Architecture

The Victorian Society In America , 1983 A photo of this book is available. Very-good+, clean copy of this over-sized book. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean - no tears. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. 254 pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Vintage Books / Random House, 1975 A photo of this book is available. Very-good+, clean copy of this over-sized book. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears). Very-nicely illustrated throughout with photographs. Tight spine, clean pages. 154 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. Illus. by Andrews, Wayne (photographs). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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John C. Brasfield (Publisher) / Sally Brasfield Knapp (Associate), 1959 A photo of this book is available. Very-good, clean copy of this oversized architecture / interior decoration magazine. Book measures 13" tall x 10" wide. Illustrated throughout with photos. There is no copyright date given for this issue but it probably is circa 1959. NO writing or tears inside book. Covers are clean - spine shows 3 small, closed tears. Tight spine - 208 pages. NO remainder marks or clippings. - Featured in this issue is (Partial Listing): Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Diamond, Bel Air California; Architect William R Stephenson; Decorator: Frances B Moore; Landscaping: Jocelyn Domela; Residenc eof Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schumann - Easton, Pennsylvania - Architect Hugh Moore - Interiors by Ellen Lehman McCluskey; Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guss - Archiect: Paul Sterling Hoag - Interior Designer: Adele Faulkner; Mr. and Mrs Ernest M Silva - Lloyd Neck Estates - Lloyd Harbor - Long Island, New York - Architects Leavitt, Henshell and Kawai - Interior Decoration: Bachstein and Freitag; Mr. and Mrs. John P Birmingham - Palm Beach, Florida; Mr and Mrs John Starr Taber - North Manursing Island, Rye, New York - Architect Eldredge Snyder - Decorator: Hildegarde Walworth; Mr and Mrs Samuel Paul - Woodmere, Long Island, New York - Architect: Samuel Paul - Interior: Ruth L Strauss; Miss Emily Hallowell - West Medford, Massachusetts - Architect: James Lawrence - Decorator: Arthur L Finney; Mrs Edward Topham, Jr - Atherton, California - Architect: Wurster-Bernardi & Emmons - Decorator: Nelle Currie; Mr and Mrs Richard Zellerbach - Atherton, California - Architects: Sigal, Johnson & Hawley - Decorator: Nelle Currie; Mr and Mrs Jack P Hennessy, Jr - Toluca Lake California - Marbry Edwards - Howard Brost Henderson; Dr and Mrs David Miller - Los Angeles - Earl C Rahn - Liane Zimbler - Betty Derby; Louis deHaven Shaw - Palos Verdes Estates, California - Gerard R Colcord - John Eyerma; D.A. Young - Salem, Oregon - James Payne - Lith Kaye; Robert P Porter - Boise, Idaho - Tuck Beyerle's Interiors - Hummel, Hummel & Jones; San Antonio A.I.D. Group Project - San Antonio, Texas - Reginald Roberts; Casa Carolina - DuPont Plaza Building - Miami, Florida - Edwin T Reeder - Haygood Lasseter; Dr and Mrs Joseph Harris - Palm Springs, California - Palmer and Krisel - H.W. Grieve; Country Home Bert Rabinowitz - Marin County, California - Delcina Bair - Henry Schubart; J Lester Boyle - Newport Beach, California - Richard Pleger - Blanch Fulkerson; Richard Meyers - Palos Verdes - Edward H Fickett - Dorothy Paul - William M BrayFred Tod - Youngstown, Ohio - Copper-Wade & Associates - Nelson Johnson; R.B. Audiss - Denver - William Boorman - Leroy Dedrick; W.O. Briens - Hickory, North Carolina - De Carroll Abee & James E Biggs - Loy Sigmon; Joseph Handley - West Los Angeles - Edward H Fickett - Gwen Carde; J Gladwin Thomas - Champaign, Illinois - Berger-Kelley - Mrs. Russell Cone - Helen Bess-Cone; Marcel Villanueva - Harodl G Schoenthal; Earl M Jorgenson - Bel Air - Helen Conway; Mrs Leta Haitt - Beverly Hills - Adele Faulkner; Win Davidson - Tucson, Arizona - Alfred Messner; M. Leaf - Westwood, California - A Allen Dizik; James Carey - Tucson - Delcena Bair; Ingemar Hoberg - San Francisco; A.H. Dobler - Delray Beach, Florida; Harold Jacobs - Brentwood; Glover S Johns - Austin, Texas; T.R. Thomas - Austin; K.S. Adams - San Antonio; Frederick Bertram - Hollywood, California; James Dunigan - Abilene, Texas; George E Clausen - West Los Angeles; B.L. Kermin; F.V. Gerstel, Charles Wyman - New York; W.P. Bill Atkinson - Oklahoma City; Frank E Blauvelt - Lemon Heights, Orange County, California; Frank Schaumberg - Lido Isles, Newport Beach, California; George Strauss - Beverly Hills; N.H. Gladstone - Beverly Hills; Walter Mac Ewen - Encino; Heorge Putnam - Hollywood; G.A. Barraclough - Parklabrea Towers - Los Angeles; Harry Patterson - North Hollywood; Martin Weinbaum - Marion, Ohio; Cesar Lucian Scaff & Robert Mitchell Krych - Cleveland, Ohio; Lewis T Lohman - Holmby Hills; Edward H Koppelman - Encino Hills; Charles Rusden - Las Vegas; Eugene M Lynn - Tucson; Homer Bundy - Catalina Foothills - Tucson; Maxwell Hott; Joe M Dealey - Dallas; Bror Dahlberg - Beverly Hills; Cunningham Residence - La Canada, California; Scully-Brederlin - Parkview, California; Barnet House - Los Angeles; Arnold D Cohen - Wynnewood, Pennsylvania; Robert Z Leonard - Bel Air; Mattison Boyd Jones - West Los Angeles; Norman A Morse - Oklahoma City; Dorrel S Noel - Champaign, Illinois; Jack Girard - Mailbu Cove; Herman Natoway - Beverly Hills; Glen Wallichs - Beverly Hills; . Trade Paperback. