Art&DesignSpring2025

A Guide to Baltimore Architecture 3E John Dorsey & James D. Dilts. A Guide to Baltimore Architecture. 3rd Edition. John Dorsey & James D. Dilts. Grouped by neighborhood, more than two hundred notable Baltimore buildings are pictured and described with commentary on their history and style. Photographs, maps, and tours, as well as biographies of Baltimore architects. • 41/2" x 9" (114 x 228mm) •300photos &maps • 472 pp. • 978-0-87033-477-1 • PB • $24.95 / £22.99 / $34.95 CAD Historic Architecture in Northwest Phila- delphia: 1690 to 1930s Joseph Minardi. A colorful and comprehensive look at the rich ar- chitectural history of NW Philadelphia and the Wissahickon Valley. From the colonial period to the 1930s, this architectural tour explores 450 structures, many still standing and well-preserved, in the area from Germantown to Chestnut Hill • 11 3/4" x 9" (298 x 228 mm) • 744 color & b/w photos • 272 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4198-4 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD Gingerbread Gems of Willimantic, Connecticut Michele Palmer, photography by Lori Garris. From tiny cottages to grand mansions, these examples of Carpend- er Gothic, Queen Anne, Stick Style, Italianate, and Second Empire architecture have made Willimantic, Connecticut, famous. More than 175 color images display high Victorian houses. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 178 color photos • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-2603-5 • PB • $19.95 / £18.99 / $28.95 CAD Gingerbread Gems of Ocean Grove, NJ Tina Skinner Foreword by Wayne T. Bell. Explores Ocean Grove, New Jersey, listed by the National Register of Historic Places as the richest concentration of Victorian architecture in the nation. More than 200 pictures of seaside cottages and hotels festooned with scrollwork in high Victorian fashion • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 226 color photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-2394-2 • PB • $24.95 / £22.99 / $34.95 CAD Cottages of Oak Bluffs: 20 Postcards Ar- thur P. Richmond. Charming and historic ginger- bread style cottages in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. Inviting front porches, ornate trims, and blos- soming flowerboxes on these distinguished Martha’s Vineyard homes appear here in twenty dynamic postcards. Cards can be displayed in a standard frame, detached and mailed to friends, or kept in this book as a souvenir. • 7" x 5" (127 x 177 mm) • 20 color postcards • 20 pp. • 978-0-7643- 2683-7 • PB • $9.95 / £9.99 / $13.95 CAD Deco & Streamline Architecture in L A : A Mod- erne City Survey Elizabeth McMillian. Showcases the two main categories of Art Deco styles in L.A.: the zigzag, perpendicular Deco style of the 1920s and the aerodynamic, cubist style of the Streamline 1930s and early ’40s. Exterior and interior views of public buildings, office towers, theaters, restaurants, religious structures, apartments, hotels, and individual homes. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 231 color & 65 b/w photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-2008-8•HC•$49.95 / £45.99 / $72.00CAD Door Jams: Amazing Doors of New York City Allan Markman. On the winding “Door Tour,” hitting every stop from hip Williamsburg to elegant Sutton Place, the soul of New York City is revealed through this most unlikely me- dium. The remarkable row house doors, ware- house gates, extravagant entryways, and even construction sites documented here represent the people, culture, and attitude of New York City • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 341 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-4491-6 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut J. Frederick Kelly. Details house plans, framing, roofs, masonry, windows, entrances, paneling, mantels, cupboards, stairs, and more from houses built during the early 1600s through the 1800s. Line drawings of moulding details. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 193 b/w photos & 242 line drawings • 230 pp. • 978-0-7643- 2664-6 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Early Domestic Architecture of Pennsylvania Eleanor Raymond, Introduction by R. Brognard Okie. Early Domestic Architecture of Pennsylvania. Eleanor Raymond, A.I.A. Introduction by R. Brognard Okie. Beautiful examples of meeting houses, homes, barns, mills, spring houses, and other outbuildings in Penn- sylvania. Heavy beams, stonework, and detailed pan- eling are shown. 25 pages of measured drawings detail cabinetry work and molding profiles. • 81/2"x11" (215 x 279mm) • 307 b/wphotos &25 illus. • 160 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2590-8 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD The Evolution of the Cape Cod House: An Archi- tectural History Arthur P. Richmond. Detailed his- tory of one of America’s most popular architectural styles—the Cape Cod house—from its beginnings more than six centuries ago. This study is complete, with more than 600 images detailing the interiors and exteriors of these classic homes. A must for anyone interested in architecture, Cape Cod, and the most admired of American homes. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) • 680 photos & illustrations • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-3848- 9 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD Florida’s Historic Victorian Homes Justin A. Nylander. 