Slide Archive of a Southern California Realtor
1971-1972
Before Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin: a swank archive of images from the Sessions Realty firm of La Mesa, California in the early 1970s.
Architecture
DAVID ADJAYE HOUSES
(2006)
Signed first paperback edition of Adjaye's first monograph, documenting thirteen of his major projects in London, with a series of visual 'portfolios' and additional essays by Stuart Hall, Caroline Roux, and Deyan Sudjic.
DAVID ADLER, ARCHITECT: THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE
(2002)
Early printing of this lavishly-illustrated assessment of American architect David Adler's elegant buildings, which incorporate a number of historic styles.
THE COUNTRY HOUSES OF DAVID ADLER
(2001)
First printing of this attractive volume that explores 17 homes designed by "one of America's premier 'great house' architects" (jacket), whose classical style emulates European stately homes – with a catalogue raisonné.
FIVE HOUSES 1976-1986
(1987)
Plans, drawings, models, and photographs for five of Ames's residential projects, warmly inscribed to a fellow architect.
OBJECT / TYPE LANDSCAPES
(1996)
Inscribed copy of the catalogue to an exhibition of the architect's paintings, with a handwritten note to another architect laid in.
RESIDENTIAL WORK VOLUME TWO 1986-2006 / ANTHONY AMES ARCHITECT
(2007)
Inscribed first printing of this second volume of houses designed by Ames, conceived and executed in valiant opposition to the rise of the McMansion, existing in a zone "between the abstract and the real."
CARRÈRE & HASTINGS ARCHITECTS
2006
Signed first edition of this lavish two-volume set tracing the work of the influential Beaux-Arts architectural firm responsible for such landmarks as the New York Public Library and the Manhattan Bridge.
PIERRE CHAREAU: DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT
(1992)
First printing of this attractive volume that places Pierre Chareau's influential and controversial "La Maison de Verre" in the wider context of his career.
ALEXANDER SMITH COCHRAN: MODERNIST ARCHITECT IN TRADITIONAL BALTIMORE
(1995)
First printing of this beautifully-illustrated overview of the Baltimore work of Modernist architect Alexander Smith Cochran, the designer of some of America's first publicly-funded housing projects.
ALFREDO DE VIDO: SELECTED AND CURRENT WORKS
(1998)
First printing of this attractive edition of the work of the New York architect whose style defies categorization — inscribed by De Vido to architecture writer and editor Susan Zevon.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF DELANO & ALDRICH
(2003)
First printing of this assessment of the works of the Delano & Aldrich architectural firm, responsible for such projects as the Walters Art Gallery and the La Guardia airport.
PAUL RUDOLPH: THE FLORIDA HOUSES
(2002)
Inscribed first printing of this gallery of the controversial Brutalist architect's early residential work, richly illustrated with detailed analysis.
AMERICAN CLASSICIST: The Architecture of Philip Trammell Shutze
(1989)
First printing, signed by both the author and photographer, of this monograph on the Georgia architect.
CALIFORNIA HOUSES OF GORDON DRAKE
(1956)
First printing of this reflection on the work of an architect who died before his time, who nonetheless had an important impact on mid-century modern California residential style.
STEVEN EHRLICH ARCHITECTS
(1998)
First printing of this architectural monograph featuring 28 of Ehrlich's residential, civic, and commercial projects, illustrated with photographs, plans, and sketches.
IMPROVISATIONS ON THE LAND: HOUSES OF FERNAU + HARTMAN
(2015)
First printing of this attractive collection of the homes designed by Fernau + Hartman, edited by the principal architect of the firm.
IRVING J. GILL, ARCHITECT
(2006)
First printing of this lavishly-illustrated book on the buildings and biography of Irving J. Gill, important and influential Modernist architect.
IRVING GILL AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF REFORM
(2000)
Inscribed first printing of this illustrated reflection on the work of early-20th century modernist architect Irving Gill, influential yet rarely written on.
BUCKMINSTER FULLER: DESIGNING FOR MOBILITY
(2005)
First printing of this attractive collection of images of and writing about the various structures and designs of Buckminster Fuller, the forward-thinking architect most famous for his geodesic domes.
GWATHMEY SIEGEL: APARTMENTS
(2004)
First printing of this heavily-illustrated work that illuminates modernist architect firm Gwathmey Siegel's elevation of the apartment to an art form.
HARIRI & HARIRI
(1999)
Signed revised and expanded edition of this work that showcases 30 buildings by the architectural firm Hariri and Hariri, whose dynamic style blurs the lines between architecture and sculpture.
HARIRI & HARIRI: HOUSES
(2005)
Signed printing of this heavily-illustrated work that highlights the residential buildings of Iranian-American architect duo Gisue and Mojgan Hariri, with letter from Paul Goldberger.
THE MASTER ARCHITECT SERIES: HARTMAN-COX, SELECTED AND CURRENT WORKS
(1994)
First printing, inscribed by both subjects, of this monograph on the work of prominent Washington D.C.-based architect firm Hartman-Cox, who have designed and restored important museum and library spaces, including for the National Archives and the Folger Library.
THE BALTIMORE ROWHOUSE
(1999)
Signed review copy of this comprehensive history of the ubiquitous Baltimore residential structure by two Maryland architects.
