Architectural History
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AIA Guide To Chicago
by Sinkevitch, Alice
New York: "Harcourt, Brace And Company", 1993. "First Edition, First Printing". Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Dust-jacket As Issued. "In Wraps; covers are clean and flat but with very light rubbing to edges and a very slight lift on reading edge from use; lower right front and lower left corners have a very light crease; front cover has some wrinkles in cover laminate along reading edge; book interior is clean, tight and bright and unmarked; small vertical 4to; 541 pages;...
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$7.95
Quebec City: Architects, Artisans, and Builders: Facsimile
by Richardson, A.J.H. / Bastien, Geneviève / Dubé, Doris / Lacombe, Marthe
Ottawa, Canada: National Museum of Man / Parks Canada, 1984. The Mercury Series. Very lightly rubbed along front lower edge, first 100 pages lightly curled outward along lower edge, else near fine. Pages spotless. Note: heavy book.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No DJ. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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$29.00
Poles Apart -- pole frame building in Australia and New Zealand
by John Archer
1989 1st Ed Card Covers Larger Fmt b&w illus 99pp EX-LIB Content tight & clean despite EX-LIBRARY WITHDRAWN, with heavier external wear, marked & dogearred prelims -- useful title. An alternative to complex structures on hillsides -- essentially a howto book, but always design ideas in mind too, with examples, some quite flash! Pole Frames in Aus & NZ (Archer 1989)
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NZ$29.00
Bridges
by Beckett, Derrick
London: Hamlyn, 1969. "First Edition, First Printing". Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Black Board Covers with gilt lettering to spine; Light Grey Endpapers; Rear Free Endpaper has a two vertical creases; Book Interior is clean and tight; 8vo; 191 pages; illustrated in black-and-white and color; Reading List; Glossary; Index; Dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper and is clean and fairly bright for its age; inside front flap is clipped at lower right corner 1.59#; P3;
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$9.95
Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 16: The Battle of Restigouche, Table Glass from the Wreck of the Machault, the Western European Coarse Earthenware from the Wreck of the Machault, the Cochrane Ranch
by Beattie, Judith and Pothier, Bernard / mcNally, Paul / Barton, K.J. / Naftel, William
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Historic Sites / Indian and Northern Affairs, 1977. Small triangle of paper (1/8 inch) lifted at head of spine, else near fine. Pages spotless.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$18.00
The Canadian Museum of Civilization (signed)
by Malak / MacDonald, F. / Alsford, Stephen
Hull, Quebec, Canada: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1990. Signed and dated (17/09/90) by Malak on title page. Fine / Fine. Protected in mylar.. Signed by Photographer. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Malak (photographer). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$30.00
Cities and People: A Social and Architectural History
by Girouard
Hardback. Very Good.
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£2.94
Cities & People: A Social and Architectural History
by Girouard, Mark
New Haven and London: Yale University Press. VG+. 1986. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Stated second printing bound in red cloth. A VG+ copy in a Near Fine d ust jacket. There is a short inked note on the front fly's verso. Form er owner's name is stamped at the edges of the upper and lower page bl ock. DJ has a small piece of tape repair on the verso. The dust jacket has tape on the front panel's lower verso due to a 3/4" vertical tear . Shipping weight is four pounds. Additional shipping charges will a...
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$15.00
The Idea of Louis Sullivan
by SZARKOWSKI, John
Boston, MA: Bulfinch Press / Little, Brown and Company, 2000. Second edition. Hardcover. First printing. A reissue of Szarkowski's first book. Long before he was the director of the Musuem of Modern Art, he was a terrific photographer as evidenced by this beautiful paean to architect Louis Sullivan. Introduction by Terence Riley. Includes 95 duotone illustrations. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket.
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$25.00
The Idea of Louis Sullivan
by Szarkowski, John
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Black and white illustrated cloth. A bump to the volume's spine. Ownership signature of author and naturalist Ann Zwinger, with "Pocahontas, Arkansas/1957" added beneath her signature. Offsetting to the front endpapers. The price-clipped dust jacket is rubbed, with several chips and tears to the spine, front fold and rear cover. The author's first book, which...
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$127.00
Walking in Sandy Hill, Ottawa
by Heritage Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, Canada: Heritage Ottawa Sixty page booklet - produced by The Heritage Society for the National Capital Region. Lightly rubbed along edges, else very good plus. Pages spotless.. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus/No DJ. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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$10.00
The Work Force of the Richelieu River Canals 1843-1950
by Sévigny, P. André
Hull, Quebec, Canada: Parks Canada, Environment Canada, 1983. Lightly rubbed on head of spine and on front lower corner, else fine. Pages spotless.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$15.00
Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 17: The Halifax Citadel, 1825-60: a Narrative and Structural History
by Greenough, John Joseph
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Historic Sites / Parks Canada, 1977. Shallow scrape (1 inch) on front, else fine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$17.00
The English Mediaeval Parish Church
by Cook, G.H
London: Phoenix House. 1954. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. No dustjacket. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. 302 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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AU$15.00
The Domestic Architecture of Old Quebec: a Walking Tour Prepared for the Annual Meeting of the Association for Preservation Technology
by Cameron, Christina
Canada: Parks Canada, 1980. L'architecture domestique du vieux-Québec. Bilingual (English/French) 28/29-page booklet. Lightly rubbed on ends of spine, subtle crease on front, else near fine. Pages spotless.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$10.00
Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 10: The Architectural Heritage of the Rideau Corridor / Glassware Excavated at Fort Gaspereau, New Brunswick / Commissioners of the Yukon, 1897-1918
by Humphreys, Barbara A. / Harris, Jane E. / Bush, Edward F
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Historic Sites / Parks Canada, 1974. Covers darkened, spine lightly wrinkled, else near fine. Pages darkened along edges, but spotless. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$20.00
A Guide to Canadian Architectural Styles: Second Edition (signed)
by Ricketts, Shannon / Maitland, Leslie / Hucker, Jacqueline
Ontario, Canada: Broadview Press, 2004. First printing. Inscribed, and signed by all three authors on fly title page. Faint scrape (2.5 inch) on front, rubbed on tips of corners, else near fine. Pages spotless.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No DJ. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$30.00
A Campaign of Amateurs: The Siege of Louisbourg, 1745
by Baker, Raymond F
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Heritage Parks Canada, 1995. Studies in Archaeology, Architecture and History. Fine.. Soft Cover. Fine/No DJ. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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$18.00
Legacy in Stone: The Rideau Corridor
by Spalding-Smith, Fiona / Humphreys, Barbara A
Erin, Ontario, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 1999. First printing. Boards faded along top edge, else near fine. DJ has tear at each end of spine and reinforced on inside with tape, else good.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$10.00
"Private Lives, Imperial Virtues: The Frieze Of The Forum Transitorium In Rome"
by D'Ambra, Eve
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993. "First Edition, First Printing". Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Red brown cloth covers; mottled tan endpapers; 8vo; 157 pages; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper; illustrated with 91 black-and-white photographs; appears never read; P;
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$22.50
Changing Places In New Zealand
by Steve Britton, Richard Le Heron & Eric Pawson (eds)
1993. Reprint. card covers, larger format. Ex-Private Collection, stamped. very clean, bright & tight, small tear on cover and some other superficial marks , 2 private collection book-stamps inside 328pp
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NZ$12.00
