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2001180 pages. Bibliography. References. Index. "Focuses on the topography, environment, historical development, buildings, and townscape of old Lhasa. Introduces future plans and issues concerning the safeguarding of Lhasa's historical townscape in the face of urban development. Includes 25 new maps never before published, satellite photos, historical maps and photos, watercolours, information on old buildings, and many new colour photos." - dust jacket. Dust jacket attractive in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Average wear and usual library markings to book bound in scarlet cloth with hinges taped. A worthy reference copy. Book
1937Ex Boots library book with minimal marks, to boards and rear end paper only. Foxing to page edges and a few pages. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to faded spine. A clean very tight copy with red cloth boards, enclosed tear to final index page and no bumping to corners. 288pp. History of the building of The Mansion House in London plus other London related history.
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
1990208 pages. Index. Bibliography. "An extraordinary collection of watercolours painted in the late 1980s, many of downtown buildings and houses that have since been demolished, and others that are doomed by the changing nature and growth of the city... Accompanying the watercolours is a text of historical anecdote and architectural information, supplemented by photographs of similar designs from old architectural pattern books, and of the city itself in a less frantic age... A rare combination of architectural history, social history, contemporary politics, art, and nostalgia for the universal values of home, stability and neighbourhood." - from dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this magnificent and handsome reference. Book
1986A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full beige cloth boards. 328 pages. 8 5/8"w x11 1/4"h. Inscribed by William Dendy.
1997Book is in excellent condition, as new in 1/4 blue cloth covers. 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. 354 pages with b&w illustrations throughout, floor plans, elevations, architectural detail.
1978299 pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Architect Index. General Index. Profusely illustrated with maps and black and white photos. The Official Guidebook of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia. "With its six walking and four driving tours, this work is of interest to the resident, the visitor and the architectural historian alike." - from back cover. Average wear. Short opening to base of backstrip. Binding intact. Book
1985No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked white cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 192pp. Architectural and cultural pictorial guide to Prague. Interestingly the Mayor states (in 1985) that the city was saved in 1945 by the illustrious (!) Soviet Army from destruction.. A number of poems in Czech throughout the book. The page-referenced index at the end names each illustration in five languages including English.
1986No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 36pp. History, description, drawings and photographs of the Castle between Swansea and Carmarthen in Wales. Large fold out map on rear board.
1987A very small number of classified section listings highlighted in pale pink. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with slighly tanned pages and no bumping to corners. 131pp. This issue includes early novels of Dick Francis, John Moore, rare book catalogues, Michael Frayn, Pevsner 'The Buildings of England', Edgar Rice Burroughs 'Tarzan' stories and George Macdonald's childrens books.
2007244 pages. "To celebrate the centennial of its founding in 1907, the Historical Society presents this new index to cover all issues from 1953 to the end of 2006... Contains all articles listed by the author's last name and by title. Also includes names of all people mentioned in articles and photo captions, listed by their last name. Contains most place-names, including cities, towns, villages, forts, lakes, rivers, and some mountains, passes, hills, trails, buildings and other structures. Names of businesses and organizations have been indexed where relevant" - from Foreword. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. A high-quality copy. Book
1972Book is in excellent condition with light shelfwear/spotting to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Spiral bound, Oblong, illustrated card covers with white plastic coil binding, unpaginated, approx. 80 pp. Pen and ink drawings of historic houses , usually one drawing every other page with short history of the house. In 1972 a survey was conducted to assess the historic architecture of the town of Pictou. Entire 19th century neighborhoods have been preserved. 140 buildings were researched and 55 drawn for publication.
1991Seventeen additional coloured photographs, a mix of small and postcard size have been very tastefully stuck in, are loose or tipped in. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. An extra guide to the Estate attached at rear. 45pp. Guide to the history and buildings of the Vyne Estate in Hampshire.
1979Small white label (covering a price? a name?) on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked kingfisher blue boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with extremely minor traces of sunning. Now protected in fully-removable transparent sleeve.
1982Text is in Japanese. 236 pages with a great many, often several per page, b&w photos taken in Japan very soon after the A-bomb explosions, both of survivors and their injuries and structural damage of all kinds, including close-ups of beams, trees, bridges, railroad tracks, etc. with maps specifying location of the adjacent photos. Many burn victims, many of which are children. Includes worn, folded and torn (1/2 page) 4-page fold-out photo of ground zero and surrounding city to mountains in the distance: totally decimated, a landscape of scorched rubble. Ex-library book with usual marks, stamps, etc. Library binding is solid with bent corners and text/interior is marked on a few pages with script in Japanese -- otherwise clean . A rare historical document. Publication information requires translation.
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
19864to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and plans in the text, and endpaper maps; brown cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. With a copy of the booklet 'Seven Horsham Houses' (Town Trail Series) loosely inserted.
1991166 pages. Notes. Index. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations. "While focussing on the building itself throughout, an attempt is made to convey something of the human dimension of the office as reflected through the varying personalities of the individuals who accepted the vice-regal appointment over the years. As well, the evolving political and social role of the lieutenant-governor from the inception of the office in 1870 to the present is touched upon, and all are placed within the historical context of the times." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Beautiful copy. Gift quality. Book
1972No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight booklet with unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 32pp. History and description of St Mary's Church Scarborough. Illustrated.
199443 pages including bibliography and glossary. Black and White photos. "Over the years, the role of stone as a building material has changed considerably. Most of Victoria's buildings and monuments that have used natural stone in their construction can be found within four to six city blocks of Victoria's Inner Harbour. A tour ...is an excellent way to gain appreciation not only of the geology and history of building stone but also of the architectural and aesthetic qualitites associated with these structures." - from forward. A nice clean copy with sound binding. Book
1925126 marvelous black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. Occasional traces of foxing. Light wear to unmarked book. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Nice copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
1997A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside. 9 3/4"w x 12 1/2"h. 288 pages. "The contemporary Mosque features over 70 mosques designed and built since 1950s throughout the Islamic world and for Muslim communities in other countries." Many color photos; bibliography; index.
193272, [74 ads] pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Black and white photography throughout. Features: House of Amory S. Carhart at Warrenton, VA; The Prize-Winning Buildings of 1931; Portfolio of Current Architecture; Municipal Stadium in Cleveland; Dimensions - Part 1 - Kitchens; Public Works and the Depression; Dozens of sensational full-page illustrated ads; and much more. Minimal library markings. Average wear. External soiling. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Magazine
