Fine Books and Works on Paper

Abel (Lothar) Die Gartenkunst in ihren Formen Planimetrisch Entwickelt, 25 photolithographic plates printed in brown, old ink stamp at head of tit...

Adam Brothers.- Adam (Robert, architect, 1728-92), Adam (John, architect, 1721-1792), Adam (James, architect, 1732-1794) & Adam (William, busines...

Adams (Edward) The Polychromatic Ornament of Italy, presentation copy from the author to Alfred H.Browne inscribed on front free endpaper, decorat...

Albert Memorial.- National Memorial to His Royal Highness the Prince Consort (The), large paper copy, list of subscribers, 24 plates, 5 chromolith...

Albertolli (Giocondo) Ornamenti Diversi, engraved title and dedication, letterpress sheet to the readers, 24 engraved plates by Giacomo Mercoli af...

Androuet du Cerceau (Jacques) Leçons de Perspective Positive, first edition, 60 engraved plates, title with early inscription "Dum spira spero" at...

Antoine (Jean) Traité d'Architecture, ou Proportions des Trois Ordres Grecs, first and only edition, numerous woodcuts throughout including 5 fold...

Architect's diary.- Letts's Diary or Bills Due Book... 1831, 125pp., in a neat hand, pencil and ink drawing of the arch of Septimus Severus laid d...

[Avril (Louis, Abbé)], "M.L.M.". Temples Anciens et Modernes; ou Observations historiques et critiques sur les plus célèbres Monumens d'Architectu...

Baldinucci (Filippo) Vita del Cavaliere Gio. Lorenzo Bernino, Scultore, Architetto, e Pittore, first edition, half-title, engraved portrait and 9 ...

[Belgrado (Jacopo)] Dell'Architettura Egiziana..., first edition, [one of 100 copies], half-title, title with engraved vignette and contemporary i...

Berti (Giambattista) Delle Ombre e del Chiaro-Scuro in Architettura Geometrica, first edition, 27 double-page fine aquatint plates (one side with ...

Biddle (Owen) The Young Carpenter's Assistant; or, a system of architecture, adapted to the style of building in the United States, 44 engraved pl...

Billings (Robert William) The Infinity of Geometric Design Exemplified, engraved frontispiece and 39 plates, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed ...

Cadorin (Lodovico) Studii Teorici e Pratici di Architettura e di Ornato per la erezione principalmente delle Fabrice in Terra Cotta adattati ai bi...

Carême (M[arie]-A[ntoine]) Projets d'Architecture...[pour les Embellissements de Paris], 6 parts in 1 vol., first edition, Part I with dedication ...

Cerisy (Lefebure de, fl. 1808-1809) Two volumes containing 91 drawings by a student from École Imperiale Polytechnique, including academic drawing...

[Chandler (Richard) Nicholas Revett and William Pars.] Ionian Antiquities, published by order of the Society of Dilettanti, first edition, first i...

Chenavard (Claude-Aimé) Nouveau Recueil de Décorations Intérieures, contenant des Dessins de Tapisseries, Tapis, Meubles, Bronzes, Vases..., engra...

Chicago Tribune Tower.- International Competition (The) for a New Administration Building for the Chicago Tribune MCMXXII containing all the desig...

Continental Fire Insurance Company of New York (The). Plans and Specifications for Economical Dwelling Houses, Farm Buildings, etc., plates and pl...

Cutter (Manly N.) Two Years Work in an Architect's Office...Suburban, first edition, illustrated advertisements at begining and end (browned), fro...

Della Bella (Stefano, 1610-1664), After. Suite de huit marines, the set of eight etchings, engraved by Francois Collignon, on laid paper with vari...

Donaldson (Thomas Leverton) A Collection of...Doorways, from Ancient Buildings in Greece and Italy, 26 engraved plates, contemporary ink signature...

Douglas (John, editor) Abbey Square Sketch Book, 3 vol. [all published], decorative titles printed in black and brown or red, 216 plates, mostly l...

Dresser (Christopher) Unity in Variety, as deduced from the Vegetable Kingdom, illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, ex-library copy with stam...

Durand (Jean Nicolas Louis) Recueil et Pallalèle des Édifices en Tout Genre, Anciens et Modernes..., title with ornamental border, 110 lithographe...

École des Beaux-Arts.- [Prieur (Amant-Parfait) and Pierre-Louis Van Cléemputte]. [Collection des Prix que la ci-devant Académie d'Architecture pro...

École des Beaux-Arts.- [Prieur (Amant-Parfait) and Pierre-Louis Van Cléemputte]. Collection des Prix que la ci-devant Académie d'Architecture prop...

École des Beaux-Arts.- Grands Prix d'Architecture.- Projets Couronnés par l'Académie Royale des Beaux Arts de France, engraved title, table of con...

