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1930Best.-Nr. 041524-CTrenton NJ: Roebling Cable Company 1930. Book. Illus. by Roebling Company. Very Good. Soft cover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition and printing 1930Stiff brown soft cover 157 page book unnumbered . Illustrated with black & white images of the building of the bridge with detailed text by the engineering of the builder. The Hudson River Bridge later named The George Washington Bridge was a marvel of engineering and building by the Roebling Cable Company. A very important book on bridge building and engineering for the time and a very important research copy . Condition : Very Good age ware and a crease to the front cover one blank page in the rear of the book was removed but no underlining or notes on the pages. . Roebling Cable Company Paperback
1925Best.-Nr. 041524-FChicago Ill.: American Face Brick Association 1925. Book. Illus. by various contributors. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st. Edition Only printing 1925 Light brown cloth hardcover with gilt letters and design on the spine 298 page book. Illustrated withColor and Black & white plates and images with line drawings. One of the better research book on ancient and modern brick works. Condition : Fine with very light edge rubs and corner bumps. Ex-owners name embossed at bottom of two page's very small . . American Face Brick Association Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 41732NEW YORK RIZZOLI/BEAUX ART EDITIONS 1990. FIRST EDITION SQUARE QUARTO A SUMPTIOUS PRODUCTION. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERTO SCHEZEN. VERY GOOD IN A DUSTWRAPPER WITH SLIGHT WEAR. VERY HEAVY SO POSTAGE AT COST. NEW YORK, RIZZOLI/BEAUX ART EDITIONS, 1990 unknown
Best.-Nr. 41769LONDON GEFFRYE MUSEUM 2007. FIRST EDITION. A FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP. CONTRIBUTIONS BY JUDITH BATALION CHARLOTTE GERE ELEANOR JOHN AND CHRISTINE LALUMIA. LONDON, GEFFRYE MUSEUM, 2007 unknown
Best.-Nr. 41770YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS 2004. FIRST EDITION QUARTO FINE IN A DUSTWRAPPER. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED. RATHER SCARCE. YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2004 unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 621366The Builder London 1898. Unframed Print. Very Good Condition. A double sheet print image area approx. 28 x 38 cms. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries such as The Builder Building News and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance intricacy and stylistic flair of the period's architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; PRINTS : Buildings & Places; Unframed Prints : Old. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. The Builder unknown
1962Best.-Nr. 055130Horizon Press / Moma / Museum Of Modern Art 1962. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 320 Pp. Black Cloth Lettered In Gilt. First Printing Horizon Press For Moma. Fine No Marks Gilt Bright. Dust Jacket Priced $15 Tiny Chip At Top Of Rear Panel. Horizon Press / Moma / Museum Of Modern Art hardcover
1962Best.-Nr. 055129New York Ny: Frederick A. Praeger 1962. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 187 Pp. Blue Cloth Spine Lettered In Red. First American Printing Revised And Expanded From The 1960 German Edition. Fine. Dust Jacket Priced $16.00 Bright And Clean Near Fine. Frederick A. Praeger hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. 055173Chronicle Books / Archetype Press 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 240 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt Color Photograph Endpapers. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced $40.00. Some Related Ephemera Included. Chronicle Books / Archetype Press hardcover
2004Best.-Nr. 055168South Pasadena / Ca / Portland Or: Atomic Ranch 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2004. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 25 Issues #1 2004 - #29 2011 Lacking #15 17 22 23. All Issues Fine No Marks Or Wear Most Still In Original Clear Plastic Shipping Wrappers Opened At One End. Sold Only As A Group No Exceptions. International Shipping At Considerable Charge Above Standard Atomic Ranch 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 paperback
1974Best.-Nr. 055171Fort Worth Tx: Amon Carter Museum Of Western Art 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 128 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced $15.00; Owner's Signature Mostly Under Front Flap. Amon Carter Museum Of Western Art hardcover
Best.-Nr. 40327MANCHESTER MORTEN 1973. REVISED EDITION. QUARTO ORIGINAL BLUE CLOTH WITH DUSTWRAPPER SEALED TO THE BOARDS. OVER 300 IN MONOCHROME FOLDING MAP 523 PAGES. A VERY GOOD COPY. MANCHESTER, MORTEN, 1973 hardcover
Best.-Nr. 9788412532364New. unknown
1876Best.-Nr. 071523-ANew York: American Book Company 1876. Book. Illus. by Author. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1876 Printing Copyright. Hardcover with dark brown leather spine with marble paper cover boards tipped on title to the front board Unpaged with 75 architecture plates by Mr. Babcock some full page plates in color most are black & white . This rare Architectural book by the first Professor of Architecture at Cornell University . Worked as an Apprentice to Richard Upjohn and helped in the design of the Trinity Church in Manhattan . Became a partner to Upjohn . Designed Gothic Revival architecture. Charles Babcock 1829 b to 1912 d. was the designer of Christ Church in Sparkill NY this church is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is the only copy I have found in my search the only other one is in the Cornell Museum. A very extremely rare copy Condition : Very Good with exterior edge ware ans rubs . The interior is complete with all palates unmarked . Second page has a penciled note an inked number at the top edge. We had this copy rebound with new end pages. . American Book Company Hardcover
