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(Original Steel Engraving)  'BEER Section of Brewery' from Encyclopedia of Chemistry . Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical. 1877

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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1877. Print. Near Fine. Single Sheet. Single sheet, original center fold, as issued. Near Fine, two small spots. Titled BEER Section of Brewery, from the 1877 J. B. Lippincott book Encyclopedia of Chemistry. Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical. A fascinating cross section view of an 1870s brewery manufacturing building, well suited for framing. 14… Read more about this item
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(SET OF FOUR ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS)  Design for Union Railway Station Indianapolis, Aug. 16th, 1886
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(SET OF FOUR ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS) Design for Union Railway Station Indianapolis, Aug. 16th, 1886

by Thos'. Rodd, Engr. & Arch.t ( Thomas Rodd, Engineer and Architect)

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Used - Very Good
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1886
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£7,762.00

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Pittsburgh, PA: Thomas Rodd, 1886. Paper. Very Good. Unbound. A set of four original architect's plans on translucent white architectural paper for the construction of the Indianapolis Union Railway Station. The plans are 1. Front Elevation North (24 2/8" w x 30 1/4" w). 2. Design A. 1st Floor Plan,(22" h x 33 5/8" w) 3. Design A. 2nd Floor… Read more about this item
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Set of Six Plans for the PASSENGER STATION FOR THE C.C.C. & ST. L. RY. CO. AT GREENSBURG INDIANA (Original blueprint plans)
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Set of Six Plans for the PASSENGER STATION FOR THE C.C.C. & ST. L. RY. CO. AT GREENSBURG INDIANA (Original blueprint plans)

by Henry J. Schlacks, Architect

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Used - Very Good
Published
1908
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Paperback
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£1,164.30

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99 Randolph St., Chicago: Henry J. Schlacks, Architect, 1908. Map. Very Good. Stapled Folder. A set of six original blueprint architectural plans, dated Oct. 12, '08 (1908) with 2" unprinted architectural linen paper stapled at left edge binding the plans, in order as bound 1. Plan of Main Floor 2. Plan of Foundation 3. Longitudinal Section 4. South Elevation 5.… Read more about this item
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Revista De Arte. Two Volumes,
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Revista De Arte. Two Volumes,

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
First Edition
Published
1934
Binding
Hardcover
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£1,164.30

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Santiago: Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Univeridad de Chile, 1934. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Two volumes containing the complete first two years of publication. Bound in heavy burlap cloth with paper covered illustrated front boards. Published bimonthly, Volume I, Ano I, June-July 1934 through June-July 1935, and Vol.… Read more about this item
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SYNERGETICS: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking
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SYNERGETICS: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking

by Fuller, R. Buckminster; in Collaboration with E. J. Applewhite; Preface and Contribution by Arthur L. Loeb

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
Edition
First Printing
Published
1975
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Hardcover
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£194.05

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New York: Macmillan Pub Co, 1975. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half title page -"To Carl with joy that he is reading Synergetics Buckminster Fuller" . Very Good, lacking the dust jacket, the white cloth and edges showing toning. xxxii, 876… Read more about this item
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Important Historical Architectural Photo Album in Deluxe Presentation Binding)  Costruzione Del Ponte Monumentale "Umberto I" in Torino
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Important Historical Architectural Photo Album in Deluxe Presentation Binding) Costruzione Del Ponte Monumentale "Umberto I" in Torino

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Used - Very Good Minus
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No Jacket, As Issued
Published
1907
Binding
Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£3,492.90

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Torino (Turin, Italy) 1903-1907: Impresa Allegri & Co., 1907. Book. Very Good Minus. Leather. Oblong Folio. Collection of 29 original photographs, ( two - 8 3/4" x 6" and 27- 6 1/4" x 4 1/2") applied on 15 thick card leaves, titles written in white ink directly under photos, one blank leaf each front and back. The photographs detailing the… Read more about this item
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Anglo-Saxon Architecture. (Two Volumes)

Anglo-Saxon Architecture. (Two Volumes)

by Taylor, H. M.; Taylor, Joan

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1965
Binding
Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£194.05

