Search Results: a pattern language by christopher sara ishikawa and murray silverstein alexander

New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 12mo. 1171pp. The uniquely formatted text is designed to be read either in one sitting, for a general overview, or cover to cover for the entirety. A quoted influence on the likes of Brian Eno, Will Wright, Richard P. Gabriel, etc. Having now gone through many dozens of printings the original publication of this revolutionary and influential architectural/philosophical treatise is now quite scarce. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself with a hint of shelf rubbing at the edges, spine with the slightest bit of furrowing, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the head of the spine lightly rubbed, the occasional small imperfection, else Fine/As New. As pictured.