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Cambricge, MA: Mit Press, 1984. First edition thus. Trade softcover. Published Cambridge, MA: Mit Press, 1984, first printing. Oblong folio wrappers, 9 3/4" x 8 1/2", xiv+520pp., hundreds of illustrations in b/w and color. Some sun fade to spine and rear cover, rear endpaper frayed at corner, else very good, clean, tight. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.
L'Agora Grecque by Roland Martin - 1951: Etudes de Histoire Et D'Architecture Urbanies
by Roland Martin
L'Agora Grecque: Etudes de Histoire Et D'Architecture Urbanies
by Roland Martin
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- Publisher E De Boccard
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1951
- Keywords Architecture ,Urbanizm,rare books
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Industriekultur: Peter Behrens and the AEG, 1907-1914
by Tilmann Buddensieg
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Robert A. M. Stern Buildings and Projects 1981 - 1986
by STERN, Robert A. M
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New York: Rizolli, 1986. Signed by the architect on the half-title page. Additionally inscribed: New York 1988 For Eric Klock from Robert A M Stern. First edition / First printing. Green cloth. Near fine, with mild sunning to the top edge of the boards, in near fine dust jacket with slight fading to the spine, and a surface scratch to the rear panel. Eric Klock is a Snohomish, Washington based Architect, founder of KPA Associates.
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Antonio Sant'elia; The Complete Works
by Caramel, Luciano (With Alberto Longatti.)
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New York: Rizzoli [0-8478-0964-1] [1988]. (4to) 312pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Illustrations, photographs, color plates, bibliography. (Architecture, Architects--Italy, Architecture).
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Architecture and Regional Identity in the San Francisco Bay Area 1870-1970
by Lance V. Bernard
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- 9780773453401
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Brand New Book, Shrinkwrapped, in Excellent Condition, retaining Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Bumps, Stains, or Any Major Damage. No Remainder Mark. Gift Quality.
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PLAN, SECTION and ELEVATION of the POO-TA-LA of TEMPLE of the LAMA at ZHE-HOL in TARTARY
by George Staunton
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PLAN, SECTION and ELEVATION of the POO-TA-LA of TEMPLE of the LAMA at ZHE-HOL in TARTARYThis monumental temple which looks more like a fortified tower was drawn by HW Parish in 1793.This antique original copper plate engraving is from Sir George Leonard Staunton's atlas folio of prints to accompany "An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China . Taken chiefly from the papers of His Excellency the Earl of Macartney". The work was published in London by G.Nicol in 1797. George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737-1806) was dispatched to Beijing in 1792 travelling via Madeira, Tenerife, Rio de Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope and Indonesia. He was accompanied by George Staunton, and a retinue of suitably impressive size, including Stauntonâ s 11-year-old son who was nominally the ambassadorâ s page. On the embassy's arrival in China it emerged that the 11-year-old was the only European member of the embassy able to speak Mandarin, and thus the only one able to…
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Cottages and Country Buildings designed by Thomas W. Cutler
by Cutler, Thomas W.
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London: Horace Cox, 1896. Hardcover. Good +. 17, [87] p., 44 leaves of plates: plans, views; 19 x 28 cm. Faux vellum over boards with gilt-stamped cover title. Boards have bevelled edges. Floral patterned endpapers. Each plate is accompanied by one or two pages of descriptive text. Cutler's designs perfectly present late 19th-century English rural architecture from cottages of various sizes to a village corner shop to small and large country houses. The volume concludes with his design for the Princess Alice Memorial Hospital at Eastbourne. In Good+ Condition: corners are rubbed; back board is scraped; both hinges are weak; clean and tight.