41 historic houses in Florida built in the Victorian era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, captured in all their beauty, and ac- companied by riveting tales of their original (often famous) owners. Florida’s Historic Victo- rian Homes delivers a feast for your eyes and mind, a showcase of the most enduring Victori- an architecture in Florida • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 350 color illustrations • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4365-0 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Ghost Signs 2: Clues to Uptown New York's Past Frank Mastropolo. New York City's neigh- borhoods, from 14th Street to its northernmost point, contain scores of timeworn ads that have improbably survived for decades, and journalist and television producer Frank Mastropolo has captured their stories. More than 100 photos and stories sketch uptown New York's economic and social fabric over the past century. • 9" x 6" (228 x 152 mm) • 125 color images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 6362-7 • HC • $19.99 / £18.99 / $28.99 CAD Ghost Signs: Clues to Downtown New York’s Past Frank Mastropolo. Ghost signs hold the secrets of businesses and products that vanished decades ago. Clues to our jobs, schools, places of worship, cafes, and concert halls are hidden in their stories. More than 100 photos and insightful commentary provide an important and timely look at New York City’s rich economic and social fabric, especial- ly today, when long-established businesses are rapidly being priced out of their neighborhoods • 9" x 6" (228 x 152mm) •125 color andb/w images •128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5831-9 • HC • $19.99 / £19.99 / $29.99 CAD Gingerbread Gems: Victorian Architecture of Oak Bluffs Arthur P. Richmond. Stroll Martha’s Vineyard and view cozy Victorian cottages featuring bright colors, welcoming porches, and sumptuous decoration. Delight in architectural details, many de- signed by the prolific S. F. Pratt. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 379 photos • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-2682-0 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Chateau Country: Du Pont Estates in the Bran- dywine Valley Daniel DeKalb Miller. Originally from France, the du Pont family settled in the Brandywine River Valley. Their first home had six rooms. One hun- dred years later, their largest house had 176 rooms and thirty-six servants on 2,300 acres of land. Chateau Country is an intimate, informative portrait of the houses built by this Delaware dynasty. • 9" x 12" (228 x304mm) •174b/w&color photos, 29prints, 33drawings • 272 pp. • 978-0-7643-4415-2 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / $85.00 CAD Colonial Architecture: Early Examples from the First State George Fletcher Bennett, Foreword by Bernie Herman. Details the influence of Dutch, Swed- ish, and English colonization on examples of colonial architecture built between 1660–1840. Frame, brick, and stone residences, churches, public buildings, and even outhouses are shown, along with scores of archi- tectural details • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 317 b/w photos, 40 illus. • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-2510-6 • PB • $29.95 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD The Cape Cod House Stanley Schuler. Designed for those who may wish to build their own Cape Cod home, here are many variations of the basic floor plan. Shows the nearly limitless possibilities. Includes a tiny single style Cape Cod house to double, triple, modified, and “modern” interpretations • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) •174photos•144pp. •978-0-916838-63-8•HC•$25.00 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Cape May’s Gingerbread Gems Tina Skinner & Bruce Waters. Sixty-five color images of sum- mer cottages and guest houses: a treasured souvenir of New Jersey’s southern cape and an indispensable reference for Victorian Era archi- tecture and exterior ornamentation. Examples of Carpenter Gothic, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Edwardian, American Bracketed Villa, and Stick Styles are presented, with work by architects Frank Furness, Samuel Sloan, and Stephen Decatur Button • 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" (149 x 149 mm) • 65 color photos • 64 pp. • 978-0-7643-2126-9 • HC • $9.95 / £9.99 / $13.95 CAD Casas to Castles: Florida’s Historic Medi- terranean Revival Architecture Justin A. Nylander. 40 stunning Mediterranean revival homes in Florida, captured inside and out in more than 350 images. Architects featured include Addison Mizner, Maurice Fatio, Marion Sims Wyeth, John Volk, James Gamble Rogers II, Rich- ard Kiehnel, and John Elliot. The homes range from family scale creations to mammoth oceanfront palaces. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) •358 color photos •240pp. •978-0-7643-3435-1•HC•$39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Cathedrals Built by the Masons Russell Herner. Master Builders designed and built cathedrals to rep- licate God’s house on Earth. More than 240 photos illustrate gorgeous naves, vaulted ceilings, stained glass windows, and spires built to heaven. Discover the or- igin of Gothic architecture, see how cathedrals were built with primitive tools, and learn about Freemason- ry’s history. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 247 color and b/wimages•240pp. •978-0-7643-4840-2•HC•$45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00 CAD Catskill Resorts: Lost Architecture of Par- adise Ross Padluck. Once the most famed resort destination in the world, the Catskills helped shape American culture and history. Through 363 images, take a trip back in time to relive the stories behind the theaters and nightclubs, the lavish lobbies, and the vacuous dining rooms that served thousands of rich kosher meals each day. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 217 color & 163 b/w images • 176 pp. • 978-0- 7643-4317-9 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD | 77 HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE: REGIONAL