Search Results: Architecture from SmarterRat Books

McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good+ ; Very Good Jacket. 1964 McGraw-Hill. Oversized (8.5" x 12") hardcover has dark blue cloth-covered boards with silver spine and cover lettering. Black & white photographs & illustrations throughout. Binding tight. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 'An Architectural Record Book'. 214 pages. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear.

Time Inc., 1964. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1964 Time Inc. Periodical issue. Vol. 121, No. 2, August September, 1964. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Oversized, 9.4 x 12.25 inches. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine ends rubbed. Pages clean and unmarked. 238 pages. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Watson-Guptill Publications, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Near Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 2004 Watson-Guptill Publications. SIGNED by author on half-title page, dated March, 2005. Not personalized. First Edition. States "First Published in 2004 by Watson-Guptill Publications. First printing. Full number line on verso. Oversize hardcover, 9.75 x 11.25 inches, has turquoise textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Decorative endpapers. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. Slick pages have a very slight wave to them, but there is absolutely no sign of any moisture exposure. 214 pages. Printed in the United Kingdom. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends and a quarter inch closed tear at the top edge at the spine. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully… Read More

Cornell University Press, 1974. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good ; Good Jacket. Ex Library. 1974 Cornell University Press. First Edition. Hardcover has maroon cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black & white photographs & illustrations; 227 plates. Binding pulled at hinges & cracked at page 32 but still strong; webbing showing. Another small crack before plates. Library label on title page. Stamped "Cancelled - Sale Authorized" on top page edges. Some library stamps & markings on first few pages. Covers have rectangular stains at top & bottom edges where library tape was removed. Endpapers have minor stains. Corners & spine ends lightly bumped. Rear free endpaper has library card pocket. Covers have some small stains. Other than library markings, pages are clean & unmarked. Series: Studies in Ancient Art and Archaeology. 336 pages. Illustrated dust jacket has light edge & surface wear. Jacket spine color is very faded, but lettering bright. Stain with some label residue on jacket spine where… Read More

Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 1996. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1996 Gibbs Smith, Publisher. Oversize softcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, with folded-in flaps. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 160 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Universe Publishing, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 2005 Universe Publishing - Rizzoli International. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversized hardcover, 9 x 13.6 inches, has black and grey pictorial paper-covered boards with white spine and cover lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Color and black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 304 pages. Printed in Singapore. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only very light surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

F. W. Dodge Corporation, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1957 F. W. Dodge Corporation. An Architectural Record Book. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9 x 11.75 inches, has gray cloth-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 309 pages. Dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Dust jacket is price clipped. Articles previously published in Architectural Record. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Legacy Publications, 1975. Softcover. Very Good. Near Fine. 1975 Legacy Publications and the Preservation Society of Charleston. Sixth printing, revised edition. Softcover. Oversized, 8.25 x 11 inches. Color photographs by Jane Iseley. High-quality glossy paper. Unpaginated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

The National Trust, 2004. Softcover. Fine. Fine. 2004 The National Trust, London, U.K. Softcover. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 80 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked. Small National Trust price sticker on back cover. Chartwell was the home of Sir Winston Churchill for more than 40 years. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1846. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1846 Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. NOT ex-library. Hardcover is full bound in green leather with five raised bands; gilt decorations on panels and bands; gilt ruled borders on covers. Blind-stamped borders on covers inside ruled borders, as well as on inner edges of covers. Edges of covers have gilt stamped borders. All page edges gilt. Light yellow endpapers. Illustration on title page in red. Black and white illustrations; one fold-out plate. Rear hinge partially cracked, but still strong. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Spine ends rubbed. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing with a few nicks in the leather. Leather is in good condition with no deterioration. Typed bookplate on front endpaper. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. One page has a sentence written in pencil in the bottom margin. No other markings on… Read More

W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 2001 W. W. Norton & Company. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize oblong softcover, 11 x 8.25 inches. Color and black & white illustrations, as well as some semi-transparent overlay pages. 288 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Very small ink smudges on title page and inside of cover. Pages clean and unmarked; page edges have a few smudges. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1950 B. T. Batsford. First Edition. First printing. "First Published 1950" on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Top page edges are red. Color frontispiece. Black and white illustrations. Black and white plates. Photographs by Herbert Felton. Binding tight. Spine has just a slight lean. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 99 text pages, 126 pages of plates. "A Batsford Book." Printed in Great Britain. Dust jacket, with color wrap-around illustration of Wells Cathedral, has light surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, and small tears. Jacket spine has some small areas where color is rubbed off. Dust jacket is price clipped. Series: The British Art and Building Series. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Great Western Publishing, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Near Fine ; Good Jacket. 1982 Great Western Publishing. Glendale, California. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has dark blue textured cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white frontispiece, color plates. 502 pages. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear, but has some spotting and discoloration near the bottom of the front panel. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Hazar Publishing, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1992 Hazar Publishing, London, U.K.. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. Oversize hardcover, 9.75 x 11.5 inches, has navy cloth-covered boards with silver and blind-stamped spine and cover lettering. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 250 pages. Introduction by Beverly Russell. Printed and bound in Italy. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Front cover has some light scuffs. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with light wrinkling at the corners and spine ends. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Art and Technics, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1955 Art and Technics, London. First Edition. "First published 1955 by Arts and Technics Ltd." on verso. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover has gray cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations. Black and white plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 96 pages. Pages 1-48 are text; remaining pages are plates. Dust jacket has light surface and edge wear, with chips at the corners and spine ends. Back panel of jacket has some rubbing and surface smudges. Spine slightly sunned. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Series: Architectural Biographies, vol. 5. Printed in Great Britain by the Shenval Press, Ltd. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/As New. Fine. 2009 Princeton Architectural Press. Oversize hardcover, 8.5 x 10.25 inches. Book is like new, still in original shrink wrap. Unused. Book is gift quality. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Hill-Stead Museum, 2003. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 2003 Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut. Softcover. Color and black & white photographs. Eight pages of color plates. High-quality glossy paper. Fold-out map at rear, 59 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Small chip at the top edge of the front cover and light rubbing to the bottom corner. Pages clean and unmarked.

W. W. Norton & Company, 1981. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 1981 W. W. Norton & Company. Revised edition. Oblong softcover, 8.5 x 5.6 inches. Black and white photographs. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine is sunned. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. 118 pages. Foreword by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner. Commentary on the photographs by David Harding Paine, with photographs from the Historic American Buildings Survey. "Revised edition, with 214 photographs".

John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1978 John Wiley & Sons Inc. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 8.7 x 11.2 inches, has tan coated textured paper-covered boards with green and gold spine and cover lettering. Black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 195 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light surface rubbing and small to 1 inch tears, and creases. Tears have been repaired on the inside of the jacket with archival tape. A Wiley-Interscience Publication. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Anchorage Press, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine ; Very Good Jacket. 1997 Anchorage Press, Houston, Texas. First Edition, stated. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9.4 x 11.75 inches, has black cloth-covered boards with blind-stamped spine and cover lettering. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. xxi, 176 pages. Written and illustrated by Kim Williams. Printed in Singapore. Dust jacket has light edge and surface wear with some surface rubbing, especially at edges. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.