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196064p. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. Signed by a few of the contributors. 4to. Original printed wraps. PA26
1899pp. [70]. Illustrated with photographs. Numerous local advertisements. Slight age staining. Sm. 4to. Original yellow printed wraps, very slightly worn. Front cover decorated with a Revolutionary soldier in blue and green with early penciled ownership. Illustrated advertisement of the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company on rear cover. Excellent local historical ephemera. Nice copy. Quite scarce. PA PAMPH 19_18 BX1
1996Oversize, 258p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
1990Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, front corners slightly curled, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 185 pages with b&w photos, architectural drawings throughout. Chapters include: Washington's first builders, Buildings of the early frontier, Bountiful harvests, Trails, ships and rails, Factories, Mines, and mills, Merchants on main street, Washington at play, at home in Washington, Building for tomorrow, etc.
1975A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards. Light wear to cover. Small tears and wear to jacket. 11 1/8"w x 8 3/4"h. 160 pages. Black and white historical photos.
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.
1992A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Signed by author. Previous owner's bookplate inside. 401 pages. 7"w x 10 1/4"h. Many b&w photos. "From Viking structures to Renaissance housing projects, medieval stave churches to modern crematoriums, Architecture in the Scandinavian Countries presents the most complete survey of Nordic architecture available today." Bibliography.
1993A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards. Previous owner's inscription inside. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. 8 5/8"w x 11 1/4"h. 364 pages.
1994A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards with gilt design. 9 1/8"w x 12 1/4"h. 548 pages. Many b&w photos and illustrations.
1996Book is in excellent condition in embossed black vinyl covers, no print at spine. Page block is made of heavy, glossy paper with a great many full page, full color photos throughout of exteriors, interiors, detail photos and some architectural drawings and paintings. 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 edge wear with chipping and small tears. Contents include: The house in historical perspective, with subsections: Early Anatolia, The Pre-Anatolian Turks, The influence of Byzantine architecture, The Seljuks and Beyliks (Anatolian Lordiness / Principalities).; Factors in the development of the vernacular house, with subsections: The physical environment; climate and terrain, local building materials and structural; The cultural environment; Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Persia, Caucasia. The house and its units; The room, sofa, service areas and storeys. Evolution of Anatolia house plans; Plans without a sofa, Exterior sofa plans, through sofa plans, central sofa plans.; Regional characters of Anatolian vernacular house, with subsections: Centers of development; Anatolia and Rumelia. Northern Anatolia; Marmara and Thrace; Western Anatolia; Central Anatolia; Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia, etc. 296 pages with a 16 page supplement.
2010176 pages; Provides an in-depth study of the production of altarpieces in medieval Spain. Vivian B. Mann is director of the Masters Program in Jewish Art at the Graduate School of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and Curator Emerita of the Jewish Museum; Maria del Carmen Lacarra Ducay is professor of Ancient and Medieval Art History at the University of Saragossa, Spain; Marcus B. Burke is curator of paintings, drawings, and metalwork at The Hispanic Society of America, New York; Thomas F. Glick is professor of history at Boston University. New condition. (SEF-22A-5)
1963Book is in excellent condition with lightly bumped corners, very light edge wear to dark red cloth covers with gilt print at spine. Binding is solid and square, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows extensive edge wear, small tears at hinge, top spine, scuffing, small stain. Contents include: Organization of the profession, The Japanese hotel, Transport and tourism, Town planning in evolution, Architectural education The architects, etc. Featured buildings or sights include Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel, Diet Library, Gakushuin University, Museum of western art, memorial hall at Hiroshima, Sakakura's art gallery, Town hall, Gotsu, museum at Matsue, Dentsu building Osaka, Hasshokan hotel at Nagoya, Kenzo Tange hotel at Atami and a great many others. Architects featured in chapter "Architects" : Antonin Raymond, Togo Murano, Junzo Sakakura, Isao Sibaoka, Tsutomu Ikota, Hideo Kosaka, Kunio Maekawa, Kenzo Tange, Hirosohi Oe, Takamasa Yoshizaka, Yoshinobu Ashihara, Kiyonori Kikutake, and many others. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
1927The full title is :American Architecture of the Twentieth Century. A series of photographs and measured drawingsof modern civic, commercial and industrial buildings". New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1927-1929. There are 139 plates in 3 Volumes of 7 Parts. Plates loose as issued in 3 portfolios:Vols.1 & 2 cloth Vol.3 (Part 7) paper covered boards with cloth spine. Seven parts, each containing 20 full page plates with title page and table of contents in Vols. 1 and 2. Virtually complete except for one plate (#10 in Vol.2 Part 6 illus. floor plan of Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital. This is one of five plates illustrating the building). Missing too is the preface by Lewis Mumford in Vol.3 (part 7). Portfolios 1 and 2 cloth spines split and frayed but complete, plates are generally very good although there is some minimal edge darkening and soil. A half a dozen plates in Volume 2 have small moisture stain on edge, not affecting image.Vol.3 (Part 7) Very Good overall condition. Spines of Vols.1 & 2 titled in gilt and Vol.3 (Part 7) reproduces title page on the cover. Contents of Volume 1 include Raymond Hood's American Radiator Building; McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin, New York Telephone Building; U.S. Army Supply Base in Brooklyn by Cass Gilbert & Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre by Wm. Lee Woollett. Volume 2, Part 4 entirely devoted to 4 buildings designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue;& Holabird and Root, 333 North Michigan Avenue apartment building. 3 add'l.buildings in Volume 3 Part 7 including the Masters Apartments/Roerich Museum Building by Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray and the R.J. Reynolds Building in Salem, N.C. by Shreve & Lamb and the Stewart Building in New York by Warren & Wetmore. All buildings illustrated by photos, plans and details. Rarely seen this complete. These books will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
1976Oversize 311p., illus. SOFTCOVER. Paperback Good condition; 1 inch split at top of spine
2009Book 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. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 229 pages with b&w photos, drawings, elevations, architectural drawings, landscapes throughout.
2005Book has lightly bumped lower corners as the only flaw to blue/grey cloth HB covers. .Binding is solid and square, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is marked occasionally wtih lines along margin, previous owner's name, note, at front. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear, 1/2" tear bottom front corner. Color photos, drawings, architectural illustrations, elevations floorplans throughout.
1956Book is in excellent condition, with very light shelf wear to covers only. 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. 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. 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. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
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
1979Book's covers show light shelf wear only. Large format , 352 pages with architectural drawings, elevations, photos, floorplans throughout. Heavily illustrated. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Chapters include the architectural investigation of Theatres, Libraries, Museums, Hospitals, Prisons, Hotels, Exchanges and banks, Warhouses adn office buildings, Railway stations, Market halls, exhibition buildings, Shops stores and department stores, Factories et al.
181056 p. LACKS Frontis Map. Foxed and browned. Early manuscript ownership of Phebe Coddington (1767-1826). 12mo. 180 mm. Original leather spine over marbled boards, worn. Spine very worn with loss. Front board detached. Hardbound. Fair. Title continues: 'In The City And Suburbs Of Philadelphia, With References for finding their Situations On An Alphabetical Plan'. S&S/AI 21000. PALIB 4 / PAIMP 25
