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New York: Diadem Books. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Smith, Alice R Huger; Simons, Albert. A Facsimile of the 1917 Edition. Can find no date of publication of this edition. World Cat shows editions were published by Diadem in New York in 1967 and 1974. Hard cover with deep maroon boards and gold gilt spine lettering in fine condition. Overall mellow age toning the papers and to the dust jacket. Interior text block clean and tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains 128 illustrations from drawings by Alice R. Huger Smith. Photographs, and architectural drawings by Albert Simons. 387 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition with, as stated above, mellow age toning; no price present on flaps or rear panel. * From the front flap, ""This is the biography of a great city, done in the grand stately manner of the city itself. . . . not a guide book though it leads us enthusiastically through the Charleston streets . . . the authors contend that more historical tradition has gathered… Read More

Viking Peguin, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated: First Published in 2003 by Viking Penguin. Complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with black boards, sky blue spine cloth, and gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Contains two sections each 8 leaves /16 pages of glossy black & white photos. 512 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; only ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""Everything about the conception and creation of Rockefeller Center was outsized and wildly improbable. Launched in the teeth of the Depression, the most ambitious construction project since the Pyramids was the unintended result of a philanthropic gesture gone awry. . . . Richly detailed, frequently surprising, and consistently entertaining, 'Great Fortune' brings this compelling saga to vivid life.""

U.S.A.: Marlboro Books Corp., a division of Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A large hardcover (approx 8 1/2"" wide x 11 1/2"" tall x 2 1/2"" thick) in very good condition. Weighs just over 6 pounds. Maroon boards with gold gilt spine lettering. Pale green end papers; smudge at bottom right of front end paper.. Text block clean & tight with no writing, underlining, or marks noted. Dust jacket likewise in very good condition with only ghost of shelf / edge wear. Appears unread. Contains more than 1,200 illustrations - 600 in color. 927 numbered pages plus an Epilogue and 16 pages of a comprehensive Index. * From the jacket, ""An authoritative one volume history of art, distinguished by the scholarship of seven internationally renowned critics and Historians. The coverage includes Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome; Byzantium and the Western Barbarian Kingdoms; Medieval Christendom; Renaissance Europe; The Baroque in Western… Read More

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. OVERSIZE. 1st Printing This approximately 8 3/4"" x 11 1/2"" book has glossy pictorial boards showing light shelf wear and a small scratch on the back. Text block is clean and tight with no markings noted in the text itself. There is a gift inscription to former owner at the top center of the front free end paper. 140 pages * A fascinating volume for the middle / high school aged student interested in architecture and engineering and just curious about how things work and how buildings are put together. From the back cover, ""How They Were Built"" traces the history and development of buildings, from the lowly, make-shift shacks of the first farmers to the towering skyscrapers of today's financial centers. The advances in building technique that make possible ever more complex structures are explained in detail. Clear detailed diagrams, Scene setting illustrations… Read More