Category: Architecture

In the Shadow of Florence: Provincial Society in Renaissance Pescia

By: Brown, Judith C.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Oxford University Press : 1982

Seller ID: 000281

ISBN-13: 9780195029932

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

244pp + xxv. An examination of the relationship between a dominant city and one of its smaller dominions that sheds light on the economic and social devlopments and on the evolution of the state in Tuscany at large. A number stamped on the front free endpaper.
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Revelations of New England Architecture: People and Their Buildings

By: Bruce, Curt (photographs by) ; Grossman, Jill (text by)

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Grossman Publishers : 1975

Seller ID: 000017

ISBN-13: 9780670596157

Condition: Very Good

179 pages. Many photographs, all black-and-white, often full-page. Exploration of domestic and public buildings from the Puritan period to the mid-19th century; built by farmers, China traders, Puritan refugees; reflecting several distinctive architectural styles that became characteristic of the region. Inside of dustjacket is damp-stained, exterior is clean, top of jacket's spine chipped. Slight discoloration to small part of a board's corner.
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Mackintosh's Masterwork: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art

By: Buchanan, William; James Macaulay; Andrew MacMillan; George Rawson; Peter Trowles

Price: $30.00

Publisher: San Francisco, Chronicle Books : 1989

Seller ID: 004389

ISBN-13: 9780877016632

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

224 pages; 170 illustrations, color and b&w. "... the first full-scale study devoted specifically to Mackintosh's masterwork, and it has been compiled by members of the School's (Glasgow School of Art) staff." Clean and bright throughout; tight binding.
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Of Earth and Timbers Made: New Mexico Architecture

By: Bunting, Bainbridge; Arthur Lazar (Photographs by)

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press : 1975

Seller ID: 001967

ISBN-13: 9780826303189

Binding: Pictorial Wrapper (softcover)

Condition: Very Good

70 b&w photographs of buildings; details, such as windows, doors and cornices; associated elements, such as grave markers, fences and gateways. Short text with each image.
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A Choice Over Our Heads

By: Burton, Lawrence

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Westfield, New Jersey, Eastview Editions : 1979

Seller ID: 001045

ISBN-13: 9780898600001

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

192 pages; black and white illustrations including photographs and line drawings. An historical introduction to architecture and design followed by guides to achitectural movements and architects. Clean and tight.
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American Architecture of the 1980s

By: Canty, Donald (Foreword); Andrea Oppenheimer Dean (Introduction)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C., The American Institute Of Architects Press : 1990

Seller ID: 001105

ISBN-13: 9781558350564

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good.

342 pages. Color illustrations throughout. A year-by-year history of the decade's architecture; includes the World Financial Center in construction Lower corner of rear board bumped, otherwise clean and tight..
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Oriente e Ocidente nos Interiores em Portugal

By: Carita, Helder; Homen Cardoso (fotografia)

Price: $110.00

Publisher: Livraria Civilização Editora

Seller ID: 002762

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

288 pages; more than 200 illustrations, most are color photographs. Copy no. 6591 signed on the verso opposte the title page by Carita and Cardoso. Portuguese text; illustration captions in Portuguese and English.
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Corpus Vitrearum: Selected Papers from the XIth International Colloquium of the Corpus Vitrearum, New York, 1-6 June 1982

By: Caviness, Madeline H.; Timothy Husband (Editors)

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New Y1994, The Metropolitan Museum of Art : 1985

Seller ID: 004721

ISBN-13: 9780870993916

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

157 pages; color frontispiece laid-in; more that 150 b&w text illustrations. An introduction and six essays by European and American scholars report on mostly thirteenth-century stained glass and glazing programs of the chirches. Clean throughout; tight binding
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An Architect Revisits France. The Tuilleries Brochures, Volume IV, Number 3, May 1932

By: Chamberlain, Samuel

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Chicago, Ludowici-Celadon Company : 1932

Seller ID: 004845

ISBN: no

Binding: Printed Wrapper (softcover)

Condition: Very Good

pp. 130-144. b&w photo-illustrations. The Brochures, a series of monographs on European architecture. Essay and photographs of chateaux and other architecture in France. Pictured are various views of Chateaux de clos Vougeot and de Ragny and other buildings in Burgundy.. "A Doorway at Dijon" is accompanied by an architectural scale drawing.. Clean throughout; tight binding; wrappers are age faded and rubbed along edges.
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Southern Interiors of Charleston, South Carolina

By: Chamberlain, Samuel; Narcisse Chamberlain

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, Hastings House Publishers : 1956

Seller ID: 004560

ISBN: no

Binding: quarter cloth / paper boards

Condition: Fine

172 pages; nearly 300 b&w photographs: entire rooms, ornament and details, furniture. Clean threoughout. Boards lay slightly open at the front edge.
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Nineteenth Century Mobile Architecture: An Inventory of Existing Buildings

By: City of Mobile

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Mobile, Alabama, Mobile City Planning Commission : 1974

Seller ID: 001023

Binding: Pictorial Wrapper (softcover)

Condition: Very Good.

