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CHAPTERS ON & BY WRIGHT
The New Industrialism (1902)
 
City Residential Land Development (1916)
 
Successful Houses and How to Build Them (1923)

 

New Dimensions 1928
 
Cyclopedia of Drawing Vol. I
 
Cyclopedia of Drawing Vol. I
 
Revolt in the Arts (1930)
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Modern Art: The Men, the Movement, the Meaning (1934)
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Art In America (1935)
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Understanding Modern Art (1936)
 
The 1940 Book of Small Houses (1938)
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A Goodly Fellowship (1939)
 
Tomorrow’s House 1945
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Faces of Destiny (1946)
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Elements of Interior Design and Decoration (1951)
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Built in USA: Post war Architecture (1952)
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Roots of Contemporary American Architecture 1952
 
The Shingle Style and the Stick Style (1955)
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Masters of Modern Architecture 1958
 
Words to Live By (1959)
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The House Beautiful Treasury of American Homes (1959)
 
 
A History of Modern Architecture (1960)
 
Men of Modern Architecture (1966)
 
 
American Art Since 1900, A Critical History (1967)
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Great Modern Architecture (1968)
 
History of Notable American Houses (1971)
 
 
The Innovators: 16 Portraits of Famous and Infamous (1982)
 
The Preservationist’s Progress (1991)
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Great People of the 20th Century (1996)
 
Architecture Source Book (1997)
 
Art & Architecture on 1001 Afternoons in Chicago (2002)
 
 
Architecture in Detail: New York (2003)
 
Modern Architecture and Other Essays (2003)

 

