Search Results: Architecture History from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Rizzoli , 1952. Hardcover First Edition [1992], so stated. First Edition [1992], so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good + DJ: The Book shows slight spine lean; else flawless; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsomevery nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive imperfection. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; very light wear to the extremities, and with a tiny nick at the upper corner of the front panel; unclipped. No longer pristine, but remains attractive and intact; not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.3 x 8.8 x 0.85 inches). 192 pages. Profusely illutrated… Read More

London, UK Faber & Faber , 1971. Hardcover First Edition UK (1971), so stated. The original German edition was published in 1969. First Edition UK (1971), so stated. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows a small patch of shelf-soiling to the bottom edte of the text block near the outside edge; a couiple of very faint smudges to the top edge of same; a very thin line of sunning to the bottom edge of the panels and backstrip; the binding is very slightly cocked off square, while remaining secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing light wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to the upper extremities, with several short, closed tears; the very mildest rubbing to the panels; a… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books: Pelican, 1971. Paperback First Integrated Edition [1971] (based on the Third hardcover edition), Sixth Printing thus [1987]. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: just a touch of wear to the extremities; mild rubbing, moderate soiling to the white background field of the panels; very faint creasing to wrapper covers; "Hi" printed in ink at the lower fore-edge; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Shows mild overall wear, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a clean, sturdy, presentable copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches). 527 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 10.2 ounces. The Pelican History of Art. First Integrated Edition [1971] (based on the third hardcover edition), Sixth Printing thus [1987]. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Springer-Verlag, 2003. Hardcover First Edition (2003), unstated. No indication of subsequent printings. First Edition (2003), unstated. No indication of subsequent printings. Very Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: a superficial bump at the bottom edge of the front panel; very mild rubbing to the heavy plastic cover that this been affixed to the exterior of the book and pasted down with flaps to the front and rear pastedown endpapers; else flawelss the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a couple of unobtrusive flaws. Bright, crisp and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio (12.85 x 9.35 x 1 inches). 320… Read More

New York, NY William Morrow & Company, 1980. Hardcover First Edition (1980), unstated. No statement subsequent printings, but this is probably is a later printing. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows indications of very careful use: just a touch of shelving wear to the lower extremities and a bit of mild scuffing to the upper corner of the rear panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Clean. Not far from 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to extremities with several short, closed tears; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Clean, attractive, and intact, but shows light wear. 4to. (11.35 x 8.85 x 1.25 inches). 275 pages, plus Index.… Read More

Delhi, India Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India: Publications Division, 1956. Paperback Revised Edition [1956]. Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; moderate rubbing and considerable soiling to the wrapper covers; tape reinforcement at the head of the backstrip; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip, but there is a tiny hair-line crack to the upper back-strip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A lightly-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and several cosmetic flaws. A sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.5 x 0.25 inches). 108 pages. Sewn binding. Profusely illustrated with photographs in black & white of shrines and stupas. Language: English. Weight: 6.5… Read More

Perugia, Italy Quattroemme, 2010. Hardcover Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large, heavy, slightly oblong 8vo. 493 pages. Liberally illutrated with Color Photographs by Daneile Amoni and Alberto Gori. Text is in English. Translation by Susan Rawlins, Pierluigi Bernardini, Giada Machella, and Globe Traduzioni. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1971. Paperback First Edition Thus (1971), so stated. Probable later printing, as the LC number begins with '76'. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: just a hint of wear to the extremities; very mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Remains close to 'As New'. Free of any creases to the covers. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only mild wear. Fairly Bright and Clean for its age. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.9 x 8 x 0.5 inches). viii, 152 pages. Liberally illustrated with duotone photographs, maps, tables, graphs, drawings. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. First Edition Thus (1971), so stated. Probable later printing, as the LC number… Read More

College Station, TX Texas A&M University Press, 1988. Hardcover First Edition, so stated. First Edition, so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book's front and rear boards are ever so slightly bowed; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows creases at the top and bottom corners of the inside front flap; else flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. Just short of perfection: Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large Format 4to. 202pp. Profusely Illustrated with vintage Photographs in black & white. Forward by David Gebhard. Hardback with DJ. Author Judith Singer Cohen explains in her entertaining prose how Art Deco, a cosmopolitan decorative mode flaunted in the fashionable apartments and commerical places in New York's elite society, came to flourish across the nation, even in the conserative stronghold of Fort Worth. In the Fort Worth neighborhoods that grew up in the thirties, there are many… Read More

Stoneham, MA Butterworth-Heinemann: Butterworth Architecture, 1992. Hardcover First Edition (1992), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1992), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine: shows only very mild rubbing to the panela and a tiny nick at the lower corner of the front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and a single minor, unobtrusive flaw only. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (10.25 x 7.25 x 1 inches). ix, 303 pages. Language: English. Weight: 31.5 ounces. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards. 

