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Landscape Architecture; An illustrated history in timelines, site plans, and biography
by Mann, William A
New York: John Wiley, 1993. Softcover. Very Good. Cover has general wear. Sticker from previous owner on spine. White wraps with illustration. xiv, 461 pages : illustrations, maps. Contents: Timelines -- Outline of landscape architectural history -- Maps of major works of landscape architecture -- Design plan drawings -- Biographical sketches.
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£32.66
George F. Barber's Cottage Souvenir; Number Two: With a new Introduction
by Barber, George F. and Michael A. Tomlan
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation and Study Institute, 1982. Softcover. VG (light fading to covers especially along spine, pages are otherwise very clean and tight.). Blue wraps with red illustration and lettering; 32, 168 pp, bw illustrations and plans throughout. Facsimile reprint of the 1891 ed. pub. in Knoxville, Tenn. Includes an introduction by Michael A. Tomlan.
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£102.05
Peter Cook: Six Conversations
by Cook, Peter
London: Academy Editions, 1993. Paperback. VG. Glossy black and color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 144 pp. Mainly color illustrations. This monograph follows Peter Cook's career from his earlier work with the famous Archigram Group, through to his highly successful partnership with Christine Hawley. It provides an insight into his aims and achievements, his individual projects and collaborations with others. -FirstSearch.
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£24.49
Year Book of the Architectural League of New York and Catalogue of the Thirty-seventh Annual Exhibition
New York: The Architectural History Foundation / MIT Press, 1922. Softbound. Good+ (shelfwear to wraps, light age toning but pages are otherwise clear and clean.). Paper printed wraps. 288 pp., profusely illustrated in BW. Architectural League of New York, 1922. Represents the work of architect and designer members of the league. Includes vintage photos of various buildings, interiors and exteriors, as well as select sculptures and decorative art embellishments. Includes many advertisements for...
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£40.82
Perspecta 16
by Train, Kirk; David Spiker; Robert Jensen (editors)
New Haven: The Yale Architectural Journal, 1980. Softbound. VG, ex-lib. with spine tag and stamps, text block stamp.. Dark gray wraps, approx. 150 pp, profuse BW illustrations including several fold outs and one large poster. A series of papers on architecture edited and published by students at Yale School of Architecture. This issue contains contributions by: Vincent Scully, James Stirling, David Spiker and Kirk Train, Michael Dennis, Alexander Garvin, Jerry Thompson, Cesar Pelli (interview), Fred...
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£28.57
Ornamental Ironwork: An Illustrated Guide to Its Design, History, and Use in American Architecture
by Southworth, Susan and Michael
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1978. Softcover. VG (Some minor scuffing to covers). BW illus. wraps; 205 pp.; 191 bw figures. An in-depth look at the history of ornamental ironwork and ironworkers in American architecture; Well illustrated with many photos; An interesting and attractive book. This is the second printing, 1980.
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£24.47
Mary Colter: Architect of the Southwest
by Berke, Arnold
New York, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. Softcover. VG, may have slight wear to bottom edge.. Gold & color illus. wraps. 320 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and bw. A wonderful book devoted to American architect and designer Mary Colter (1869-1958), including her contributions to the American Arts and Crafts movement, the Grand Canyon, hotels, and more; Nicely illustrated.
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£24.47
The Prairie School Review, Volume 1, Number 4
by Hasbrouck, W.R. (editor)
Park Forest, Ill: W.R. Hasbrouck, 1964. Softcover. VG, light shelf wear. Bw illustrated, stapled wraps. 26 pp. with B&W illustrations. Includes an editorial, book reviews, features on Prairie School Furniture, and more.
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£24.47
Year Book of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Architectural Exhibition Philadelphia 1925
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Chapter AIA and T Square Club, 1925. Hardbound. G- (Has moderate wear to bindings; text block clean and tight but may have half of spine material missing or quite loose; boards, however, seem secure and page surfaces are clean.). Brown paper over boards, with gilt lettering and design; 276 pp. with mostly bw illustrations and advertisements throughout. Represents the work of architect and designer members of the clubs. Includes vintage photos of various buildings, interiors...
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£24.47
Penn's Landing: A Master Plan for Philadelphia's Downtown Waterfront
Philadelphia: The City of Philadelphia, 1963. Softcover. Good- (Clean, tight text block but with light age toning to page edges and bumps to corners of covers/pages. Cover stained and soiled. Signature of former owner on front [John Fatula, Philadelphia architect]; title page (first sheet) pulled away from rest of text but adhered to cover.). Glossy white wraps with color image and aqua lettering. Decorative end papers. 75 pp. with bw photos and duotone line drawings throughout. 1 foldout illustration....
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£28.57
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan: The Architect's Other Passion
by Meech, Julia
New York: Japan Society / Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Hardbound. VG-/VG- minor corner bumping to book, light curling to dj edges and light corner wear. May have slight soiling to covers and owner's sticker on ffep.. Pale blue paper on boards with design, grey DJ with color illustration; 304 pp; 219 illustrations. Includes images of some of the stunning examples of Japanese art in Wright's collection as well as its place in buildings and examples of his architectural design. From the publisher: "This is the...
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£61.23
Misiones jesuíticas
by Cisneros, Jaime and Alvaro Romero
La Paz, Bolivia: Jaime Cisneros & Hugh Richter, 1998. Second. Hardcover. VG/VG-. Dj shows wear and fading. Contents are clean and tight, with minimal tanning of page edges.. Black boards with color illus and orange spine lettering. Black french fold dj with same. 111 pp. Many color illus. Text in Spanish and English. Beautifully illustrated volume which discusses the exterior and interiors of Jesuit missions.
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£44.90
Our Changing White House
by Garrett, Wendell
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1995. Hardcover. VG. Pine green cloth, gilt letters on spine, gilt decoration on front cover, beige and color illus. dust jacket, 250 pp., BW and color illus. A collection of 10 illustrated essays exploring various aspects of America's Presidential palace. Essays are: The White House: plans realized and unrealized / William Seale -- Crafted from stone / Lee H. Nelson -- Social seasons and rituals of entertainment / Barbara G. Carson -- Decorated in the most...
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£24.47
THE BEST OF CUTLER ANDERSON ARCHITECTS
by Kennedy, Allician with Teresa Morrow, & Sheri Olson
Beverly, Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers, Inc, 2008. Softcover. NF contents (unread) but art school ex-lib. with usual marks and very light rubbing to covers.. Color-photographic wraps with white lettering. 272 pp. with 400 color illustrations. "The work of James Cutler, FAIA, and Bruce Anderson, AIA, of Cutler Anderson Architects is internationally renowned for its environmental awareness and meticulous attention to detail. Each project begins with an investigation of place and materials and...
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£97.97
Small Environments: Contemporary Design in Detail
by Chan, Yenna
Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers, 2007. Hardcover. VG-/VG- minor corner bumping to boards, light curling to dust jacket edges. Cream cloth boards with gray spine lettering. Color-photographic dust jacket with black lettering. "Exhibition Design features examples of a wide variety of exhibitions from around the world, from major trade and commerce fairs, to well-known fine art institutions, to small-scale artist-designed displays. The introduction gives a historical perspective on the development of...
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£28.57
Measured Drawings of Some Colonial and Georgian Houses by Donald Millar
by Millar, Donald
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co, 1915. Hardcover. VG+ with the meakest of bumping to the corners.. Brown cloth spine with no title, printed lighter brown paper covered boards with printed title. Introduction consists of a listing of the houses included, followed by a two-page listing of the 80 drawings. Measures 17.625" x 12.5" Volume 1 of what would eventually be three volumes. This volume contains 80 plates and features the following houses after the Preface (which is dated November 1915)...
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£122.46
Ken Tate Architect; Selected Houses Volume One
by Tate, Ken; Oscar Riera Ojeda
Mulgrave: Image Pub. Group, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Sticker from previous owner on dj. Black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. Black dj with illustration. 421 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans. Includes index.
