1969réf. 235965Milano: Edizioni di Comunità 1969. Brossura wrappers. Ottimo Fine. Numero in gran parte dedicato a ricerche geometriche in architettura ed a una rilettura dell'opera di Frederick Kiesler. Sommario: Frederick Kiesler's Shrine of the Book Revisited. Frederick Kiesler 1923 - 1964 - Virgil Thomson: Kiesler as Stage Sets Creator - Maria Bottero: Astrazione scientifica e ricerca del concreto nell'utopia di Buckminster Fuller - R. Buckminster Fuller: Design Science an Economie Success of All Humanity. R. Buckminster Fuller: recent Works - Alfred Neumann: Architecture as Ornament. Alfred Neumann & Zvi Hecker: architectural Works - Anne Griswold Tyng: Geometrie Extensions of Consciousness. Anne Griswold Tyng architectural Works - John McHale: Global Ecology: Toward thè Planetary Society - Moshe Safdie: New Environmental Requirements for Urban Building. Moshe Safdie: architectural Works - Walter Kuhn collaborator Joachim Steiner: Cubic Structures with Elements Obtained by the Concretization of Geometrical Reticulations. Numerose immagini fotografie piante e progetti in bianco e nero anche in tavole doppie ripiegate. testi in italiano e inglese. Cm 28x22. pp. 278. Ottimo Fine. . Uscita in 22 fascicoli tra il 1957 e il 1973 la rivista Zodiac fondata da Adriano Olivetti è stata un punto di riferimento e una finestra ampia e luminosa aperta sul dibattito architettonico internazionale. Edizioni di Comunità, unknown
2013réf. 25088Novato CA: ORO Editions 2013. hardcover illustrated boards. no flaws or wear. clean. no text or exterior markings. no bumps tears creases. strong binding.; english text.; this copy has a gift inscription signed by carl abbott on the title page.; 257pp. illustrated throughout in color. texts by the above contributors and colleagues. a comprehensive monograph. Signed by the Architect. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket as Issued. Oblong 8vo. ORO Editions Hardcover
2007réf. 00004607Arkitektur Forlag 2007. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 64pp illustrations throughout 30cm tall quarto square. Gray cloth over boards gilt title on spine yellow endpapers. Bilingual Swedish and English. The architecture construction process and refurbishment of a public building in Sweden designed by Hans Asplund in the 1950s. Boards show mild bow. Fine in a fine jacket. Arkitektur Forlag hardcover
2006réf. 014862New York: Acanthus Press 2006. This is a fine hardcover set with fine dust jackets and hardshell slipcase with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Volume 1: Commercial Buildings Civic Works Libraries and City Houses. Volume 2: Country Houses Churches and Tombs Expositions Academic and Institutional Buildings. Illustrated throughout in black & white with hundreds of vintage photographs. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide 419 & 335 pages. A beautiful set. Large heavy books foreign shipping will be extra. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Acanthus Press Hardcover
1976réf. MASTER152746INEW YORK: ARNO PRESS. VG- IN BURNT SIENNA & BLACK BOARDS WITH GILT LETTERING. NO DJS. Pages: 2414. . 1976. REPRINT. HARDCOVER. 5 VOLUME SET. PREV. OWNER BOOKPLATES ON FRONT PASTEDOWNS. LIGHT EDGEWEAR & SOILING. LIGHT STAINS ON 2 HEADS. TEXT CLEAN/TIGHT. . ARNO PRESS hardcover
réf. DADAX3764383941New unknown
1829réf. 50324121058George Scaum; Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green Beverley; London 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Two matching volumes rebound some time ago in dark green cloth with gilt lettering on the spines with bumped corners and sound binding. Engraved plates are heavily foxed and are each pasted onto a plain sheet which match other pages of the volumes. Engravings are slightly smaller than other pages. Pages are clean but have occasional foxing a small proportion of pages are heavily foxed. Referece numbers and labels on endpapers. Frontis plate of Beverley Minster Pedigree of Hothams of Scorboro' and Dalton Yorkshire fold-out facing page 351; Pedigree of Legard fold-out facing page 393; Pedigree of Gee fold-out facing page 398; Pedigree of Legard fold-out facing page 424; Pedigree of Grimston fold-out facing page 432; Volume Two. The History of the Church of Beverley in its Collegiate Form From the Norman Conquest to the Dissolution Plate of The Lacy Shrine Beverley Minster facing page 682; Plate of St. Mary's Church Beverley facing page 723; Pages: xii 1-512 513-816 Appendix and Index 1-83. No dust jacket as published. Book plates and/or stamps from Ampleforth Library. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50324121058. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. George Scaum; Longman Rees Orme, Brown and Green hardcover
1994réf. 160808Academy Editions 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square covers have sharp corners exterior shows no blemishes but Very light scuffing to creaseless covers and spine text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 144 pages. A retrospective meditation on the ideals and failures of modernist architecture and urban planning examining the utopian intentions behind the Modern Movement and arguing that good intentions alone cannot account for the disaster of postwar urbanism. Keywords: Colin Rowe Modernism Critique Utopian Planning Le Corbusier Critique Collage City Cornell School Contextualism Urban Theory Modern Movement Architectural Theory City Planning Formal Analysis Academy Editions paperback
