Three Centuries of Notable American Architects

New York: American Heritage Pub. Co., 1981. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Large quarto in blue DJ, blue spine, 348 pages, b&w illustrations (some color); 29 cm. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, extremely light sunning to front board rear edge, extremely faint soiling to boards, less than a quarter-inch wear mark to top edge, ownership stamp and ink drawing to front free endpaper, bright pages, tight binding, extremely gently rubbed DJ corners, extremely mild rubbing to DJ corners, light soiling to rear DJ, else Very Good(+) in Very Good(+) DJ. Hardcover. ISBN: 0828111588

Architecture -- United States -- History. Profusely illustrated text describes the personalities and architectural achievements of major American architects of the past and present. Contents: Introduction / by Vincent Scully -- Charles Bulfinch / by Marshall B. Davidson -- Benjamin Henry Latrobe / by Marshall B. Davidson -- Thomas Jefferson / by Marshall B. Davidson -- Alexander jackson Davis / by Joseph Kastner -- Richard Morris Hunt / by Ormonde de Kay, Jr. -- Henry Hobson Richardson / by John Russell -- Frederick Law Olmsted / by Joseph Kastner -- Stanford White / by Richard F. Snow -- A gallery of visions -- Louis Henri Sullivan / by Wane Andrews -- Frank Lloyd Wright / by William Marlin -- Bernard Maybeck / by Richard Reinhardt -- Raymond Hood / by Carter Wiseman -- Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe / by M.W. Newman -- Louis Kahn / by Charles L. Mee, Jr. -- Eliel and Eero Saarinen / by Paul Goldberger -- Architects of today / by Paul Goldberger. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.