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Léon Arnoult: La Variabilité du Gout dans les Arts. Les phases ornamentales de la mode (The variability of taste in the arts. The ornamental phases of fashion). Printed and published by Devambez "À l'enseigne du masque d'Or". Paris, 1921. ARNOULT Léon - William ABLETT (1877-1937 illustrator). Preowned, Signed. A l'Enseigne du Masque d'Or, chez Devambez, 1921, in-4°, 87 pp + 7 plate illustrations, printed in 303 numbered copies. Sewn, original printed stiff wrapper over blind wrapper. Printed wrapper, interior fine, uncut and unopened copy. Two of the illustrations are mixed technique plates by William Ablett, one is signed in pencil by the artist: a circular engraving with a lithographic image printed on it and heightened with gold. Editorial paperback, Jacket with title to the framed flat, beautiful allegorical friezes, endpapers, eyelet, cover page with the same frieze (antique collection stamp). The quantity of circulation - 303 copies justified, and numbering - №120, a preface paper,…
Read More Manuscript notebook belonging to [Charles Tainter, Nursery] of possibly Black Rock, NY near Buffalo. by Tainter, Charles - 1854
by Tainter, Charles
Manuscript notebook belonging to [Charles Tainter, Nursery] of possibly Black Rock, NY near Buffalo.
by Tainter, Charles
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***** Self Published *****. FR/NO DUSTJACKET. 1854. Leather. Feint notes in pencil and ink lists many different apples, pears, other fruits, flowers and trees. There is a map of the nursery with numbers indicating plantings. 1845-1854 on 24 leaves [several are loose] with a leather cover. 6 1/2 X 4 3/4 inches. Enclosed is a receipt signed by Ca. Taintor and a later 1875 letter from Mrs. S. B. Taintor, Buffalo to her son. The 4 page letter only refers to current family events. Charles Tainter, near Buffalo, produced the following apples at the Pomological Meeting in Buffalo: 1. Pownel Spenzenburgh; 2. Fall Pipin; and 3. Rhode Island Greening. This was reported in the Western Literary Messenger of 1848. Volume 10 page 106 . 12mo., 24 leaves, Loose pages .
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La Variabilité du Gout dans les Arts: Les phases ornamentales de la mode
by Arnoult, Léon
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The Stones of Venice vollume 1 and 2 Travelers Edition.
by John Ruskin
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John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, as well as an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. The Stones of Venice is a three-volume treatise on Venetian art and architecture by English art historian John Ruskin, first published from 1851 to 1853. Publication history, first editionsThe Stones of Venice. Volume the First. The Foundations, 1851, Smith, Elder & Co., LondonThe Stones of Venice. Volume the Second. The Sea-stories, 1853, Smith, Elder & Co., London, The Stones of Venice....Georgr Allen Sunnyside , Orpington, Kent, 1881. Books in Good Condition, condition, tight,spine intact, no pulling. Boards and text clean and bright. THE STONES OF VENICE WAS REVISED , EDITED AND ISSUED IN A NEW "TRAVELLERS" EDITION"
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GA Architect 9: Shin Takamatsu
by Shin] Futagawa, Yukio, Riichi Miyake and Toshiyuki Kobayashi [Takamatsu
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Tokyo: A.D.A. Edita, 1991. Trade softcover. Published Tokyo: A.D.A. Edita, 1991. Text in English and Japanese. Folio wrappers, 12 1/4" 11 3/4", 194pp., profusely illustrated with color and b/w plates. Edited by Yukio Futagawa, criticism by Riichi Miyake, photographed by Toshiyuki Kobayashi. Fine. . Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.
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School Architecture; Or Contributions to the Improvement of School-Houses in the United States
by Barnard, Henry
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NY: A. S. Barnes & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards soiled and heavily worn, many pages . soiled, owner signature (I. Randolph Coughtrie? ) on front free endpaper, . waterstains.. 1849. Second Edition. Hardcover. Original dark brown ruled cloth. Gilt titles on spine. [33] pages of publisher's ads at rear. Numerous engravings depicting school buildings throughout America, as well as plans, elevations, heating equipment, furnishings, globes, ventilation systems, playgrounds, library layouts, educational equipment, etc. Frontispiece engraving of Free Academy, New York. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 383 pages .