1972réf. 160585Noyes Data Corporation/Noyes Publications 1972. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Book is in excellent condition unread ! Binding is solid and square covers have sharp corners exterior shows no blemishes save note below text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only with one small closed tear chipping at top spine. 120 pages with b&w illustrations decorated endpapers. Red mark at bottom page ends. A history of limestone as a building material tracing its quarrying distribution and use in English architecture from medieval times through the modern era examining why certain stones became fashionable in particular periods and regions. Keywords: Bath Stone Portland Stone Oolitic Limestone Building Stone Quarrying History English Architecture Stone Masonry Georgian Buildings Vernacular Architecture Natural Stone Sedimentary Rock Construction History Noyes Data Corporation/Noyes Publications hardcover
1991réf. 160765Rizzoli 1991. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition with heavy weave white cloth HB covers embossed signature decoration on the front cover black print at spine. Binding is solid and square covers have sharp corners exterior shows no blemishes text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only with creasing at back front and spine are clean no tears. 328 pages with floorplans elevations interiors exteriors b&w photos architectural drawings etc. throughout. The second volume of Goran Schildt's three-volume biography of the Finnish architect covering the years from the late 1930s through the postwar period and his major works including the Villa Mairea Baker House at MIT and the development of his organic humanist approach to modernism. Keywords: Finnish Modernism Paimio Sanatorium Villa Mairea Baker House MIT Savoy Vase Organic Architecture Finnish Timber Aino Aalto Nordic Classicism Humanist Modernism Rizzoli Monograph Elissa Aalto Rizzoli hardcover
1885réf. 010256Paris: J. Baudry 1885. Hardcover. Good. 8 19 1 p. 100 leaves of plates; 46 cm. Half calf with marble paper over boards; gilt spine title. Marbled endpapers. No date of publication; generally thought to have been published in the 1880s. Ex-library: bookplate on front fixed endpaper of the library of the Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York from the Niblo Fund; call number written in white at tail of spine. Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper verso: "H. Louis Duhring" dated 1931. Duhring was an American architect based in Philadelphia. Text is in French. Scarce. A very heavy book; for international shipping the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. In Good Condition: lacking some leather in particular over spine; front board is largely detached; boards are rubbed and scraped; title page and a few other pages are foxed; a few plates have minor soiling in margins; otherwise clean and solid. J. Baudry hardcover
1869réf. 006009New York: Geo. E. Woodward 1869. Hardcover. Good. Designs Plans & Details Engraved & printed by Korff Bros. New York." x 31 14 16 6 6 12 16 16 pages added engraved title page and 102 leaves of plates; 30 cm. Contemporary three-quarters morocco with marbled paper over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartments and decoration in remaining compartments. Without the pages of advertisements often found in this book. Former owner's name on front free endpaper verso: Samuel J. Dornsife. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper indicating that the book belonged to the Victorian Society in America at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia and was from the Dornsife Collection. Stamped: "This book is no longer the property of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia." Pencilled note along gutter of plate no. 43. The only copy we have seen or see reference to that has 102 numbered plates rather than 100. See Hitchcock 1435-1437 all calling for 100 plates. Samuel J. Dornsife 1916-1999 pioneered authentic restoration and recreation of 19th-century interiors for both houses and museums. In Good Condition: back board detached but present; front board partially detached; lacking leather from tail of spine; boards are rubbed; plates 88-102 reattached by old repair; otherwise clean and solid; all plates are present. Geo. E. Woodward hardcover
1807réf. 50323091054Joseph Halfpenny 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Joseph Halfpenny. Later binding with quarter leather and marbled covers. Sound binding clean plates with occasional light foxing i the margins. Contains only the plates there is no text subscribers' list plain title-page etc. Plates are: Engraved vignette title-page showing Ornaments in St. William's Chapel; Plate 1 Multangular Tower; Plate 2 Inside of the Multangular Tower; Plate 3 Bootham Bar; Plate 4 Monk Bar; Plate 5 Inside of Monk Bar; Plate 6 Plan of Monk Bar; Plate 7; Laythorp Postern; Plate 8 Walmgate Bar; Plate 9 Sallyport to the Castle; Plate 10 Micklegate Bar; Plate 11 Inside of the City Walls; Plate 12 Clifford's Tower; Plate 13 Inside of Clifford's Tower; Plate 14 Inside of Clifford's Tower; Plate 15 Plan of Clifford's Tower; Plate 16 Cloister