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Cambridge at the University Press: Cambridge Press, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Two volumes bound in original teal cloth with red leather labels and gilt lettering and designs, map end papers, Near Fine, tidy prior owner name front end pages, tiny rubs to cloth at corners, in Near Fine dust jackets,… Read more about this item
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Contemporary Farmhouses Flexiplan 71204
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Contemporary Farmhouses Flexiplan 71204

by Prepared by M. R. Hodgell, Under the Direction of the Farmhouse Technical Committee (NC-9) of the North Central Region

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Used - Near Fine
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Edition
First Edition
Published
1956
Binding
Hardcover
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£388.10

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Urbana, Il: University of Illinois Press, 1956. Book. Near Fine. Spiral Binding. First Edition. Oblong Elephant Folio. 11" h x 17 1/2" w oblong, colo pictorial paper front wrapper with white spiral binding, 22 pp. plus numerous home design possibilities, illustrated. Near Fine, small scrape rear white wrapper. The first 22 pages of text are followed by 24 pp. of… Read more about this item
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The Early Architecture of North Carolina; A Pictorial Survey with An Architectural History
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The Early Architecture of North Carolina; A Pictorial Survey with An Architectural History

by Johnson, Frances Benjamin; Waterman, Thomas Tileston

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Used - Very Good Plus
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No Jacket
Edition
Limited and Numbered First Edition
Published
1941
Binding
Hardcover
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£232.86

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 1941. Book. Very Good Plus. Buckram. Limited and Numbered First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited and Numbered First Edition, # 165 of 900 copies printed, 850 of which were for sale. With the inked ownership inscription of The North Carolina Society for the Preservation of Architecture, Inc.,… Read more about this item
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Farbige Decorationen vom XV-XIX Jarhhundert; Erst Und Zweiter Band (Two Volumes)
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Farbige Decorationen vom XV-XIX Jarhhundert; Erst Und Zweiter Band (Two Volumes)

by Ewald, Ernst

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
First Edition
Published
1889
Binding
Paperback
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£2,910.75

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Berlin: Verlag von Ernst Wasmuth, 1889. Book. Very Good. Portfolio. First Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. SCARCE with both volumes present and complete. A two volume set, Vol. I published 1889, Volume II, 1896. In original publisher's quarter cloth spine over paper covered boards, complete with ribbon ties. The portfolios Very Good, Vol. I boards… Read more about this item
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A Collection of Five Fabulous California Mid-Century Architectural Drawings
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A Collection of Five Fabulous California Mid-Century Architectural Drawings

by A. Carlson; Tennant; P.E.T. (Artists)

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Used - Fine
Published
1966
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California: QRS Corporation (?), 1966. Drawing. Fine. No Binding. A collection of 5 architectural drawings, all bearing logo of "QRS Corporation", four measuring 14 1/2" x 20" and the fifth, 16" x 20". Pen and ink with watercolor and marker on textured drawing boards with taped edges. Three have drawings for different concepts for Carnation Ice Cream Fountain -… Read more about this item
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DESIGN THIS DAY The Technique of Order in the Machine Age
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DESIGN THIS DAY The Technique of Order in the Machine Age

by Teague, Walter Dorwin

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1940
Binding
Hardcover
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£232.86

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New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1940. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Wide 8vo. Near Fine, slight spine lean, in a Very Good SCARCE dust jacket, small chips and creases at top and bottom edges. Jacket photograph by Paul Kramer, illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. An important mid-century work on design and architecture, uncommon in collectible condition..… Read more about this item
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[MINIATURE] USEFUL INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS MEN, MECHANICS AND ENGINEERS.
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[MINIATURE] USEFUL INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS MEN, MECHANICS AND ENGINEERS.

by No Author ( C.C. Briggs)

