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Price: $10.00
Publisher: Phyllis Fenn Cunningham: 1973
Seller ID: 2268328
Condition: Near Fine
A very nice copy. 1973 Stapled Binding. Unpaginated. Photographs by John K. Atticks, III. ABOUT THEODATE POPE RIDDLE: Theodate Pope Riddle (February 2, 1867 – August 30, 1946) was an American architect. She was one of the first American women architects as well as a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. She designed Hill-Stead, the family estate (now Hill-Stead Museum) in Farmington... ABOUT HILL-STEAD MUSEUM: The Hill–Stead Museum is a Colonial Revival house and art museum set on a large estate at 35 Mountain Road in Farmington, Connecticut. It is best known for its French Impress... View more info
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Paul Hamlyn: 1969
Seller ID: 2278880
ISBN: 0600012352
Condition: Very Good
Lightly rubbed. 1969 Hard Cover. Full-color photographs and historical information on the palaces of Europe. View more info
By: Davis, Deering
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers: 1946
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2274417
Condition: Very Good
Reissue. Jacket spine faded, light edge wear. 1946 Large Hardcover. Alexandria contains many classic examples of Colonial and Federal architecture, including Mount Vernon, Washington's Town House, Christ Church, and the Robert E. Lee House and Henry Lee House. The exterior and interior architectural details of these homes are presented here in order to illustrate the classic elements of mid-Georgian design that distinguish the best domestic architecture of the period. View more info
By: Devlin, Harry
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Gramercy: 1996
Seller ID: 2198634
Condition: Very Good
Light rubbing to jacket. 1996 Large Hardcover. Seventy-two original full-color paintings, accompanied by seventy-five black-and-white historical illustrations, capture some of the finest examples of American Victorian architecture, from city dwellings to shore-front retreats, in a wide range of styles. View more info
By: Dillon, David
Price: $20.00
Publisher: L'Arca Edizioni: 2002
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2278622
ISBN: 8878381004
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Top edge shows light wear. 2002 Large Hardcover. Elliott & Associates is a versatile Oklahoma City firm with a national reputation for innovative design. The firm projects around the country include houses, museaums, office buildings, and interiors. No two are alike, but most are simple and self-effacing, with modest budgets and bold ideas. View more info
By: Downing, A.J.; Johnson, J. Stewart - Introduction
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.: 2002
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2275594
ISBN: 1894572432
Condition: Very Good
2002 reissue of 1854 original. Spine lightly toned. x, 484 pp. Throughout the early Victorian period American domestic architecture was dominated by the ideas and designs of Andrew Jackson Downing who emphasized function, convenience, and concord with the environment. This volume forms his most important work. 321 figures. 33 architectural designs. View more info
By: Draper, Paul; Copplestone Trewin
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Macmillan: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2286516
ISBN: 0028604318
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. An exceptional copy. 1995 Hard Cover. There have been many historical treatises written on the world's fine architectural treasures: now enjoy an armchair journey which emphasizes cutaways and photos. The illustrative quality is beautiful in a volume which provides a refreshingly different three-dimensional portrait of the world's finest architectural achievements. View more info
By: Du Fay, L'Abbe; [Vauban, Sebastien Le Prestre]
Price: $600.00
Publisher: Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard: 1729
Seller ID: 1659688
Condition: Good
French text. Loss to spine ends, lightly foxed, a few marginal ink notations in French, owner's title label on spine. 1729 Hard Cover. [8], 198, [10] index. Nouvelle et Derniere Edition. Buff paper boards, sewn binding. A treatise on geometry followed by a distillation of Vauban's theories regarding military architecture. Vauban was the most respected mind of his time in this field, and his innovations led to significant changes in fortified structures. This work contains numerous illustrations indicating the benefits of particular geometric configurations in terms of strength and strategic va... View more info
By: Dupre, Judith; Smith, Adrian
Price: $200.00
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal: 1996
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2144917
ISBN: 1884822452
Condition: Fine
First edition. This copy specially bound by Easton Press. 1996 Full-Leather. 160 pp. Black full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. Skyscrapers is a lavish and appropriately soaring celebration of the world's most spectacular buildings. From the ancient Lighthouse at Alexandria to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, from the Empire State Building to the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, the 50 buildings represented in this magnificent book leap off the page in words and more than 200 rich, duotone images. This unique volume includes facts-at... View more info
By: Esslinger, Michael; Coon, Darwin E.