1970Best.-Nr. 071523-CNew York: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1970. Book. Illus. by Author. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st. Edition 1970 Tan cloth hardcover with the dust jacket 143 page book. Illustrated with black & white images and drawing by the author. Condition : Near Fine NOTE : Chapter 2 Elements of Exterior space has yellow underlining on page 44 47 & 48 only one or two lines. . Van Nostrand Reinhold Hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 017775New York: Princeton Architectural Press 1990. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. The jacket is not clipped or faded. Completely clean. Essays by Robert Maxwell and Christopher Norberg-Schulz. Interviews with Graves. Bibliography. Illustrated in color and black & white. 11" high X 9" wide 349 pages. Large heavy book foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Princeton Architectural Press Hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 055441Princeton University Press 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Xvi 389 Pp First Edition Soft Cover Issue. Near Fine No Marks Tiny Crease At Lower Front Tip. No Marks. Princeton University Press paperback
1945Best.-Nr. 055488Harcourt Brace And Company 1945. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/Good. 248 Pp. Blue Cloth Spine Lettered In Black On Violet. First Edition Stated. Light Usage No Marks Some Browning To Spine Cloth Dust Jacket Priced $2.00 Worn And Chipped But No Loss Of Lettering. Mumford's Classic "We" As In "We Should In The Future." Is Culturally Acceptable As It Envisages Institutional Financing Industrial Production And Government Programs All At Public Expense But Requires No Individual Knowledge Skills Abilities Investment Or Responsibility. Unfortunately It Has Set The Tone For Post Wwii Housing Programs Which Largely Eliminate The Individual Homebuilder And The Owner-Occupant. Harcourt Brace And Company paperback
1977Best.-Nr. 055559Charles Massin 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 82 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. Color Photographs Throughout. Fine No Wear Or Marks. Dust Jacket Near Fine. Charles Massin hardcover
1961Best.-Nr. 055554New York: Harcourt Brace & World 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Xi 657 Pp. Black Cloth. First Edition Stated. Light Usage No Marks Slight Browning To Endpapers. Dust Jacket Price Clipped Worn And Faded A Few Short Tears And Minute Losses At Edges. An Informed Book About Civic Planning For Those Who Believe That A Life Following Orders Of Nameless Institutional Employers With No Abilities To Manufacture Anything With Their Own Hands While Renting A Small Domicile In A Commercially-Planned Development While In Perpetual Debt To A Few Ever-Growing Financial Institutions And With No Truly Personal Belongings Worth Passing On To Their Descendants Or Even Of Sufficient Durability To Be Passed On Is The Best Future For Their Children. Harcourt, Brace & World hardcover
1989Best.-Nr. 055604Clarkson Potter 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Red Cloth. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket Price Clipped. Clarkson Potter hardcover
1975Best.-Nr. 017830New York: Praeger 1975. This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Very clean but one small previous owner handstamp on the half title page spine sunned. Otherwise completely clean. This is the second edition after the original publication in 1960 by Reinhold. Illustrated in black & white throughout. The five California architects are: Bernard Maybeck Irving Gill Greene and Greene and R. M. Schindler. 10" high X 8" wide 200 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking. Soft Cover. Very Good. Praeger Paperback
1977Best.-Nr. 017843Milan Italy: Grafica 80 Architettura 1977. This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. A folded gray heavy card stock folder contains 18 loose sheets one for each architect. This item was prepared to accompany the exhibition at Grafica 80 Architettura in Milan from December 14 to December 31 1977. Architects included are: Raimund Abraham Carlo Aymonino Emilio Battisti Gianni Braghieri Arduino Cantafora Jhon Hejduk Rob Krier Giorgio Grassi Michael Graves Carlo Guenzi Vittorio Gregotti Alessandro Mendini Franco Purini Franco Raggi Massimo Scolari Superstudio James Stirling and Mathias Ungers. Each sheet has biographical information black & white illustrations. 9" high X 7" wide. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking. Soft Cover. Very Good. Grafica 80 Architettura Paperback
1974Best.-Nr. 017844London: RIBA Publications 1974. This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean. Introduction by Reyner Banham. Texts by Stirling. Illustrated in black & white with photographs plans elevations architectural drawings etc. 8" high X 6" wide 128 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking. 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. RIBA Publications Paperback
2014Best.-Nr. 017851New York: Rizzoli 2014. This is a near fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket with almost no wear. The lower right front corner has a light bump that is visible for thirty pages or so we have seen several copies of this book all like this. Completely clean. Stated first edition. Illustrated throughout in black & white with vintage photographs some color. 10" high X 9" wide 266 pages. Large heavy book foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Rizzoli, Hardcover
