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Venezia: Paolo Ripamonti Carpano, 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. xxiii, 529 pp + errata. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold. With nine inserted plates, one of which is a double-spread copper engraving, several in-text illustrations, initials, head-pieces and tail-pieces. An important study of the architecture and sculpture in Venice from the Middle Ages, organized chronologically and by artist. Small stamp on title page, very mild foxing and offsetting, some wear along the spine. A bright and clean very good+ copy. In the Italian language. Cicogna 4653. ; Octavo.
The Orders: Fifty-Eight Plates Illustrating The Five Orders Of Architecture by American Technical Society - No date
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The Orders: Fifty-Eight Plates Illustrating The Five Orders Of Architecture
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Chicago: American Technical Society, No date. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good Condition. 39cm x 29cm. Portfolio of 58 plates in cloth and papered boards chemise with string tie. Circa 1900-1910. This portfolio contains 58 elegant prints of the classical orders - the three ancient Greek orders of architecture - the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian - and the Roman additions of the Tuscan and Composite. Intricate details of Columns, Capitals, Pedestals and Arches, as well as specific Temple details, are illustrated and extensively labelled with measurements. Both beautiful and practical this collection aids understanding of the complex visual language of ancient classical and neo-classical architecture alike. Chemise is in Good Condition, some rubbing, wear, and mottling to chemise. Plates are in Very Good Condition, minor pencil notation to first plate only. Light browning to plate extremities. Light foxing/marks to only a few plates. Shipped Weight: 1.96 kilos. BZDB407 Architecture; American Technical Society The Orders: Fifty-Eight Plates Illustrating The Five Orders Of Architecture
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Sulla architettura e sulla scultura in Venezia dal Medio Evo sino ai nostri giorni. Studi di P. Selvatico per servire di Guida estetica con settanta vignette in legno ed una tavola in rame
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Wales illustrated: in a series of views, comprising the picturesque scenery, towns, castles, seats of the nobility & gentry, antiquities, & c. engraved on steel from original drawings by Henry Gastineau accompanied by historical and topographical descriptions.
by GASTINEAU, Henry
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1830 WALES Illustrated by Gastineau Engravings Great Britain Castles CathedralsHenry Gastineau was an English engraver and prolific watercolor painter. This fine, illustrated work features views and descriptions of scenes and landmarks from around Wales including: (noted examples)
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Wales illustrated: in a series of views, comprising the picturesque scenery, towns, castles, seats of the nobility & gentry, antiquities, & c. engraved on steel from original drawings by Henry Gastineau accompanied by historical and topographical descriptions.
London: Jones & co, [1830].
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The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn
by Wurman, Richard Saul; and Eugene Feldman
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NY: Falcon Press, 1962. First edition, limited to 1,800 numbered copies. Number 612. Published NY: Falcon Press, 1962, first printing. Large folio, 11 1/4" x 15 1/2", 75 drawings including 42 full page plates, many double and four-fold plates. Cream linen cloth with gilt spine titles, gilt cover motif of trees after Kahn design, gray pictorial endpapers of movement pattern. Some wear at the spine ends and tips, closed tear at the lower front outer hinge cloth, mild edge darkening to the cloth. Binding strong, pages clean and bright. Very good. Scarce. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio.
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Martin, Wason and Associates Architects: 830 West Street, Wilmington, Delaware
by E. William Martin; Donald S. Wason; James R. Brust; Richard M. Tingle
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Very Rare Architecture Portfolio, not owned by any libraries according to OCLC/WorldCat. This Book is in Acceptable Condition. The Softcovers have some Surface Wear, including Small Scratches, Light Soiling, and Light Rubbing, and some Edgewear, including Light Creases to the Fore Edge of the Rear Cover and Top Edge of the Front Cover and Stains at the Base of the Spine, Bottom Fore Edge Corner of the Front Cover, and along the Fore Edge of the Rear Cover, but the Softcovers have No Tears or Other Major Damage. The Plastic Comb Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has occasional Light Soiling, a Small Paperclip Mark on the First Four Pages, and Small, Light Stains to the End Pages (associated with the Stains on the Covers) but No Tears, Creases, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have Very Light Soiling but No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Packed Securely…
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Contemporary Farmhouses Flexiplan 71204
by Prepared by M. R. Hodgell, Under the Direction of the Farmhouse Technical Committee (NC-9) of the North Central Region
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Urbana, Il: University of Illinois Press, 1956. 11" h x 17 1/2" w oblong, colo pictorial paper front wrapper with white spiral binding, 22 pp. plus numerous home design possibilities, illustrated. Near Fine, small scrape rear white wrapper. The first 22 pages of text are followed by 24 pp. of farmhouse floor plans that are split down the middle, ..."Notice that the divided sheets are made so that any one of the plan sections on the left side can be put together with any one of the plan sections on the right side to form a complete floor plan. Since there are 24 sections on each side, you can choose from a total of 576 possible house plan combinations. In addition, you can reverse the whole plan or either half sheet independently of the other and still have a workable floor plan. Still more variations are possible, because most of the combinations offer alternatives in the choice of basement, garage, or porch. Among so many arrangements you are almost sure to find one that you…
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Tadao Ando: Details 3.
