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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Department of Planning, 1981. 22pp., b/w streetscape sketch illustrations throughout by Lorraine Banks and Kim Roberts. Landscape format booklet clean. Staples firm. Leaves clean. Monochrome sketch-illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn with a small bump to lower foredge, otherwise good. A streetscape of central Melbourne, including Collins Street, Block Arcade, Flinders Lane, William Street, Bourke Street, Merrits Place, Queen Street, Niagara Lane, Little Lonsdale Street,... more information

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Melbourne: Caribou Publications, 1988. 192pp., b/w frontispiece, half-tone illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine tight. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket has clear tape reinforcing on rear, trivial edgewear, else very good. The story of a Melbourne landmark, deco design, Manchester Unity Building, from it's novel 'Air conditioning' system, through a checkered history, including the famous 'Jewellery' murders on March 17, 1978, when three men were murdered on t... more information

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Adelaide, South Australia: Heritage Press, 1989. 78pp., b/white, recto page halftone plate illustrations, most using a technique of image-over-exposure, there-by manipulating the grey tones. Line-drawn map endpapers [different]. Oblong [landscape] format. Spine square, mildly bumped on head. Boards slightly bumped on foot. Leaves clean. Monochrome, pictorially-illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn, nipped ands flared. A joint project: photography by Peter Fischer and text by Kay Hannaford share the secre... more information

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London: John Murray, 1964. xi, + 159pp., unpaginated, b/w halftone plates throughout, plus one, double-page, variant substance [heavy blue paper] street map. Intext outline map. Book clean and square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Boards lightly bumped on corners. Nondescript inscription on verso of half-title page, else slightly acidic leaves. Tinted text-block head. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, nipped, price-clipped and areas of laminate blistering and lifting. Ably assist... more information

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Bathurst: Robert Brown, 1988. estimated 64pp., b/w illustrations, probable first [1988], this book has never been opened, still in shrink wrap, with partial sales sticker still attached. Landscape [oblong large quarto] design. Blue Mountains sketchbook, emphasis on architecture. Weight approx. 700g.. Probable 1st. Edition. Hard Cover + D/J. Mint/Mint. Oblong 8vo. ... more information

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London: Longman, 1976. XX1V & pages 340-624 [follows on from Vol.1], Pictorial card cover, lightly scuffed and slight bumping to top spine. This volume covers Ship dynamics and design in some detail. Weight approx. 500g. PLEASE NOTE: LISTED BOOKS ARE NOT STORED AT SHOP PREMISES. DIGITAL PHOTO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. . 2nd.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 235mm.H x 154mm.W.. ... more information

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Calcutta, India: Oxford University Press, 1997. ixi, + 536pp., book square, spine firm. Small spot stain [not remainder mark] head of block, else leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper slightly splayed and edgeworn. "This entertaining and instructive anthology contains nearly 400 extracts, from over 170 accounts of India, left by visitors to the country from ancient times to the early twentieth century . . . " Numerous chapters viz.: Philosophy, Religion, The people, Social life, Poverty, Law and ... more information

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London: Crosby Lockwood , 1947. 144pp. B/white frontis. plate. Intext, b/white line-drawn plans and halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book very mildly cocked and bumped. Spine firm. Small mark on cloth. Errata slip tipped-in on Contents page. Endpapers acidic, otherwise leaves clean. No d/jacket. This British publication draws heavily on American examples of flats/apartment designs, inspired by the need for post-war construction. Contents, in 'Parts', spread over 9 chapters, include: 1/Urban... more information

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London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1960. 213pp., intext b/white illustrations throughout; halftone plates and numerous line-drawings and figures. Oblong [landscape] format, double-column text. Spine firm. Margin scribble on one page, random specks, flecks and dogears, plus an original seller's stamp on front fly sheet. Illustrated limp wrapper fingermarked and soiled. A stand-alone volume in Longmans 'Building Craft' series, for senior or secondary students. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., ... more information

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United States: University of Arizona Press, 1978. x, + 157pp., b/white halftone, and line-drawn, illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Faint foxing specks to textblock edge, several small spots, otherwise leaves clean. Art-illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn and scuffed, small area of surface loss to spine, foxing and moderate sunning, soft vertical crease to front panel. A step-by-step guide to planning and building an Adobe home. 22 chapters, including: History of Adobe, Space and Roo... more information