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Ocean View Publishing: 2012
Edition: Revised Edition
Seller ID: 2281449
ISBN: 0970461402
Condition: Near Fine
Revised edition. Stain on top page ridge. 2012 Large Softcover. xii, 451 pp. Introduction by former inmate Darwin E. Coon. Alcatraz - A Definitive History of the Penitentiary Years is a comprehensive reference with hundreds of pages of historic photographs, documents, and information that breaks away from traditional tourist style books. This book is the result of years of intensive research, and navigates the Island's history through rarely seen documents, interviews, and historic photographs. Historian Michael Esslinger thoroughly details the prominent events, inmates, and life inside the mo... View more info
By: Fairs, Marcus
Price: $7.00
Publisher: North Atlantic Books: 2009
Edition: 1st Printing
Seller ID: 2278412
ISBN: 1556438362
Condition: Near Fine
1st printing. An exceptional copy. 2009 Soft Cover. In this timely book, author Marcus Fairs helps readers understand the shift of green design from marginal to mainstream by featuring products and buildings that address immediate concerns about global warming and environmental degradation. Through vast architectural projects to modest one-off pieces of salvaged furniture, the book shows how the design world is responding to the environmental challenges of this century. Author Fairs demonstrates key developments in sustainable design as seen in lighting, houseware, furniture, textiles, product... View more info
By: Fink, Daniel
Price: $50.00
Publisher: James Brunner, Publisher: 1987
Inscription: Signed by author
Seller ID: 2073905
Condition: Near Fine
Signed by author without inscription. First edition. Jacket price clipped. 1987 Large Hardcover. xxxii, 528 pp. 11 x 9. An exhaustive pictorial history of barns in the Genesee Country region, representing over 200 years of barn architecture, with hundreds of illustrations, including contemporary woodcuts, advertisements, and photographs, and with first-hand accounts and diaries of the period. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Preface; Genesee Country Portfolio; The Fertile Land of the Genesee; Log Barns and Cabins; Experiments in Land Speculation; Diary: Anonymous, West Bloomfield, 1814; Diary: Thaye... View more info
By: Fink, Daniel
Price: $65.00
Publisher: James Brunner, Publisher: 1987
Inscription: Signed by author
Seller ID: 2190604
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Signed by author. Jacket lightly rubbed. 1987 Large Hardcover. xxxii, 528 pp. 11 x 9. An exhaustive pictorial history of barns in the Genesee Country region, representing over 200 years of barn architecture, with hundreds of illustrations, including contemporary woodcuts, advertisements, and photographs, and with first-hand accounts and diaries of the period. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Preface; Genesee Country Portfolio; The Fertile Land of the Genesee; Log Barns and Cabins; Experiments in Land Speculation; Diary: Anonymous, West Bloomfield, 1814; Diary: Thayer Gauss, Bloomfield... View more info
By: Fink, Daniel
Price: $35.00
Publisher: James Brunner, Publisher: 1988
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2281500
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Top page ridge and head and foot of spine very faintly stained. 1988 Large Hardcover. xvii, [18]-526 pp. An exhaustive pictorial history of barns in the Genesee Country region, representing over 200 years of barn architecture, with hundreds of illustrations, including contemporary woodcuts, advertisements, and photographs, and with first-hand accounts and diaries of the period. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Preface; Genesee Country Portfolio; The Fertile Land of the Genesee; Log Barns and Cabins; Experiments in Land Speculation; Diary: Anonymous, West Bloomfield, 1814; Diary: Thaye... View more info
