The Most Beautiful House in the World
by Rybczynski, Witold
- Used
- first
- Condition
- VG PB
- Seller
-
Sebago, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
Witold Rybczynski of Polish parentage, was born in Edinburgh in 1943, raised in Surrey, and attended Jesuit schools in England and Canada. He received Bachelor of Architecture (1960) and Master of Architecture (1972) degrees from McGill University in Montreal. He is the author of more than fifty articles and papers on the subject of housing, architecture, and technology, including the books Taming the Tiger , Paper Heroes , The Most Beautiful House in the World , Waiting for the Weekend , and Looking Around: A Journey Through Architecture (all available in Penguin), and most recently, City Life . He lives with his wife, Shirley Hallam, in Philadelphia and is the Martin and Margy Myerson Professor of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Crabtree's Collection Old Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS017731I
- Title
- The Most Beautiful House in the World
- Author
- Rybczynski, Witold
- Book Condition
- Used - VG PB
- Edition
- 1st ptg
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- (1989)
- Keywords
- Rybczynski takes us on an extraordinary odyssey as he designs & builds, his own house which began as a workshed., Architecture, Homes
- Bookseller catalogs
- House;
Terms of Sale
Crabtree's Collection Old Books
Call or e-mail to reserve book(s). We will hold your title(s) for 7 days upon request. Books from our inventory are returnable for any reason within 7 days of receipt with prior notice those books that we obtain from other dealers as part of a book search may or may not be returnable, depending on the policy of the other dealers). Books listed are "hardback" unless "paperback" is specified. If books have a dustjacket it will be listed with its condition with the condition of the book itself. If there are questions about the condition of a book, feel free to inquire. Send check/money order with order (US$ please), or call/fax/e-mail with credit card information. We also take PayPal payments. Shipping in US via USPS media mail is US$4.00 for the first title, US$1.50 each additional title. Priority USPS US$6.00 first title, US$1.50 additional titles. International shipping individually priced. Maine residents add 5.5% sales tax, or provide sales tax number.