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Apollo in the Democracy: The Cultural Obligation of the Architect (Inscribed by Walter Gropius)
by Walter Gropius
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1968. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY WALTER GROPIUS (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition (with the correct number line). Tight and VG (small former owner presentation at the top of the front free endpaper) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light chipping and creasing along the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, crisp black-and-white photographs and plans accompanying Gropius's text. ZDustjacket design by Ati Forberg.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21617
- Title
- Apollo in the Democracy: The Cultural Obligation of the Architect (Inscribed by Walter Gropius)
- Author
- Walter Gropius
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- rare architecture, rare Walter Gropius, signed Walter Gropius
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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