loading
reading
writing
saving
searching
Architecture Magazine 1929-30 – Unbound Vintage Issues – Modernist - $295 (berkeley)
condition:
excellent
QR Code Link to This Post
The Architecture Magazine 1929–1930 unbound vintage issues offer a unique glimpse into the world of modernist architecture through illustrated articles, essays, and images.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, this English-language monthly magazine covers a wide range of topics related to architecture, art, design, and architectural theory. Dating from 1929–1930, these original vintage issues provide valuable insight into the architectural trends, debates, and ideologies of the late 1920s and early 1930s, making them a strong resource for architecture enthusiasts, collectors, and historians.
The magazines have been unbound (original magazine bindings removed), and advertising pages removed, leaving primarily editorial articles, photographs, drawings, and architectural images in loose format. This reflects historical academic and research use rather than preservation as retail reading copies.
These materials were acquired directly from the family of a former University of California, Berkeley architecture faculty member and were part of a larger personal research and teaching library assembled between the 1920s and 1950s.
The magazines have been unbound (original magazine bindings removed), with advertising pages removed, leaving primarily editorial articles, photographs, drawings, and architectural images in loose format. This configuration reflects academic use and mid-20th-century architectural pedagogy, where materials were reorganized for study and reference rather than preserved as complete retail issues.
The product is a collection of unbound architectural magazines.
Details:
Publication: Architecture Magazine
Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons
Years: 1929–1930
Language: English
Format: Unbound / loose pages
Advertising removed
Original vintage paper (not reproductions)
Inventory – Issues Included (6 total):
February 1929
March 1929
April 1929
May 1929
June 1929
January 1930
Condition:
Good vintage condition overall
Expected age-related toning and light edge wear
No modern rebinding or trimming
Pages stored flat and handled carefully
Ideal for:
Architectural historians & researchers
Design studios & educators
Framing or archival portfolios
Libraries or special collections
Images shown are representative samples. All editorial content from the listed issues is included.
#ArchitectureMagazine
#Architecture1929
#Architecture1930
#ModernistArchitecture
#ArchitecturalHistory
#VintageArchitecture
#CharlesScribnersSons
#ArchitecturalEphemera
#DesignHistory
#UnboundArchive
Item specifics:
Condition: Very Good
Seller Notes: “Overall good vintage condition”
Publication Month: January, March, May, June, July, August
Publication Year: 1929, 1930
Language: English
Publication Frequency: Monthly
Publication Name: Architecture
Features: Illustrated
Genre: Architecture
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Topic: Art
Country of Origin: United States
Category breadcrumb: Books, Movies & Music
Books & Magazines: Magazines