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The full title is :American Architecture of the Twentieth Century. A series of photographs and measured drawingsof modern civic, commercial and industrial buildings". New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1927-1929. There are 139 plates in 3 Volumes of 7 Parts. Plates loose as issued in 3 portfolios:Vols.1 & 2 cloth Vol.3 (Part 7) paper covered boards with cloth spine. Seven parts, each containing 20 full page plates with title page and table of contents in Vols. 1 and 2. Virtually complete except for one plate (#10 in Vol.2 Part 6 illus. floor plan of Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital. This is one of five plates illustrating the building). Missing too is the preface by Lewis Mumford in Vol.3 (part 7). Portfolios 1 and 2 cloth spines split and frayed but complete, plates are generally very good although there is some minimal edge darkening and soil. A half a dozen plates in Volume 2 have small moisture stain on edge, not affecting image.Vol.3 (Part 7) Very Good overall condition. Spines of Vols.1 & 2 titled in gilt and Vol.3 (Part 7) reproduces title page on the cover. Contents of Volume 1 include Raymond Hood's American Radiator Building; McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin, New York Telephone Building; U.S. Army Supply Base in Brooklyn by Cass Gilbert & Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre by Wm. Lee Woollett. Volume 2, Part 4 entirely devoted to 4 buildings designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue;& Holabird and Root, 333 North Michigan Avenue apartment building. 3 add'l.buildings in Volume 3 Part 7 including the Masters Apartments/Roerich Museum Building by Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray and the R.J. Reynolds Building in Salem, N.C. by Shreve & Lamb and the Stewart Building in New York by Warren & Wetmore. All buildings illustrated by photos, plans and details. Rarely seen this complete. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.