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Bantam Books, 1990 Near-new copy of this over-sized hardback. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $35.00. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 256 pages. Illustrated throughout with color photos. Tight spine, bright pages. Dustcover shows slight wear (NO tears). Purple boards with green lettering (clean and bright).. Hard Cover. Fine/Near-Fine. Illus. by Bordwin, Andrew (photographs). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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J. P. O'Hara, 1973 Very-nice copy of this 1973 Chicago book - NO tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - NO writing or marks inside book - Previous owner's library plate in book front - on blank page - Illustrated throughout with photos and maps - Includes detailed keyed maps, numbered points of interest, approximate time for each walk, transportation routes, complete index - . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Athens, Ohio, U.S.A.: Swallow Press / Ohio University Press, 1981 Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Covers show slight wear (NO tears) Illustrated throughout with maps and photos. NO tears inside book. ONLY writing/mark inside book is gift inscription in book front - on blank page. 726 pages. . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. Illus. by Nelson, Harold A. (Photographs). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Springfield, Illinois: Floyd S. Barringer, M.D., 1966 A photo of this book is available. Very-good, clean copy. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears). NO tears inside book. Illustrated throughout with photos. Only writing/mark inside book is previous owner's signature in book front, on tittle page: "Karen & Tom Jaynes 1978". 99 pages. Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show light tanning. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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United Kingdom: Reaktion Books, 1992 Fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. Nicely illustrated throughout. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 152 pages. Synopsis Between 1896 and 1906, Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) produced a series of buildings and interiors in and around Glasgow of such startling invention that he immediately established himself as one of the truly great figures in early twentieth-century architecture and design. David Brett argues that Mackintosh's originality was grounded in a highly subjective "poetics of workmanship", in which the structure, features, interiors and furnishings of each individual building became subject to a unifying system of forms, metaphors and unconscious associations. The system Mackintosh evolved allowing for the formulation of an almost infinite series of ensembles. After focusing on the various decorative details and interior spaces of Mackintosh's buildings the author reaches to the heart of Mackintosh's poetic system - the suffused eroticism of the sleek, "feminine" and intensely private "white interiors". A notable feature of this persuasive reappraisal of Mackintosh's work is the wealth of photographs by the author showing rarely featured details of buildings, interiors and furnishings. . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Charlotte, Vermont: Garden Way Pub Co, 1980 Very-good+ copy of this 1980 book. Illiustrated throughout. Oblong shape (8 1/2" tall x 11" wide). Previous owner's signature in book front. NO other writing, marks or tears inside book. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 210 pages . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books Llc, 1980 Very-good, clean condition - ONLY writing/mark inside book is previous owner's signature in book front - NO tears - Tight spine - NO remainder marks or price clippings - illustrated throughout.. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Dover Pubns, 1984 Very-good+, clean copy of this over-sized book. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. 125 pages. Illustrated throughout with historical photographs (full-page). . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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United Kingdom: Regency House Publishing , 1997 Like-new copy of this beautifully illustrated book - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Over-sized hardback with dustcover: - 112 pages - An oversize book with beautiful photos of Wrights architectural works. The author, a trained painter who has lectured & written on art & architecture for more than 40 years, considers the impact of one of the worlds greatest architects. He examines how far Wright, through his architecture & his influence, through his writings & lectures, had a beneficial or detrimental effect on architecture & attitudes towards architecture which have emerged through the century. During Wrights long working life, great success, devastating tragedy & remarkable changes of fortune accompanied a unique creative odyssey.