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7.3.21 L'Art De Batir Chez Les Romains Author: Choisy, Auguste $325.00 Paris Ducher 1873 Cloth /w Gilded Spine Very Good- Ex-Library. Elephant Folio-over 15in. -23in. tall. Ducher, Paris, 1873. Hardcover Elephant Folio book in Very Good-condition. Ex-Library copy with library markings and book plate on front endpaper. No pockets. Some sunning to spine. French-language book on Roman architecture and building methods. 100 illustrations, 24 plates. 216 pgs. |
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22.2.29 The Architecture of John F. Staub: Houston and the South ISBN: 292740123 Author: Barnstone, Howard $249.50 Austin, Texas, U.S.A. Univ of Texas Press 1979 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good in Myla 2nd Printing Ex-Library Ex-Library. 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Classic book covering the five decade career of Staub who designed mansions in Houston in the River Oaks and Bayou Bend neighborhoods as well as across the South. 363 pages, color and b/w photos. Includes a Descriptive Portfolio of almost 250 pages of many of the fine homes and mansions he designed. Ex-Library but in very good condition. |
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B.001410 Knole and the Sackvilles Author: Sackville-West, V. $200.00 London William Heinemann 1923 Illustrated Boards Very Good++ in Good+ jacket First Edition, 3rd Printi 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Very nice copy in the scarce dust jacket, which is whole, but the spine is extremely darkened, edges show some rubbing wear. 231 pages, 24 illustrations documenting since 1456, both the physical and the social history of Knole, the ancestral home of the Sackvilles, whose head is the Duke of Dorset. |
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E5088 Architectural Beauty in Japan Author: Shinkokai, Kokusai Bunka $150.00 New York The Studio Publications, 1956 Cloth Near Fine in Good+ jacket First American Edition 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. The book is in near fine condition, there are no marks from the previous owner. The cover is clean, unbumped with a clean and tight interior. The rare dj is in good + condition, there is some edge wear and it is chipped at the spine ends. There were some tears on the jacket although those have been repaired. |
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5069 Great Museums of the World, 12 Volumes Author: Newsweek $144.50 NY Newsweek/Mondadori 1967 Gilded Leatherette, Padded Near Fine in Near Fine jacket 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Volumes of approx 160-200 pgs on heavy glossy art stock, color illustrations throughout. Museums include Louvre, National Gallery Washington D.C., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Prado Madrid, National Museum Tokyo, National Gallery London, National Museum of Anthropology Mexico City, Brera Milan, Egyptian Museum Cairo, Pinakothek Munich, Uffizi Florence; British Museum in London. |
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E6025 Townscape Author: Cullen, Gordon $100.00 London Reinhold Publishing Corp. 1962 Cloth Very Good in Good jacket Second Printing 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. Tall. This is a second Printing, in Very Good/ Good condition. Townscape, A very scarce title, is a lively revelation in word and picture of the principles which underlie all successful town planning, and of the widely varied range of effects which the planner can evoke by careful manipulation of component parts. The author illustrates and describes all the basic ingredients of townscape-closure, surprise, and so on. This is a great book for any architect and or planner, as a source of inspiration. There is some rippling to the dust jacket's edges, some small tears to dust jacket have been repaired with japanese tissue. The previous owners name is written neatly on the front end paper. 315 pages. |
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843 Summa Artis, Historia General Del Arte, Vol. III, El Arte Egipcio Hasta La Conquista Romana Author: Pijoan, Jose $90.00 Madrid Espasa-Calpe, S.A. 1950 Cloth w/Gilding Very Good+ No Jacket Tercera Edicion 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Art encyclopedia, text in Spanish, many b/w & 32 color fullpage plates, 555 pgs. Binding is tight, pages are clear. |
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E2066 The Buildings of Detriot: a History Author: Ferry, W. Hawkins $85.00 Detroit Wayne State University Pr 1969 Cloth Very Good in Fair jacket Second Printing 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. The book is in Very Good condition, with no writing inside from previous owners. The pages are clean and tight. There is minor rubbing to the cover. The dust jacket is in Fair condition, with moderate tears and ripping. |
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1792 Japanese Temples Sculpture, Paintings, Gardens, and Architecture Author: Kidder, J. Edward Jr $80.00 Tokyo Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha 1964 Cloth w/Gilding Near Fine in Very Good++ jacke First Edition Folio-over 12in. -15in. tall. The book is in Fine condition with a mylar cover, the spine is lightly sunned, the cloth appears to be bronze color Shangtung silk, the slipcase has been repaired. The pages are clean, no markings inside the book. The slipcase is in good condition. Because of the size of the book shipping will be extra. |
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E2211 Estudios Sobre La Alhambra II ISBN: 845006726X Author: Pavon Maldonado, Basilio $75.00 1977 Paperback Very Good. No Jacket 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. The book is in Very Good condition, with no writing inside from previous owners. The pages are clean and tight. The cover has minor wear to the edges. Granada Anejo II De Cuadernos De La Alhambra. Alhambra Palace architecture and mural pictures inside (b/w). |
