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1987Pages 352-468. Features: Technique in American watercolors from the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachussetts; The Ximenez-Fatio House in Saint Augustine, Florida; A Charleston, South Carolina playbill of 1794; The Architecture of Charles Bulfinch on historical blue Staffordshire - Part II - the later buildings, 1810-1832; John Seymour in Portland, Maine; and more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Damage to lower corner of front cover. A worthy reference copy. Book
197116 pages. Colour photos throughout. Printed on glossy stock. Appears to be circa 1971. Features: Deepsea Canoe - George Tocher and David Moon and their voyage aboard the native-style vessel Orenda to Hawaii - article with photos; Aspenite sales; Non-masonary fireplaces; The Hutterite Way - they choose Aspenite for the new farm buildings at their Morinville colony northwest of Edmonton; New K3 Woodgrains. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1986Book is in excellent condition with slight marring of spine and Very slight edgewear as only flaws, appears otherwise unread/unused. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 254 pages, heavily illustrated with b&w photos, (exteriors, interiors, elevations,) floorplans, detail drawings, plans, drawings, etc. Contents in four sections: Theory, History, Modern, Postmodern, with essay titles such as: Heidegger's thinking on architecture, Alberti's last intentions, Space in architecture after Guarini, Timber buildings in Europe, Behrens house, Schroder house, Tugendhat house, The message of Louis Kahn, Vision of Paolo Portoghesi, Places of Richardo Bofill, Earth and sky of Jorn Utzon etc.
1956Two volume set is in excellent condition, showing a tiny bit of corner wear as the only flaw. Bindings are solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exteriors show no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. High quality production printed on heavy, glossy paper, decorated, aluminized endpapers. A giant brochure for the industry, packed with large, b&w photos of every aspect of aluminum construction at the time. Embossed stamp from previous owner at front, as well as residue from tag. Vol. I contains Aluminum in modern buildings to page 226 then Conversations with noted architects. 255 pages, including sections on Factories, Offices, Residences, Schools, Churches, General: bridges, halls, hangars, Coulee dam, airports, shopping centers, etc. Vol. II is an engineering reference book companion Vol I., 403 pages with charts, graphs, tables, scales, lots of mechanical drawings, b&w photos over chapters on Physical and mechanical properties, The production, fabrication and surface finishing of aluminum mill products and castings, Joints and connections, Potentials and limitations of aluminum as a structural material, Structural design, Architectural design and details (roof deck, roof shingles, siding, flashing, gutters, vault frames, cratings, railings, flagpoles and lighting standards, acoustical ceilings, luminous ceilings, store fronts, etc. etc. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
1975ref. 001709Boston Public Library 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket. Cloth with a bibliography and a checklist of Cram's buildings and published works 49 pages 10-in tall. A catalogue for an exhibition of Ralph Adams Cram's work 74 photographs and drawings of his buildings. One thousand copies were printed. Spine shows mild brown tone otherwise clean and unworn. Boston Public Library hardcover
1983Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Black and white diagrams throughout, charts, graphs, many fold-out pages, mathematical formulae. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contents include: Detailing and fabricating structural steel ( Erection plans, Typical details, job standards, layouts and calculation sheets, Lists of bolts, Calculation of weights, ) The fabrication of structural steel, Fundaments of structural engineering, Connections -- bolted, Connections -- welded, ( welding processes, Weld types, Joint prequalification, Welding positions, Welding symbols, ) Columns, Framing for industruial buildings, (trusses, bracing systems, Roof and wall framing, Crane runway girders.) Approx. 200 pages with four appendices.
1948ref. SKU-083An important illustrated architectural monograph on the ruins and Roman oppidum of Conimbriga in Portugal. First Edition. Porto / Lisboa: DGEMN 1948. 1st Edition. Paperback. 28 x 22 cm. DGEMN paperback
1999ref. 38318Scranton Pennsylvania U.S.A.: HarperCollins 1999. 1st US . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. 1st U.S. 1st Large thicker heavy book dark blue cloth spine dark red boards very bright gilt lettering on spine four-line stamp of Bill Maxwell St. Petersburg Times columnist inside front cover stamp for Anastasia Maxwell Library at Unitarian church on first front end paper 516 pages illustrations throughout and color photo section. DJ glossy gold and white beneath mylar color-illustration of Dome on front spine and back. DJ and book both Very Fine. HarperCollins hardcover
1981ref. 24399Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1981. 345 S., mit zahlr. Illustr., graph. Darst., Kt. 4°, OLwd., OSu.
1981ref. 24390Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1981. 297 S., mit zahlr. Illustr., graph. Darst., Kt. 4°, OLwd., OSu.
1992A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Includes 40 ink drawings. Slight wear to cover.
