At the Book Fair
I'm taking a break from my sporadic reviews these days to presents some finds made at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair that is taking place this weekend. These are not books I purchased — they are far too expensive for my wallet — but they are some of the few books on modern architecture that I found in a sea of leather bindings, signed first editions, maps, and other older bound and unbound volumes. If you're in the market for some rare architecture books, take a look at the books below (in alphabetical order by bookseller) and then head over to the Park Avenue Armory between now and Sunday.Walter Gropius, work and teamwork (1954) by Sigfried Giedion, signed by Walter GropiusAppledore Books (booth E24), $1,500:Junge Französische Architektur (1930) by Roger GinsburgerMarilyn Braiterman Rare Books (booth C7), $400:Knoll Center/Ceiling Design (1989) lithograph by Robert VenturiMarilyn Braiterman Rare Books (booth C7), $1,500:Anonyme Skulpturen: A Typology of Technical Constructions (1970) by Bernhard and Hilla Becher, signed by the BechersJeff Hirsch Books (booth E33), $5,000:Mysteries and Realities of the Site (1951) by Richard Neutra, signed by NeutraJeff Hirsch Books (booth E33), $850:Amerika: Bilderbuch eines Architekten (1926) by Erich MendelsohnEric Chaim Kline Bookseller (booth D18), $650:Arkhitekturnye fantazii. 101 kompozitsiia v kraskakh. 101 arkhitekturnaia miniatiura (1933) by Iakov ChernikhovEric Chaim Kline Bookseller (booth D18), $8,750:Le Poème Electronique (1958) by Le CorbusierWilliam Reese Company (booth B17), $300:SHV Think Book (1996) by Irma BoomUrsus Rare Books (booth A2), $7,500:Changing New York (1939) by Berenice AbbottRoy Young Bookseller (booth A40), $2,750:Aircraft: The New Vision (1935) by Le CorbusierIrving Zucker Art Books (booth A28), $8,000:
I'm taking a break from my sporadic reviews these days to presents some finds made at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair that is taking place this weekend. These are not books I purchased — they are far too expensive for my wallet — but they are some of the few books on modern architecture that I found in a sea of leather bindings, signed first editions, maps, and other older bound and unbound volumes. If you're in the market for some rare architecture books, take a look at the books below (in alphabetical order by bookseller) and then head over to the Park Avenue Armory between now and Sunday.Walter Gropius, work and teamwork (1954) by Sigfried Giedion, signed by Walter GropiusAppledore Books (booth E24), $1,500:Junge Französische Architektur (1930) by Roger GinsburgerMarilyn Braiterman Rare Books (booth C7), $400:Knoll Center/Ceiling Design (1989) lithograph by Robert VenturiMarilyn Braiterman Rare Books (booth C7), $1,500:Anonyme Skulpturen: A Typology of Technical Constructions (1970) by Bernhard and Hilla Becher, signed by the BechersJeff Hirsch Books (booth E33), $5,000:Mysteries and Realities of the Site (1951) by Richard Neutra, signed by NeutraJeff Hirsch Books (booth E33), $850:Amerika: Bilderbuch eines Architekten (1926) by Erich MendelsohnEric Chaim Kline Bookseller (booth D18), $650:Arkhitekturnye fantazii. 101 kompozitsiia v kraskakh. 101 arkhitekturnaia miniatiura (1933) by Iakov ChernikhovEric Chaim Kline Bookseller (booth D18), $8,750:Le Poème Electronique (1958) by Le CorbusierWilliam Reese Company (booth B17), $300:SHV Think Book (1996) by Irma BoomUrsus Rare Books (booth A2), $7,500:Changing New York (1939) by Berenice AbbottRoy Young Bookseller (booth A40), $2,750:Aircraft: The New Vision (1935) by Le CorbusierIrving Zucker Art Books (booth A28), $8,000:
