Search Results: Modern Architecture from Black Cat Hill Books

New York, NY The Metropolitan Museum of Art/ Rizzoli , 1952. Hardcover First Edition [1992], so stated. First Edition [1992], so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good + DJ: The Book shows slight spine lean; else flawless; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsomevery nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive imperfection. Bright, crisp and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing; very light wear to the extremities, and with a tiny nick at the upper corner of the front panel; unclipped. No longer pristine, but remains attractive and intact; not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.3 x 8.8 x 0.85 inches). 192 pages. Profusely illutrated… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Bks: Pelican , 1977. Paperback Fourth Edition (Second Intergrated Edition) [1977]; Fifth Printing Thus [1983] Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only very minor indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing and very faint overall soiling to the wrapper covers; there is a small soil spot near the outside edge of the front panel; some sparse, very faint foxing to the outside edges. The binding shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure (the binding is sewn); a couple of very faint hairline creases at the backstrip. The text is clean and the book is free of indications of prior ownership. Shows some minor flaws, but remains a handsome reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 688 pages. Pelican History of Art Series. Fourth Edition (Second Intergrated Edition) [1977]; Fifth Printing Thus [1983]. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Springer-Verlag, 2003. Hardcover First Edition (2003), unstated. No indication of subsequent printings. First Edition (2003), unstated. No indication of subsequent printings. Very Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: a superficial bump at the bottom edge of the front panel; very mild rubbing to the heavy plastic cover that this been affixed to the exterior of the book and pasted down with flaps to the front and rear pastedown endpapers; else flawelss the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a couple of unobtrusive flaws. Bright, crisp and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio (12.85 x 9.35 x 1 inches). 320… Read More

College Station, TX Texas A&M University Press, 1988. Hardcover First Edition, so stated. First Edition, so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book's front and rear boards are ever so slightly bowed; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows creases at the top and bottom corners of the inside front flap; else flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. Just short of perfection: Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large Format 4to. 202pp. Profusely Illustrated with vintage Photographs in black & white. Forward by David Gebhard. Hardback with DJ. Author Judith Singer Cohen explains in her entertaining prose how Art Deco, a cosmopolitan decorative mode flaunted in the fashionable apartments and commerical places in New York's elite society, came to flourish across the nation, even in the conserative stronghold of Fort Worth. In the Fort Worth neighborhoods that grew up in the thirties, there are many… Read More

New York, NY Frederick A. Praeger, 1960. Hardcover First Edition USA (1960); Second Printing (1966). Very Good+: shows a hint of spine lean; just a touch of wear to the extremities; the faintest coffee ring at the front panel;a small, faint smudge to the bottom edge of the text block the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a couple of minor cosmetic flaws. Not far from "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.25 x 9 x 0.95 inches). 311 pages. Profusely illustrated with duotone photographs, drawings, designs, offset reproductions of Le Corbusier's art and architecture, including architectural plans, and maps. Contains one-color offset reproduction of his art and his… Read More

New York, NY Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980. Hardcover First Edition [1980]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1980]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very careful use. The Book shows just a touch of wear to extremities; heavy foxing at the top edge of the text block and sparse foxing to the other outside edges and endpapers; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only a touch of wear to the extremities: mild rubbing; faint sunning to the crimson background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains structurally sound and tightly bound: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable in a like DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. xv, 184 pages. Preston Thomas Memorial Series in Architecture. Copyright is 1981. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY McGraw-Hill , 1978. Hardcover First Edition (1978), Second Printing. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: The Book shows a forner owner's name and date at the front free endpaper; a hint of foxing at the top edge of the text block; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a couple of minor flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to 'As New'. The DJ shows some rubbing and scuffing; rears at the top of the hinges that have been inexpertly repaired; light wear along the top edges; unclipped. Remains attractive and intact, but shows mild wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio. (12.25 x 9.25 x 1.15 inches). xii, 340 pages. Profusely illustrated with photographs in color and black & white, tables, diagrams, maps, graphs, etc. Language: English. Weight: 60 ounces.… Read More

Stoneham, MA Butterworth-Heinemann: Butterworth Architecture, 1992. Hardcover First Edition (1992), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1992), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine: shows only very mild rubbing to the panela and a tiny nick at the lower corner of the front panel; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the very mildest wear and a single minor, unobtrusive flaw only. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (10.25 x 7.25 x 1 inches). ix, 303 pages. Language: English. Weight: 31.5 ounces. Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards. 

Chicago, IL Privately Printed, 1974. Paperback First Edition [1974], unstated. First Edition [1974], unstated. Very Good in Wraps: shows former owners' names rubber-stamped at inside front cover; some foxing and soiling to wrapper covers; faint crease near the upper front corner tip; barely discernible spine lean; binding secure; text clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. approx. 150pp, though unpaginated. Paperback.