By: Fino, Lucio
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Franco di Mauro Editore: 2008
Seller ID: 2198673
ISBN: 8887365679
Condition: Near Fine
Owner bookplate on front endpaper. 2008 Large Hardcover. 182 pp. Italian text. A history of Sicily, with color and black-and-white illustrations throughout. View more info
By: Fox, William; Tyrwhitt, Janice
Price: $7.00
Publisher: New York Graphic Society: 1976
Seller ID: 2289016
ISBN: 0821207024
Condition: Near Fine
Jacket edges very lightly rubbed. 1976 Large Hardcover. 224 pp. Includes 99 color and 178 black-and-white illustrations. The first extensive compendium of facts and illustrations on the subject. Mills of every type are covered--including gristmills, textile mills, sawmills, gunpowder mills--and in so doing, the book recreates the life and history of North America from the earliest settlements through the Industrial Revolution. After a look back at the very earliest mills (the Roman architect Vitruvius wrote an account of a water wheel in 15 B.C.), the narrative moves from European mills and th... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: McGraw Hill: 2000
Seller ID: 2278404
ISBN: 0071358366
Condition: Very Good
Faint sticker remnant. 2000 Large Hardcover. Designed to suit architects' approach, sensibilities, and style, this graphical guide goes down the list, revealing the essential people-handling and business and money management skills you wish they'd taught you in school. Far more than mere vitamins for your practice, as the author states, this book is a genuine painkiller. View more info
Price: $175.00
Publisher: L.C. Page & Company, Boston: 1907
Edition: 5th Printing
Seller ID: 1909542
Condition: Near Fine
1932 5th printing, with slightly different color scheme to cover. Spine slightly toned, boards lightly foxed. Interior excellent. 1907 Hard Cover. xiv, 411 pp. 8vo. Original grey cloth, gilt , dark grey & red decorations, top edge gilt. An examination of the styles of castles in Scotland as they developed during the nation's history, with numerous examples from throughout Scotland. Illustrated with photographs & diagrams. View more info
By: Freeman, Rich; Freeman, Sue
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Footprint Press Inc.: 2005
Seller ID: 2293044
ISBN: 1930480199
Condition: Near Fine
Two small ink spots on bottom page edge. 2005 Trade Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. 207, [1] pp. 17 self-guided tours for observing the history and diversity of unique cobblestone buildings. Historical Secrets Revealed Learn why, during a mere 35-year span in the middle of the 19th century, approximately 700 cobblestone structures were erected within a 65-mile radius of Rochester, New York, and no where else. Many have endured the test of time and stand today as monuments to human ingenuity in using available resources. Learn about this creative building technique and ... View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Historic Saranac Lake: 1985
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2290059
ISBN: 0961515902
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. Jacket edges very lightly bumped with a couple very minor tears. 1985 Large Hardcover. xi, 186 pp. This book celebrates the cure porch and the compassionate community and triumph over disease that it represents and argues for the preservation of those unique buildings that remain, the cure cottages of Saranac Lake. View more info
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Hearst Corporation: 1963
Seller ID: 2267164
Condition: Very Good
Wrappers lightly rubbed. 1963 Large Softcover. We have more books available by this author!. 120 pp. Color and black-and-white photographs. How a great Frank Lloyd Wright House changed, grew, and came to perfection, with a number of articles related to Wright's Honeycomb House, and several other features. View more info
By: Goy, Richard J.
