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San Francisco, CA, USA: Fog City Press, 2002. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9. Second Printing. Beautiful Large Trade Paperback Book As New. Heavy, glossy, unmarked illustrated cover with architecutral works on front. Fully Illustrated on every page with full color illustrations. Coated paper. Informational text with marvelous photographs of the world's architectural masterpieces--places of worship, castles, palaces, forts, monuments, bridges, and more. 256 pages including index and glossary. 11 x 6.5 inches. 2002, San Francisco, CA, Fog City Press, San Francisco, CA, USA

Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England: The MIT Press, 1982. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. B/w illustrations throughout. Gold cover with illustration is clean with wear around all edges, corners lightly ruffled, spine creased, marks on lower edge of text block, However, internals are very clean, small lines alongside some text, no creases. This is a study of London and of English social history and manners; it traces the city's growth from its original walls, emphasizing how the lives of the people shaped the character of the city. It has become a minor classic on this subject. 468 pages, indexed. 6 x 9 inches. Originally published 1934, this is the 1982 revised edition. The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, England

London, England: B T Batsford Ltd, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. First Edition Large Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Illustrations, photographs, diagrams throughout. Very slight wear to corners. else Fine. Bright and clean hinged cover with illustration of Tintern Abbey, Gwent, Wales. Tight and solid binding. Internals as new. At one time monasteries were among the greatest owners of land in Britain and their influence on the landscape today can be seen not only in the magnificent buildings but also in earthworks, patterns of landholding and even industrial remains. Michael Aston examines the place of monasteries in the landscape--how they affected and how they were affected by the contryside in which they were built. He explains how monasticism arrived and developed in Britain, why abbeys and priories were sited where they were and all aspects of their activities--estate management, farming policy, industrial and commercial… Read More

Rome, Italy: Bonechi-Edizioni II Turismo, 1976. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Large Trade Paperback Book in Very Good Condition. Translated by Michael Hollingsworth. Clean and bright, slight edgewear to cover. Inside of cover front and back has a scuff mark. Pages of coated paper, clean, clear, bright, lavishly illustrated. Cover with illustration of Rome as depicted in the time of the Caesars, covering the entire cover, front and back. Orange lettering. Heavy plastic cover over the soft cover. Reproductions, photographs, photolithography throughout the book, in full color and some in monochrome. Very striking. The author reconstructs the Rome of the Caesars, imagining how its great historical events took place and what its private and public life were like, heavily relying on archeological ruins. The reader will not only be treated to the architectural delights of Rome but will explore with the author the historical significance of such magnificence. 128… Read More