by ANDO, Tadao. Edited by Yukio Futagawa. Signed by Tadao Ando with a drawing
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Tokyo: A. D. A. Edita, 2003. Signed by Tadao Ando with the addition of an original drawing. First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers with French flaps. Very fine. Clear archival mylar jacket supplied. Tadao Ando is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 1995.
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Discorso dove si hà piena notitia di tutte le provincie, città, castella, popoli, monti, mari, fiumi, & laghi di tutto di mondo: et quello che hocorso [sic] al mondo sino al'anno presente. Insieme co'l dominio, potenza, cerimonie, & legge de Turchi, con l'origine di molte città del mondo, & particolarmente di tutta Italia...
by SOLIS, Giulio Cesare
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1608 1ed Solis World Provinces ITALY Constantinople Paris Geography Geneva Pisa'Discourse of the Provinces of the World' is a fascinating and thorough geography account of Italian historian Giulio Solis. This book provides topographical descriptions of the world's oceans, mountains, cities and towns, castles and cathedrals, and even cultures. However, Solis focuses primarily on the Italian and Turkish powers around the Mediterranean and how Turkish customs were influential in many other world cities.
This rare first edition also includes a short discourse on cosmography to accompany Solis's description of prominent cities: Paris, Marseille, Constantinople, Geneva, Luca, Parma, Pisa, Savona, Gaeta, and many others.
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Discorso dove si hà piena notitia di tutte le provincie, città, castella, popoli, monti, mari, fiumi, & laghi di tutto di mondo: et quello che hocorso [sic] al mondo sino al'anno presente. Insieme co'l dominio, potenza, cerimonie, &… Read More
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The seven lamps of architecture
by RUSKIN, John
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1849 1ed Seven Lamps of Architecture John Ruskin Illustrated ART SketchesJohn Ruskin was an 18th-century art critic and writer who published a number of works on architecture, literature, and art. His most notable work was perhaps 'The Seven Lamps of Architecture', an essay devoted to the principles of architecture. In this work, Ruskin notes the seven most important aspects, or 'lamps', of architecture – sacrifice, truth, power, beauty, life, memory, and obedience.
This rare first edition features sketches and illustrations drawn by Ruskin himself.
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RUSKIN, John
The seven lamps of architecture
London : Smith, Elder and Co, 1849. First edition.
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o [viii], [2], 205, [17]
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Gehry Talks: Architecture + Process.
by GEHRY, Frank O. Edited by Mildred Friedman with an essay by Michael Sorkin; commentaries by Frank O. Gehry and Associates.
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New York: Rizzoli, 1999. Signed on the half-title page by Frank O. Gehry. First edition / First printing. Illustrated boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Frosted "vellum" jacket is fragile, and tears and chips easily, this copy is flawless. An exceptional copy. Frank O. Gehry is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 1989.
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Planches pour le volume du Cours d'architecture, qui contient les leçons données en 1750, & les années suivantes… quatrieme volume
by BLONDEL, Jacques-Francois
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1773 1ed French Architecture Blondel Illustrated Palaces Garden Fountains StairsJacques-François Blondel was an 18th-century French architect known for his contributions to the Royal Academy of Architecture much in part to his book 'Cours d'Architecture'. This book became one of the most important works of French architecture of its era, not only for lessons in architecture and building but for the exquisite folding engravings that were published with it.
This rare volume of engravings from Blondel's famous work contain views of grand staircases, fountains, gardens and garden layouts, vases, palace facades, and even city and chateau floor plans! An impressive tome with 52 exquisite engravings!
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BLONDEL, Jacques-Francois
Planches pour le volume du Cours d'architecture, qui contient les leçons données en 1750, & les années suivantes… quatrieme volume
Paris: Chez Desaint, libraire, 1773. First edition.
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THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT AND BUILDING NEWS, APRIL 15, 1903, VOL. LXXX, NO. 1426
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Boston, 1903. Covers rather brittle and chipped, some short tears to page edges.. 13.5" x 9"; viii, 25-32, ix-xvi pages; Stapled magazine.
