrations and plans throughout. Please note this is a heavy book which will require extra postage.

Washington DC: Standard Homes Co., [1956?]. Stapled wraps. Good. 31p. Wrap and pages lightly thumb creased, front wrap fore edge creased and torn. A promotional booklet for houses designed by Standard Homes Company containing examples of more than 40 dwellings, each accompanied by layouts and a photograph or drawing of frontage. These houses come in a variety of styles designed with consideration to cost-saving construction using standard sizes for materials such as lumber, windows, and doors to reduce waste. Intercounty Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia was the distributor of this copy. A letter dated June 27, 1956, from the savings and loan is laid in. B&w illustrations and halftone photographs. (11-1/2"x8-1/2")

Boston, 1903. Covers rather brittle and chipped, some short tears to page edges.. 13.5" x 9"; viii, 25-32, ix-xvi pages; Stapled magazine.

Gibson Guitar, n. Soft cover. Good. Very Good.

First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight wear at bottom end cap.
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Casa del HerreroHouse of the Blacksmithstands today as one of the most fully developed and intact examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. It was designed and built between 1922 and 1925 as a second house for George Fox Steedman, a St. Louis industrialist. Thought principally to be the work of George Washington Smith, the architect, Steedman himself generated many ideas during the initial design phase that were both a blessing and curse to Smith. Steedmans vision prevailed, and throughout the decade following the houses initial completion, he continued to rework both house and garden, engaging the architects Lutah Maria Riggs, Edwards, Plunkett & Howell, and Floyd Brewster, and garden… Read More

Silver Lake, New Hampshire: John F. Chick & Son, Building Material, 1941. First Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. Lot of nine issues, averaging 16pp each; illustrated throughout from photographs, floor plans and elevations. In the original, pictorial wrappers. Approx 11" x 8.5" The thrust of this magazine is "Now is the time to build your own home." Themes of these issues include: Hollywood Hilltops; Simple Dignity Is the Best Architecture; Cape Cod Cottages; Need Four Bedrooms?; Wood Walls; A Place to Eat in the Kitchen; Twin Level First Floor; Fireplace Ideas; The Case for Home Ownership; Colonial Twins; Summer Cottages; Modernizing A House; Plywood Is Perfect Material; Baseball Grows Up [a four-page departure in one issue]; Historic Walls; Suburban Charm; Log Cabin Siding; Ideas for the Roadside Merchant; Two Farm Homes in 1940 Style; Modernizing Your Farmhouse; Duplicate the Charm of Old World Cottages; Underground Storage Easily Built; Three Modern Farm Homes; Small Summer Cottages;… Read More

Georgetown, Guyana: S.M.H. Aniff and Universal Bookstore, 1997. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Very slight corner wear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 40 pages. Illustrated, one color map. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.

Jovis, 2006. Hardcover. New. Hardcover New.

Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35) Undated, circa 1950, Random House. States complete and unabridged. USED. VG/VG price-clipped original publisher's DJ. Sorry about the group photo, but Please see the item listed for sale here at 2nd book lower row. Front cover illustration depicts Quasimodo atop a moonlit gargoyled roof-top. Red boards, black topstain. 416 pages plus adverts. 4 3/4 X 7 3/8. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.

Hugo, Victor. Undated. Circa 1950. William J. Hill Co., Inc. Chicago, Ill. Not an illustrated edition. USED. VG/No DJ Included. Adventure Fiction Romance/Horror. Sorry about the group photo, but please see stock photo of binding for William J. Hill editions for the item being offered here. Blue Boards, gilt titling and red ornamentation on spine. 380 pages. 5 ½ X 8 ¼. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love. A clean, square, solid copy.

BRACEBRIDGE HALL 1887 Macmillan & Co. By Washington Irving. Ralph Caldecott Illustrated Edition. First Edition Thus. Sequel to "Old Christmas". Used. Good Condition/ No DJ is included if issued. 284 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 1/2. Bright gold gilt top-stain, titling and ornamentation. 1" Dark green end-papers. Summary: "Bracebridge Hall, written by the esteemed author, Washington Irving, is a collection of location-based character sketches, detailing the lives and personalities of the occupants of a countryside manor in Yorkshire, England, owned by a squire."