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1996141 pages. Index. Copiously illustrated in black and white. "An important and valuable addition to the history of the City of Regina, and to the personal libraries of those with an interest in the city." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
199452 pages. Printed on glossy stock. "In this book you will find: Large, clear diagrams of seven interesting layouts; Layout plahhing and construction made easy through step-by-step instructions and photos; A complete list of all Atlas products needed for each layout; Complete and simple wiring instructions and guidelines; Hints on how to scenic your railroad with buildings, paint and landscaping; Tips that will eliminate mistakes and frustration." - from back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
198368 pages. A collection of uncommon historical pictures and their descriptions. Chapters include: First Peoples; Mining; Other Industries; Transportation; People; Buildings and Services; Recreation; Local Government; Military; Development. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Illustrated brown card covers. An excellent overview of the history of this dynamic city. Book
193640 pages ca. 1936. Fascinating black and white archival photographic reproductions. Discusses: History, Site, Campus, Buildings, Library, Museums, Instruction, Research, Alumni, Student Activity. Blue card covers well soiled and worn. Occasional pencil underlining and marginalia. Contents moderately soiled and partially yellowed. Smells like "an old book" but remains a worthy volume. Book
1975258 pages. "...Transform an abandoned store, single or multi-family unit, garage or warehouse into rentable and salable housing." - from front cover. Above-average wear externally but contents clean and unmarked. Decent working copy. Very practical information. Book
197494 pages. For a hundred years the building of log houses flourished throughout interior British Columbia. "...These ruins are our last tenuous link with the pioneers, and, unlike the citizens of the Old World, we have not our thousand years to ponder them." - from page 13. Profusely illustrated with wonderful black and white photography taken during the 25 years prior to publication. Prior owner's name else minimal markings. Above-average wear. Binding brittle. Decent copy in colour illustrated covers. Book
1990176 pages. Footnotes. Oblong 9.25" x 12.25". A collection of vintage photos by Leonard Frank who documented the development of British Columbia. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. A worthy reference copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
199395 pages. Kluckner has "drawn inspiration from his travels around the province, in most cases not from 'the days when I was drawn like a moth to the candle of a doomed building, or a doomed piece of landscape'... Records the mansions, cabins, churches, front porches and gardens, roadside shacks and grand panoramas that are the essence of the province." - from front flap. Somewhat above-average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
198256 pages. Black and white illustrations. Provides the route of a planned walk through the Village and describes the most interesting buildings on the way. Includes centerfold map. Light wear. Gift greetings inside front cover else clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1987224 pages. Index. Select bibliography. Reference notes. "Like Beacon Hill in Boston and Nob Hill in San Francisco, Montreal's Square Mile was a golden enclave for the rich and powerful in the halcyon days before income tax, a small geographic area whose inhabitants controlled two thirds of the nation's wealth. The Square Mile was the cradle of Canada's commercial aristocracy home of the McGills and McTavishes (furs), Molsons (beer), Redpaths (sugar), Ogilvies (flour), and scores of families that came after them to live on the elm-shaded streets in the shadow of Mount Royal." - from dust jacket. Wonderful and abundant black and white archival photographs. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding sound. A solid reference copy. Book
1982144 pages. Assists in the design of energy-conserving buildings, specifically larger masonry and concrete structures. Moderate wear. Industry association sticker upon title page. Unmarked. Book
1975Features: New Brunswick Heritage; Biographical Studies in New Brunswick; New Brunswick Indian Crafts; Acadian Village - Preservation of a Heritage (bilingual); Early Silversmiths; Two New Brunswick Furniture Craftsmen - Thomas Nisbet and Alexander Lawrence; New Brunswick Before History; Architecture in New Brunswick - an Historical Survey; Of Ships and Shipbuilders; Heritage Under the Sea; Some Historic Buildings; The Acadian Museum of the University of Moncton (bilingual); Kings Landing; Stone Church - St. John's; George Neilson Smith - The Artist in New Brunswick; The Best of Pine and Maple; The Town of St. Andrews; A New Brunswick Contribution to Canadian Potting - Courtenay Bay Pottery; Capturing Canada's Past - The J.C. Webster Collection; The Creek and the Corner - a History of Woodstock, N.B.; New Brunswich Artists - a rapid glance at 18th, 19th and 20th century painting; Museums and Historic Sites. Date hand-written on front cover. Details blacked out on address label atop back cover. Average wear. Moisture exposure has resulted in gentle undulations to most pages, otherwise a sound copy of this very informative issue. Magazine