New York, NY McGraw-Hill , 1993. Hardcover First Edition (1993), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, according to 's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1993), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, according to 's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: The Book shows a forner owner's rubber-stamped name and address at the front fly-leaf; a bit of smudging to the fore-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Appears unopened and unread. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is also flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library.… Read More

New York, NY Simon and Schuster: Essandess Paperbacks, 1967. Paperback First Edition Thus (1967), First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus (1967), First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: very light wear to the extremities; the red titles at the backstrip are heavily sunned, but still legible (the author's name, in blue, remains bright and bold); a little mild creasing to the backstrip and a couple of small scuffs to the lower portion of same; mild rubbing to the panels; foxing to the outside edges, especially to the top edge; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor imperfections. NOT a… Read More

Cambridge, MA M.I.T. Press, 1999. Paperback First Edition Thus [1999]; unstated in accordance with MIT's customary practice. First Edition Thus [1999]; unstated in accordance with MIT's customary practice. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of to the beige-green background field of the backstrip (the black titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); the spine is very slightly cocked. The binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches). xi, 343 pages. Sparsely illustrated with photographs in black & white. Decorated Endpapers. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 9 ounces. University Press Paperback.

Scranton, PA International Textbook Company, 1899. Hardcover First Edition (1900), unstated. This appears to be a gathering into one volume of four separate books published by the Colliery Engineer Company between 1896 and 1900. Very Good+: Shows mild wear to the extremities; some superficial scuffing to the panels; rubbing to the leather backstrip, but the gilt titles thereon remains mostly unaffected: bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean; the pages have tanned ever so slightly in its more-than-a-century of existence. Rubber-stamped "10387" at the bottom of the title page. This may be an Engineering License number, as we have several other books from this series with the same rubber-stamped number. Free of any other ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a little light wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6.1 x 1.9 inches). xxi, 187 + 122 +… Read More

New York, NY New American Library: Meridian Books, 1970. Paperback First Edition Thus (1970), Fourth Printing. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing to the wrapper covers, which also show a faint crease at the lower rear corner and a quarter-inch chip at the top of the front panel [this has been carefully tape-repaired]; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding is square [but it appears at the lower portion of the pages was not cut perfectly square a very slight protrusion of the lower outside edge vis a vis the top outside edge and this has caused a little wear at the outside fore-edge] and secure; the text is clean. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing light wear and some minor flaws. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 0.65 inches). xvim, 255 pages. Illustrated with Drawings, Diagrams and… Read More

Helsinki, Finland Le Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou: Le Centre de Creation Industrielle / Le Musee d'Architecture de Finlande, 1978. Paperback First Ed, unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities, with faint creases near the upper front and rear corners and another faint crease at the back strip; binding shows the slightest lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Sewn Binding. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Royal Octavo. 136pp. Profusely illustrated, many in Color. First Ed, unstated. Paperback: Heavy Cardstock Wraps. Cette Exposition a ete presentee pour la premiere fois au Centre Georges Pompidou a Paris du 4 octobre au 4 decembre 1978.

Denver, CO Cohagen State Capitol Complex Consortium, 1986. Hardcover Fine: Binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New', showing no flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. Hardback: Special Library Binding.

New York, NY Rizzoli , 1985. Paperback First Edition USA (1985), so stated. First Edition USA (1985), so stated. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to the extremities, with a small scuff at the heel of the backstrip; very mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a couple of faint stress creases to the backstrip; the binding leans slightly off square (often true of books of this shape), but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Oblong 8vo. (9.5 x 9.8 x 0.8 inches). 250 pages. Language: English. Weight: 2 pounds, 11.6 ounces. Paperback: Pictorial Wraps.… Read More

Minneapolis, MN Universtiy of Minnesota Press, 2005. Paperback First Edition Thus (2005), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (2005), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the mildest rubbing to the panels and a very faint stress crease at the top of the front panel; a hint of wear to the extremities; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a minor, unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.5 x 9.65 x 0.7 inches),.xvi,184 pages.… Read More

New York, NY Frederick A. Praeger, 1968. Hardcover First Edition in the USA (1968), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to Praeger's customary practice. First Edition in the USA (1968), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, according to Praeger's customary practice. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Good DJ: The Book shows a hint of faint foxing to the top edges of the text block, endpapers, and cloth-covered boards: just a touch of shelving wear to the lower extremities; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and a minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaw. The DJ shows considerable wear to the extremities, with loss to chipping at the top edge of the rear panel and… Read More

San Francisco, CA Sierra Club Books, 1991. Paperback First Edition Thus [1991], Fourth Printing. Fine in Wraps: the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the back-strip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11 x 38.25 x 0.6 inches). xvii, 238 pages. Language: English. Weight: 20 ounces. The hardcover edition was published in 1986. First Edition Thus [1991], Fourth Printing. Trade Paperback.