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Villas and Palaces of Europe

By: Dal Lago, Adalbert

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Paul Hamlyn: 1969

Seller ID: 2278880

ISBN: 0600012352

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Lightly rubbed. 1969 Hard Cover. Full-color photographs and historical information on the palaces of Europe.
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George Washington's Mount Vernon: At Home in Revolutionary America

By: Dalzell, Robert F., Jr.; Dalzell, Lee Baldwin

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press: 1998

Seller ID: 2298727

ISBN: 0195121147

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Third printing. Jacket edges very lightly bumped. 1998 Large Hardcover. xxi, 300 pp. George Washington's Mount Vernon brings together--for the first time--the details of Washington's 45-year endeavor to build and perfect Mount Vernon. In doing so it introduces us to a Washington few of his contemporaries knew, and one little noticed by historians since. Here we meet the planter/patriot who also genuinely loved building, a man passionately human in his desire to impress on his physical surroundings the stamp of his character and personal beliefs. As chief architect and planner of the countless ...
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Alexandria Houses: 1750-1830

By: Davis, Deering

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers: 1946

Seller ID: 2274417

Binding: Large Hardcover

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.
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Portraits of American Architecture: A Gallery of Victorian Homes

By: Devlin, Harry

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Gramercy: 1996

Seller ID: 2198634

ISBN: 0517150158

Binding: Large Hardcover

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.
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Elliott + Associates: Listening to the Land

By: Dillon, David

Price: $20.00

Publisher: L'Arca Edizioni: 2002

Seller ID: 2278622

ISBN: 8878381004

Binding: Large Hardcover

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.
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The Life and Times of the Hotel Athenaeum

By: Dorey, Thomas A.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Falconer Printing & Design, Inc.: 1990

Seller ID: 2300261

ISBN: 0962743119

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Faint smudges on wrappers. 1990 Trade Paperback. 85 pp. Color illustrations, black-and-white photographs. Softcover history of the celebrated resort hotel at the Chautauqua Institution.
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Behind Facades: A Dramatic Cutaway Look into Five of the World's Architectural Treasures - Featuring Panoramic Foldouts

By: Draper, Paul; Copplestone Trewin

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Macmillan: 1995

Seller ID: 2286516

ISBN: 0028604318

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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Maniere de Fortifier Selon La Methode de Monsieur de Vauban avec un Traite preliminaire des Principes de Geometrie

By: Du Fay, L'Abbe; [Vauban, Sebastien Le Prestre]

Price: $600.00

Publisher: Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard: 1729

Seller ID: 1659688

Binding: Hard Cover

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...
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The Bungalow: America's Arts & Crafts Home

By: Duchscherer, Paul; Keister, Douglas

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Penguin Studio: 1995

Seller ID: 2303802

ISBN: 067086353X

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. Inscribed and signed by author and photographer on front flyleaf ('For Joyce and Brad Paxton, Thanks and enjoy! Paul Duchscherer, Douglas Keister'). 1995 Large Hardcover. vii, [1], 152 pp. Color photographs and black-and-white illustrations and floor plans throughout. The essential popularity of the California bungalow style, which made it one of the most prolific housing styles in American architectural history, and which quickly spread throughout the country, was due to its economy of construction that incorporated the combined structural and decorative use of modest materials...
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Skyscrapers

By: Dupre, Judith; Smith, Adrian

Price: $200.00

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal: 1996

Seller ID: 2144917

ISBN: 1884822452

Binding: Full-Leather

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...
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Alcatraz: A Definitive History of the Penitentiary Years

By: Esslinger, Michael; Coon, Darwin E.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Ocean View Publishing: 2012

Seller ID: 2281449

ISBN: 0970461402

Binding: Large Softcover

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...
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A Farewell to Silver

By: Evershed, Floyd J.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Floyd J. Evershed: 1995

Seller ID: 2297528

Binding: Spiral-Bound Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Signed by author. A very nice copy. 1995 Spiral-Bound Softcover. 35 pp. This is a documented story of the people who were involved in the layout and building of Red Wing Stadium in 1928 and many others who made it such an enjoyable place to go. The deed was signed, and with co-operative efforts of City Officials and management of the St. Louis Cardinal Baseball Organization, construction was started for a new stadium and field to house the Rochester Red Wings.
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Green Design: Creative Sustainable Designs for the Twenty-First Century

By: Fairs, Marcus

Price: $7.00

Publisher: North Atlantic Books: 2009

Seller ID: 2278412

ISBN: 1556438362

Binding: Soft Cover

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...
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Barns of the Genesee Country, 1790-1915: Including an Account of Settlement and Changes in Agricultural Practices

By: Fink, Daniel

Price: $65.00

Publisher: James Brunner, Publisher: 1987

Seller ID: 2190604

ISBN: 999908544X

Binding: Large Hardcover

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...
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Barns of the Genesee Country, 1790-1915: Including an Account of Settlement and Changes in Agricultural Practices

By: Fink, Daniel

Price: $35.00

Publisher: James Brunner, Publisher: 1988

Seller ID: 2281500

Binding: Large Hardcover

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...
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La Sicilia: Vedute e Ricordi di Viaggio di Fine '700

By: Fino, Lucio

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Sorrento, Franco di Mauro Editore: 2008