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Japan's Folk Architecture: Traditional Thatched Farmhouses
by Chuji Kawashima; Lynne E. Riggs [Translator]
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This Book is in Good Condition. The Dust Jacket has Very Light Edgewear and Small Areas of Wear to the Surface of the Rear Cover, including a Scratch which has gone through the Dust Jacket and caused a Small, 1/2" long Tear, but the Dust Jacket has No Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards have Very Light Cornerwear but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage.Book Description:If there is no place like home, there is certainly no home like a minka. Literally "houses of the people," these traditional vernacular farmhouses from Japan's premodern past might be more properly called "folk houses": The beauty of minka, like the beauty of all folk art, lies in the harmonious blending of form and material. In form, minka have… Read More
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ARCHITEKTUR - BAUKUNST [cover title]
by Ketelhodt, Ines V.
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[Offenbach am Main / Dreieich: druck Wilhelm & Krehling, 1987].. Narrow quarto (28 x 16 cm). Pictorial printed boards. Fine in near fine plain wrapper. First edition. One of 70 copies printed. Illustrated with digitally edited photographs by Ketelhodt and Richard Meir, creatively juxtaposed with Ketelhodt's text; some portions of each are printed on semi- transparent sheets that result in the text merging with the images. A quite handsome work.
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Grund Regeln uber die funff Saulen.
by Fasch, Johann Rudolph; Jacob Barozzi von Vignola
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Nurnberg: Joh. Christoph Weigel circa, 1720, hardcover. No publication date in book, circa 1720 supplied. -- Text in gothic GERMAN. -- Auffs neue zum fleissigsten ubersehen, mit unterschiedenen nothigen Regeln vermehret und mit 50 rissern in Kupffer. -- There is a publisher's catalog at the beginning of this book, appears same paper but probably later (as some titles are circa 1780s). -- Collation: [4] catalog pages, title page, blank, [1]-28, [50 copper engraving plates, of which 5 are folding]. The last plate has been repaired with the reverse of a ? ledger sheet and with contemporary name written. -- Hardcover, modern buckram binding, spine: Architecture, J. R. Fasch, and library numbers; ex-library stamps on title page. Condiiton: good (the pages are generally bright with just a little spotting and edgewear; library marks as noted; modern binding tight and sharp). -- Pretty nice early copy of the German version of Vignola's Renaissance treatise on five orders of architecture, with…
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Architecture and Regional Identity in the San Francisco Bay Area 1870-1970
by Lance V. Bernard
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Architecture of the Caribbean and its Amerindian Origins in Trinidad
by John Newel Lewis; Pat Bishop [Foreword]
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Frozen Music
by Gil Garcetti
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LIMITED EDITION, ONE of 1,500 copies. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the photographer, Gil Garcetti. NEW and UNREAD.
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HOMES FOR YOUR STREET AND MINE: STANDARDIZED TO AVOID WASTE
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Washington DC: Standard Homes Co., [1956?]. Stapled wraps. Good. 31p. Wrap and pages lightly thumb creased, front wrap fore edge creased and torn. A promotional booklet for houses designed by Standard Homes Company containing examples of more than 40 dwellings, each accompanied by layouts and a photograph or drawing of frontage. These houses come in a variety of styles designed with consideration to cost-saving construction using standard sizes for materials such as lumber, windows, and doors to reduce waste. Intercounty Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia was the distributor of this copy. A letter dated June 27, 1956, from the savings and loan is laid in. B&w illustrations and halftone photographs. (11-1/2"x8-1/2")
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THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT AND BUILDING NEWS, APRIL 15, 1903, VOL. LXXX, NO. 1426
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Boston, 1903. Covers rather brittle and chipped, some short tears to page edges.. 13.5" x 9"; viii, 25-32, ix-xvi pages; Stapled magazine.
