Early Religious Architecture of America
by Cleveland Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, Manufacturers of the "Akron" Impervious Red Pressed Brick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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beaver falls, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Rare, oversize oblong folio in green cloth library binding, copyright 1898; first edition in good+ condition; contains evocative b&w photos of early religious edifices from around the country; withdrawal from college library with only one sticker and one stamp as ex-library indicators; text block tight and square in sturdy folio boards; a few pages show tape repairs to edges, but most photos are in remarkably good condition; final page contains a prospectus for the Hydraulic Press Brick Company; verso of last page shows some soiling; approximately 60 thick, glossy pages 5-BNB-top.
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- Seller
- My November Guest Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1086
- Title
- Early Religious Architecture of America
- Author
- Cleveland Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, Manufacturers of the "Akron" Impervious Red Pressed Brick
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cleveland Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, Manufacturers of the "Akron" Impervious Red Pressed Brick
- Date Published
- 1898
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- construction building WALLACHIAN STRUCTURE mosque TRANSEPT CRUCIFORM EASTERN ORTHODOX MEDIEVAL ETHIOPIAN-ERITREAN BASILICA OF SAN CLEMENTE MAUSOLEUM LATIN GREEK CROSS SACRAL SACRED BYZANTINE, GOTHIC, ROMANESQUE, RENAISSANCE RELIGION, HISTORY CHURCH TEMPLE
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