76 pages; 157 buildings are described and illustrated (all illustrations are in black and white); additional illustrations and maps throughout the book; glossary. Clean and tight, very light wear to the wraps.
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Berlin - An Architectural History: AD Profile 50. (AD Magazine Vol. 53, No. 11/12, 1983)

By: Clelland, Doug (Guest Edited)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: London, AD Publications : 1983

Seller ID: 004056

Binding: Pictorial Wrapper (softcover)

Condition: Very Good

88 pages; numerous illustrations. Twelve authors contribute ten essays.
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English Parish Churches as Works of Art

By: Clifton-Taylor, Alec

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford : 1974

Seller ID: 004958

ISBN-13: 9780713427769

Binding: Red cloth

Condition: Fine

272 pages. 128 illustrations, most are photos. Straight-forward subjective valuations and criticisms of churches: their architecture, reuse, remodeling, etc. One sentence suggests the author's directness: "Classical churches left unraped by the Victorians are unfortunately not very common." Previous owner's embossed library stamp on the title page. Clean throughout, tight binding. Jacket is clipped and with some small wear at edges.
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Sacred Places at Risk: New Evidence on How Endangered Older Churches and Synagogues Serve Communities

By: Cohen, Diane and A. Robert Jaeger; Dr. William J. Bennett and U.S. Sebator Joseph Lieberman (Foreword)

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, Partners for Sacred Places : 1998

Seller ID: 003235

Binding: Pictorial Wrapper (softcover)

Condition: Very Good

46 pages; b&w illustrations; charts. The reuse of older religious buildings, especially for congregation and community use. Small rubber stamp of previous owner, a foundation, on the title page.
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Grands Travaux (English Edition) - Special Issue of Connaissance Des Arts

By: Connaissance Des Arts

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Paris, Societe Francaise de Promotion Artistique : 1989

Seller ID: 001986

Binding: Pictorial Wrapper (softcover)

Condition: Very Good

66 pages; illustrated throughout with color photography. A special issue that presents the major development projects undertaken by the French government in the 1980s: Orsay Museum, New Louvre, Arab World Institute, Bastille Opera, Great Arch, Ministry of Finance, Villette, Museum of Natural History, Library of France. English edition.
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World's Biggest Buildings

By: Constable, Nick & Karen Farrington

Price: $15.00

Publisher: San Diego, Thunder Bay Press : 1998

Seller ID: 001737

ISBN-13: 9781571451644

Binding: Pictorial Paper Boards

Condition: Very Good

104 pages; .49 buidings, all in full-page color with text and statistics on the facing page. Big is not only tall and biggest is not only new: included are Petronas Towers and the Guggenehim Bilbao as well as Angkor Wat and Versailles. The World Trade Center is the book's final entry. Laid in at the back is a folded poster of the Petronas Towers, Malaysia. A small tear at the poster's fold.
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The Grand Tour Homes of Kings

By: Conti, Flavio

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Boston, HBJ Press with Rizzoli : 1978

Seller ID: 000203

ISBN-13: 9780150037248

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

168 pages. Photographic essays on Versailles, The Forbidden City, Persepolis, The Kremlin, Wawel Castle (Poland), Tower of London, Palace of Knossos, and Hradcany Castle, Prague.
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Rose Windows

By: Cowen, Painton

Price: $40.00

Publisher: San Francisco, Chronicle Books : 1979

Seller ID: 004461

ISBN-13: 9780877011217

Binding: quarter-cloth and paper boards

Condition: Fine

144 pages; 85 plates color and b&w; numerous b&w text illustrations. The color plates are gorgeous; the text is illuminating. Clean throughout; tight binding. The jacket is price clipped.
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The Islamic Perspective: An Aspect of British Architecture and Design in the 19th Century

By: Darby, Michael

Price: $25.00

Publisher: World of Islam Festival Trust : 1983

Seller ID: 005039

ISBN-13: 9780905035314

Binding: Pictorial Wrappers (softcover)

Condition: Very Good

146 pages; 117 illustrations with catalogue entries; Biographies. Islamic design and British enthusiasts who viewed the design as a link to more imaginative architecture. An exhibition at the Leighton House Gallery, London. Clean throughout; tight binding.
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A History of Building Materials

By: Davey, Norman

Price: $55.00

Publisher: New York, Drake Publishers Ltd : 1971

Seller ID: 004595

ISBN-13: 9780877490821

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

260 pages; 48 plates, 134 text illustrations, all b&w. Stone, earth, reed and straw, thatch, wood, burnt brick, terracotta, plaster, cements, stucco, concrete and mortar, asphalt. But, also architectural designs, such as vaults; decoration, such as roof tile and frescoes, glazes; water supply. And more.Clean and bright throughout within; boards soiled; binding tight.
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Category: Architecture