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Casa Del Herrero: The Romance of Spanish Colonial
by Robert Sweeney
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First printing (number line contains "1").Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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Casa del HerreroHouse of the Blacksmithstands today as one of the most fully developed and intact examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. It was designed and built between 1922 and 1925 as a second house for George Fox Steedman, a St. Louis industrialist. Thought principally to be the work of George Washington Smith, the architect, Steedman himself generated many ideas during the initial design phase that were both a blessing and curse to Smith. Steedmans vision prevailed, and throughout the decade following the houses initial completion, he continued to rework both house and garden, engaging the architects Lutah Maria Riggs, Edwards, Plunkett & Howell, and Floyd Brewster, and garden… Read More
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Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Readers Library)
by Hugo, Victor
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Hugo, Victor. Undated. Circa 1950. William J. Hill Co., Inc. Chicago, Ill. Not an illustrated edition. USED. VG/No DJ Included. Adventure Fiction Romance/Horror. Sorry about the group photo, but please see stock photo of binding for William J. Hill editions for the item being offered here. Blue Boards, gilt titling and red ornamentation on spine. 380 pages. 5 ½ X 8 ¼. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love. A clean, square, solid copy.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35)
by Hugo, Victor
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Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35) Undated, circa 1950, Random House. States complete and unabridged. USED. VG/VG price-clipped original publisher's DJ. Sorry about the group photo, but Please see the item listed for sale here at 2nd book lower row. Front cover illustration depicts Quasimodo atop a moonlit gargoyled roof-top. Red boards, black topstain. 416 pages plus adverts. 4 3/4 X 7 3/8. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.
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Gibson Guitar Catolog 50's (reprint???)
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Gibson Guitar, n. Soft cover. Good. Very Good.
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HOME" - An Interesting Monthly Magazine Sent to You Each Month by Your Lumber Merchant: Lot of Nine (9) issues, 1938-1941
by Weil, C.K. and others
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Silver Lake, New Hampshire: John F. Chick & Son, Building Material, 1941. First Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. Lot of nine issues, averaging 16pp each; illustrated throughout from photographs, floor plans and elevations. In the original, pictorial wrappers. Approx 11" x 8.5" The thrust of this magazine is "Now is the time to build your own home." Themes of these issues include: Hollywood Hilltops; Simple Dignity Is the Best Architecture; Cape Cod Cottages; Need Four Bedrooms?; Wood Walls; A Place to Eat in the Kitchen; Twin Level First Floor; Fireplace Ideas; The Case for Home Ownership; Colonial Twins; Summer Cottages; Modernizing A House; Plywood Is Perfect Material; Baseball Grows Up [a four-page departure in one issue]; Historic Walls; Suburban Charm; Log Cabin Siding; Ideas for the Roadside Merchant; Two Farm Homes in 1940 Style; Modernizing Your Farmhouse; Duplicate the Charm of Old World Cottages; Underground Storage Easily Built; Three Modern Farm Homes; Small Summer Cottages;…
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HOMES FOR YOUR STREET AND MINE: STANDARDIZED TO AVOID WASTE
by Standard Homes Co
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Washington DC: Standard Homes Co., [1956?]. Stapled wraps. Good. 31p. Wrap and pages lightly thumb creased, front wrap fore edge creased and torn. A promotional booklet for houses designed by Standard Homes Company containing examples of more than 40 dwellings, each accompanied by layouts and a photograph or drawing of frontage. These houses come in a variety of styles designed with consideration to cost-saving construction using standard sizes for materials such as lumber, windows, and doors to reduce waste. Intercounty Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia was the distributor of this copy. A letter dated June 27, 1956, from the savings and loan is laid in. B&w illustrations and halftone photographs. (11-1/2"x8-1/2")
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Les Serres Royales de Laeken
by Goedleven, Edgard
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Inbel, Bruxelles: Ducolot, 1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Folio. 276 pp. Bound in full green cloth, stamped in gilt on cover and spine, in Illustrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated, chiefly color, including frontispiece and several fold outs. Text in French. Includes bibliography. Near Fine, bright, clean copy, in Very Good+ dust jacket with wear and rubbing to extremities, overall scuffing.
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Bracebridge Hall
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BRACEBRIDGE HALL 1887 Macmillan & Co. By Washington Irving. Ralph Caldecott Illustrated Edition. First Edition Thus. Sequel to "Old Christmas". Used. Good Condition/ No DJ is included if issued. 284 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 1/2. Bright gold gilt top-stain, titling and ornamentation. 1" Dark green end-papers. Summary: "Bracebridge Hall, written by the esteemed author, Washington Irving, is a collection of location-based character sketches, detailing the lives and personalities of the occupants of a countryside manor in Yorkshire, England, owned by a squire."
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Historical Georgetown, Guyana
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Georgetown, Guyana: S.M.H. Aniff and Universal Bookstore, 1997. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Very slight corner wear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 40 pages. Illustrated, one color map. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.
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