YEAR TITLE AUTHOR DESCRIPTION PAGES ST#
1902 The New Industrialism  (Hard Cover)  (Published by National League of Industrial Art, Chicago) Wright, Frank Lloyd Part III of 3 parts.  Chapter by Wright.  "The Art and craft of the Machine."  Published by National League of Industrial Art for the Daughters of the Revolution.  6.3 x 9.75.  (Limited to 500 Copies, of which this Copy is Number 51.)  (First Edition)  (Sweeney 50) Pp 79-111 0050.00.0602
1916 City Residential Land Development: Studies In Planning  (Hard Cover)  (Published by The University of Chicago Press, Chicago) Wright, Frank Lloyd Publication of the City Club of Chicago. Chapter IV: Non-competitive:  "Plan By Frank Lloyd Wright". Only Non-competitive plan in book.  Includes text and 7 colored illustrations.  Original HC List Price $1.00?. 9.25 x 12.25.  (First Edition)  (Sweeney 132) Pp 95-102 0132.00.0602
1923 Successful Houses and How to Build Them (First published in September, 1912 by Norwood Press. J.S. Cushing Co. - Berwick & Smith Co. Norwood, Mass, U.S.A. This edition published in 1923 by The MacMillan Company, New York) White, Charles E. Jr. Charles E. White, Jr. was an architect in Chicago, and worked in Wright’s Oak Park studio from 1903 to 1905. White, along with Vernon S. Watson worked with Wright on the River Forest Tennis Club (S.119). The Walter Gerts Residence was designed by White and built in 1905. Wright remodeled it in 1911 (S.177). In this volume, many of Wright’s home were included, but only a few were identified. Images of Wright’s homes included: Moore Residence (First) p 8 (1895 s.034); Dana-Thomas pp 41, 51 (Interior), 216 (1902 S.072), Hill p 66 (2), 425 (1900 S.051); Heurtley, p 217 (1902 S.074); Beachy p 220 (1906 S.117); Winslow p 225 (1894 S.024); Coonley p 284 (1907 S.135); Roberts interior p350 (1908 S.150); Martin interior p 397 (1904 S.100); Winslow Stable p 498 (1894 S.025). These images document the homes prior to 1912. 5.5 x 7.6. (Second Edition) Pp 520 0156.06.1009
1928 New Dimensions: The Decorative Arts of Today in Words & Pictures  (Published by Payson & Clarke LTD, New York) (Hard Cover) Frankl, Paul T. Dedicated “To a Great American Architect and Creative Artist Frank Lloyd Wright.” Forward by Frank Lloyd Wright.  Includes 80 pages of text and 124 images, of which three relate to Wright.  Original cover price possibly $6.00.  9.25 x 12.25.  (First Edition)  (Sweeney 200) Pp 168 0200.00.0407
1928 Cyclopedia of Drawing, Vol. I (Leather Bound Stiff Cover)  (Published by American Technical Society, Chicago) American Technical Society Illustration of Unity Temple (Fifth Edition) P 1 0187.01.0504
1928 Cyclopedia of Drawing, Vol. III  (Leather Bound Stiff Cover)  (Published by American Technical Society, Chicago) American Technical Society Illustration of Dining Room and floor plan of H.J. Ullman House, Oak Park (Fifth Edition) Pp 72 0187.02.0504
1930RevoltinArts 2.jpg (4525 bytes) Revolt in the Arts  (Hard Cover)  (Published by Brentano's, New York) Wright, Frank Lloyd Architecture - "In Between".  Chapter by Frank Lloyd Wright, (First Edition) Pp 123-4, 322, 327-9 0228.01.1101
1934ModernArt-Craven 2.jpg (4783 bytes) Modern Art: The Men, the Movement, the Meaning  (Hard Cover - DJ)  (Published by Simon and Schuster, New York) Craven, Thomas Chapter 14 - An American Architect  (First Edition)  (Sweeney 371) Pp 273-289 0371.00.0401
1935ArtInAmericaI 2.jpg (4325 bytes) Art In America  (Hard Cover)  (Published by Reynal & Hitchcock, New York) Hitchcock, Henry Russell Jr Chapter VI. III. Wright and the International Style (Third Edition) Pp 128-130 0377.01.0401
1936 Understanding Modern Art  (Hard Cover)  (Published by The Delphian Society) Katz, Leo; Webster, James Carson Chapter on Wright. Chapter LIII. Frank Lloyd Wright and the International Style. (First Edition) Pp 775 - 788 0404.01.0403
1938SmallHouses1940 2.jpg (7236 bytes) The 1940 Book of Small Houses  (Hard Cover - DJ)  (Published by Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York) By Editors of Arch Forum "Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, Houses for $5,000-$6,000 Income, To the Blackbourns"  (Fourth Edition, Related article: Life Magazine - Sept 1938.  Original HC List Price $1.96. Pp 141-5 0430.01.0201
1939 A Goodly Fellowship (Published in November by The MacMillan Company, New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco) Chase, Mary Ellen Chapter 5. “The Hillside Home School”.  Pp 85-121. Describes the school run by Wright’s aunts. She writes about her three year experience of living and teaching there.  5.5 x 8.25.   (First Edition)  (Sweeney 461) Pp 305 0461.00.0306
1945Tomorrows House 2.jpg (3810 bytes) Tomorrow’s House  (Hard Cover)  (Published by Simon and Schuster, New York) Nelson, George; Wright, Henry Original HC List Price $3.00.  Text & Photos  (First Edition) Pp 208-213 0624.01.0401
1946FacesDestiny 2.jpg (4032 bytes) Faces of Destiny  (Hard Cover)  (Published simultaneously by Ziff-Davis Publishing Co, Chicago, New York and George G. Harrap Co. LTD., London) Karsh, Yousuf Short Biography and portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (Second Edition) Pp 158-9 0648.01.1101
1951ElementsInterior 2.jpg (6252 bytes) Elements of Interior Design and Decoration  (Hard Cover - DJ)  (Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York) Whiton, Sherrill Influences of Wright and Sullivan.  Includes references on Wright and one photograph of the living room at Taliesin by Stoller.  Original HC List Price $7.50.  (First Edition) Pp 335,386-8 0834.01.0201
1952BuiltInUSA 2.jpg (4409 bytes) Built in USA: Post war Architecture  (Hard Cover)  (Published by The Museum of Modern Art, Distributed by Simon & Schuster, New York) Hitchcock, Henry-Russell & Drexler, Arthur Three Chapters on Frank Lloyd Wright  (First Edition) Pp 1-2, 17, 27-30,114-123 0869.01.1201
1952 Roots of Contemporary American Architecture  (Hard Cover - DJ)  (Published by Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York) Mumford, Lewis; Wright, Frank Lloyd 1) Ch. 16: "Nature as Architecture, The Bad Lands." Reprinted from Frank Lloyd Wright on Architecture, 1941, pages 191-199.  2) Ch. 20: "The Art and Craft of the Machine." Reprinted from Modern Architecture, 1931, pages 7-23. Originally delivered at Hull House, Chicago, in 1901.  3) Biographical Sketches: Frank Lloyd Wright.  Original HC List Price $7.00.  (First Edition) Pp 132-140, 169-185, 435-6 0869.03.0804