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Courage Books, 1998 Near-new copy of this over-sized, heavy book. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - Bright pages. Illustrated throughout. 176 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Thorsons Pub, 1995 Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated throughout. 192 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - Synopsis Revised to incorporate the changes in opinions and attitudes since its first publication, the second edition of 'Places of the Soul' has brought Christopher Day's classic text into the 21st century. This new edition of the seminal text reminds us that true sustainable design does not simply mean energy efficient building. Sustainable buildings must provide for the 'soul'. For Christopher Day architecture is not just about a building's appearance, but how the building is experienced. 'Places of the Soul' presents buildings as environment, intrinsic to their surroundings, and offers design principles that will open the eyes of the architecture student and professional alike, presenting ideas quite different to the orthodoxy of modern architectural education. Christopher Day's experience as an architect, self-builder, professor and sculptor have all added to the development of his ideas that encompass issues of economic and social sustainability, commercial pressures and consensus design. This book presents these ideas and outlines universal principles that will be of interest and value to architects, builders, planners and developers alike. * Author is leading authority in this field and has a throng of devoted admirers * 1st edition is considered a classic in the industry and it has been renewed for the 21st century * Sustainability and environmental design is one of the key areas of interest and study for architects today . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Edisciones Poligrafa, S.A., 1968 A photo of this book is available. Nice copy of this over-sized/heavy hardback. FOUR LANGUAGES (Spanish, English, German & French). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. 237 pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. . Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: American Legacy Press, 1981 A photo of this book is available. Very-nice, clean copy of this over-sized/heavy hardback. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Very-nicely illustrated throughout with photos. Blue boards with tan spine/dark-blue lettering (clean and bright). Dustcover is clean - shows tearing along bottom edge and 2 closed tears at top edge. ONLY writing/mark inside book is small gift inscription in book front, on blank page: "To Jean, Xmas 1982 - Norma". Tight spine, bright pages. NO tears inside book. 231 pages. PARTIAL CONTENTS: On the York; On the Severn; On the Ware; On the North; On the East The Piankitank Rivers - In Mathews County; Away From the Rivers.. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Bagby, Harry (photographs). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Taschen, 1995 A photo of this book is available. Near-new condition. Over-sized and heavy hardback. Dustcover shows slight wear (NO tears). NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. 176 pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. Previous owner's name label (small) in book front on blank page (Larry & Didi Muir). Product Description This volume explores the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), the Scottish architect, designer and painter. About the Author Charlotte Fiell (b.1965) studied at the British Institute in Florence and at the Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts, London, before being trained with Sotheby's Educational Studies, also in London. Peter Fiell (b. 1958) trained with Sotheby's Educational Studies in London. He received an MA in Design Studies from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, where he is also a guest lecturer. Together, the Fiells have published numerous articles and several books on design, notably TASCHEN's 'Modern Chairs'.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near-Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Ballantine Books, 1988 A photo of this book is available. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Nicely illustrated. 544 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Covers are clean (NO tears). Synopsis Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is often described as the greatest of American architects. His works—among them Taliesin North, Taliesin West, Fallingwater, the Johnson Wax buildings, the Guggenheim Museum earned him a good measure of his fame, but his flamboyant personal life earned him the rest. Here Brendan Gill, a personal friend of Wright and his family, gives us not only the fullest, fairest, and most entertaining account of Wright to date, but also strips away the many masks the architect tirelessly constructed to fascinate his admirers and mislead his detractors. Enriched by hitherto unpublished letters and 300 photographs and drawings, this definitive biography makes Wright, in all his creativity, crankiness, and zest, fairly leap from its pages. Chicago Tribune The liveliest, most astringent and eminently readable biography of Wright yet published. Biography Brendan Gill (1914-1997) was a staff writer for theNew Yorker for over sixty years. He was the author of over twenty books, including his memoir, Here at the New Yorker (also available from Da Capo Press/Perseus Books Group), three works of fiction, and biographies of Cole Porter, Tallulah Bankhead, and Charles Lindbergh. . