Search Results: Architecture from Lippincott Books

South Brunswick and New York: A S Barnes and Company, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 296 pp. Index, glossary, bibliography. Tan cloth, spine title gilt. A touch of foxing to edges. Price-intact dustjacket has light edge wear. "The most representative buildings erected between 1880 and 1915 are depicted here in well over 300 photographs and drawings. Many are old and rare, and works of art in themselves. A lively text introduces the reader not only to the structures, but to the patrons, the architects, and the era that produced them...well-written, knowledgeable, and copiously illustrated". Oversize book: overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Washington D.C.: American Institute of Architects Press, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. x, 166 pp. With selected bibliography, index. Gray cloth, spine title gilt, frontispiece. Richly illustrated in b&w and color. Previous owner's name/date on ffep. Dustjacket edges are very lightly sunned. Sketch designs, presentation drawings, full-scale working drawings, record drawings provide a representative account of the architecture of the Regency period. An essay introduces the drawings.

Camden, Maine: Down East Books, 1980. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. xxiii, 230 pp. Red cloth, spine title gilt. "All the rich detail of the mansions of Newburyport's merchants and sea captains are captured on film...more than 300 illustrations featuring the exteriors and interiors of private homes, churches, and other public buildings...in addition, it shows covered bridges, summer houses, fences and provides detailed architectural drawings of garden layouts, newels, stairways, windows and other important details." Spine slant, otherwise near fine. Dustjacket has a little edge wear. Oversize book: overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/GVG. xxxvi, 633, [3] pp. With appendix, bibliography, index. Printed paper-covered boards over black cloth, title stamped in silver. Color frontispiece, 40 b&w plates, 36 figures. Thumb-soiling, previous owner's small label on front paste-down, lightly toned. Dustjacket has edge wear, spine is sunned.

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1970. Hardcover. GVG. [xv], 124 pp with index, bibliography, appendices, 54 plates. Blue cloth with pictorial plate on front cover. Light fading to edges and spine, title on spine rubbed. GVG

Shaker Heights, Ohio: Selden W. Campen, 1998. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 142, [2] pp. Includes glossary of terms, bibliography, appendix, index of homes by architect, and map. Shaker Heights was an early example of a planned community. Incorporated in 1911, the village was built on the site of the Center Family North Union Society of Shakers by a syndicate formed by the Van Sweringen Brothers. Building lots were sold with a requirement that every house be designed by an architect. Houses are grouped by architect, and shown in color photographs with a brief description.

Tokyo: A.D.A. EDITA, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 272 pp. White cloth, spine title stamped in black. With text by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer. Edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa. 10 Wright homes photographed - many in bright color, and with some folding plates. With Wright drawings of site plans, perspectives and elevations. Text is in English and Japanese. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Tokyo: A.D.A. EDITA, 1992. 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 173, [2] pp. Oblong. Edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa. Text in English and Japanese. Black and white and color photographs. Volume 3 of a comprehensive survey of Wright's known buildings and projects through photographs, drawings and text; prepared in cooperation with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Oversize book: International postage at cost

Tokyo: A.D.A. EDITA, 1991. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 207 pp. Homes for the Midwest Prairie 1889-1891. Residences of Frank Lloyd Wright, William H. Winslow, Susan Lawrence Dana, Ward W. Willits, Frank Thomas, Arthur Heurtley, Darwin D. Martin, Frederick D. Robie, Avery Coonley, Meyer May, Frederick C. Bogk. Edited and photographed by Yukio Futagawa. Text in English and Japanese. Black and white and color photographs. Volume 1 of a comprehensive survey of Wright's known buildings and projects through photographs, drawings and text; prepared in cooperation with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Oversize book: International postage at cost

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. 624 pages, photographic credits, xv - xliii. Includes Notes, Selective Bibliography, Index and addendum. California Studies of the History of Art Series; 20. Covers bumped, minor wear to spine edges. Oversize: International orders shipped at cost

Innsbruck, No Date: F. Unterberger. Hardcover. Very Good. With frontispiece, title page and 28 lithographic plates of statues surrounding the court chapel at Innsbruck by the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I. Text in French on heavy rag paper sewn over 2 cords. Beige paper-covered boards with titles and engraved decorations also by Fälger on boards and spine. A bit worn on spine ends and over cords, with bumped corners.

New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 416pp. With message from then Mayor Edward Koch. Each entry illustrated with B&W photos. Includes maps of all New York City Historic Districts, List of Scenic and Interior Landmarks, List of sites proposed to landmarks Commission to date, and Index. Small stain on inside front hinge. Near Fine/Near Fine

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Three thousand copies of this catalog were printed for the Trustees of The Museum of Modern Art by The Spiral Press; 102, [2] pp. Contains 'The British Nineteenth Century and Modern Architecture', 'Elements of English Housing Practice', and 'Modern Architecture in England'. B&w photos, 72 plates with photos and floor plans, and Catalog of the Exhibition. Pale green cloth. Lightly sunned spine and top edges, small bookseller label on front pastedown, name and date in ink on title page, hinges slightly darkened.

London: Faber and Faber, 1972. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/GVG. 466 pp. Red cloth, spine title gilt on black label. Profusely illustrated with b&w photos. Very light thumb-soiling, light edge wear, otherwise clean & tight. Price-clipped dustjacket has edge wear with a 1" closed tear on back panel, remains of a paper label at tail of spine, small area of delamination. Oversize book: overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

n.p.: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1986. Special Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. x, 278 pp. Illustrated with over 250 maps, drawings , photographs, and 1882 Birdseye view of Providence on dustjacket front panel. Includes inventory, inventory index, appendices, and bibliography. Published for 350th anniversary of Providence. Dustjacket has minor chipping and a closed tear on edges.

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1950. Paper Wrappers. Very Good. 24 page exhibition catalogue, MOMA Bullietin Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Fall 1950. Light wear at corners, previous owner's small label. Plans, b&w photos of buildings and models.