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Collection of Architectural Designs including Designs Which Have Been Executed and Objects Whose Execution was Intended
by Schinkel, Karl Friedrich
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Exedra Books, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine. New Complete Edition" in 174 plates. [6], 54, [28] pages, 162 leaves of plates; 23 x 31 cm. Black cloth with author's name on spine and title on front cover. Slipcase in black cloth with gilt author's name on front. Contents: introductory material by Philip Johnson, Kenneth S. Hazlett, Stephen O'Malley, Christopher Rudolph, Hermann G. Pundt, and Rand Carter; an English translation of Schinkel's commentary translated by Karin Cramer; and a facsimile reprint of "Sammlung Architektonischer Entwürfe enthaltend Theils Werke Welche Ausgeführt sind Theils Gegenstände deren Ausführung Beabsichtigt Wurde von Carl Friedrich Schinkel" (Berlin: Ernst & Korn, 1866). A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. Scarce. Book is in Near Fine Condition: one leaf has been removed but is present and otherwise clean and solid; otherwise, clean and tight. Slipcase is in Fine Condition: clelan and solid.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010481
- Title
- Collection of Architectural Designs including Designs Which Have Been Executed and Objects Whose Execution was Intended
- Author
- Schinkel, Karl Friedrich
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Exedra Books
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
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About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- New
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- Reprint
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Facsimile
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- G
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