ARTS & ARCHITECTURE

Great Britain: Paul Hamlyn , 1969. 189 pages, Index, Glossary, 180 pages Black & White Photographs and Plans and 12 full-page Color Plates; End Papers are Maps. Book is Near Fine, D/J is Very Good. Describes how Baroque developed in Rome in the 17th century, how it spread to northern Italy and later to Germany, Austria and Bohemia; and in the 18th century mingled with the Rococo style. Twelve superb churches have been chosen to illustrate this theme. Includes masterpieces of the Italian architects Bernini, Borromini and Guarino Guarini.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Architecture, Churches, Baroque, Rococo. more information

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HOLT RINEHART & WINSTON, 1980. 240 pp., Index. Previous owner name on ffep. A lovely tour of our American housing since the turn of the century. A mix of social, architectural and personal history starting from the first generation of modern housewives (1900) to the 70's.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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France: Thames and Hudson - no date . 112 pp, Index, with 100 Illustrations, 78 in Color. Patrick Mauries pays homage to the shapely shell (seashell) in all its glory and all its applications.. ISBN: 0500016097. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Decoration, Ornaments, Seashells, Art with Seashells, Seashell Oddities. more information

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WHITNEY LIBRARY OF DESIGN , 1969. 274 pages, Index, crammed with Black & White Photographs. Book is in Very Good+ condition, D/J is Poor. A wonderful source of ideas for every businessman, architect and designer who has recognized that beauty and efficiency are closely related in the designing of business offices.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Office Design, Interior Designing. more information

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Doubleday, 1979. Juvenile Literature about Classical Mythology in Art. 62 pp, illustrated with Bl & Wh and Color Photographs. Both Book and D/J are in Very Good- condition. ISBN: 0385111118. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Classical Mythology in Art, Juvenile Literature, Greeks, Romans. more information

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London: Collins, 1948. Book is in Fair condition (A 1/3" piece missing from top spine, edgewear, slight creasing at corners, toning inside covers, pages starting to crack at pp. 8 - 9), Dust Jacket is in Poor condition (1/3" piece missing at top spine, light general soiling, a few small stains, foxing inside) 47 pages, 8 Colour Plates, 27 Illustrations in Black & White. Author describes buildings of all kinds, from the granite farms of Cumberland and Cornwall to the thatched half-timbe red cottages of the Essex Villages, and he shows how the varied character of rural architecture was largely determined by local materials.. Hard Cover. Fair/Poor. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Great Britain, England, Architecture, Houses. more information

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Doubleday, 1962. Outside of Book is Good- to Fair, (front cover is bowed, scattered markings on cover, edgewear at spine ends and corners, with bottom corners having some tattering, spot of tattering about mid-back left edge) Inside is Very Good (pages clean), no dust jacket. Wonderful biography of Frank Lloyd Wright, both his personal life and his craft as an architect. Book has full-cloth binding, 127 pages, Index, illustrated throughout with many Bl & Wh, Sepia and Color Photographs and Drawings.. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Architecture, Architects, Biography. more information

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FOGG ART MUSEUM - Fourth Printing, 1968. 73 pages. Book is in Very Good+ condition, D/J is Good. Studies the connecting link between Andrew Wyeth's watercolors and his paintings.. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Artists, Drawing, Sketching, Watercolors, Paintings. more information

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WHITNEY COMMUNICATIONS , 1983. 240 pages, Appendix, Bibliography, 400 Plates (300 in full Color) Book is in Near Fine- condition, D/J is Good. A pictorial guide to the most distinguished interior design and architecture built for America's business leaders and their staffs. Provides insight into the reasons behind the location, planning, design and construction of corporate command centers.. ISBN: 0943370019. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Architecture, Interior Designing, Office Buildings, Corporate Buildings, Executive Offices, Conference Rooms. more information

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Metropolitan Museum of Art - Sticker inside back cover stating "No. 16903", 1979. 137 pages. Illustrated throughout with 129 Photographs, 93 in Color by Malcolm Varon. This is a Photo-Essay of the Cloisters in Manhattan's Fort Tyron Park. Book is in Very Good condition except for 3 small worn spots at back bottom edge, previous owner name and date on ffep, D/J is Very Good. ISBN: 0670749222. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Museums, Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Photography, Medieval Buildings. more information

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