Drawing Toward Building: Philadelphia Architectural Graphics, 1732-1986
by O'Gorman, James F.; Jeffrey A. Cohen, George E. Thomas, G. Holmes Perkins
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0812280423
- ISBN 13
- 9780812280425
- Seller
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Very Good. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full gray cloth boards. Edge wear and small tears on dust jacket. 9 1/4""w x 10 3/4""h. 290 pages, plus index. Black and white illustrations and photographs. ""Drawing Toward Building is a comprehensive survey of the drawing styles and techniques used in American architecture during the last 250 years. This profusely illustrated catalogue focuses on the drawings of prominent Philadelphia architects to trace the history and development of architectural drawings and the different forms they take.""
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- Pistil Books Online (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153518
- Title
- Drawing Toward Building: Philadelphia Architectural Graphics, 1732-1986
- Author
- O'Gorman, James F.; Jeffrey A. Cohen, George E. Thomas, G. Holmes Perkins
- Format/Binding
- Oversize Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0812280423
- ISBN 13
- 9780812280425
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- XL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.