Eidlitz (Robert James) Medals and Medallions relating to Architects, number 131 of 150 copies, 125 photogravure plates, illustrations, original bu...

English School (circa 1810-1820) An imagined view of Regent Street, possibly an original design prior to the completion of John Nash's plan for th...

Fell (Sheila, 1931-1979) An isolated house among hills, probably in Cumberland, charcoal on wove paper, signed and inscribed: 'For Hugh from Sheil...

Ferguson (James) The Art of Drawing in Perspective..., second edition, half-title, 9 folding engraved plates, contemporary drawing master's copy w...

Francoeur (Louis Benjamin) An Introduction to Linear Drawing, translated by William B.Fowle, errata leaf and 2 folding engraved plates at end, dia...

Freart (Roland) A Parallel of the Antient Architecture with the Modern, translated by John Evelyn, first English edition, engraved additional titl...

G[arnier] (A[thanase]) Appreciateur du Mobilier, ou le moyen de savoir faire l'estimation et la verification du Mobilier le plus etendu, et de for...

Gilly (David) Ueber Erfindung, Construction und Vortheile der Bohlen-Dächer..., first edition, aquatint title-vignette, tail-piece and 8 folding f...

Grados (L.) Ornements pour le Batiment. Travaux Artistiques, Plomb, Zinc, Cuivre, Tôle, lithographed throughout with title and 45 plates after A.S...

Gramm (Johann Christian) Der Architekt für Freunde der schoenen Baukunst: Façaden, Grundrisse und Détails, lithographed decorative title printed i...

Grandjean de Montigny (Auguste) and Auguste Famin. Architecture Toscane, ou Palais, Maisons, et Autres Édifices de la Toscane, half-title, engrave...

Gruner (Lewis, editor) The Terra-Cotta Architecture of North Italy (XIIth - XVth Centuries), one mounted photograph and 47 lithographed plates aft...

Hay (Alexander) The Modern Builders' Guide: A series of practical drawings, with Letter-press Descriptions, lithographed title with architectural ...

Hay (David Ramsay) Original Geometrical Diaper Designs, accompanied by an attempt to develope and elucidate the true principles of Ornamental Desi...

Hills (Chester) The Builder's Guide. A Practical Treatise on Grecian and Roman Architecture, together with Specimens of the Gothic Style..., revis...

Hoare (Prince, editor) The Artist; a Collection of Essays, relative to painting, poetry, sculpture, architecture, the drama, discoveries of scienc...

[Hole (William)] The Ornaments of Churches Considered, with a particular View to the late Decoration of the Parish Church of St.Margaret Westminst...

House of Commons. First [Second & Third] Report of the Commissioners on the State of Windsor Forest, 1809; Fourth Report (The) of the Surveyor Gen...

Hubert ([?Arsène-Claude], fl. 1809-1810) A student's album of 36 drawings from École Imperiale Polytechnique, including academic drawings of descr...

Hübsch (Heinrich) Die Architectur und ihr Verhältniss zur heutigen Malerei und Sculptur, half-title, contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, Stu...

Hübsch (Dr. Heinrich) Die Altchristlichen Kirchen..., 2 vol. in 1 including plate vol., title to text printed in brown, 63 lithographed plates, so...

Hunt (Richard Morris) Designs for the Gateways of the Southern Entrances to the Central Park, first edition, tinted lithographed frontispiece, tit...

Huth (J.C.) Kurzer und deutlicher Unterricht zu Zeichnung und Anlegung der Wohn- und Landwirthschaftsgebäude, 39 engraved plates, 2 folding, old i...

Italy.- Veneto House Survey.- Volebele (G., civil engineer) Progetto di riduzione, e restauro dell due Case de proprietà della Mentecata Siga Elis...

Japan.- Ishii (Usabaro) and Kojiro Izumi. Shinsen Daisho Hinagata Taizen [A New Edition of Complete Patterns for Master Craftsmen], 6 parts, woodc...

Japan.- Japanese Pattern Book, woodcut tessellated patterns (?for textiles), original wrappers sewn in Japanese style, rubbed and slightly frayed ...

Japan.- [Ehon]. Katsushika Isai. Banbutsu Zukai Isai Gashiki Schochô Zen, woodcut illustrations, some full-page, lightly soiled, original wrappers...

Joly (Jules de) Plans, Coupes, Élevations et Détails de la Restauration de la Chambre des Députés, 35 engraved plates, some foxing, especially to ...

Kendall (Henry Edward, Jr.) Designs for Schools and School Houses, Parochial and National, first edition, tinted lithographed pictorial title with...

Kent (Nathaniel) Hints to Gentlemen of Landed Property, 10 folding engraved plates, occasional spotting, contemporary calf, red morocco label, upp...