1955ShingleStyle 2.jpg (6123 bytes) The Shingle Style and the Stick Style  (Soft Cover)  (Published by Yale University Press, New Haven and London) Scully, Vincent J. Many references to Wright including Chapter nine on Wright’s early career.  Original SC List Price $8.95.  (Fourth Edition) Pp 184 1047.02.0501
1958 Masters of Modern Architecture  (Hard Cover - DJ)  (Published by Bonanza Books, New York) Peter, John Pp 21,26, 41-61, 201-2, 222 Pp 230 1221.01.1201
1959WordsToLiveBy 2.jpg (5072 bytes) Words to Live By  (Hard Cover)  (Published by Simon and Shuster, New York) Frank Lloyd Wright: Ed By William Nichols Beauty (First Edition) Pp 147-8 1274.01.0101
1959 The House Beautiful Treasury of Contemporary American Homes  (Hard Cover - DJ)  (Published by Hawthorn Books, Inc., New York) Barry, Joseph Of the 32 homes featured in this book, nine were designed by Wright. The first three chapters are dedicated to Frank Lloyd Wright.  Original HC List Price $12.95.  (First Edition) Pp10-21 1275.02.0402
1960 A History of Modern Architecture  (Published in the U.S. by Frederick A. Praeger, Inc., Publishers, New York) Joedicke, Jurgen First published in 1959.  Translated from German by James C. Palmes.  Chapter three: “Frank Lloyd Wright.”  Describes Wright’s connection with the School of Chicago, the idea of organic, relationship with nature, Wright’s early houses, his influence on Europe and Wright’s later work.  Includes thirteen photographs and two illustrations of Wright’s buildings.  7.5 x 10.25.  (Second Edition) Pp 30-37 1407.03.0607
1966 Men of Modern Architecture  (Hard Cover - DJ) (Published by Macrae Smith Company Philadelphia) Forsee, Aylesa Chapter Two: Frank Lloyd Wright: Uncommon Architect, Uncommon Man.  Original HC List Price $4.75  (Second Edition) Pp 35-64 1652.01.0102
1967AmericanArt 2.jpg (6994 bytes) American Art Since 1900, A Critical History  (Soft Cover)  (Published by Frederick A. Praeger, New York, Washington) Rose, Barbara Includes references on Wright and seven  photograph.  Original SC List Price $3.95  (Second Edition) Pp 320 1686.01.0301
1968 Great Modern Architecture (Published by Studio Vista Limited, London and E.P. Dutton and Co., Inc, New York) Cantacuzino, Sherban First three chapters in the book pertain to Wright.  1: Unity Temple;   2: Taliesin West;   3: S.C. Johnson and Son Administration Building.  Includes 15 photographs and four illustrations.  First published in 1966.  Original Soft Cover price $1.95.  5 x 7.25.  (Second Edition) Pp 8 -27 1732.05.1006
1971 History of Notable American Houses, The American Heritage (Hard Cover - DJ) Davidson, Marshall B. Original HC List Price $19.95.  (First Edition) Pp 239 72, 306-10 13 19-24 26 30-31 34 39 46-7 49 50-51 55 1850.01.0301
1982 The Innovators: 16 Portraits of the Famous and the Infamous  (Hard Cover - DJ) Nash, Jay Robert Chapter 14: Frank Lloyd Wright, The Grand Architect of the Earth (First Edition) Pp 240 1982.07.0401
1991Pres Progress 2.jpg (7356 bytes) The Preservationist’s Progress (Hard Cover - DJ) Howard, Hugh Chapter 7: The Artist’s Collector - Chapter on Wright.  Original HC List Price $22.95.  (First Edition) Pp 272 1991.16.0901
1996 Great People of the 20th Century  (Hard Cover) Time Editors Chapter on Wright.  (First Edition) Pp 159, 180 1996.16.0801
1997 Architecture Source Book  (Hard Cover - DJ) Gibberd, Vernon References to Wright.  (First Edition) Pp 192 1997.01.0399
2002 Art & Architecture on 1001 Afternoons in Chicago.  Essays and tall tales of artists and the cityscape of the 1920's. (Published by Snickersnee Press, Washington DC)  (Hard Cover) Hecht, Ben; Commentary and book by Kovan, Florice Whyte Ben Hecht wrote for the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Literary Times between 1921-25 before he became Hollywood’s highest paid writer.  Not really related to Wright other than a photograph of Wright in 1956.  “Decades before Frank Lloyd Wright showed his mile high building idea to Chicago, Ben Hecht did the send-up, Peer Gynt’s Panhandle.  Page 90.”  “In 1956 Frank Lloyd Wright presents his conception of a 528 foot Illinois Building in Chicago.”  Includes one photograph related to Wright.  Original cover price $23.95.  10.75 x 8.5.  (First Edition) Pp 114 2002.75.0307
2003 Architecture in Detail: New York  (Library Binding DJ)  (Published by PRC Publishing Ltd, London) Reiss, Marcia Twenty of New York’s most impressive, buildings receive detailed attention, including Wright’s Guggenheim Museum.  Traces 16 year battle from concept to conception, “...the most controversial building ever to rise in New York.  ...When a ten-story addition was proposed in 1985, the museum was once again the center of controversy... because it might have altered a recognized work of art.”  Includes four photographs. Original list price $12.95. 6.3 x 8.25.  (First Edition) Pp 96 2003.25.0607
2003 Modern Architecture and Other Essays (Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey and in the United Kingdom, Woodstock, Oxfordshire) Scully. Vincent; Levine, Neil This extensively illustrated and elegantly designed volume distills Scully's incalculable contribution. Neil Levine, a former student of Scully's, selects twenty essays that reveal the breadth and depth of Scully's work from the 1950s through the 1990s. The essays also highlight Scully's engagement with the careers of so many of the twentieth century's most significant architects, from Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn to Robert Venturi. (Publisher’s description.) Of the 20 essays Wright is included in all but six, three being devoted to Wright. Ch. 2 "Wright vs. the International Style" was first published in Art News, March 1954. Ch. 6 "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Twentieth-Century Style" was published in 1963. Ch. 11 "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Stuff of Dreams" was published in 1980. Includes 28 photographs and illustrations of Wright’s work. Also includes a biography of Vincent Scully’s Writings. 8.4 x 10.25. Original SC list price $39.95. HC list price $60.00. (First Edition) Pp 400 2003.35.1009
           

 

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