to St Peter's; Plate 17 Cloister to St. Leonard's; Plate 18 Chapel to the Archbishop's Palace; Plate 19 Inside of the Chapel to the Archbishop's Palace; Plate 20 Crypt to the Cathedral; Plate 21 Ouse Bridge and St. William's Chapel; Plate 22 Ouse Bridge and St. William's Chapel; Plate 23 Entrance to St. William's Chapel; Plate 24 Porch of St. Margaret's Church; Plate 25 Ornaments in St Margaret's Porch; Plate 26 Entrance to St. Dionis' Church; Plate 27 St. Mary's Abbey; Plate 28 Vaults of St. Mary's Abbey; Plate 29 Vaults of St. Mary's Abbey; Plate 30 Entrance to St. Mary's Abbey; Plate 31 Entrance to the Manor; Plate 32 Entrance at the Manor with the Strafford's Arms; Plate 33 Inside of the Guild Hall; Unnumbered Plate Fishergate Bar undated. No dust jacket as published. Illustrator: Joseph Halfpenny. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50323091054. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. This book is heavier than 1kg and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations. Joseph Halfpenny hardcover
2009réf. Q-1595910603Melcher Media 2009-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Melcher Media hardcover
1963réf. 5171z1963. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover/pub. 1963/Gd. condition/351 pages - A rapid method of analysis for rigid-jointed structures. HA75171z hardcover
réf. 005128Paris France: Librairie Des Arts Decoratifs. 38pp text plus 225 beautiful color illus and 120 b&w illus. Covers art and architecture. French text. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Librairie Des Arts Decoratifs hardcover
réf. Roger ConnahIn Pristine Condition. unknown
réf. Mäkinen, Matti K., MalcoIn Pristine Condition. unknown
1855réf. 5701London: J Hagger. G: in good condition. Rebound with new eps. Some age toning browning and pencil annotation throughout. 1855. First Edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. 300mm x 220mm 12" x 9". 264pp plates. 134 plates 50 in colour. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. . J Hagger hardcover
réf. Lehtovuori, OlliIn Pristine Condition. unknown
2002réf. 160835l'Aventurine 2002. Oversize Paperback. Fine. Book is in excellent condition in every respect as new with creaseless covers and spine. Binding is solid and square covers have sharp corners exterior shows no blemishes text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 176 pages with color and b&w illustrations throughout includes floorplans elevations interiors exteriors mechanical drawings architectural drawings architectural details. A study of the life and work of the 19th-century architect and theorist whose knowledge of Gothic architecture led him to restore Carcassonne Pierrefonds and Notre-Dame presented through his pen drawings and watercolors alongside excerpts from his own writings. Keywords: Carcassonne Fortifications Pierrefonds Castle Notre Dame Paris Watercolor Drawings Pen Drawings Medieval Restoration Dictionnaire Architecture Entretiens Architecture Gothic Theory 19th Century France Notre Dame Spire Romantic Medievalism l'Aventurine paperback
1774réf. SB13235London: R. Baldwin 1774. A very well aged book usual age toning to the pages all pages intact and safely sewn in age toning and wear to the end papers. 15 plates including 3 folding; Sunned green cloth spine plain brown paper boards; No spine titling; Light edge and corner wear; Single line of errata on the verso of the title page; 144pp. First Edition. Cloth Spine w/paper Boards. Very Good. Illus. by 15 Plates Including 3 Folding Plates. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Hardcover. R. Baldwin Hardcover
1968réf. 25541Guatemala: University of San Carlos of Guatemala 1968. cloth hardcover. some faint dustspotting to top edge with a few to upper margin of first and last sheets. non-progressive dry not mildew no odor. no other flaws or wear. no text or exterior markings. no bumps tears creases. strong binding.; parallel english/spanish text. signed by the author on title page.; xxiv-476pp. hundreds of illustrations some color most b/w. immense work of architectural history and documentation. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. University of San Carlos of Guatemala Hardcover
réf. 39361London: Penguin Books- Yale University Press 1983-2005 Hardcovers with dustjackets The complete 6 volume series. Volume 1 2002. 704 pages. near Fine in Fine Dustjacket. Volume 2 London South 1983 813 pages near Fine/near Fine. Volume 3 London North West 1st edition 1991 804 pages. Near Fine/ near Fine. Volume 4.North2002. 808 pages. near Fine/ near Fine. Volume 5 East 2005 1st edition 864 pages near Fine/ near Fine. Volume 6 Westminster2005. 872 pages Fine/ near Fine. A Very nice complete set of The London Pevsners all uniform size 13cm x 22cm approx. No inscriptions. Some minor spotting along top closed page edges. Pictures available London: Penguin Books- Yale University Press 1983-2005 hardcover
réf. 21023Richard England in the Studio of England England in Malta Printed by the M. U. P 1970. Only edition. 70 lithographic plates. Oblong folio 13 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches original cloth-backed green grained printed light card wrappers; very good. Uncommon - only 2 cited by Jisc. Richard England in the Studio of England + England in Malta, Printed by the M. U. P, 1970. hardcover
