New York: F.W. Beers, 1872. Folio. An original 1872 map of the North Ward portion of the historic town of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, with building footprint and campus Irving Female College. This large map was originally published in the F.W. Beers Atlas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and also features the..... More
Oxford, england: Oxbow Books, 2013. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful coffee-table sized volume, profusely illustrated. Illustrated boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Inscribed by author on title page. A lovely edition. More
Sanborn Insurance Company, 1912. Elephant Folio. A vibrant and exceedingly rare 1912 Sanborn Insurance Map of the historic business district of Easton, Maryland, depicting detailed building footprints as well as property owner names. This beautiful piece is matted and framed under UV-protective glass. While on the..... More
New York: WILLIAM HELBURN, 1924. 1st Edition. Folio. A Gorgeous 1924 folio-sized Architecture coffee-table book. Original red cloth with titling stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. 104 black and white plates, some photographic and others illustrative, featuring various types of Spanish architecture, such as patios, doorways, crestings..... More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 2013. 1st Edition. Quarto. A GORGEOUS photo-documentary on the architectural heritage of the historic residential structures of the Chesapeake region, signed by six of the contributors, including Edward Chappell, the renowned historical architect and researcher, from whose library this volume comes. Chappell..... More
Paris: Chez Ch. Ant. Jombert, 1775. 2nd Edition. 8vo. An important 18th-century work on state-of-the-art fortifications, published the year the Revolutionary War began and likely would have been used during the war by American and French engineers. Profusely illustrated with charts and architectural fortification plans, most are fold-outs..... More
Bristol: University of Bristol, 1978. 8vo. A wonderfully comprehensive description and history of the houses of the village of Yetminster England as they appeared in 1978. Complete with black and white plans, illustrations, and photographs. Paperback. Tight binding. Previous owner's signature in corner of title page, and full page..... More
Frankfort, NY: Charles Magnus, 1864. A gorgeous 1864 original lithograph printed during the Civil War. This was one of several chromolithographs published by Magnus depicting the soldier hospitals in the nation's capital during the conflict. "Located on Corcoran Farm on 7th Street, NW, Harewood General Hospital operated..... More
Belgium: Brepols Publishers, 2013. 1st Edition. Quarto. A beautiful, high quality trade paperback profusely illustrated with historic photographs and illustration of Dutch architecture. 514pp. Thick card stock wraps, with folded flaps. Square tight binding. Clean interior. A lovely edition with virtually no wear. More