Seller ID: 2198673

ISBN: 8887365679

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Boards bowed, owner bookplate on front endpaper. 2008 Large Hardcover. 182 pp. Italian text. A history of Sicily, with color and black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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The Mill

By: Fox, William; Tyrwhitt, Janice

Price: $7.00

Publisher: New York Graphic Society: 1976

Seller ID: 2289016

ISBN: 0821207024

Binding: Large Hardcover

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...
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Architect's Professional Practice Manual

By: Franklin, James R.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: McGraw Hill: 2000

Seller ID: 2278404

ISBN: 0071358366

Binding: Large Hardcover

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.
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The Castles and Keeps of Scotland: Being a Description of Sundry Fortresses, Towers, Peels, and Other Houses of Strength Built by the Princes and Barons of Old Time in the Highlands, Islands, Inlands, and Borders of the Ancient and Godfearing Kingdom of Scotland

By: Fraprie, Frank Roy

Price: $100.00

Publisher: L.C. Page & Company: 1907

Seller ID: 1909542

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Nice (English Edition)

By: Fricero, Emmanuel

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Bonechi: 1994

Seller ID: 2297679

ISBN: 8870094103

Binding: Large Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Near fine. 1994 Large Softcover. 31 pp. English edition. CONTENTS: The Construction of the Cathedral; The Decoration of the Cathedral; The Chapel in Memory of the Tsarevitch Nicholas.
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The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul: The Burial Place of the Russian Imperial Family (The State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg)

By: Gendrikov, Vladimir; Sen'ko, Sergei

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Liki Rossii: 1998

Seller ID: 2302611

ISBN: 587417057X

Binding: Large Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Pages very faintly toned. 1998 Large Softcover. 159 pp. CONTENTS: Foreword; The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul: The Burial Place of the Russian Imperial Family; Historical Essay; Plan of the Cathedral and the Grand-Ducal Vault with Places of Entombment; List of the Persons Buried in the Cathedral and the Grand-Ducal Vault with Portraits and Brief Biographical Data; Funeral Ceremonies and Processions in St. Petersburg; Historical Essay; Illustrations: Imperial Funeral Processions in the Captial of the Russian Empire; The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Grand-Ducal Vault During ...
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House Beautiful Volume 105, Number 1, January 1963

By: Gordon, Elizabeth; et al

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Hearst Corporation: 1963

Seller ID: 2267164

Binding: Large Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Wrappers lightly rubbed. 1963 Large Softcover. 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.
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Venice: The City and its Architecture

By: Goy, Richard J.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: London, Phaeton Press Limited: 1997

Seller ID: 2198639

ISBN: 0714830054

Binding: Large Hardcover

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...
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Woodstock Handmade Houses

By: Haney, Robert; Ballantine, David

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Ballantine Books: 1974

Seller ID: 2304224

ISBN: 0345255925

Binding: Large Softcover

Condition: Good

Stain on spine and on front wrapper. 1974 Large Softcover. FROM THE FOREWORD: When the American dream still seemed a good trip, about seventy years ago, some nonconformists got together to explore a different lifestyle up in Woodstock, where the Catskill mountains start getting tall... Doing it yourself is nothing new in Woodstock. What's more, in any of the older handmade houses you can still share in the lives of those first inspired hammerers. You can get closer yet by just hewing a beam and slamming it into place yourself. That's the deepest you'll ever get into any structure.
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Forts & Castles: Masterpieces of Architecture

By: Hardin, Terri

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Smithmark: 1997

Seller ID: 1849127

ISBN: 0765192225

Binding: Large Hardcover

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 dem...
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The Seven Ages of Frank Lloyd Wright: The Creative Process

By: Hoppen, Donald W.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Dover: 1997

Seller ID: 2278497

ISBN: 048629420X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Lightly rubbed. 1997 Soft Cover. A former pupil writes about Wright's creative process and artistic philosophy.
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The Hermitage: Home of Andrew Jackson

By: Horn, Stanley F.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Tennessee Historical Quarterly: 1961

Seller ID: 2267973

Binding: Stapled Binding

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...
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Wright for Wright [Frank Lloyd Wright]

By: Howard, Hugh

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Rizzoli: 2001

Seller ID: 2289021

ISBN: 0847823660

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. An excellent copy. 2001 Large Hardcover. 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, the buildings present Wright at his unfettered...
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The Wright Experience: A Master Architect's Vision

By: Hunt, Sara; Stipe, Margo

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Metro Books:

Seller ID: 2303860

ISBN: 1435108612

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

First American edition. Minimal wear to corners. 172, [4] pp. Color photographs by Balthazar Korab throughout, introduction by Margo Stipe. Fifty years after Frank Lloyd Wright’s death, he is widely hailed as a genius who has exerted more influence on design than any other twentieth century architect. His lifelong quest to 'break out of the box' and create organic architecture—relevant to its place and time, alive with natural light, and integrated with its setting—inspired him to realize innovations that were far ahead of his time. The Wright Experience springs from this great designer�...
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Architects & Interior Designers of Australia and New Zealand

By: Images Australia

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Images Australia: 1994

Seller ID: 2278403

ISBN: 1875498257

Binding: Large Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Lower jacket wrinkled. 1994 Large Hardcover. An overview of the Architectural firms and interior designers of Australia and New Zealand.
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