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Follies & Grottoes
by Jones, Barbara
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London: Constable, 1953. First edition. Octavo. xii, 264 pp; color title page (same as dustjacket), numerous b/w photographs & drawings; index. Purple cloth with silver-lettered spine in dustjacket. Fine/Near Fine, a bright, crisp unmarked copy, erratum slip tipped in; unclipped jacket has touch of wear to spine ends, slight creasing at top of front panel. Bookseller label from Holliday Bookshop affixed to rear board. Written and illustrated by the artist Barbara Mildred Jones (1912-1978). Jones studied Mural Decoration at the Royal College of Art - where she became part of that distinctive group of artists and illustrators of whom John Piper, Edward Bawden, Eric Ravilious and Edward Ardizzone are the best known.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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LA HABITACION INTERMINABLE
by XAVIER GUZMAN URBIOLA, JAIME MORENO VILLARREAL
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
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NEW - B&W photographs and texts documenting Edward James' house, a bizarre construction created in the jungles of Xilitla, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Fine. Erased pencil price and Alla stamp on front endpaper. 95 pp. En espanol.
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School Architecture; Or Contributions to the Improvement of School-Houses in the United States
by Barnard, Henry
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NY: A. S. Barnes & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards soiled and heavily worn, many pages . soiled, owner signature (I. Randolph Coughtrie? ) on front free endpaper, . waterstains.. 1849. Second Edition. Hardcover. Original dark brown ruled cloth. Gilt titles on spine. [33] pages of publisher's ads at rear. Numerous engravings depicting school buildings throughout America, as well as plans, elevations, heating equipment, furnishings, globes, ventilation systems, playgrounds, library layouts, educational equipment, etc. Frontispiece engraving of Free Academy, New York. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 383 pages .
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Scientific American: Architects and Builders Edition -- No. 81, July 1892 [with 2 color plates]
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New York: Munn & Co, 1892. Paperback. Very Good. 14, xviii p., 2 leaves of color plates: illustrations, plans; 41 cm. Stapled. Illustrated advertisements on 18 pages following text and on back wrapper. Contains plans for: a $2,500-house in Chambersburg, Pa., by M. R. Rhoads for himself; a house in Yonkers, N.Y., for Dr. S. G. Perry by Rossiter & Wright; a house in Marina Heights, Conn., for Theodore Sherwood by Henry Lambert; a house in Orange, N.J. for David Burr by Munn & Co.; a house in Portland, Me., for J. H. Drummond by John Calvin Stevens; a house in Bensonhurst, Long Island, for Charles Silvester by Parfitt Bros.; the American Yacht Club House at Milton Point, N.Y., by E. A. Sargent & Co.; a house in Upper Montclair, N.J., for William T. Francisco by Munn & Co.; and a house at Babylon, Long Island, for J. C. Robbins by George Skidmore. In Very Good Condition: front wrapper is lightly soiled, with minor loss at lower corner; otherwise, clean and solid.
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HOMES FOR YOUR STREET AND MINE: STANDARDIZED TO AVOID WASTE
by Standard Homes Co
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Washington DC: Standard Homes Co., [1956?]. Stapled wraps. Good. 31p. Wrap and pages lightly thumb creased, front wrap fore edge creased and torn. A promotional booklet for houses designed by Standard Homes Company containing examples of more than 40 dwellings, each accompanied by layouts and a photograph or drawing of frontage. These houses come in a variety of styles designed with consideration to cost-saving construction using standard sizes for materials such as lumber, windows, and doors to reduce waste. Intercounty Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia was the distributor of this copy. A letter dated June 27, 1956, from the savings and loan is laid in. B&w illustrations and halftone photographs. (11-1/2"x8-1/2")
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THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT AND BUILDING NEWS, APRIL 15, 1903, VOL. LXXX, NO. 1426
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Boston, 1903. Covers rather brittle and chipped, some short tears to page edges.. 13.5" x 9"; viii, 25-32, ix-xvi pages; Stapled magazine.
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Gibson Guitar Catolog 50's (reprint???)
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Gibson Guitar, n. Soft cover. Good. Very Good.
