Petits Edifices Historiques Recueillis, Vols 11 & 12 (?) by Raguenet, A

Dover Publications, 2010-11-18. Paperback. Very Good. 11x0x12. Softcover. No CD-Rom. Good binding and cover. Edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. Small tear to spine.

Dover Publications, 2010-11-18. Paperback. Used: Good.

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

A Raguenet, 2010-06-17. Green ed. paperback. Used: Good.

Librairies-Imprimeries Reunies, Paris: -1907., 1892 A selection of over 100 plates, printed in sepia on both sides. Paper browning, but not too brittle. 4to. 315 mm. Early full cloth binding with the faded gilt ownership of A. Miln. Hardbound. Good. A useful French work that concentrates on European architectural and design styles from the 12th to the 17th centuries. Scarce. ARCH 3. Hardcover. Very Good.

Selection of facades and details of the most remarkable old churches, private and public buildings for the study and application of the various architectural styles. Vol. II, Nos. 121-132. (Includes plates nos. 1441-1584). 127 etched plates (suitable for framing) measuring approx. 9 x 13". Protected in a board folio with tie-string, which is worn. Plates are in excellent condition. Some text, in French, is part of some of the plates. Pub. by Paul Wenzel, N.Y. n.d..

Librairies-Imprimeries Reunies, ca. 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Text in French. No DJ. Ex University of California, Berkeley Phoebe A. Hearst Architectural Library book with usual library markings. The tenth year publications rebound in library buckram. Contains filigree drawn illustrations: plates 1297-1440. Also contains a detailed table of the contents of publication years 1-10, indicating each edifice, and listing the style, century, and page or plate number. Binding is tight, text clean. Published ca. 1900. Unpaginated.

E. Ducher Every month during the latter years of the 19th century (the publication is undated and little bibliographical information exists) E. Ducher in Paris issued a numbered, eight-page, 4to installment of lithographed line illustrations of architectural and sculptural details grouped around a central topic, e.g. Fountains. They were issued in no particular order, but were apparently expected to be bound alphabetically by topic when the collection was complete. The central headings were in French with English and German alternatives included (Fountain - Fountaine - Brunnen). This particular volume is alphabetized in English starting with installment number 181, Balcony through number 173, But Scroll. It contains 30 installments for a total of 240 pp. The page numbers have been carefully rubber-stamped in the upper corners. The binding, though worn, is tight. The FFE is present but detached. There is no title page, nor was there ever one. This volume was owned by a major university and though it… Read More

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")

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.

First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight wear at bottom end cap.
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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

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.

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.

Gibson Guitar, n. Soft cover. Good. Very Good.

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;… Read More

Inbel, Bruxelles: Ducolot, 1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Folio. 276 pp. Bound in full green cloth, stamped in gilt on cover and spine, in Illustrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated, chiefly color, including frontispiece and several fold outs. Text in French. Includes bibliography. Near Fine, bright, clean copy, in Very Good+ dust jacket with wear and rubbing to extremities, overall scuffing.

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."

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.