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The Villard Houses Life Story of a Landmark
by Shopsin, William C., A.I.A. and Mosette Glaser Broderick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670746851
- ISBN 13
- 9780670746859
- Seller
-
Wilson, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Viking Press / A Studio Book, 1980. Bookplate on back of ffep, 1/2" tall embossed initials on title page. D/j has two (1/2") triangle tears and curling on front top panel edge, 1" tear with crease on top rear edge, 1" and 1/2" tear and curling on bottom rear edge, Foreword by Henry-Russell Hitchcock. Introduction by Bendan Gill. Prologue by Sarah Bradford Landau. Maroon-brown cloth spine and edges with gold lettering on spine, light brown boards. 144 pages.. First. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Virtuous Volumes et al.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010416
- Title
- The Villard Houses Life Story of a Landmark
- Author
- Shopsin, William C., A.I.A. and Mosette Glaser Broderick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First
- ISBN 10
- 0670746851
- ISBN 13
- 9780670746859
- Publisher
- The Viking Press / A Studio Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- New York Architecture Villard Houses New York, City Dwellings Houses, New York Architecture, Eclecticism in Buildings, Historic Remodeling Villard, Henry Homes Broderick, Mosette Glaser Shopsin, William C.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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