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Scribner, 1971. Hard cover. Good/Good. An x-library copy. "Gerald K. Geerlings was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 18, 1897 and, as a young man worked as an architectural draftsman and attending art school. After serving in WWI in 1917-18 he entered the School of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, earning an M.A. Geerlings went to work for the architectural firm of York & Sawyer in N.Y., along with the etcher/architect Louis C. Rosenberg. After establishing his own architectural practice he began his printmaking, a lithograph with George Miller in 1926 and studying etching at the Royal College of Art in London in 1932. He was a widely published author on architecture throughout the rest of his life. His printmaking was limited to two periods, 1926-33 and again after 1975. During WWII Geerlings did pioneering work with the U.S. Air Corps on aerial perspective drawings and maps, developing the Target Identification Unit for the Air Force. After the war he continued as a… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover. Near Fine with no dust jacket. Very light smudging to covers. "From a survey of the existing books on the decorative metals used in architecture it becomes at once apparent that they have been compiled and written from various view-points, usually of a general historical nature, but never from a purely architectural aspect. In no single one is there a parallel presentation of the salient characteristics of the metals which embellish a building, a description of the manner in which these materials are worked so that the designeer may come to an appreciation of the inherent potentialities as well as the limitations, nor a concise historical background of the various metals in various countries, amplified by architectural illustrations." 202 pages priority and international shipping will be extra, please inquire. ; 8 3/4 x 11 3/4

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957 Top corners gently bumped, very slight foxing on fore edge of half-title page, otherwise Very Good condition. Otherwise content clean and unmarked, binding strong and tight, spine lettering bold. Dust jacket is Good Plus with light edge wear, closed edge tears, slight fading on spine. Dust jacket in new mylar folder. Well illustrated with black and white photos. Index of illustrations. Because of size, international and priority orders will have extra shipping charges.

C. Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. L 4to 9.75 - 12'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: No Jacket. C. Scribner's Sons, 1929. Ex-Library Reference.. 202 pages. Library rebound in rugged red buckram cloth. Nice Firm Clean copy. Light general wear. Size: L 4to 9.75 - 12'' tall. Architecture::Architecture General Architectural metal-work Arts du me¦tal Decoration and ornament, Architectural De¦coration et ornement architecturaux Me¦taux, Travail des (Architecture) 7624L 7624L

New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover. Good (library markings on spine, library bookplate inside front cover, sticker residue inside front cover; pages are age toned but overall clear and clean.). Green cloth over boards, with black titling and illustration; Black cloth at spine, with gilt titling; vi, 202 pp.; 277 bw figures. Includes examples in bronze, brass, cast iron, copper, lead, zinc, and tin. Wonderfully illustrated with drawings and photos of balconies, gates, windows, doors, and more in both Europe and America.

New York: Bonanza Books, 1957 First edition, 1957. 202 pages. Illustrated. Original cloth binding. Dust wrapper. Very Good.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

1957 . New York, NY: Bonanza Books 1957. 4°. VI, 202 S., zahlreiche sw-Abbildungen, Halbleinen (Lagerschaden; sonst gut erhalten)

New York: Bonanza Books, 1957. hbk 4to 202pp. illus throughout prev owner's name on fep dj slightly shelf worn now in protective sleeve very good clean tight text

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black 1/4 buckram, olive cloth-covered boards, lettered in black on front cover and in gilt on spine. Modest shelf wear, cloth slightly flecked along edges, both boards very slightly warped, minor rubbing at spine extremities. Text block edges dulled by age, interior clean and intact. Former owner's embossed stamp on title page, otherwise unmarked. vi,202 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs and plates, bibliography, index. First edition, matching dates (preceding Scribner's use of "A" to designate 1sts)..

New York : Bonanza Books, 1957. Second Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 202 pages; Description: vi, 202 p. Illus. 31 cm. Bibliography: p. 199. Subjects: Art metal-work. Architectural metal-work.

NY: Charles Scriber's Sons, 1929. First Edition, First Printing; dj jw/chipping, unclipped price; moderate shelf rubbng; 202 clean, unmarked pages,. including bibliography and comprehensive index. A masterly survey of the history and craftsmanship of the various metals, ranging from the great bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery to New Orleans cast-iron and 20th century use of metals in office buildings, banks, cinemas etc, and covering bronze, cast iron, copper, lead, and tin work, as well as lighting fixtures. . 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by 277 black & white Photographs. 4 vo.