Cambridge, MA M.I.T. Press, 1999. Paperback First Edition Thus [1999]; unstated in accordance with MIT's customary practice. First Edition Thus [1999]; unstated in accordance with MIT's customary practice. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of to the beige-green background field of the backstrip (the black titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); the spine is very slightly cocked. The binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches). xi, 343 pages. Sparsely illustrated with photographs in black & white. Decorated Endpapers. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 9 ounces. University Press Paperback.

Scranton, PA International Textbook Company, 1899. Hardcover First Edition (1900), unstated. This appears to be a gathering into one volume of four separate books published by the Colliery Engineer Company between 1896 and 1900. Very Good+: Shows mild wear to the extremities; some superficial scuffing to the panels; rubbing to the leather backstrip, but the gilt titles thereon remains mostly unaffected: bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean; the pages have tanned ever so slightly in its more-than-a-century of existence. Rubber-stamped "10387" at the bottom of the title page. This may be an Engineering License number, as we have several other books from this series with the same rubber-stamped number. Free of any other ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a little light wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6.1 x 1.9 inches). xxi, 187 + 122 +… Read More

Prague, Czechoslavakia Primus, 1994. Hardcover Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 95pp. Hardback: Pictorial Paper on Boards.

Moscow, Russia Iskusstvo, 1988. Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good+ Slipcase. Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: Mild rubbing the the silk covers; a small rectagle of sticker shadow at the upper corner of one of the panels; a tiny white spot of stain at the bottom edge of one of the panels; a quarter inch dampstain at one of the corners. The bindings are square and secure; the texts are bright and clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, near perfect copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws only. Very close to 'As New'. The Slipcase shows moderate wear to the edges and corners. Remains structurally sound. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large, narrow 4to. (13.85 x 6.65 x 1.75 inches). 256 pages + 123 pages. Text interspesed with… Read More

Helsinki, Finland Le Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou: Le Centre de Creation Industrielle / Le Musee d'Architecture de Finlande, 1978. Paperback First Ed, unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities, with faint creases near the upper front and rear corners and another faint crease at the back strip; binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Sewn Binding. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Royal Octavo. 136pp. Profusely illustrated, many in Color. First Ed, unstated. Paperback: Heavy Cardstock Wraps. Cette Exposition a ete presentee pour la premiere fois au Centre Georges Pompidou a Paris du 4 octobre au 4 decembre 1978.

Middletown, CT Wesleyan University Press, 1966. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: Book shows indications of very light use: just a touch of wear to extremities; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing; price clipped; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable in a moderately worn DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. 412pp. Profusely illustrated in Black & White.

New York, NY Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1913. Hardcover First Edition (1913); Third Printing (1925). Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use: just a touch of wear to the heel of the backstrip and lower extremities; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive flaws only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to "As New". The DJ shows just a touch of wear to the upper corner tips and a tiny snag at the head of the backstrip; the $16.50 Net price at the upper corner of the inside front flap has been crossed out and a pencil price has been written in; else flawless; the price unclipped; mylar-protected. Excellent condition with the… Read More

Singapore Singapore Coordinating Committee, 1984. Paperback First Edition [1984], so stated. First Edition [1984], so stated. Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of moderate use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and very faint soiling to wrapper covers. some soil spots to the front end paper. Wrinkles and creases near the heel of the back strip, where it has been bumped. Binding square and secure; text clean. A clean, sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Photographs by R. Ian Lloyd, Ian C. Stewart and Kuou Shang-Wei. Designed by Viscom Design Associates. French Wraps: Trade Paperback.

Denver, CO Cohagen State Capitol Complex Consortium, 1986. Hardcover Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. Hardback: Special Library Binding.

New York, NY Rizzoli , 1985. Paperback First Edition USA (1985), so stated. First Edition USA (1985), so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to the extremities, with a small scuff at the heel of the backstrip; very mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a couple of faint stress creases to the backstrip; the binding leans slightly off square (often true of books of this shape), but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. (9.5 x 9.8 x 0.8 inches). 250 pages. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 11.6 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.… Read More