1992Features: Tin Town - West Bros.' (Brothers) Lithographed Buildings; Ingeborg Riesser; Karl Blindheim; Lauran Stevens; Jim Fainges; Jo Moore Stewart; An 1880 London Townhouse; The grand tour on a small scale; Lagniappe's 1/4" scale little sister ended with 19 fabulous rooms; Making Wheels; Along the Mall XV - an around the world import shop; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
1977188 pages. Index. "... Step-by-step it details office landscaping methods and techniques, and describes the differences between planning for small, medium, and large organizations." - from dust jacket. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper and initials atop subsequent two pages else book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket which is pric-clipped. Quality copy. Book
1997128 pages including index. Shows that technology is already available to make all buildings - old and new - effectively self-sustaining in energy terms. Demonstrates how existing buildings can be made more energy-efficient in practical, graded steps, thus maximising the occupant's return on energy investment. Includes 60 illustrations, 50 in colour. Book as new. Dust jacket As New but for quarter inch tear to dust jacket to top of front fore-edge. Excellent copy. Book
1942ref. 22076Pôrto: Ministério das Obras Públicas e Comunicaçoes 1942.- 27 p. 6 h. de planos y 15 h. de láminas; 4º 253 x 202 cm; Texto en portugués; Rústica Ed. Las cubiertas algo sucias. Por lo demás en buen estado. ARQUITECTURA Y URBANISMO Livro no português Ministério das Obras Públicas e Comunicaçoes paperback
1963ref. 1116030Essen, Fredebeul & Koenen, 1963. 4to. 212 S. m. 253 Textabb., 5 gefalt. Taf. OLwd.
1978[ISSN 0066-6262 ]. Text in Greek, with explanatory abstracts in English Some articles discussing historical background and topics like urban apartment buildings, with survey of some new (public, domestic and, commercial ) buildings being built in Greece and an interesting section on submissions to architectural competitions (including a proposal for the New Acropolis Museum !) 278p. Plans elevations, diagrams. photographs illus ( B & W) Journal
1980Large format 44 page booklet with two color cover and many b&w photos within. Many photos of historic homes, buildings, street scenes, schools, group photos of workers, school childeren, International Hotel, red light district, Chinese labor, etc, with captions. Copy of McKenney's Pacific Coast Directory 1886 - 7 listing establishments of the time at back. Cover coffee stained at top, corners very slightly worn, text/interior unmarked and Fine.
1975ref. 220197New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers 1975. Cloth 431 pages illustrations; 29 cm. History of World Architecture Series. Translation of Architettura romanica. Near fine. Firm binding clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: Pre-Romanesque architecture; Early Romanesque architecture; High Romanesque architecture; Late Romanesque architecture; Domestic and military architecture; The Church building and its environment. . 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers hardcover
1955Book is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear to covers only; paperback with a dust jacket. 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, no tears. Full size b&w photos throughout with captions. Text is in German. 112 pages of German farm structures: houses, barns, agricultural buildings, public houses, with thatch roofs, exposed timber framing, stone walls, a few interior shots. An uncommon and impressive collection of period buildings.
1903ref. 240651Chicago: Iroquois Theatre Thomas J. Noonan 1903 . First edition. Hardcover. Good minus. 8vo 93 pages variant red cloth all edges gilt covers lightly stained lower corner of rear cover a bit "chewed". Scarce Less than six weeks after Chicago's grandest new theater opened it burned to the ground due to flagrant safety violations and corruption. More than 600 died in America's worst theater disaster. It resulted in new codes requiring outward-opening safety doors. This hardcover book appeared before the opening performance. It relates a history of the theatres in Chicago by Charles E. Nixon; tells why this magnificent venue was built and how with illustrations of the theatre plans and interiors and furnishings. "The Iroquois . will impress even the most superficial observer by its beauty and grandeur . The style architecturally is French renaissance which has a strong suggestion of the classic. designed by architect Benjamin H. Marshall ." Illustrated and with plates of posters and of the builders and equipment suppliers to the theatre. Iroquois Theatre, Thomas J. Noonan hardcover
1962Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, with double-page map as frontispiece, 87 plates on 64 and illustrations in the text; original tan cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. THE CLOTH EDITION IS VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Buildings of England, BE21. Cherry 21; HB2; HJ2.
1965Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with double-page map as frontispiece, 104 plates on 64 and numerous illustrations and maps in the text; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Buildings of England, BE28. Cherry 28; HB2, HJ2
1981No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight surface rubbing to rear. Scarce in the UK. 219pp. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