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£114.30
Puerto Rican Houses in Sociohistorical Perspective
by Jopling, Carol F
Knoxville, Tenn: University of Tennessee Press, 1988. Hardcover. VG/VG (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Binding is tight and pages are crisp and clean.). Aqua cloth boards with black lettering; white dust jacket, blue and black lettering; bw illustration; xxiii, 300 pp; bw frontispiece, illustrated throughout in bw. "(this book) is the first work to describe the architecture of an entire complex society, from the inventive self-built...
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£122.46
Kuth/Ranieri Architects
by Berman, Ila, Mitchell Schwartzer, Byron Kuth, and Elizabeth Ranieri
Paperback. VG. Color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. xi, 179 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Kuth/Ranieri Architects presents the breadth of their work, showing both the constructed and the theoretical, in stunning photographs and thought-provoking drawings. Insightful texts by Ila Berman, Aaron Betsky, Rodolphe el-Khoury, and Mitchell Schwarzer form a centerpiece to the book and discuss issues of modernism and meaning. -Amazon.
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£24.47
Philip Johnson: Architecture (Artchitecture)
by Lewis, Hilary (curator)
Washington, DC: The Kreeger Museum, 2008. Softcover. VG- (Some soiling and rubbing to wraps; Bottom right corners slightly bent in one copy; Interior is clean and tight). White illus. stapled wraps; Unpaginated, 30 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw figures. From a 2008 exhibition at The Kreeger Museum; Includes an essay by Hillary Lewis and a list of projects attributed to Philip Johnson. The words "Art" and "Architecture" are superimposed in title.
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£16.33
Ancient Origins of the Mexican Plaza: From Primordial Sea to Public Space
by Wagner, Logan, Hal Box, and Susan Kline Morehead
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2013. Hardcover. VG/VG. Teal cloth boards with silver stamped lettering on spine. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket. xvi, 254 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Extensively illustrated with detailed site plans and photographs, this architectural history of the Mexican plaza reveals why this central public space has been the heart of the community from ancient Mesoamerican times until the present. -WorldCat.
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£53.07
The Vanderbilt Homes
by King, Robert B. and Charles O. McLean
New York: Rizzoli, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. DJ has general wear. Bookblock has age toning.. Rust color stamped cloth, xiii + 194 pp., many BW & color illus. "Linked to wealth, power, and opulent, gossip-worthy living since the 1860s, the Vanderbilts have often been regarded as America's 'royal family.' Nowhere is this more evident than in the houses they built for themselves during the country's Gilded Age, the height of Vanderbilt preeeminence. [This book] features twenty-four of the most...
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£31.02
Keith Sonnier: Public Commissions, 1990-1999
by Zschokke, Walter and Keith Sonnier
Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz, 2000. Paperback. VG- light corner and edge wear, minor soiling to wraps.. White and color-illustrated wraps with green spine and multi-colored lettering. 147 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Text in German. This volume features all of Keith Sonnier's larger works commissioned between 1990 and 1999, among them the permanent light installations for the Munich airport (Lichtweg, 1989-1992) and Miami (Miami Heliotrope, 1996).
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£24.47
The Washingtons and Their Colonial Homes in West Virginia
by Thruston, Mynna
Charles Town, WV: Jefferson Publishing Co, n.d.. Softcover. VG-. Booklet taped onto a board (which appears to have been a full binder with front cover missing). Minor pencil writing inside front cover, on one page.. Gray wraps with BW illustration. Booklet is taped onto a gray board. Approx 30 pp + fold-out inside back cover. 11 BW illustrations. An apparent first edition. No date included, but pencil writing inside indicates mid 1940s or earlier.
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£61.23
Architectural League of New York Yearbook and Catalogue of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Exhibition
New York: Architectural League of New York, 1910. Hardbound. G (Shows moderate wear to covers with some soiling like small paint marks on covers; some material missing at heel of outer spine; hinges are loosening; first page carries lavish signature of former architect-designer owner; page surfaces are clean.). Original red cloth with black decoration on front cover, 308 pp., color frontispiece and profusely illustrated in bw. On spine: 1910. Represents work of architect and designer members. Features...
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£81.64
