first edition Hardcover
1925 · New York
by Whitaker, Charles Harris (Editor)
New York: Press of the American Institute of Architects, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cream and navy cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt. Very good. 50 pages in text. Folio, 36 x 28 cm. 273 plates, a host of color reproductions. Text by Hartley Burr Alexander, Ralph Cram Adams, George Ellery Hale, Lee Lawrie, C. Howard Walker and Charles Harris Whitaker. Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue was an American architect, celebrated for his work in neo-gothic design. He also designed several notable typefaces, including Cheltenham and Merrymount for the Merrymount Press. KARPEL B1186. "A monumental work ......" Errata slip, decorated endpapers, interior contents immaculate. Slight rubbing to backstrip foot.
(Inventory #: 24414)