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1846ref. 0008413London: Richard Bentley 1846. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Steel Engravings and woodcuts. 8vo; ix 437 pages contemporary 3/4 brown morocco marbled papers rubbed extremities tight all edges gilt 10 steel Engravings and 19 wood engravings. Nathaniel Armstrong Wells was a high-born wealthy man of mixed parentage: three-fourths European one quarter African. Richard Bentley hardcover
ref. 0008868Los Angeles CA `: Weber 198. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/good. 12mo xv 249 pages black cloth; rear panel of dj complete by with a three inch tear One of only 350 copies. Articles on the bistory of asistencias branches or extensions of full missions. They were small versions of missions but lacked a resident priest. Illustrated by Anthony Kroll. Msgr. Weber has been the Archivist for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Weber hardcover
ref. Andersen, Michael AagaardIn Pristine Condition. unknown
ref. MA03C-02800United States Government Printing Office. Collectible - Good. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office 1918. 4to Hardcover. 614pp. B/W plates fold-out maps and two color fold-out rear maps. Good book. 1/2 black leather pebbled cloth boards with marbled page edges and endpapers five raised spine bands and silver gilt spine lettering. Moderate edgewear. Light soiling to the baords. Spine sunned and chipped. Slight dampstaining to the fore-edge of pages 609-614. Pages age toned. architecture US history DC Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. United States Government Printing Office hardcover
1992ref. 257848PN. New. 1992. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1985ref. 003336Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1985. Later printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Quarto 354 pages cloth Autographed " For Bob . with respect gratitude / and delight that we / have come to know each / other . / Franz Schulze / 1986". The University of Chicago Press, hardcover
1888ref. 0005137Chicago: People's Publishing Co. 1888 circa. New edition. Pictorial Cloth. Good. Steel Engravings and woodcuts. 4to 649 pages recased original covers with new endpapers blue ink stain on bottom edge all edges gilt extremities worn. Uncommon. "Picturesque Ireland' is designed to embrace and present all the best and most striking features of preceding works on the subject .with hundreds of other views from recent photographs and drawings especially engraved for this work. . In this work every county in Ireland will be noticed and the remarkable features of each illustrated." Each county map is in colour. Steel Engravings and woodcuts. People's Publishing Co. hardcover
1866ref. 230513New York: John Wiley & Son 1866. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mos terra-cotta cloth bevelled edges tips of spines worn With illustrations drawn by the author. A classic work a classic study of Venice and its architecture. Illustrations on wood. John Wiley & Son hardcover
ref. 69-4167London United Kingdom: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1970. 8vo. Softcover. 78 pp. B&W Plates. Very Good. Includes fold-out maps Provenance: Berkeley Architectural Historical Association London, United Kingdom: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970 paperback
ref. Grønvold, Ulf. PhotograpNot in perfect condition. unknown
1928ref. 255789Mexico: Talleres Graficos de la Nacion 1928. hardcover. good. Many photo Illus. folding map. 263pp. Folio original 1/2 green cloth with flexible boards spine ends worn spine and front cover lightly soiled. Mexico: Talleres Graficos de la Nacion 1928. Talleres Graficos de la Nacion unknown
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
ref. Lehtimäki, Kristina ed.In Pristine Condition. unknown
ref. Norberg-Schulz, ChristianNot in perfect condition. unknown
1965ref. ZB394226National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings 1965-1995. volumes 17-47 all complete volumes lacking volume 38; partly bound library markings textually clean & tight price is for the set. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings unknown
1912ref. 0008892Chicago Plan Commission 1912. First edition. Octavo. Good. Jules Guerin maps photos. Small 4to 147 pages tawny cloth some soiling This is an abridged presentation of Burnham's PLAN OF CHICAGO for the use of the Chicago schools and a very useful study. It is also a puff piece. The first sentence proclaims "Chicago is destined to become the center of the modern world if the opportunities in her reach are intelligently realized and if the city can receive a sufficient supply of trained and enlightened citizens." With Jules Guerin illustrations and questions for study. Maps photos. Chicago Plan Commission unknown
1985ref. 4924Valdivia Chile: Kultrun 1985. First edition. Softcover. Good. Square quarto white portfolio Twelve photographic plates by Matthews: studies of the churches of Chiloe an island of 8000 kilometres off the coast of Chile. Kultrun paperback
1962ref. BOOKS008196viii162p with 216 plates and index. Quarto 11" x 8 1/2" issued in beige cloth with black label and gilt lettering to spine. Limited to 3000 copies. Instituto de Investagaciones Estetecas Number 2. 2d edition. In 1939 the National University of Mexico UNAM published the book entitled Paseos Coloniales written by the great colonial art specialist Manuel Toussaint founder of the chair of colonial art and the Institute of Aesthetic Research at the UNAM. The book is in the words of the author a "…mosaic of articles written over twenty years". It consists of nineteen articles that serve as a "guide" for " visiting monuments a city or a part of history" from the comfort of your home or your library. The work is not of the academic caliber of some of his other works on Colonial Painting and Art but it provides information on the "discoveries" in an interesting and charming way full of emotion and youthful enthusiasm. Condition: Tape stain on front end paper. Jacket edge wear with some tears and chips lightly soiled and stained. A very good copy in like jacket. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) hardcover
2004ref. 10407Los Angeles CA: Four Stops Press 2004. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Beautifully inscribed by author sans dedication in black fountain ink on verso of ffep: "To Peace in Our Lifetime" signed and dated 9/2004. Essay by Jane C. Loeffler. Cultural Montages by Keya Keita. As new firsst edition first printing in gray cloth boards with map endpapers in fine mylar-protected dust jacket. LADA Four Stops Press hardcover
1995ref. 4911Bangkok Thailand: S D I Publications / Bruce Miller 1995 . Limited Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Quartos cloth in fine publisher's slipcase. Note: the shipping weight is estimated at 20 lbs / 9 kg so it will require an additional fee at cost. Copy no. 826 of 999 copies. This 3-volume boxed set reprints Part 2 of the MEMOIRES ARCHEOLOGIQUES of the L'Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient originally published at Paris 1929 ff. These volumes cover architecture sculpture and bas-reliefs. With hundreds of plates illustrations. Text in French. Printed on paper meant to withstand heavy library usage. A number of the sculptures were destroyed since the French did these surveys in the Twenties. S D I Publications / Bruce Miller hardcover
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
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
ref. 1396274294.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1900ref. 250301Chicago: Illinois Theatre 1900. First edition. Hardcover. Good minus. Octavo; 45 xvi pages soiled cream cloth a.e.g. Less than six weeks after Chicago's grandest new theater the Iroquois 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. Illinois Theatre hardcover
1905ref. DEMO006838IPeoria: J. M. Franks & Sons ca.1905. First edition. stapled wrappers. Very Good. many photos. 4to unpaged 34 x 25 cm. grey decorated stapled wraps trifling wrinkling with hint of damp to bottom margin short tear to first leaf. WorldCat cites only two copies. Rare. "A prosperous modern and thriving city of 80000 population destined to become a city of 125000 within the next ten years." Cover page features decorative motifs and borders with ornate black and orange type. Photomechanical reproductions of photographs of Peoria with accompanying text "The Advantages of Peoria Illinois." Includes images of the court house bird's eye view landscape city hall hotels churches public buildings college buildings scenes of Bradley and Glen Oak parks Illinois river and Soldier's monument. J. M. Franks & Sons unknown