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Gibson Guitar Catolog 50's (reprint???)
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Gibson Guitar, n. Soft cover. Good. Very Good.
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Casa Del Herrero: The Romance of Spanish Colonial
by Robert Sweeney
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First printing (number line contains "1").Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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Casa del HerreroHouse of the Blacksmithstands today as one of the most fully developed and intact examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. It was designed and built between 1922 and 1925 as a second house for George Fox Steedman, a St. Louis industrialist. Thought principally to be the work of George Washington Smith, the architect, Steedman himself generated many ideas during the initial design phase that were both a blessing and curse to Smith. Steedmans vision prevailed, and throughout the decade following the houses initial completion, he continued to rework both house and garden, engaging the architects Lutah Maria Riggs, Edwards, Plunkett & Howell, and Floyd Brewster, and garden… Read More
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HOME" - An Interesting Monthly Magazine Sent to You Each Month by Your Lumber Merchant: Lot of Nine (9) issues, 1938-1941
by Weil, C.K. and others
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Silver Lake, New Hampshire: John F. Chick & Son, Building Material, 1941. First Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. Lot of nine issues, averaging 16pp each; illustrated throughout from photographs, floor plans and elevations. In the original, pictorial wrappers. Approx 11" x 8.5" The thrust of this magazine is "Now is the time to build your own home." Themes of these issues include: Hollywood Hilltops; Simple Dignity Is the Best Architecture; Cape Cod Cottages; Need Four Bedrooms?; Wood Walls; A Place to Eat in the Kitchen; Twin Level First Floor; Fireplace Ideas; The Case for Home Ownership; Colonial Twins; Summer Cottages; Modernizing A House; Plywood Is Perfect Material; Baseball Grows Up [a four-page departure in one issue]; Historic Walls; Suburban Charm; Log Cabin Siding; Ideas for the Roadside Merchant; Two Farm Homes in 1940 Style; Modernizing Your Farmhouse; Duplicate the Charm of Old World Cottages; Underground Storage Easily Built; Three Modern Farm Homes; Small Summer Cottages;…
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Historical Georgetown, Guyana
by Sheik M. Hassan Aniff
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Georgetown, Guyana: S.M.H. Aniff and Universal Bookstore, 1997. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Very slight corner wear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 40 pages. Illustrated, one color map. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.
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Original Resopal; The Aesthetics of Surface
by Schneider, Romana and Ingeborg Flagge
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Jovis, 2006. Hardcover. New. Hardcover New.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35)
by Hugo, Victor
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Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35) Undated, circa 1950, Random House. States complete and unabridged. USED. VG/VG price-clipped original publisher's DJ. Sorry about the group photo, but Please see the item listed for sale here at 2nd book lower row. Front cover illustration depicts Quasimodo atop a moonlit gargoyled roof-top. Red boards, black topstain. 416 pages plus adverts. 4 3/4 X 7 3/8. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.
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Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Readers Library)
by Hugo, Victor
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Hugo, Victor. Undated. Circa 1950. William J. Hill Co., Inc. Chicago, Ill. Not an illustrated edition. USED. VG/No DJ Included. Adventure Fiction Romance/Horror. Sorry about the group photo, but please see stock photo of binding for William J. Hill editions for the item being offered here. Blue Boards, gilt titling and red ornamentation on spine. 380 pages. 5 ½ X 8 ¼. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love. A clean, square, solid copy.
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Bracebridge Hall
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BRACEBRIDGE HALL 1887 Macmillan & Co. By Washington Irving. Ralph Caldecott Illustrated Edition. First Edition Thus. Sequel to "Old Christmas". Used. Good Condition/ No DJ is included if issued. 284 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 1/2. Bright gold gilt top-stain, titling and ornamentation. 1" Dark green end-papers. Summary: "Bracebridge Hall, written by the esteemed author, Washington Irving, is a collection of location-based character sketches, detailing the lives and personalities of the occupants of a countryside manor in Yorkshire, England, owned by a squire."
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