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South Yarra, VIC, Australia: Hyland House, 1992. xvi, + 173pp., montage-style, colour-plate endpapers. Unpaginated b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Bright gilt titles over undamaged boards. Leaves pristine. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. The story of a Melbourne, Victoria, church, which had its fledgling beginnings in 1839 as the Collins Street Independent Church. Growth and evolution have seen it become St Michael... more information

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London: Architectural Press, 1951. 189pp., b/w frontis. plate, intext line drawings and half-tone plates throughout. Book clean, square, minimal shelfwear on foot. Minor foxing specks on block edges and lead pages, otherwise clean. Contemporary art design [Donald Dewar Mills], loose-plastic protected dustjacket price-clipped, edgeworn, thumbnail-size piece missing from lower edge, short closed tears, nipped and chipped, U.V. affected spine panel. "This is a book for architects and industrialists. Its ... more information

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Victoria, Australia: Sandra Geyer, 1996. 93pp., intext, photographic colour plate illustrations throughout; sights and scenes along the entire Mornington Peninsula. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated gloss card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. Sandra Geyer tours Victoria's Mornington Peninsula with camera and pen in hand, compiling a stunning array of the Peninsula's delights . . . Contents include: Intro., The Sea, Land, Architecture, Events. Book weight appro... more information

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London: The Architectural Press, 1983. 182pp., illustrated endpapers, and numerous, intext line drawings [sketches and plans], half-tone plates and diagrams throughout. Book mildly cocked. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Former owner's stamp randomly throughout, reference on ffep., otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, with closed tears, and old owner's stamp on rear flap . . . "This first book on the subject examines the appeal of Atr... more information

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Brattleboro, Vermont : The Stephen Greene Press , 1977. 240pp., First thus, a reprint of the 1881 edition, published by Orange Judd, New York, entitled 'Barn Plans and Outbuildings'. 257 reproduced illustrations throughout. Book clean, negligibly canted. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Pictorially illustrated, loose-plastic protected, price-clipped dustjacket edgeworn, short closed tears and minor abrading. Design and instruction for a diverse variety of structures, such as: Dog houses, Bird houses, Gen... more information

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London: Batsford, 1947. viii, + 159pp., intext b/w line-drawn diagrams throughout. Book clean, square. Mildly shaken, and shelf-worn on foot. Acidic strips on fep's., former owner's name on preface, otherwise leaves clean. Printed, heavy paper, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, nipped and chipped, short closed tears, partial text abrading and minor colour change on spine panel. First published in 1939, the contents of this second revised and enlarged edition include: Prefaces, Intro., No... more information

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London: Thames and Hudson, 1980. 208pp., 177 illustrations intext, of which 25 are colour plates, the rest, in b/white, are a mix of b/white art and photograph halftones. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Leaves clean. Illustrated [detail: Stole Embroidered for Honan Chapel, Cork, 1916], loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. The search for an Irish identity in the visual arts has been long and fervent. Early antiquarians, led by Petrie, rediscovered ancien... more information

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London: Thames and Hudson, 1979. 231pp., frontispiece, and intext b/white illustrations throughout; halftone plates, line-drawings, plans and sketches. Book clean. Spine firm. Lightly flecked text-block edges, else leaves clean. Art-illustrated, gloss laminated card wrapper is lightly edgeworn, has a minor laminate chip on rear foredge, and a mildly sun-affected spine. Originally published in the German as 'Die Architektur des Expressionismus', 1973, Verlag Gerd Hatje, Stuttgart. " . . . trace... more information

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Berlin, Germany: Design Hotels AG, 2005. 361pp., pattern-print endpapers. Illustrated throughout: mostly photographic colour plates of interiors and exteriors of selected design hotels around the world. Book clean. Spine firm, but nominally askew. Tangerine cloth boards undamaged. Leaves unmarked. No dustjacket. The first yearbook of members of 'Design Hotels' is a showcase of 135 authentic and individual spaces around the world. Regions represented include: Europe, Americas, Asia/Pacific (no Austr... more information

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Strawberry Hills, NSW, Australia: Currency Press, 2001. xviii, + 148pp., several b/white illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper mildly scuffed and bumped. "Jack Hibberd has been called the most innovative Australian playwright of his generation. His career began in 1967 and his prolific output extends vigourously into the new century. His early plays have endured the test of time and continue to be performed, studied and read for pleasure . . ." Thi... more information

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