1990111 pages. Footnotes and bibliography. Many informative maps, diagrams and black and white reproductions of fascinating archival photos. "Records the structures that were key to Clinton's development. From the archaeological remains of Native Indian shelters to the churches, schools and residences of the white settlers, the architecture of Clinton provides a fascinating record of those who lived and worked 'at the 47 mile.'" - back cover. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this interesting history. Book
1987Book is in bright orange cloth HB with black print at spine. Covers show no wear other than two small impact marks at top edge and bumped at lower spine. . Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear with small tears, 2" closed tear at lower spine. Heavilly illustrated with b&w photos, some color, floorplans, architectural drawings,, elevations, exteriors, interiors, lots of detail. Originally published on the occasion of the exhibition at the publisher's gallery. Contents include: New York and Hunt, Fraser, Furness and Hewitt, Furness and Evans, Furness and his critics, then section II: Catalogue of selected buildings, including: Rodef Shalom synagogue, Thomas Hockley house, Jefferson medical college hospital, Brazilian pavillion, Kensington national bank, Penn national bank, Undine barge club, Bryn Mawr hotel, Merion cricket club and many others. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
1975170 pages. Archival black and white photos. Includes: The British Indian Department and the Frontier in North America, 1755-1830; The B.C. Mills Prefabricated System - The Emergence of Ready-made Buildings in Western Canada. Prior owner's small inkstamped name inside front cover else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1985211 pages. Bibliography. Footnotes. Glossary of Ukrainian terms. Reproductions of black and white photos. An informative work which explains the background to Ukrainian immigration to Alberta followed by social details, then traces their agricultural architectural developments in Alberta. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1972Features: Nova Scotia, 1828; Notable Nova Scotians; You paint me a ship; Goldsmiths and silversmiths; Potters; Halifax Restorations; Furniture of Nova Scotia; Louisbourg - the emerging touchstone; Choice 18th century accents; Halifax - city in midpassage; Nova Scotia Museum; Places to remember; Textile Arts; Folk art in Cape Breton; A Pencil Sketch; Early Buildings; Heritage in Printing; Glass; Artists and their pictures. Average wear. Faint phone number in pencil on front cover else unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1967ref. 002623Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation 1967. Softcover. near fine. 89 pages bound by plastic comb binding title embossed in blind 11-in tall oblong. Illustrated with many architectural drawings of the proposed Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center on the shores of Lake Monona. This plan which finally saw completion in 1998 preserves the "fundamental design conceived by Frank Lloyd Wright" in 1938. Peters the architect for the Monona Basin Project was vice president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and one of Wright's first students. Front cover with small white spot where surface color rubbed off. Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation paperback
197187 pages. Features: Historic houses; The Dialect called Bungi; Early Manitoba Furniture; Seven Oaks House; Legislative Buildings; The Magnificent Adventure - The first printing press and publications west of Toronto in 1940 - James Evans; Log Construction at Red River; The Crockery Trade; Lower Fort Garry; St. Andrews on the Red; Story of Transportation; Ukrainians in the Manitoba Mosaic; Upper Fort Garry; Sir Thomas Button; St. Boniface Museum; Manitoba Glass Works; Local Museums preserve history; Manitoba Art; Portageto Winnipeg; Indian Trade Silver; Museum of Man and Nature; The Metis and the Buffalo. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
195736 pages. Features: B.C. hosts 'biggest' telephone convention; Article on new Dog Mountain Tramway with great photos; Photo of George Forsythe and Floyd Adams repairing damaged Squamish cable; two pages of photos of employees who work at night; Howe Sound Line Rebuilt - with great photos of Foreman Davie McKinnon and his men at work; Photos of unique features of phone company buildings; new intra-system teletype system is inaugurated; Squamish Exchange - with five nice photos; Norman Fisher rescues girls near Spanish Banks; Great centrefold photos show how radiotelephones are used at the Eburne Saw Mills Division of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. in Vancouver; Phone personalities in Merritt - Myrna Petrie and Frank Shepherd; Before and after demolition photos of the east side of the 700 block of Seymore St. in Vancouver, making room for the new William Farrell Building; Interesting article on company paycheques - and all the deductions from it; Bowen Island Cutover; Retirees; Photo of cable-laying under the Fraser River at the Marpole Bridge; Passing of Charlie McAndrew; company baseball photos; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Dozens of quality black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Excellent full-page aerial photo looking down on three Messerschmitt's raiding an English town; Great full-page night photo of a 4.5" anti-aircraft battery of the Western Command at work; Pill box vigil; Inside a watch post; photos of how shell-burst data is recorded; Problems of the Royal Navy - photo-illustrated text of broadcast by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield; Dramatic illustration by Montague B. Black shows a Hurricane pilot ramming a Dornier; Greece