American Commercial Buildings of Today : Skyscraper Office Buildings, Banks, Priate Business Buildings, Stores and Shops
by Sexton, R. W
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company Inc , 1928. 1st Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Type: Z 309pp. A lovely copy of this volume bound in contemporary blue cloth with gilt embossed lettering to the front board and spine. Contains b/w photographic reproductions, including a frontispiece plate - many full page of art deco American architecture, with supportive text. Bumps to the head and tail of the spine with light bumps to all four corners. There is some associated rubbing to the board corners with a little fraying to the cloth of the lower corners. Neat pencil gift inscription to the top corner of the reverse of the front end paper and some light foxing to the end blank pages. The book remains clean and tight. A super source book of American architecture of the late 1920's - some inspired by neoclassical architecture but much inspired by the art deco movement.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220030
- Title
- American Commercial Buildings of Today : Skyscraper Office Buildings, Banks, Priate Business Buildings, Stores and Shops
- Author
- Sexton, R. W
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Architectural Book Publishing Company Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ART DECO AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Gilt
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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