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1926rif. 11312Los Angeles: The Monolith Portland Cement Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1926. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Upper corners rubbed top of the spine is starting to split. Paper stuck to the back cover. The interior is "fine" or better. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 144 pages . The Monolith Portland Cement Company hardcover
1956rif. 12181NY: Reinhold Pub. Corp. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. DJ has slight edgewear and one closed tear. Sticker on the fep. ; 9x9"; 92 pages . Reinhold Pub. Corp. hardcover
1903rif. 12310Boston: The American Architect Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1903. Second Edition. Hardcover. Covers are slightly soiled with wear at the corners. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 46plates pages . The American Architect Co. hardcover
1990rif. 12324London: Butterworth Architecture. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0408500301 . Slight shelfwear. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Butterworth Architecture hardcover
1988rif. 007494Kodansha International Ltd Tokyo and New York 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Size: Folio. 263 pages. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Black gilt stamped cloth over boards Foreword by Robert A. M. Stern Selected Bibliography Index Commentaries for Color Pages extensively illustrated with color photographs many full-page architectural drawings. In a color illustrated dust jacket that is lightly scuffed very lightly bumped the corners and spine ends. "Images of Fin-De-Siecle architecture reveals in photographs of remarkable immediacy the richness and the austerity of that moment in the development of modern architecture - during the 1890s and early 1900s - when the aesthetic response to the mechanization of the industrial era resulted in a flowering of imagery and forms so fresh and vigorous as to signal a decisive break with historical styles of the past." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 7 lbs 7 oz. Category: Architecture; Books; ISBN: 0870119060. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 007494. . Kodansha International Ltd hardcover
1996rif. AC-82Basel Switzerland: Birkhauser 1996. Scholarly monograph presents a comprehensive and systematic survey of Nouvel's buildings and projects including Nemausus in Nimes; the Institut du Monde Arabe; and the Fondation Cartier in Paris. Jean Nouvel is among the most prominent and extraordinary architects of our time his works combine a unique sense of poetry with the latest technologies. 208 pgs. Illustrated. Tiny scuff on outer edge; small light crease to lower front cover corner. Minimal shelfwear. No spine cracks or creases. . Second Revised Edition. Stiff Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Birkhauser unknown
1987rif. 12496Cambridge MA: The MIT Press 1987. First paperback edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 7 X 10 inches. xiv 441 pages. Condition of the book is Very Good; Covers lightly soiled text & illustrations are very clean binding is tight. Architecture RGR The MIT Press paperback
1981rif. PI-55New York: St. Martin's Press 1981. R. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century renowned for his achievements as an inventor designer architect philosopher mathematician and dogged individualist. Perhaps best remembered for the Geodesic Dome and the term "Spaceship Earth" his work and his writings have had a profound impact on modern life and thought. Critical Path is Fuller's master work--the summing up of a lifetime's thought and concern--as urgent and relevant as it was upon its first publication in 1981.Text details how humanity found itself in its current situationat the limits of the planet's natural resources and facing political economic environmental and ethical crises. 471 pp. Illustrated. Kiyoshi Kuromiya adjuvant. Minor tiny scuff to lower outer edge corner. Gilt spine. Dustjacket spine slightly sunned. Dustjacket in mylar. Signed Dated and Inscribed by Buckminster Fuller on the title page. Scarce. Signed by Author. First Edition Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. St. Martin's Press Hardcover
1977rif. AC-84New York: Museum of Modern Art/ MIT Press 1977. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed analysis and examination of the philosophy of the Beaux-Arts school of architecture whose two-hundred-year history culminated the body of ideas and buildings against which the modern movement rebelled. Based on the doctrines of architecture formulated by the French Academy during the eighteenth century the Ecole des Beaux-Arts system of instruction stressed drawing as the primary means of visualizing architectural form. The authors examine Beaux-Atrs concepts of theory and practice assess major work by each of the school's main factions; covers the school's complex political and administrative history; the consequences for modern architecture of its antihistorical bias; the influence of model making and drawing on the development of architectural concepts; etc. 527 pgs. 401 Illustrations 24 in color with 12 gatefolds. Small stamp and pocket remnant on front endpaper; small label removal mark and light tape marks on rear endpaper. Small scuff mark to front cover of text with some rubbing to corners and edges. Gilt spine and front cover. Dustjacket in mylar small label removal mark on lower spine. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Museum of Modern Art/ MIT Press Hardcover
1981rif. AC-81New York: Whitney Library of Design 1981. Comprehensive text presents a critical analysis of one of Britain's most famous and controversial architects- Edwin Lutyens and traces his prolific career and reveals aspects of his architectural theory by focusing on his country houses. Topics include: Lutyen's background and influences; his work derived from the vernacular; his association with the noted landscape gardner Gertrude Jekyll; his developing use of criticism beginning with additions to Crooksbury in 1898 and later with Heathcote 1906 and Gledstone Hall 1919; alterations restorations and later monumental works such as the British Embassy in Washington D.C. 1925 and Middleton Park 1935-1938. The author covers 41 of Lutyen's most important works and illustrates them with excellent photographs and drawings. 168 pgs. Illustrated with 150 black/white photographs. Gilt spine. Prior ownership name-stamp on lower front endpaper. Dustjacket has a few tiny closed tears on the upper edge; in mylar. Minimal rubbing and shelfwear to text. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong. Whitney Library of Design Hardcover
rif. a32074Philadelphia n.d. c.1935 Monroe Lederer & Taussig Inc. Oblong 4to. 10 leaves of text printed on rectos only about 160 leaves of actual color samples each labeled brass pin bound thick paper wraps. Good slight moisture line on outer edge of some sample pages some light wear on wraps one leaf laid in loose a few leaves have small portion of lower edge removed. This is a heavy book and will require additional postage if mailed outside the U.S. Pictures available on request. . paperback