also answers the call to arms - five photos and full-page map indicating where Greece and Italy are at Grips; Article on the air war on Britain - Official report on Germany's losses over a period of twelve weeks; photos of famous London buildings bombed; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Blackshows night attack on Naples with Vesuvius smoking in the background; Four dramatic photos of an Italian submarine under attack, going down, and having its crew picked up by a British destroyer; Photos of H.M. the King with the Eastern Command; Progress of the War - Commons Statement by Winston Churchill; Empire troops in the desert war; A commentary on the war this week; Exellent photos of Naples' Maritime Railway Station, The Skoda Works in Czechoslovakia and Essen - Germany's City of Steel with its Krupp works; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. Cover holding loosely. Contents tight. Book
194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of dozens of large British bombs on a Greek quay as they await use against the retreating Italians; Wonderful photo of a Sunderland flying boat above the Greek Islands; The Archbishop of Athens visits wounded Greeks back from the Pindus battle-front; Photo of rich booty claimed by the Greeks after the fall of Koritza; Great illustrated article containing text of a speech entitled 'All Because of One Man' which was broadcast to the people of Italy by Winston Churchill; Photos of soldiers of the Sudan; Illustration by S. Drigin shows the Netherlands Navy ship Van Kinsbergen, operating in the West Indies, boarding the German vessel S.S. Rhein which has already been set ablaze by her crew; photos depict how 1940 ended with the second great fire of London - with images of Guildhall, St. Bride's Church; St. Vedast's, St. Andrews, The Church of St. Anne and St. Agnes; Christ Church, Greyfriars; The famous photo of the miracle of St. Paul's shows the top of its structure visible through the smoke from fires in surrounding buildings; Wonderful photos of firefighters at work in London; Photos of utter destruction in London at Fore St. and Milton St., and Paternoster Row; Photo of Winston Churchill and his wife inspecting fire havoc; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the R.A.F. bombing Tripoli; Photos of the advance into Libya; Large aerial photo of terrible bombing in progress below in Mannheim; Illustrated article - Woodlands In the War - how felled native trees save valuable shipping space - with photos of Australian woodsmen at work; Photo of rail-mounted British Howitzers ready to protect the homeland; Photos of Abyssinia in revolt; A commentary on the war this week; Several great photos of the Royal Navy in action in the Mediterranean, including a shot of large bombs just missing the Ark Royal; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
194032 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: Photo of French Saphis who are fighting the Italians in the Sudan; Photos of South Africa's General Smuts and South African troops; Photo of the launch of the H.M.S. Duke of York with the King and Queen in attendance; Photo of Boeing's California assembly line for DB-7 bombers; Illustrated article entitled "The Arsenal of Democracy" - President Roosevelt's momentous address to the United States Congress; Great photo of depth charge exploding behind a British vessel in the Mediterranean; London bomb damage photos including BBC headquarters, Ave Maria Lane, and Paternoster Square; Full-page photo taken from atop St. Paul's looks down on the devastation caused to bookland; Photos of unsafe fire-damaged buildings being brought down by the Royal Engineers; Centerfold illustration by Montague B. Black shows the combined attack on Bardia by the Navy, Army and Air Force; Wonderful photos of the battle-scarred H.M.S. Carnarvon Castle and part of her crew as they pull in to Montevideo; Nice photo of Major-General Beresford-Peirse, Commander of the Indian Division, with two of his officers; Captured Italian booty; Panoramic full-page graphic of the battle for Bardia; A huge column of captured Italians in the desert; Bren carriers in battle formation; Illustrated article entitled "How the Ground Staff Keep R.A.F. Bombers in Order"; Full-page illustration of Bremen as an inferno of fire after a concentrated R.A.F. attack; Two nice photos of the new Blackburn Botha, a torpedo-carrying bomber; A commentary on the war this week; The Balkan war in pictures; Summary of the chief events in the war this week. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
197690 pages. Features: Celebrating the Bicentennial; Immigrants celebrate coming to America; Nancy Donnelly is removed from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; Italian election results; Shock waves from Soweto Riots; Arab peace-keepers arrive in Lebanon; Lopez Portillo in Mexico; Seychelles President James R. Mancham; Color photos of impressive new buildings in multiple American big cities; Dan Burden and Bikecentennial '76 which saw cyclists pedal from Astoria to Williamsburg; Great color photos of the ol' RWB (red, white and blue); Washington Cathedral - article with color photos; and much more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
199664 pages. Features: Museums in Historic Buildings; The Process of Compromise - A Team Approach to Conservation Environments; Humidity and Moisture in Historic Buildings - the origins of building and object conservation; Quantified Risk Reduction in the Humidity Dilemma; What Made Lucy Rot? - a case study of cyclical moisture exposure; The Cabildo in New Orleans; and much more. Bit of writing atop front cover, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
1998Pictorial boards, 128 pages, b&w pictures and captions, advertisements. Oblong format: 10 1/8"w x 7 3/4"h.
