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NY: Bramhall House. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine (Bookplate; NO fold-out map)/DJ-VG+; Revised Ed; xvi,526pp; tall 8vo; "As a showcase of American architecture, Newport, Rhode Island, is without peer or parallel...(and) the volume's impressive scholarship and numerous photographs make it a feast of detail and history"; with over 500 illustrations, including B&W photos, drawings, & diagrams; 35pp Appendix; Notes. ISBN: 0-517-097192.

MD: Town of Bel Air, Maryland & The Maryland Historical Trust. Hardcover/DJ, Near Fine/Near Fine, 1995, 1st Edition, vi,298 pages, 8 1/2"x10 1/4", with numerous B&W photos, plus several pages of architectural diagrams; Glossary; Index. For Contents see photo 3.

Da Capo Press. Hardcover/No DJ; X-library with minimal markings, light edgewear, o/w VG; 1967, Reprint of two of Isham's works originally published by The Walpole Society: (1) Early American Houses published in 1928 in an edition of 75 copies; & (2) A Glossary of Architecture Terms published in 1939 in an edition of 250 copies; profusely illustrated with photos & drawings.

Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, 1985. Probable 1st Ed; xiii,354pp; 4to; comprehensive history of the architecture of Allegheny County & Pittsburgh from the development of local architecture in the 1750's to the present; profusely illustrated with 20 color & 175 B&W photographs (with 150 in the Allegheny county Industrial Region, many reflecting the "Lost Allegheny County"; gold-stamped cloth; HB/DJ; Fine/VG (1" taped tear bottom spine; minor wear & small taped tear top spine; corners lightly worn) . ISBN: 0-916670-09-0.

Harry N. Abrams. Hardcover (gold-stamped cloth)/DJ; Near Fine (small remainder dot top edge)/DJ-Near Fine; 1985, 1st Edition, 312 pages; illustrated with numerous B&W photos & sepia-toned drawings. "Each section of the book is devoted to a single architectural element, and these span all times and all places. Fascinating relevant quotations, aphorisms, and verses by great architectural writers ... introduce the various segments".

Van Nostrand Reinhold. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine/Very Good+ (light wear top spine area; 1/2" tear rear bottom fold; price clipped); 1983, 1st Edition/1st Printing; 393 pages; profusely illustrated with color & B&W photos, drawings, site plans, floor plans, etc; text in English & German.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District. Softcover, Very Good +. 1997, revised edition, (6),73 pages, 8 1/2" x 11"; with numerous B&W historical photos, Bibliography. (Packed with cardboard backing to prevent bending.)