1977rif. 14043London/N.J.: Gerald Duckworth and Co./humanities Press 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 10 x 10 in. 486 pp. Brown cloth boards with gilt spine titles on black. Numerous B&W illustrations. Condition is NEAR FINE ; covers like new binding tight text spotless. DJ is VERY GOOD ; slight edge wear overall very clean with slight yellowing and rubbing transparent coating coming away in spots. Art. Stax. hardcover
rif. 11433ARCHWashington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution Press 1979 520 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine and gilt decoration on front cover. Binding very bright and clean. Faint sunning to bottom edges. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY JAMES M. GOODE ON HALF-TITLE PAGE. DJ has light edge wear w/ approx. 1/4" closed tear from top edge of front panel. Illust. w/ numerous b/w photos. Contents very nice. . Inscribed & Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Smithsonian Institution Press Hardcover
1975rif. SB9277Lahore Pakistan: Copy Book Shop 1975. Published in English and Urdu. Bubbled endpapers else clean and tight. Peeling to paper boards front top corner slighlty bowed and bubbled rubbed boards cloth spine. 19 pages in English. Detailed diagrams. Cloth Spine w/Illustrated Brds. Very Good. Illus. by 26 Colour and Monochrome Plates/Detailed Diagrams. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover. Copy Book Shop Hardcover
1920rif. 26625United States of America: Not Published 1920. Two examples of large home-fronts in these architectural styles titled below and signed by the artist below the Spanish home image. Approx. 11" x 15" size overall; vertical format; done on cream color white drawing paper. Old border-tape at edges; little matte-burn framing the images; slight bend in the paper in the upper right margin. Very nicely rendered architectural drawings with fine lines detail and with deco-style title lettering & signature; in very good condition. . Art. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published paperback
1818rif. 26048United Kingdom: The Society of Antiquaries of London 1818. This original copper-engraved plate only # XXV of these Temple Church architectural elements published by the Society April 23rd 1818 giving the scale & identification of the various figures. Approx. 14 1/2" x 21 1/4" size including the margins all around. Printed one side extracted from a larger volume with the remains of the rough sewn edge at left margin. Light wear edge-soiling; in very good condition. First Edition. Not Bound. Very Good. The Society of Antiquaries of London paperback
2001rif. SB11207Venezia: Marsilio Editori 2001. Published in Italian. Textblock is extremely clean and tight b&w photographs color photographs and maps. Creased corners slight folding to head and foot of spine crease on back upper edge near head of spine. 458pp. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by B&W Photographs/Color Photographs/Maps. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Paperback. Marsilio Editori Paperback
1958rif. 0008503New York: Burt Franklin 1958. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vos 16 782 pages blue buckram Important catalog of Germany's leading art library. It first appeared in 1939. How much of it survived WWII Apparently quite a bit. Here is the guide to it. Burt Franklin hardcover
2000rif. 12063-1Stuttgart / London: Edition Axel Menges 2000. Signed by Waro Kishi. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Edition Axel Menges, hardcover
2008rif. AC-91Washington D.C.: U.S. Green Building Council 2008. The LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance Rating System provides a tool for building owners managers and practitioners to maximize the operational efficiency of their buildings while minimizing environmental impacts. For each credit the LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M Reference Guide provides: overview and points per credit summary of reference standard where applicable recommended operational strategies and technologies potential design synergies and trade-offs submittal documentation list calculation methods and formulas environmental importance economic issues where available resources and definitions and case studies where available. 532 pp. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. U.S. Green Building Council Paperback
1930rif. 12881NY: Society of Beaux-Arts Architects. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The covers are soiled. The interior is fine or better. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 91 pages . Society of Beaux-Arts Architects hardcover
2000rif. 22945Abbeville Press IncorpORated 2000. HBDJ 2000 stated 1st edition with #1 Intact Number Line Oversized Salmon cloth lettered Gold Gilt Spine Cover some sunning at top edge & lower Extremites DJ light rub Wear VG/F- 216 pgs . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Abbeville Press, IncorpORated hardcover
1986rif. AC-11USSR: Mockba 1986. Classic text contains a variety of old and modern architectural landmarks and sites in the former Soviet Georgia including buildings tourist attractions religious centers cultural attractions government/political establishments etc. Text in Russian with plates descriptions also in English. Small crease on front cover corners slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Mockba Hardcover
1870rif. 14006Stuttgart: A. Kroner. Very Good. 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Inner hinges cracking but the binding tape is still intact. Text is in old German script. The subject is construction primarily through timber framing. Illustrated by 444 engravings/line drawings. While my high school German evaporated many years ago I can read enough to see this is a pretty comprehensive book. Cloth spine with a handwritten paper label and paper covered boards. The boards are rubbed a bit. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 488 pages . A. Kroner hardcover
1968rif. AC-67New York: Da Capo Press 1968. Classic text presents a detailed biography of one of America's preeminent nineteenth-century architects authored by Richard Upjohn's great-grandson. Upjohn is known for his magnificent churches and chapels which first reflected in a Gothis style and later in an Italianate one. Upjohn also founded the American Institute of Architects in 1857 which laid the foundations of the present competition code and established a standard of ethics for the entire architectural profession. 243 pgs. Illustrated. Frontispiece. Minor light corner crease on pg. 151. Gilt spine and front cover. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket has a small closed tear taped from the inside; minor rubbing; priceclipped by prior owner. In mylar. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . Da Capo Press Hardcover