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Used - Very Good
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Edition
Third Edition
Published
1878
Binding
Hardcover
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Pittsburgh, PA: Jones & Laughlins Steel, 1878. Book. Very Good. Flexible Leather. Third Edition. 4.1275 cm x 6.35 Cm. The RARE Third Edition, 1878. A true miniature, 4.1275 cm x 6.35 cm, bound in flexible leather tooled in gilt front cover, tooled in blind rear, all edges gilt, no slipcase present. Very Good, rubbing to covers, especially at joints, faint… Read more about this item
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Radford's Portfolio of Plans. A Standard Collection of New and Original Designs for Houses, Bungalows, Store and Flat Buildings, Apartment Houses, Banks, Churches, Schoolhouses, Barns, Outbuildings Etc., Together with Estimates of Cost. Over 300 Designs
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Chicago & New York: The Radford Architectural Co., 1909. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrated, 316 pp. + 4 pp. Index with costs for plans. Very Good, rubbing to boards at edges, 1" diameter ink stain front end page. Half crushed red morocco over marbled boards, gilt stamped title at spine. A… Read more about this item
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£135.84
Promotional Poster: USONIA Frank Lloyd Wright's Design for America

Promotional Poster: USONIA Frank Lloyd Wright's Design for America

by Rosenbaum, Alvin; Foreword by Frederick Gutheim

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Printing
Published
1993
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No Place: The Preservation Press, 1993. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 34" x 22". Publisher's promotional poster, 34"w x 22"h, featuring a black and white photograph by G.E. Kidder Smith (1940) showing the interior of Wright's Rosenbaum House, Florence, Alabama. The poster is Near Fine, a few faint creases. A SCARCE Wright ephemeral piece, distributed in limited numbers at… Read more about this item
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Promotional Poster for: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT The Masterworks

Promotional Poster for: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT The Masterworks

by Wright, Frank Lloyd

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New York (1999): Rizzoli Poster. Near Fine. Poster. 20" x 30". Publisher's promotional poster, no date (1999), featuring a Paul Rocheleau color photograph of Falling Waters, the famous Wright-designed home in Mill Run, Pa. Near Fine, faint creases in margins. A lovely poster, highly suited for framing. All posters shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tubs..
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Promotional Poster for AMERICAN ART DECO

Promotional Poster for AMERICAN ART DECO

by Duncan, Alastair

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Used - Near Fine
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First Printing
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No Place: Harry N. Abrams Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 20 1/2" x 30 3/4". Original publisher's promotional poster, 20 1/2" w x 30 3/4" h, for the book published 1986, the poster with same great Art Deco artwork as the original dust jacket. Near Fine, faint creasing. An uncommon poster, well suited for framing, distributed in… Read more about this item
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Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin, Special Number: The New Museum , Vol. IV, No.27, June, 1907
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Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin, Special Number: The New Museum , Vol. IV, No.27, June, 1907

by Museum of Fine Arts, Copley Square, Boston

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Used - Very Good
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Edition
First Edition
Published
1907
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Paperback
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Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1907. Book. Very Good. Stapled Folder. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNEDat bottom front wrapper -"Compliments of ( ? ) Contractor". RARE, Worldcat lists only 2 institutional holdings. Paginated 27-47, with several drawings and a map of Boston showing area of new museum. Very Good, wrappers soiled, particularly… Read more about this item
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Colonial Mexico, Volume 1, No. 1
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Colonial Mexico, Volume 1, No. 1

by Francisco Gonzalez Montero, Editor

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No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
First Edition
Published
1933
Binding
Paperback
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£58.22

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Mexico City: Arte Mexicano, 1933. Book. Very Good. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE. Very Good, vertical crease to front wrapper, light soiling rear wrapper. 47 pp. with 11 prints of watercolors of important architectural sites by Ignacio Gonzalez Mermosilla, The English language version, by George Godoy..
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Furniture Forum, Vol.1, No.2 - Spring, 1949
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Furniture Forum, Vol.1, No.2 - Spring, 1949

by Hollis Christensen, Editor ( Beatrice Wood, Isamu Noguchi, George Nakashima, Herman Miller et al. )

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
First Edition
Published
1949
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Paperback
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£310.48

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Los Angeles: Hollis Christensen, 1949. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SCARCE iconic mid-century design journal. Very Good, 1" tear to wrappers top edge at spine, light soiling to wrappers, a few pages with small bottom or top corner creases. Unpaginated, 32 pp. divided into sections on Furniture, Lighting, Accessories, and Interiors.… Read more about this item
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