LEARNING FROM LAS VEGAS by Venturi, Robert; Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour - 1972

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1972 1st edition. Cleanly ex-libris, with several usual small stamps and the removal of library pockets at the front pastedown and the preliinaries. Library tape at the foot of the spine as well as a bit of light scuffing to the rear panel. Still though, bright and firm. Folio, crisp black-and-white (and occasional color) photos and plans throughout. A solid starter copy of the true 1st edition.

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good -. The 1972 1st edition, in its printed glassine dustjacket. Tight and Near Fine in a perfectly serviceable, VG- example of the fragile dustjacket, with a 3" chip at the front panel's upper tip and light loss --with small closed tears and minor creasing-- along the panel edges. Still though, quite presentable. Folio, a remarkable, exhaustive examination of the architecture of The Strip.

The MIT Press, 1972. First edition. Small folio, green cloth with inset label. Fine copy, dust jacket lacks small chips on the spine costing two letters (the first "L" and "M"), and with some little edge wear. Errata sheet present.

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1972. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ROBERT VENTURI (AND SIGNING ALSO FOR HIS PARTNER DENISE BROWN) on the front free endpaper. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1972 1st edition of this seminal manifesto in urban planning. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG example of the notoriously fragile, printed glassine dustjacket. The jacket is at least 95% complete but does show just a bit of inevitable chipping -- in this case at the lower-tips, the foot of the spine and along the top-edges and the spine crown. Still though, solidly VG to VG+, very presentable and a significantly above-average example. Folio, a remarkable, exhaustive examination of the architecture of The Strip. Uncommon as such, the 1st edition inscribed by its principal author (and architect) and in such sharp condition.

Cambridge: MIT Press, 1972. First Edition. An exceptional copy of an exceptional book, probably the most important architectural publication of the last fifty years, often described as the manifesto of architectural post-modernism. A fine copy in the printed tissue dust jacket, showing only slight wear; in a custom clamshell box. The book’s design was widely praised at that time, as well as since. If not for the seismic influence of the work itself (although not universally accepted, given controversy and disagreement over its observations, conclusions, and view), it would be celebrated for this alone.

Cambridge: MIT Press, (1972), 1972. First edition. Folio (14 x 10.5 inches); pp. xviii, 189; illustrated from photographs, drawings, plans. A very good copy or better in original gilt-stamped charcoal cloth with color illustration affixed to front cover, in a chipped and worn dust jacket. An important architectural and city planning study. Architecture city town planning.

Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1968. Fine in a near fine jacket with a few edge nicks and a subtle vertical crease to the front flap. A remarkable preservation of a jacket that is usually missing or significantly perished: one of the best copies I have seen. Housed in a custom clamshell box.. First Edition. Folio. Errata slip laid in. In 1968, Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour taught a third year studio graduate class at Yale that would have great implications on the study of architecture in the postmodern era. The class was called Learning from Las Vegas, or Form Analysis as Design Research. There were 13 students in total. In the end, their work would comprise the basis for the landmark architectural work Learning from Las Vegas, authored by Venturi, Brown, and Izenour, but compiled, researched and photographed by the students themselves. The seminal architectural text of its era, right there with Ruscha in terms of prescience and influence.

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.

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

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

Inbel, Bruxelles: Ducolot, 1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Folio. 276 pp. Bound in full green cloth, stamped in gilt on cover and spine, in Illustrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated, chiefly color, including frontispiece and several fold outs. Text in French. Includes bibliography. Near Fine, bright, clean copy, in Very Good+ dust jacket with wear and rubbing to extremities, overall scuffing.

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.

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 4to. xvi, 316, [2] pp. Bound in full lime green cloth, title stamped in gilt on red on spine. Black and white frontispiece photograph, black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Very Good, spine very slightly cocked, light foxing to spine, top edges of boards, heavier foxing on top edge of text block, not affecting interior which remains clean, photographs and illustrations sharp, in Very Good dust jacket with 1/2" tear on front cover near tail of spine, wear to top edge.

Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Das Musikinstrument , [1970]. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Folio. 128.2] pp. Bound in full, charcoal gray cloth, title stamped in silver on cover and spine. Orgelbeispiele 20. Jahrhundert, Bd. 1. Black and white illustrations, including 3 fold-out plates, and 3 inserts in pocket at rear. Text in German and English. Near Fine, minor age-toning to pages, otherwise tight and clean, in Very Good+ dust jacket with 1" tear to top edge of front cover, wear and peeling of lamination at extremities, overall age-toning.