Newtown, Connecticut: Pembroke Press, 1987.
Limited Edition. Stiff boards with accordion graphic. #67 of a limited edition of 100 copies, signed by the author. Accordion fold graphic work in green and black with collage paste-ons of interior scenes, lizards, and printed excerpts from Bernard Jakway's work "The Principals of Interior.....
Hearst, 2018.
Hardcover. Bigger isn't always better: Country Living offers a look inside more than 25 tiny homes that maximize function and style.Downsizing has become a big trend--and many people are choosing to live small and smart in compact houses that don't require huge mortgages or upkeep. Country Living showcases.....
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2010.
First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Forward by Ken Marschall. The ultimate ship modeller's guide to the storied Titanic with practical information on how to construct every part of the liner useful to the builder of a small, bread-and-butter display model or a large-scale version. 400.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.
First Edition. Hardcover. First Printing.
An account of the creations, materials, and artists connected with Art Nouveau and Art Deco, documenting their impact on lighting design from 1900 to the 1930s. 8-7/8 x 10-1/2”, maroon cloth, 208pp, glossary of lighting terminology, glossary of manufacturing.....
New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1937.
Second Printing. Hardcover. Inscribed to Mrs. True Morris and signed by the author on recto of frontis. illustration. Second Printing (November 1937) after a First Printing in August 1937.
A treatise on handicrafts, particularly of the pioneer and contemporary South Appalachians, both as a......
Gibbs Smith, 2006.
Hardcover. Atomic Ranch is an in-depth exploration of post-World War II residential architecture in America. Mid-century ranches (1946-1970) range from the decidedly modern gable-roofed Joseph Eichler tracts in the San Francisco Bay area and butterfly wing houses in Palm Springs, Florida, to the unassuming brick or stucco.....
Harper Design, 2016.
Hardcover. A lavish, full-color guidebook showcasing the most up-to-date innovations and latest trends in efficient and successful small space design.
Packed with detailed color photographs, comprehensive layout illustrations, and essential information, 150 Best Tiny Homes is the ideal solution for making the most of small living spaces--homes.....
Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2019.
Hardcover. From the founder of the Instagram feed @TinyHouse, comes a small, chunky inspiration book filled with photographs of the smallest abodes--from vans and boats to tree houses and cabins. A die-cut cover acts as a window onto a simpler world of lighter living and sustainability.....
Seoul: Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, 2004.
Softcover. Octavo, 7-1/4 x 9-1/2", stiff pictorial wrappers with printed overlay see-through dust wrapper, 70pp, replete with color interior and exterior photographs of the museum throughout. Catalogue published on the occasion of the inauguration exhibition, Muse-Um? Companionship of Plurality, October 15, 2004 -.....
Honolulu: Daughters of Hawaii, 1998.
Hardcover. Second Printing. Photographs by Michael D. Horikawa.
A historical survey of furniture making in Hawaii and the craftspeople who participated in its manufacture. Chapters include: The Early Timber Industry in Hawaii; Itinerant Carpenters and Missionary Furniture Makers in the Hawaiian Kingdom; Cabinetmakers in the.....
(London): I. (Isaac) Ware, ca. 1731.
Hardcover. Undated. According to Eileen Harris in British Architectural Books and Writers 1556-1785 (Cambridge, 1994), this work was published in 1731. Verso title page: "Most of these designs are already executed & the rest are at Burlington House.”
Illustrations engraved by P. Fourdrinier (1698-1758);.....
Shelter Publications, 2017.
Paperback. From the publishers of a popular series of building books comes Small Homes, which is highly relevant for these times -- getting smaller, rather than larger. Some 75 builders share their knowledge of building and design, with artistic, practical, and/or economical homes in the United States.....
Shelter Publications, 2014.
Paperback. Tiny Homes on the Move chronicles 21st-century nomads -- people who inhabit homes that are compact and mobile, either on wheels or in the water. In photos and stories, this fascinating book explores modern travelers who live in vans, pickup trucks, buses, trailers, sailboats, and houseboats.....
Shelter Publications, 2012.
Paperback. There's a grassroots movement in tiny homes these days. The real estate collapse, the economic downturn, burning out on 12-hour workdays - many people are rethinking their ideas about shelter - seeking an alternative to high rents, or a lifelong mortgage debt to a bank on.....
Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1995.
First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition.
Charles and Ray Eames, perhaps the most famous design partnership of 20th-century America, did pioneering work in furniture, film, architecture, and exhibition design. In researching this major work, Kirkham had full access to archives and cooperation of Eames associates. The.....
Little Brown and Company, 2015.
Hardcover. Rural escapes for those yearning for a simpler existence, by the creators of the wildly popular tumblr Cabin Porn.Created by a group of friends who preserve 55 acres of hidden forest in Upstate New York, Cabin Porn began as a scrapbook to collect inspiration.....
San Antonio, TX: Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, 1969.
Paperback. Exhibition catalogue of 84 pieces of theatricana, designs and artwork for stage décor, costume, architectural settings, exteriors, marquettes, curtains, portraits, etc., in the collection of Robert L. B. Tobin.
"In 1908 Serge Pavlovich Diaghilev (1872-1929) brought Boris Godounoff to the.....
Salt Lake City & Santa Barbara: Peregrine Smith, Inc., 1977-1979.
First Edition. Hardcover. First Editions. Photography by Marvin Rand; Prefaces by Randell Makinson; Introduction by Reyner Banham.
A survey and analysis of the pioneering architectural work of Charles and Henry Greene in two volumes. The brothers’ projects are organized into.....
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1854.
Sixteenth Edition. Hardcover. First published in 1793 and reissued in sixteen editions through the 1860’s. In three parts: Practical Geometry (with sections on definitions, problems, drawing instruments & measuration); Carpentry (with sections on linings for soffits, tracery, arches, groins, niches, roofs, skylights, domes, and.....
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1882.
Hardcover. 1882 printing of the Appleton’s Home Books series selection on Building a Home (copywright 1881).
Chapters:
Site, Drainage, and Water
Plans, etc.
Exteriors, etc.
Interiors, etc.
Economy, Construction, etc.
Conclusion 5 x 7-3/4", teal/red/black decorated golden cloth, supplier ads on paste-downs.....
Oriental Rug Review, 1981-1987.
Hardcover and Paperbound. Complete run of Oriental Rug Review between March 1981 and June 1987 (75 total issues).
Volumes I-IV March 1981 – March 1984. Four volumes containing 48 issues of Oriental Rug Review bound in three folio gilt-titled and decorated volumes by the publisher, with.....
Penguin Books, 2009.
Paperback. A captivating personal inquiry into the art of architecture, the craft of building, and the meaning of modern work"A room of one's own: Is there anybody who hasn't at one time or another wished for such a place, hasn't turned those soft words over until they'd.....
Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2008.
Hardcover. Virginia Woolf was right. Women and men, it turns out yearn for a room of their own. But instead of a little nook beneath the eaves, that room is now a shed. Today s sheds, however, are not dusty shelters for plants and tools. Lace.....
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1992.
Hardcover. 7-5/8 x 10", 1/2 grey cloth, marbled paper over boards, marbled endpapers, xiv, 183pp, xvi, 200pp, apps., notes, glossaries, references, index. The first volume treats the history of stairs and their influence on the art and science of architecture. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, it.....
Rizzoli International Publications, 2016.
Hardcover. This seminal volume, now back in print in a new format and at a reduced price, offers a deeply immersive tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's most legendary building. A landmark volume to commemorate what is arguably the most significant private residence of the twentieth century.....