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28.4.15 Interior Graphic and Design Standards ISBN: 823072983 Author: Reznikoff, S.C. $70.00 New York Whitney Library of Design 1986 Leatherette w/ Gilding Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket First Printing Folio-over 12in. -15in. tall. The book is in near fine condition, there are no marks from the previous owner. The dj is in very good + condition, there is light edge wear. 622 pgs. |
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D1358 (9 Book Set) the Grand Tour: New Techniques, the Focus on Democracy, Breaking the Confines, Centers of Belief, Splendor of the Gods, Architecture as Environment, Shrines of Power, Homes of Kings, Individual Creations ISBN: 150037325 Author: Conti, Flavio $70.00 Boston HBJ Press 1978 Cloth Near Fine in Near Fine jacket 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. Tall. 9 Books. The books are in Near Fine condition, with no writing inside from previous owners. The pages are clean and tight. The dust jackets are in Near Fine condition, with minimal wear to the edges. |
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B.000687 The Smaller English House of the Later Renaissance 1660-1830, an Account of Its Design, Plan and Details Author: Richardson, A.E., Fsa, Friba & $60.00 NY William Helburn, Inc. & B 1925 Cloth /w Gilding Very Good- Assumed First Edition 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Large book covering the history of the smaller English house and its architectural history, various international influences, important people such as William Chambers, S. P Cockerell, Inigo Jones; the evolution of the plan, materials & craftsmanship, and varieties in composition..185 pages of text photos and diagrams, 45 pages of b/w photos in the rear-one each on the single side of a page, and index. Cover has some moderate wear to spine ends and corners, spine cloth split along rear hinge for top 2", a few small spots on front cover; gilding is still in very nice condition, Endpapers show foxing and discoloration, interior pages and plates are clean, binding is very good, front hinge beginning to loosen. A very solid reference book. |
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C4830 L'Architettura Protocristiana Preromanica E Romanica Author: Argan, Giulio Carlo $60.00 Novissima Enciclopedia Mo 1936 Leather Very Good- No Jacket 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. The book is in very good-condition, the previous owners name is written on the inside front cover. The hinges of leather are starting to crack, light edge wear and light rubbing. There is also some light foxing to the page edges and the first few and last few interior pages. |
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E4938 Japanese Houses: Patterns for Living Author: Nishihara, Kiyoyuki $60.00 Tokyo Japan Publications, Inc 1968 Cloth w/ Gilded Spine Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacke First Printing 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. The book is in very good + condition, there are no marks from the previous owner and light soiling to the cover. The dj is in very good + condition, there is light edge wear and the original price has been clipped. |
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E4946 The Davanzati Palace Florence Italy: a Restored Palace of the Fourteenth Century, Measured and Drawn Together With a Short Descriptive Text Author: Rosenberg, Louis Conrad $60.00 New York The Architectural Book Pu 1922 Cloth w/ Gilding Very Good in Fair jacket Folio-over 12in. -15in. tall. The book is in very good condition, there are no marks from the previous owner, light edge wear, light soiling, light insect damage to the cloth and very light foxing to the page edges. The dj is in fair condition and it is proctected from further damage in a clear cover. 72 pgs. |
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B.000698 Historic Houses and Their Gardens: Palaces, Castles, Country Places and Gardens of the Old and New Worlds Described By Several Writers Illustrated With Plans and Photographs Author: Osborne, Charles Francis $50.00 Philadelphia The John C. Winston Co. 1908 Cloth /w Gilding Good- First Edition Folio-over 12in. -15in. tall. Famous homes and gardens from around the world-thirty in all, from England, Italy Japan, India, USA, Spain, Mexico. Foxing to endpapers, interior is clean, binding is loosening, covers are worn and stained. 256 pages. Acceptable reading or working copy. |
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E1910 Cistercian and Mendicant Monasteries in Medieval Greece ISBN: 226645444 Author: Panagopoulos, Beata Maria $50.00 Chicago University of Chicago Pre 1979 Cloth Near Fine in Good+ jacket First Edition, First Prin 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Inscribed By Author The book is in Near Fine condition, with no writing inside from previous owners. The pages are clean and tight. The dust jacket is in Good+ condition, with a rip to the bottom of the spine. The front jacket has moderate soiling. |
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E2379 Charles a. Platt: the Artist as Architect ISBN: 262131889 Author: Morgan, Keith N. $50.00 Cumberland, Rhode Island, MIT Press 1985 Cloth Very Good+ in Very Good jacket 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. The book is in Very Good+ condition, with no writing inside from previous owners. The pages are clean and tight. The dust jacket is in Very Good condition, with minor wear to the edges. The boards are slightly bowed. |
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B.001483 Architteture Nel Segno Dei Maestri (Architecture in the Drawings of the Masters) Author: Buttafava, G. & Garbagnati, E. $49.50 Bergamo Italy Istituto Italiano D'Arti 1962 Embossed Cloth Near Fine in Very Good- jacket Assumed first Edition 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. Italian. 161 pages. B/w illustrations reproduced by Di Gambio, Gaddi, Pisano, Bellini, Rembrandt, Pozzo, Galli, Juvara, Pannini, Canal, Guardi, Piranesi, Landriani, and many others. |
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