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New York, London: W. W. Norton & Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 190 pages. Illustrated. Index. Moisture damage to end pages and ffep, otherwise a clean straight copy. John Milnes Baker, AIA, is an architect specializing in residential design. A member of the Society of Architectural Historians and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, he is the author of How to Build a House with an Architect and his work has appeared in numerous architectural journals. ; Quantitative Applications In The .

New York: Whitney Library of Design. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0823070395 . 176 pages. Over 200 full color illustrations. Index. Attractive brown cover with white lettering; lightly bumped ends, sharp corners. Dust jacket is not price clipped; light edge wear. From the flap: Architectural Ornamentalism is more than a showcase of contemporary details. It is an authoritative overview of architectural crafts today, and fresh, new look at a loved and honored tradition. Chapter titles: Details that make a house come alive; detailing with wood; Detailing with glass; Detailing with metal; Detailing with Fiber; Detailing with masonry and ceramics; Appendix. Index. Amazing ideas, includes some how-to's. ; 11.30 X 8.30 X 0.90 inches; 175 pp pages .

Ludowici-Celadon Company. Very Good. 1932. Softcover. Original green-gray stiff paper cover w/black spine strip; staple binding. Pages [132] 131-143, [144]. Top corner bent, shallow fold cover to cover. Former owner's name writtten on the front cover and stamp on title page. "A series of monographs on European architecture with special reference to roofs of tile."; 8vo .

Birkhäuser Architecture. New. 1998. Hardcover. 3764365854 . New Book still in plastic. Interaction with Architectural Space. ; 0.92 x 12.1 x 9.5 Inches; 272 pages .

California Historical Society. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt design; illustrated end pages. 12.5X9". Unpaginated. Double page illustrations, hand sketched by the author, on site, in great detail; hand lettered. Thollander takes the reader on a nostalgic journey of farm life in California and the essential place the barn held from the 1800's to mid '70's. There is no specific index. However, on the final pages there are visitation directions given for about 50 barns. Laid in is an original order envelope and a Historic Providence Mint plate catalog for barns. Slight slant with wrinkling on the front cover, and worn edges of the dust jacket. Not price clipped. .

Nashville, TN: American Association For State And Local History. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0910050481 . Red cloth with red end page with a few smudges. Four main branches of historical organization practice: history, archaeology, architecture, and technology and crafts. ; The last volume in a series of bibliographies embracing the major categories, disciplines and subjects within the purview of historical organization activity. This volume concludes the series. .

Boston, Massachusetts: Phaidon Inc. LTD. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Thus. Softcover. 0714839795 . Soft covered, w dust wrapper, an excellent copy, DJ w rolled edges and wear on spine head/tail, else fine inside and out. The authors, architecture and tile experts both, trace this vibrant tradition from its earliest forms up to today's freeform variations in their thorough, fluid, and unstintingly detailed text. Herbert and Huggins are as adept in discussing the history of aesthetics as they are in explaining technological developments. Determined not to study tiles out of context, their commentary, and many of the 300 color photographs, focus not only on individual tiles, but also on tiles set in all manner of architectural settings. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

New York: Newsweek. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0882250183 . Inscribed and signed by the author. Part of Newsweek's "Wonders of Man" series. Brown cloth, top edge sunned. Dust jacket's spine is faded, there is slight wear on the end and a short closed tear. 172 pp. Index. Illustrated throughout. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Ludowici-Celadon Company. Very Good. 1932. Softcover. Original green-gray stiff paper cover w/black spine strip; staple binding. Pages [132] 131-143, [144]. Surface wear only to the spine, binding firm. Former owner's name writtten on the front cover and stamp on title page. "A series of monographs on European architecture with special reference to roofs of tile."; 8vo .

Dublin, New Hampshire: Yankee Books. Near Fine. 1974. Second Edition. Softcover. Softcover. 60 pages. Very nice copy save for a yellowish spot on page 15. The basic principles that Count Rumford set forth in 1795 describe the construction of a large shallow fireplace which does not smoke and which throws out much more heat than many of today's fireplaces which send too much of the heat up the chimney.; 8vo .

Ludowici-Celadon Company. Very Good. 1931. Softcover. Original green-gray stiff paper cover w/black spine strip; staple binding. Pages [132] 131-143, [144]. Surface wear to the spine, binding firm. Former owner's name writtten on the front cover and stamp on title page. "A series of monographs on European architecture with special reference to roofs of tile."; 8vo .