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Dover Publications, 1971 Near-new condition - Over-sized 12 1/8 x 9 1/2 - Architectural illustrations throughout - 742 line cuts of houses, stores, churches, village streets, etc. 295 pages . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Pubns, 1973 A photo of this book is available. Fine condition. Over-sized, oblong book. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside. Beautiful illustrations throughout (full-page black-and-white photos). Previous owner's bookplate in book front, on blank page (Mike Stewart - Jacksonville, Illinois). . Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1985 Near-new copy of this over-sized hardback. NO remainder marks or price clippiungs. NO writing, marks or tears. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. Tight spine, bright pages. 397 pages. Map endpapers. "Girouard's fascinating text, interwoven with over three hundred illustrations, is not only a significant piece of social history but also an irresistible delight.". Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Penguin Books, 1978 Very-good+, clean copy of this over-sized book. NO remainder marks or clippings. Pictorial covers are clean (NO tears). Very-nicely illustrated throughout. 344 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. Review Architectural historian Mark Girouard (The Victorian Country House, Sweetness and Light: The "Queen Anne" Movement) has opened up an absorbing and highly promising field of study by looking into the social arrangements that shaped the country house from the Middle Ages onward. As he notes in a brief but far-reaching introduction, land meant tenants (first as soldiers, then as political supporters) plus their rents, and thus represented, for many centuries, "the only sure basis of power." Landed estates introduced town customs and culture to the countryside until, in the 19th century, town and country parted ways: the landed gentry became the agricultural party, as opposed to the town-dwelling middle classes. At the same time, the multi-class medieval country household - eating in one great hall - split into higher and lower orders rigorously separated by a green baize door. The permutations of this change, minutely traced and sumptuously illustrated, include the tower mystique which long outlasted any need for protection; the evolution equally of libraries and galleries and sanitary facilities; the hierarchical implications of the formal house, suited to absolute monarchy, and the substitution of "a series of communal rooms for entertaining" with the appearance of 18th-century "polite society." Then, with the popularity (and profitability) of agricultural "improvement" and the advent of turnpikes and railroads, country squires could enjoy nature without being imprisoned by it. The house sank into the ground, opened up to the outdoors, and sprawled asymmetrically: "to make a house lopsided became a positively meritorious gesture, an escape from artificiality." A thoroughly intelligent and engaging book. (Kirkus Reviews) Product Description The English country house has flourished over the centuries because of its ability to adapt to the changes in English society. This book is an account of the ways in which the upper-class life style were reflected in the houses in which the wealthy and powerful lived. First published in 1978, this is a history of the English country house from the point of view of its owners and users. Ranging from the Middle Ages to the world of Evelyn Waugh, the author also discusses and illustrates how the life of the upper classes shaped their country hosues, how they entertained and were served, how they ran the country and their estates and how they reconciled personal privacy and public display. . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Hawthorn Books, 1964 Near-new copy of this over-sized hardback. Stated First American Edition. Blue boards with gilt lettering. Illustrated throughout with photos and drawings. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Dustcover shows slight, closed tears along top edge. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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MIT Press, 1986 Very-nice copy of this 1986 over-sized hardback. Price inside dustcover: $35.00. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Dustcover shows mild wear and 3 small, closed tears. Book is in Fine Condition. Sea-green boards with black lettering (clean and bright). 246 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. - Between 1890 and 1930, more houses were built in the United States than in all its previous history. The Comfortable House provides the first full treatment of this large body of domestic building.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1936 A photo of this book is available. Dustcover shows wear and tearing, mainly along top and bottom edges. Blue boards with gilt lettering (clean - shows light wear). 