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Casa Del Herrero: The Romance of Spanish Colonial
by Robert Sweeney
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Martinez, California, United States
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First printing (number line contains "1").Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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Casa del HerreroHouse of the Blacksmithstands today as one of the most fully developed and intact examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. It was designed and built between 1922 and 1925 as a second house for George Fox Steedman, a St. Louis industrialist. Thought principally to be the work of George Washington Smith, the architect, Steedman himself generated many ideas during the initial design phase that were both a blessing and curse to Smith. Steedmans vision prevailed, and throughout the decade following the houses initial completion, he continued to rework both house and garden, engaging the architects Lutah Maria Riggs, Edwards, Plunkett & Howell, and Floyd Brewster, and garden… Read More
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HOME" - An Interesting Monthly Magazine Sent to You Each Month by Your Lumber Merchant: Lot of Nine (9) issues, 1938-1941
by Weil, C.K. and others
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Silver Lake, New Hampshire: John F. Chick & Son, Building Material, 1941. First Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. Lot of nine issues, averaging 16pp each; illustrated throughout from photographs, floor plans and elevations. In the original, pictorial wrappers. Approx 11" x 8.5" The thrust of this magazine is "Now is the time to build your own home." Themes of these issues include: Hollywood Hilltops; Simple Dignity Is the Best Architecture; Cape Cod Cottages; Need Four Bedrooms?; Wood Walls; A Place to Eat in the Kitchen; Twin Level First Floor; Fireplace Ideas; The Case for Home Ownership; Colonial Twins; Summer Cottages; Modernizing A House; Plywood Is Perfect Material; Baseball Grows Up [a four-page departure in one issue]; Historic Walls; Suburban Charm; Log Cabin Siding; Ideas for the Roadside Merchant; Two Farm Homes in 1940 Style; Modernizing Your Farmhouse; Duplicate the Charm of Old World Cottages; Underground Storage Easily Built; Three Modern Farm Homes; Small Summer Cottages;…
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Les Serres Royales de Laeken
by Goedleven, Edgard
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Inbel, Bruxelles: Ducolot, 1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Folio. 276 pp. Bound in full green cloth, stamped in gilt on cover and spine, in Illustrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated, chiefly color, including frontispiece and several fold outs. Text in French. Includes bibliography. Near Fine, bright, clean copy, in Very Good+ dust jacket with wear and rubbing to extremities, overall scuffing.
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Historical Georgetown, Guyana
by Sheik M. Hassan Aniff
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Georgetown, Guyana: S.M.H. Aniff and Universal Bookstore, 1997. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Very slight corner wear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 40 pages. Illustrated, one color map. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.
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Original Resopal; The Aesthetics of Surface
by Schneider, Romana and Ingeborg Flagge
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- 9783939633044
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Jovis, 2006. Hardcover. New. Hardcover New.
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Portuguese Plain Architecture: Between Spices and Diamonds, 1521-1706
by Kubler, George
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- 9780819540454
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Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 4to. xvi, 316, [2] pp. Bound in full lime green cloth, title stamped in gilt on red on spine. Black and white frontispiece photograph, black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Very Good, spine very slightly cocked, light foxing to spine, top edges of boards, heavier foxing on top edge of text block, not affecting interior which remains clean, photographs and illustrations sharp, in Very Good dust jacket with 1/2" tear on front cover near tail of spine, wear to top edge.
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Die Würzburger Domorgeln / The Organs in Würzburg Cathedral
by Klais, Hans Gerd
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Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Das Musikinstrument , [1970]. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Folio. 128.2] pp. Bound in full, charcoal gray cloth, title stamped in silver on cover and spine. Orgelbeispiele 20. Jahrhundert, Bd. 1. Black and white illustrations, including 3 fold-out plates, and 3 inserts in pocket at rear. Text in German and English. Near Fine, minor age-toning to pages, otherwise tight and clean, in Very Good+ dust jacket with 1" tear to top edge of front cover, wear and peeling of lamination at extremities, overall age-toning.
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