Whitney Library of Design. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. 0823072754 . 208 pages; 200 illustrations; bibliography; index. Third printing. About fine. Very light shelf wear. The dust jacket is price clipped. This book offers a view into the restoration of 18 historic houses spanning 350 years and encompassing four architectural styles. It covers the philosophy of preservation and priorities involved with each project. ; 12.10 X 9.10 X 1.10 inches .

New York: Clarkson N. Potter. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Beautiful red cloth in original unclipped dust jacket. Boards show a bit of shelf soil and the jacket edges the same. Pp. xi, 287; 770 photographs by Gilles De Chabaneix. ; 8vo .

Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 398 pages. Index. Illustrated. Vorman's Pasadena bookseller tag on ffep. Endsheet of the ranchos courtesy of Title Insurance & Trust Co. Without dust jacket. Worn corner tips and ends. A comprehensive history of America's third largest city draws attention to developments and problems that have affected its economic growth. Contents: I. The isolated valley. The locale ; Spanish exploration ; The search for Monterey ; Felipe de Neve shapes the future ; Destination: California ; The journey of the colonists ; El Pueblo "La reyna de Los Angeles" -- II. The remote outpost, 1781-1848. Earliest inhabitants ; A contest for dominance: military or church ; Life in the outpost ; A simple environment ; Foreign traders and privateers ; Frontier money ; Public services- or lack of them ; A remote community -- III. Warfare in the Southland, 1781-1848. Covetous powers ; A growing habit of rebellion ;… Read More

Ludowici-Celadon Company. Very Good. 1932. Softcover. Original green-gray stiff paper cover w/black spine strip; staple binding. Pages 99-111 [112]. Single faint crease in the front cover and title page along with a bent corner and light edge wear. Former owner's name writtten on the front cover and stamp on title page. Laid in is the (fine) full page order blank for bound copies. "A series of monographs on European architecture with special reference to roofs of tile."; 8vo .

Denver, CO: The Air-Vu Company. Very Good. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. 11.25" X 9": 218pp. A white plastic comb with stiff board covers. Edges are heavily worn; binding is solid without breaks; no marked or torn pages. The title page has light pencil markings. Before CAD (Computer-aided Design) there were pencils, and paper. This text is intended to be self-teaching using Air-Vu Triangles, Proportional Divider, etc., this bookseller does not know if these are traditional tools or unique to the program. Please contact for additional photographs for clarity. ; 8vo .

Cambridge (UK): University Press. Very Good. 1930. Softcover. Illustrated with frontispiece and four woodcuts by John F. Greenwood. Fold out map of Ely College and Cathedral, Fine. Printed for The Dean & Chapter. Original wraps, gray paper with woodcut illustration, cream colored laid paper. Frontispiece, From the Dean's Garden. First printed in 1927. Smudge on the cover, corners tips bumped. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 26pp. pages .

Ludowici-Celadon Company. Very Good. 1931. Softcover. Original green-gray stiff paper cover w/black spine strip; staple binding. Pages [50]-63, [64]. Some creasing from the cover to cover. Former owner's name writtten on the front cover and stamp on title page. "A series of monographs on European architecture with special reference to roofs of tile."; 8vo .

United Kingdom: Andreas Papadakis Pub. New in New dust jacket. 2000. Softcover. 1901092283 . New. 144 pages. Color Illustrations. 14 landmark architectural projects and nearly 200 smaller ones for the 21st century. Includes the Millennium Dome, museums, bridges, visitor attractions, and botanical gardens presented here with an exhaustive listing of the projects supported by the Millennium Commission. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

Van Nostrand. Very Good. 1984. Softcover. 04422933480442293348 . Stiff paper cover; 216 pp., worn edges and corners. Previous name written on the cover and inside cover. No notes or highlighting inside. Featuring completely new coverage of visual note-taking in a digital world, Visual Notes for Architects and Designers, Second Edition demonstrates how to make rapid, notational sketches that serve as visual records for future reference, as well as improve understanding and facilitate the development of ideas. It shows you how to expand your knowledge of a subject beyond what is gained through observation or verbal representation alone. You gain access to simple techniques for collecting, analyzing, and applying information. ; 8vo .