302 pages. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Very-nicely illustrated through. NO writing or torn pages inside book Tight spine. Pages show light tanning. 12 pages show light foxing. Arts and interiors, home decorations, cabinet making, silversmithing, as shown in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Illustrated with 20 four-color and 144 black & white illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good +/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Gibbs Smith, 2005 Near-new condition. Appears unread. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. NO writing, marks or tears. Tight spine, bright pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout with color photos. 170 pages. Synopsis A good host knows that every guest is an honored guest, whether hard-pressed and lost or upbeat and well. But how to be a good host--or for that matter, a good guest--can be a perplexing and often stressful question. Guest Rooms, by Hilary and Alexander Heminway, offers tips, suggestions, and sound advice for creating guest sanctuaries, while helping hosts to maintain their sanity. It includes decorating ideas, and sidebars on linens, amenities, meals, tips on being a good guest, instructions for preparing a guest bath, and more. Biography Hilary Heminway began her design career by decorating cast-off shoeboxes when she was a schoolgirl in New York City. Her rearrangement of nativity scenes and barnyard panoramas marked the beginning of an abiding interest in purposeful design and thoughtful management of space. Today in boots, tomorrow in heels, Hilary divides her time between Montana, Connecticut, and wherever else the wind takes her. She is the proud mother of two children. Alexander Heminway earned an M.F.A. in poetry from Columbia University. He lives in Los Angeles. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Hall, Audrey . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Praeger Publishers - with The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1970 Very-nice copy! No writing or marks - Tight spine - A very slight tear on front - blank - page (NOT torn all the way through - Greatl illustrations throughourt - photos & drawings - 241 pages . Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Wiley, 1981 Very-nice copy of this over-sized (11 x 8 3/4) building construction book - decorative blue boards - Bottom corners are bumped - Otherwise, boards are in very-good condition. NO writing, marks or tears inside book - Illustrated throughout - 471 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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A Fireside Book - Simon and Schuster, 1994 Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are bright and clean (NO tears). Very-nicely illustrated throughout. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. 191 pages. Synopsis er*go*nom*ic (er-ga-'na-mik) adj: designed to allow people and the things people use to interact in the safest, most effective, and most comfortable manner You work indoors. You're not on your feet all day and you do no heavy lifting. You have escaped from the brutal nature of most human labor. And yet at the end of the day you feel exhausted. You have vague aches and pains that you are embarrassed to mention to your doctor. If you do, the doctor gives you some equally vague advice: take it easy; don't push yourself; get more rest. If that doesn't work, maybe you're a whiner, a hypochondriac. Or maybe you're being attacked by your possessions. Perhaps you've been making do with a worn-out old mattress in the bedroom, an office chair that won't let you sit up straight, and a computer screen that you struggle to read with your bifocals. You bought a desk and a file cabinet whose colors complement each other perfectly, but you had no idea how downright irritating ordinary furniture can get if the only choice you bother with is matching style and color. Somewhere in this world is a reading light, chair, bed, perhaps even a keyboard and desk, built just for you. This book will show you how to find them. . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London, United Kingdom: Academy Editions Ltd (a division of John Wiley & Sons Ltd.), 1995 Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Publishers : Frederick A. Praeger, 1960 Very-good copy of this 1960 architecture book. Although, technically an ex-libris book (Eastern Illinois University), ONLY 2 pages in very front of book, have library markings. ONLY other writing throughout book is light pencil writing on five pages (can be erased) - Tight spine - NO tears - Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photos and drawings. Gold boards with black lettering - 244 pages . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Stevens Point, Wisconsin : Worzalla Publishing Company , 1977 Very-nice copy of this 1977 hardback. SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR (on title page). He dedicated the book to his wife, Marilyn and she also signed the book: "Thanks for your interest in Galena - Marilyn P. Johnson." - Previous owner's signature in book front - on blank page (W.W. Alfeld - former University of Illinois Professor/Dean) - Decorative, rust-brown boards with gilt lettering. Nicely illustrated throughout with historic photos and artwork. NO tears - Tight spine - Bright pages. 