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Phaeton Press Limited: 1997
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2198639
ISBN: 0714830054
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. Owner bookplate on front endpaper. 1997 Large Hardcover. 320 pp. An illustrated survey of the architecture and urban development of Venice. Goy's work includes sections on some of the best-known buildings, including the Basilica of San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale and the Rialto bridge, providing an introduction to the historical background of the city. The author examines the the way in which Venice's unusual topography has influenced the form and type of the city's buildings - discussing important building types such as churches and palaces and examining the middle-class and wor... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: The State Historical Society: 1955
Seller ID: 2280392
Condition: Near Fine
Wrapper edges faintly toned. 1955 Stapled Binding. 16 pp. Reprinted from The Colorado Magazine of The State Historical Society, Vol. XXXII, No. 1, January, 1955, Denver, Colorado. The Hotel de Paris is an historic hotel and museum located in the town of Georgetown, Colorado.[2] The building stands on 6th Street, across from Georgetown Town Hall, in the eastern end of the town. Originally opened in 1875 by French immigrant Louis Dupuy, the hotel became famous for its luxury and the high-class French cuisine offered to visitors, at the height of the Colorado Silver Boom in Georgetown and the Mou... View more info
By: Hardin, Terri
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Smithmark: 1997
Seller ID: 1849127
Condition: Very Good
Includes original jacket. Jacket art a bit faded, 1/4 inch tear to jacket corner.Very Good. 1997 Large Hardcover. 80 pp. Explores the fascinating rise & evolution of military defenses through the history, from the 709- encampments used by Roman legions, to the stone battlements of the Middle Ages, to the frontier outposts of the Colonial period. This richly illustrated volume presents historic fortifications as unique architectural examples. With detailed text, 79 stunning full-color photos & beautiful archival artwork, the book shows how fortifications have proved to be both a symbol & a demo... View more info
By: Hart, Spencer
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books: 2005
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2268168
ISBN: 0760774501
Condition: Near Fine
2005 Large Hardcover. 256 pp. This lavishly illustrated volume of the imaginative interior spaces designed by visionary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright showcases his unique ability to create a building in harmony with its surrounding environment. Featured in this comprehensive volume are many of the designs that would earn him a reputation for genius. Acclaimed architectural photographers Thomas Heinz and Balthazar Korab capture the revolutionary impact that Wright's body of work had, and continues to have, on the craft that was his avocation. Their images pay tribute to the man who has ... View more info
By: Heimann, Jim
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Chronicle Books: 2001
Edition: 3rd Printing
Seller ID: 2278409
ISBN: 0811830187
Condition: Near Fine
3rd printing. An exceptional copy. 2001 Soft Cover. In 1980, Los Angeles historian Jim Heimann wrote a book about the oddball roadside architecture that has dotted the American landscape since the advent of the auto. Published by Chronicle Books as California Crazy, it stayed in print for nearly 20 years. Finally, here is the greatly expanded new edition of that sought-after classic. California Crazy and Beyond is packed with madcap restaurants, motels, service stations, and many other businesses shaped like hot dogs, animals, airplanes, pianos, and other architectural anomalies. Over the year... View more info
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Dover: 1997
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2278497
ISBN: 048629420X
Condition: Very Good
Lightly rubbed. 1997 Soft Cover. A former pupil writes about Wright's creative process and artistic philosophy. View more info
By: Horn, Stanley F.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Tennessee Historical Quarterly: 1961
Seller ID: 2267973
Condition: Near Fine
A nice copy. 1961 Stapled Binding. 19 pp. Reprinted from Tennessee Historical Quarterly, March, 1961, Vol. XX, No. 1. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville. The plantation was owned by Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, from 1804 until his death at the Hermitage in 1845. Jackson only lived at the property occasionally until he retired from public life in 1837. Enslaved men, women, and children, numbering nine at the plantation's purchase in 1804[3] and 110 at... View more info
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By: Howard, Hugh
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Rizzoli: 2001
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2289021
ISBN: 0847823660
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. An excellent copy. 2001 Large Hardcover. We have more books available by this author!. 160 pp. The buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright exercise a kind of architectural magic on the people who visit them, inspiring a sense of wonder at their visual elements, dramatic energy, and ingenious compositional features. These qualities are no more evident than in the buildings that Wright designed for himself and his family. Wright for Wright is the first book to focus exclusively on these seven houses and ten other structures. Free from the constraints of the client-architect relationship, ... View more info
By: Howells, John Mead; Bottomley, William Lawrence
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc.: 1987
Seller ID: 2202366
Condition: Very Good
Top page ridge foxed, pages faintly toned, Portsmouth: An Architectural Evolution, 1664-1890 pamphlet laid in.Jacket toned. 1987 Large Hardcover. 217 pp. The three hundred photographs and drawings of the architecture and gardens of Portsmouth and its vicinity which compose this volume give a vivid picture of a prosperous American town in the Colonial and Early Federal Periods of our history. The very fact that it is the most complete record so far published of any locality throws a doubly intense light on the origins and methods of work by which our unique and beautiful early style was evolved... View more info
