![The Architectural Annual [vol. 2]; Edited by Albert Kelsey: Issue for 1901](/pictures/thumb/006563.JPG?v=1536964719)
Philadelphia: Architectural Annual, 1901. Hardcover. "Second Edition." 303 p.: illustrations, plans, views; 32 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; black ruled border on front cover. Black emblem on front cover with motto "Progress Before Precedent." Red endpapers. Title page in red and black. Contents include: Competitive Models..... More
Philadelphia: Architectural Annual, 1900. Hardcover. "Second Edition." 292, xxiv p.: illustrations, plans, views; 32 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; black ruled border on front cover. Black emblem on front cover with motto "Progress Before Precedent." Red endpapers. Title page in red and black. Contents include: The..... More
London and New York: Architectural Association; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. 149 plates, as issued in original wrappers for each of the 8 quarterly parts published in 1909 and 1910, the whole in a portfolio with a green cloth spine and green boards printed in black, with cloth ties. The first..... More
Philadelphia: John Wanamaker, 1920. 2 cards, 10 x 6.5 cm. Two different designs. "John Wanamaker, Philada." embossed in small letters along lower edge. Avocado Lodge was a summer house built in Sea Girt, N.J., by Philadelphia Quaker Elliston P. Morris. After his death in 1914, his daughter Elizabeth Canby Morris..... More
London: Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, 1937. Paperback. 11th edition. ix, [3], 92, [4] p., frontispiece and 11 pages of illustration: in-text drawings; 18 cm. Paperback with light grey cover printed in dark brown. Advertisements for food and drink on preliminary and final pages. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a public..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. Shows a two-and-a-half-story house with an attached greenhouse and trees. In Good Condition: faint dampstain along right side. More
New York: David Williams Co., 1907. Paperback. 76 p., 2 leaves of plates: illustrations; 31 cm. Stapled. Contents include: A Residence in a Boston Suburb (by Allen W. Jackson) -- Elementary Perspective Drawing IV by George W. Kittredge -- Cabinet Work for the Carpenter: Ornament in Furniture by Paul D...... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g & Litho. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- in lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Old Residences on Murray Hill, as that title runs above..... More
New York: G. Hayward, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. by G. Hayward 171 Pearl St. N.Y." -- in lower left-hand corner. Caption: "Established by Christian G. Gunther Esq. Father of the present Mayor in 1820." Christian Godfrey Gunther (1822-1885), son of the furrier, was mayor of New..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1948. Paperback. iv, [2], 22 p., 9 folded leaves of maps: map, tables; 28 cm. Stapled with card covers. The proposed East Poplar Redevelopment Area was bounded by Girard Ave. on the north, 5th St. on the east, Spring Garden St. on the south, and..... More
Philadelphia: John D. Cardinell, 1926. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations; 20 x 26 cm. Stapled; brown paper cover with embossed gilt and blue illustration and cover title: Philadelphia the Birthplace of Liberty: Official Souvenir View Book Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Consists of black and sepia photographs of the city of Philadelphia and..... More
New York: G. Hayward, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. G. Hayward 171 Pearl St. N.Y." -- in lower left-hand corner. View of a three-story frame corner building showing people and barrels in front. Charles Dusenberry was active as a grocer into the 1840s. In Good Condition: faint..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mf'g. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Murray Hill, as that title runs above the image. Shows a...... More
Berlin: Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, 1986. Paperback. 80 p.: color and black-and-white illustrations, map; 21 cm. White paperback with illustrated cover. Contains an introduction in German by Gunter Schade of Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and one in English by Afif Bahnass, General Director of Antiquities and Museums. The remainder of..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. of Major & Knapp 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. In Good Condition: old dampstain on upper left-hand corner and lower right-hand corner. More
Philadelphia: E. Littell & Co., 1838. Hardcover. Imprint includes: "And by G. & C. Carvill & Co., New York; Otis, Broaders & Co., Boston; N. Hickman, Baltimore." [5], 450-68, [1], 306-448 p., 6 leaves of plates; [1], 218-288 p., engraved frontispiece; 303-370, [2], 231-300 p., 16 leaves of plates (including..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "Lith. of Major & Knapp 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. In Good Condition: old dampstain on left side and lower right-hand corner. More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. D.T. Valentine (1801-1869) served as the Deputy to the Clerk of the Common Council of New York City for 37 years and..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Murray Hill, as that title runs above the image. In Good..... More
New York: Major & Knapp, 1865. 1 sheet 18 x 12 cm. "The Major & Knapp Eng. Mfg. & Lith. Co. 449 Broadway, NY." -- lower left-hand corner. This was apparently from a section of the 1865 Manual titled Murray Hill, as that title runs above the image. In Good..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1948. 3-page press release, dated Dec. 31, 1948, announcing appointment of Edmund Bacon as Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. Covers his family (son Michael Bacon had been born 9 days previous), his professional accomplishments (study with Eliel Saarinen, among others), and service..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia City Planning Commission, 1947. Pamphlet. 1 pamphlet: illustration, chart, map; 22 x 16 cm. (folds out to 45 cm.). Printed in red and black. Front illustration of 2-story, International-style row housing signed "Sasagawa." Compares totals of population and housing for Philadelphia and the metropolitan district from 1900 and..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Housing Authority, 1951. 7, [1] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Contains the architect's design of the Abbotts Housing Project and the site plan for the Wilson Park Development, as well as two photographs of the presentation of the Citation of Merit by the Chamber of Commerce to the residents..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Housing Authority, 1951. 5, [1] p.: table, illustrations; 24 cm. Most of the issue concerns local response to an attack on public housing that occurred in Congress on May 4, 1951. Includes votes by Pennsylvania representatives in the House, the text of a resolution passed by Philadelphia City..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Housing Authority, 1951. 4 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Discusses approval of housing developments at the former Abbotts dairy site in West Philadelphia and the Schulkill Falls area in the Northeast, and rejection of approval for the Wilson Park site at 25th and Ritner streets. The illustrations are photos..... More