Originally begun with a donation of around 600 titles, the Steedman Architectural Library now holds over 1,500 books. From first editions of totemic works, to recent publications covering the work of current architects, the collection houses a treasure trove of books in the field of architecture and the allied arts, focusing on interior design, furniture, and wallpaper.
Over the years, a number of bibliographies of the collection have been created. You can view a few of those here:
Bookplate of the Steedman Library
Selection of titles from bookcase on western wall
Selection of titles from bookcase on eastern wall
Selection of titles from bookcase on eastern wall
Front cover of Sprokkelingen in Nederland. Reeks A: Steden. 8 series (1922-1923)
Detail from Sprokkelingen in Nederland. Reeks A.
Selection of volumes in Sprokkelingen in Nederland series
Wooden slipcase for Romeyn Beck Hough's The Wood Book (2002)
Wooden slipcase for Romeyn Beck Hough's The Wood Book (2002)
Spine of Vitruvius Pollio's Di Lucio Vitruuio Pollione De architectura libri dece (1521)
Title page of Vitruvius Pollio's Di Lucio Vitruuio Pollione De architectura libri dece (1521)
Front cover and slipcase of Treasures of Japanese architecture: castles by Fumio Murasawa (1962)
Title page of Treasures of Japanese architecture: castles by Fumio Murasawa (1962)
Frank Lloyd Wright's Selected drawings portfolio (1977-1982)
Front cover of Frank Lloyd Wright's Selected drawings portfolio (1977-1982)
Illustration from Frank Lloyd Wright's Selected drawings portfolio (1977-1982)
Title page from Hugh Ferriss' The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1929)
Illustration of overhead trafficways from Hugh Ferriss' The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1929)
Illustration of The Telephone Building, St. Louis, from Hugh Ferriss' The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1929)
Front cover of Decoration in England from 1660 to 1770 by Francis Lenygon (1914)
Spine of Gustav Eiffel's La tour de trois cents mètres (1900)
Title page of Gustav Eiffel's La tour de trois cents mètres (1900).
Illustrations showing construction details from Gustav Eiffel's La tour de trois cents mètres (1900).
Illustrations showing design details of the elevator system from Gustav Eiffel's La tour de trois cents mètres (1900).
Spine and cover of 1545 edition of Sebastiano Serlio's Il primo libro d'architettura
Title page of Sebastiano Serlio's Il terzo libro, nel qval si figvrano, e descrivono le antiqvita di Roma : e le altre che sono in Italia e fuori d'Italia (1540)
Front cover of Ando: Complete Works by Philip Jodido (2004)
Front cover of Calatrava : Santiago Calatrava, complete works, 1979-2007 by Philip Jodido (2007)
Front cover of The Architecture of Philip Johnson (2002)
Title page of The Architecture of Philp Johnston (2002)
Slipcase and front cover of The Bauhaus : Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago by Hans Maria Wingler (1969)
Slipcase and front cover of The Bauhaus : Weimar, Dessau, Berlin, Chicago by Hans Maria Wingler (1969)