189 pages. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930 Very-nice, clean copy of this 1930 ex-libris (College Library). Usual library markings. Inner pages are free from writing and tears. Tight spine - Bright pages. 219 pages. 27 photo illustrations. NO foxing. Apparent First Edition. Dark-blue boards with gilt decoration and lettering, show only slight wear.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 1990 A photo of this book is available. Near-new copy of this over-sized book. NO remainder marks or clippings. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. Previous owner's bookplate in book front on blank page. (Mike Stewart - Jacksonville, Illinois). 148 pages. Library Journal Historic preservation groups will find much of value in this book on restoring, reconstructing, and preserving porches. Compared to the rest of a house, porches suffer most from the ravages of weather; however, they can also be more easily added or remodeled to alter a building's appearance, enclosed to add a room, or even torn away--all with relatively little effort. When seeking to accurately restore an older house, the authors advise that it is necessary first to determine the design, placement, and accoutrements of the original porch. Proper choice of modern materials, informed construction, and knowledge of weathering points, they add, are among the tricks of the trade that can prolong a porch's life and reduce upkeep. The ``how to'' of all this is well covered. Recommended.-- Walter T. Johnston, formerly with Coastal Plain Regional Lib., Tifton, Ga. . Trade Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Pubns, 1981 A photo of this book is available. Fine condition. No remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Very-nicely illustrated (186 photographs). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 131 pages. Previous owner's bookplate in book front (Mike Stewart - Jacksonville, Illinois). Synopsis Handsome photographs plus captions and Introduction convey fascination of characteristic sawn-wood ornamentation embellishing houses constructed 1820-1910.. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Hawthorn Books, 1975 A photo of this book is available. Over-sized hardback. Very-nice, clean condition. NO remainder marks or dustcover clippings. Two-toned, blue boards/gilt lettering (clean and bright). Very-nicely illustrated throughout with floor plans and photographs. Tight spine, clean pages. 265 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Good. Illus. by Callahan, Tom . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1992 Very-nice, clean copy of this 1992 hardback. Stated First American Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $40.00. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Green boards with gilt lettering (clean and bright). 240 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. Synopsis Daughter of David Cecil, Lord Burghley, and sixth Marquess of Exeter, Lady Victoria Leatham lives in her family's towering, palatial Elizabethan family home, Burghley House. Lady Victoria first moved into Burghley as a child, in 1956; in 1982 she returned as an adult, with a husband, two children, and several dogs, to begin the restoration of one of England's most magnificent houses and to build a home for her family amid the opulence and splendor of a bygone era. In Life in Burghley, Lady Victoria Leatham recounts the history both of the house - from its construction nearly four hundred years ago by William Cecil - and of many of the precious family heirlooms that adorn its capacious rooms. Home to one of the most valuable collections of seventeenth-century art anywhere in the world, Burghley is widely considered to be the most spectacular surviving house of the Elizabethan age. Lady Victoria Leatham writes candidly and wittily of the struggles and triumphs she has encountered in restoring the uncommonly beautiful house of her forefathers, and of a life spent among villagers and artisans, servants and aristocrats, even royalty, richly and amusingly reminiscent of Upstairs, Downstairs and Chariots of Fire. With delicious stories, lavish color photographs, and informal family portraits, Life at Burghley captures the history of an exceptional family and its extraordinary home. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Bay Books , 2004 A photo of this book is available. Near-new condition. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. NO writing, marks or tears. 432 pages. . Trade Paperback. Fine. Illus. by Main, Lee (photography). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Little, Brown & Company / A New York Graphic Society Book , 1985 Very-good+, clean copy. Stated First Edition - Over-sized. Illustrated throughout (17 color and 252 black-and-white photos). NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages - 4 pages have very-small, closed tears, outside page edges (blank area). NO writing or marks inside book. - First published in 1985, Chester Liebs' Main Street to Miracle Mile established the twentieth-century roadside landscape as a subject for serious study. Liebs traces the transformation of commercial development as it has moved from centralized main streets, out along the street car lines, to form the "miracle miles" and shopping malls of today. He also explores the evolution of roadside buildings, from supermarkets and motels to automobile showrooms and drive-in theaters. Both an historical survey and invaluable guide for reading highway landscapes, this classic work--which has inspired numerous studies, museum exhibits, and preservation efforts--is now back in print with new commentary by the author. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Prentice Hall, 1958 Very-good copy of this 1958 hardback. Rust-brown boards are clean - show light wear. NO remainder marks or clippings. Illustrated throughout. 454 pages. NO tears inside book. Pages show tanning. 8 pages show light writing. Does NOT interfere with reading. Lothers was Professor of Architecural Engineering, College of Engineering, Oklahoma State University.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Northampton Bicentennial Committee, 1975 Very-good, clean condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. ONLY writng/mark inside book is previous owner's name and stamp in book front, on title pages. Illustrated throughout. 173 pages. NO tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show slight tanning. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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University of Illinois Press , 1974 Over-Sized hardback with dustcover - 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 - 297 Pages - Dustcover show slight wear & tear - Book is in Fine Condition - 600 drawings and photographs - 36 in full color - PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ART BEFORE WRITTEN HISTORY MAP MAKERS AND FORT BUILDERS THE FRENCH SETTLERS PIONEER HUNTERS AND SPINNERS ART IN THE WILDERNESS EARLY FRONTIER CRAFTSMEN EARLY ENCOUNTERS WITH THE PRAIRIES PATRIOTS AND PORTRAITS YANKEE INFLUENCE PAINTERS OF THE INDIAN MELTING POT CULTURE GREEK TEMPLES AND GOTHIC SPIRES THE PLIGHT OF THE ARTIST SIGNS OF A VANISHED FRONTIER JUG TOWNS NAUVOO, THE UTOPIA DISCOVERING THE LANDSCAPE SWEDES ON THE PRAIRIES END OF AN ERA APPENDIX: ADDITIONAL ARTISTS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN IN ILLINOIS NOTES AND SOURCES INDEX OF NAMES GENERAL INDEX. Hard Cover. Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: Conari Pr, 1997 Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are bright and clean - the upper-right hand corner has a very-small surface tear. IF not for this I would have rated this book as Fine. Tight spine, bright pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Over-sized. 311 pages. Synopsis This is a book about people and their homes. It is not about architecture, or decorating styles, or real estate, but about the more subtle bonds of feeling we experience with dwellings past and present. By sharing 25 years of research, and interviews with more than 60 individuals, UC Berkeley Architecture Professor Clare Cooper Marcus reveals a groundbreaking theory of what our relationship to our home says about ourselves. House as a Mirror of Self clearly and powerfully illustrates that, beginning in childhood, as we change and grow throughout our lives, our psychological development is punctuated not only by relationships with people, but also by close, affective ties with our physical environment. Annotation This ground-breaking book explores what our relationships to our houses reveal about ourselves. Featuring interviews with over 100 people, and their color drawings about their homes as well as photos of their actual homes, UC Berkeley professor Marcus tells us what our houses would say to us if they could talk. Color drawings. Photos. Publishers Weekly Marcus's eye-opening study of peoples' emotional ties to their houses, apartments, cottages, trailers and other dwellings offers useful, often startling perspectives on what makes a house a home. Maintaining, as did Carl Jung, that one's home is a symbolic mirror of one's inner self, of unconscious wishes and emotions, she interviewed approximately 60 people in their domestic settings, some over a 10-year period. Several respondents excessively bonded to a residence or its contents as a substitute for close relationships with people; at the opposite extreme were those who were unable to settle down in one place because having a permanent abode was fraught with unresolved emotional issues from childhood. Marcus, an architecture professor at UC-Berkeley, ably explores how personal crises, the need for privacy, couples' power struggles, divorce and career changes affect one's feelings about, and design of, one's living environment. Case studies, self-help exercises and informants' color drawings (not seen by PW) of their dwellings support her presentation. . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Spring Green, Wi: House of Wyoming Valley, Inc., 1991 A photo of this book is available. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout. 137 pages. . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Warner Books, 1996 Near-new condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $22.95. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 273 pages. Illustrated with photos. Synopsis The 1920s-era house on Holly Street had a wrap-around porch, lots of bedrooms, and a central hall with seven doors. It also had ghosts - the joys and pains and human dramas of its residents. Before long, James Morgan, its newest occupant, found himself wanting to learn about the seven other families who had called 501 Holly Street their home. If These Walls had Ears recounts his search to find them, and his discovery of America's social and cultural past through the stories of these real people's lives. Against a backdrop that spans from the Roaring Twenties through the Depression and world war, then from postwar optimism to end-of-century uncertainty, he uncovers tales of bankruptcy, family feuds, lawsuits, personal betrayal, fire, cancer, accidents, the grief of a loved one lost to AIDS. But amid the deep drama, there's also high comedy - teenage girls sneaking out bedroom windows to meet boyfriends, even a gaggle of men in dresses roller-skating through the living room. In telling these stories, James Morgan brings us a story that is known to every one of us in every house in America - the ongoing search for a place that feels like home. As the author discovered why people built, bought, and sold his house, he began to understand the bone-deep link between our homes and our dreams, the state of our relationships, and our hunger for roots and security. At middle life in middle America, James Morgan has written a book about universals of the human condition, about leaving home and coming back, and about finding the place you want to settle down in and stay, within four walls - and within yourself. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1987 A photo of this book is available. Very-nice, clean copy of this over-sized hardback. StatedFirst Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $29.95. Previous owner's bookplate in book front, on blank page (Mike Stewart - Jacksonville, Illinois). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Beautiful illustrations throughout. 117 pages. Blue boards with metallic-purple lettering (clean and bright). Annotation Many people who own authentic Victorian houses are at a loss as to what color their home should be painted or even what the original colors were. This resource directs readers step-by-step on how to select and apply historically accurate paint colors that will enhance the beauty and value of their homes. Full-color paintings and photographs. Publishers Weekly In a well-written, practical and humorous book, the authors of Victorian Interior Decoration explain how owners can paint their private Victorian houses to meet the standards of Historical-level authenticitythe level of authenticity required by most historical-district zoning boardswhile satisfying their own tastes. Generously illustrated with 19th century color prints and modern photos, the book discusses the philosophy and fads of house painting during the Victorian period (using interesting excerpts from 19th century essays, trade catalogues and paint company brochures), as well as how readers can skillfully select and apply colors to Victorian houses today. The book is thorough, detailing how every section of a house exterior, including roofs, storms, foundations and door plates, should be treated. Elucidating much technical information, the work is suitable for home owners, designers, preservationists and American history buffs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near-Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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National Historical Society, 1987 A photo of this book is available. This is VOLUME IV in the series. Near-new copy of this over-sized hardback. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated throughout. NO writing, marks or tears. 248 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Dover Publication, Inc., 1965 A photo of this book is available. This is VOLUME ONE. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears). Tight spine, clean pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout (more than 1500 examples). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 409 pages. . Trade Paperback. Near-Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Minton, Balch & Company, 1935 A photo of this book is available. Very-nice, clean copy of this 1935 hardback. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $3.00. Dustcover is clean - shows 3 small, closed tears. Nicely illustrated throughout. ONLY writing inside book is previous owner's signature (in pencil) in book front on blank page (S. Amelia Waldron). NO tears inside book. Tight spne, clean pages. Pages show light tanning - NO foxing. 136 pages. Maroon boards with black lettering (clean - shows light wear). An invaluable series of lessons for teachers and students of watercolor and for architects.. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1974 Very-nice, clean copy of this 1974 ex-libris book - Fewer than usual library markings - Inner pages are free from writing, marks and tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - Over-sized hardback (8 1/4 x 11 1/4) - Illustrated thoughout - NO remainder marks or price clippings - . Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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