191pp. Clay cloth, gilt lettering on the spine. Color frontispiece. Author signature and inscription on the title page. Laid in is a postcard with a 15 cent stamp of the Rittenhouse paper mill, with a blue ink signature by Harry Devlin beneath it, and an invitation to see the Harry Devlin A Retrospective at the Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ.. There is toning to the extremities, othewise a fine, clean copy. The unclipped pictorial jacket is bright with one corner rubbed. This book shows 70 examples and descriptions of Victorian architecture along the Eastern Seaboard, including octagonal bar... View More...
1,37pp. Black boards, Hundreds of black and white illustrations. Light bump to the front corner, otherwise clean, unmarked copy. Unclipped pictorial jacket has a touch of shelf wear, otherwise fine in mylar sleeve. The post-World War II era witnessed New York's reign as the unofficial but undisputed economic and artistic capital of the world. By the mid-1970s, the city had experienced a profound reversal, and both its economy and its reputation were at a historic nadir. The architectural history of the period offered an exceptionally abundant and varied mix of building styles and types, from t... View More...