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By: N/A
Price: $8.00
Publisher: The Campbell-Whittlesey House:
Seller ID: 2266370
Condition: Near Fine
No publisher date (circa mid-late 1900's). A very nice copy. Unpaginated. The Campbell–Whittlesey House, also known as the Benjamin Campbell House, in Rochester, New York is an historic Greek Revival home, designed by architect Minard Lafever. It was built in 1836, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 18, 1971. Campbell was a flour miller,[2] as were many of Rochester's first residents. The home featured parlors painted in a dozen different colors and furniture stenciled with gold.[2] From 1939[2] until July 2010, the house served as a museum operated by the Land... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Friends of the Nassau County Historical Museum: 1970
Seller ID: 2266827
Condition: Near Fine
A very nice copy. 1970 Stapled Binding. 36 pp. A brief history of the architecture of Bethpage. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $15.00
Publisher: The Cobblestone Society: 1968
Seller ID: 2267178
Condition: Near Fine
No publisher date. 1968 Stapled Binding. 12 pp. This booklet contains two addresses delivered within this Church at significant moments in its history. The first address was given in 1884 by the Rev. T. Borden on the Church's fiftieth anniversary. The second address, by Reverend Ellsworth C. Reamon, was presented August 18, 1968 at the rededication of the church as a cobblestone landmark and museum. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $5.00
Publisher: The University of the State of New York: 1964
Seller ID: 2267190
Condition: Near Fine
Two stains to rear wrapper, no publisher date. 1964 Stapled Binding. 55 pp. CONTENTS: Historic New York State; The Walt Whitman House; Philipse Manor; John Jay House; Washington's Headquarters; Knox Headquarters; Temple Hill; Clinton House; Senate House; Saratoga Battle Monument; Fort Crailo; Schuyler Mansion; Bennington Battlefield; Grant Cottage; The John Brown Farm; Guy Park; Johnson Hall; Steuben Memorial; Herkimer Home; Oriskany Battlefield; Fort Brewerton; Fort Ontario; Sullivan Monument; Boyd-Parker Memorial View more info
By: N/A
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Friends of the Nassau County Historical Museum Bulletin: 1968
Seller ID: 2267195
Condition: Near Fine
Wrappers very faintly toned. 1968 Stapled Binding. 16 pp. Contents include Cooper House, Blacksmith Shop, Thimble Shop, Historic Barns and Farms, How to Heat an Oven, Gifts in 1967, and more. The Old Bethpage Village Restoration is a 209-acre (0.85 km2) recreated living museum village in Old Bethpage, New York.[1] The village opened in 1970 with dozens of historic structures that had been saved from demolition by Nassau County.[2] Costumed actors provide demonstrations of 19th-century life. It is the site of the annual Long Island Fair. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $5.00
Publisher: The State Historical Society of Colorado: 1967
Seller ID: 2267207
Condition: Near Fine
Spine faintly toned. 1967 Stapled Binding. 24 pp. Healy House Museum was the Leadville, Colorado home built in 1878 by mining engineer and city father August R. Meyer for his bride, Emma. It was purchased in 1888 by Daniel Healy (1857-1912), who operated a boarding house with his cousin Nellie Healy. An immigrant from Ireland, Healy served Leadville as a mail carrier and later assistant postmaster. He subsequently started several successful businesses and represented Leadville in Colorado's state legislature from 1903-1905. Healy House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $5.00
Seller ID: 2267216
Condition: Near Fine
No publisher date. Unpaginated. Fold-out. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum holds the records of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945). Located on the grounds of Springwood, the Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, the library was built under the President's personal direction in 1939-1940, and dedicated on June 30, 1941. It is the first presidential library in the United States and one of the thirteen presidential libraries under the auspices of the National Archives and Records Administration. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $7.00
Publisher: American Association for State and Local History:
Seller ID: 2267978
Condition: Very Good
No publisher date, half-inch tear along top edge of front wrapper near spine. Unpaginated. Reprinted from American Heritage, Volume 5, Number 3. Wheatland, or the James Buchanan House, is a brick, Federal style house outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster Township, Lancaster County. It was formerly owned by the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan. The house was constructed in 1828 by William Jenkins, a local lawyer. It was sold to William M. Meredith in 1841. Wheatland changed hands again in 1848, when it was purchased by Buchanan. Buchanan occupied the house for the ... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $25.00
Publisher: A Century of Progress: 1933
Seller ID: 2298323
Condition: Very Good
Spine and front wrapper lightly creased, half inch tear along spine base, ink notes on rear of fold-out map. 1933 Soft Cover. 194 pp. Fold-out map, color ads for Firestone and Kraft. CONTENTS: Map of Grounds; Foreword; View of Fair Grounds; Your Book of the Fair; Theme of Fair in Science; A Brief History of a Century of Progress; The Symbol of Arcturus; The Basic Sciences; From Wagons to Wings--Transportation; The Servant that Has Transformed the World--Electricity; Radio and Communications Building and Garden; The Stirring Story of Mankind's Rise--Social Science; Beautiful Homes; The Drama of... View more info
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By: Acton, Harold Mario Mitchell
Price: $60.00
Publisher: Thames and Hudson: 1985
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 2199170
ISBN: 050024085X
Condition: Near Fine
First thus. 1985 Large Hardcover. 288 pp. An architectural tour of Tuscany, profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, as well as reproductions of historical illustrations. View more info
By: Adams, Henry; Taylor, Francis Henry
Price: $15.00
Publisher: The Heritage Press: 1957
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2261475
Condition: Near Fine
Includes publisher's slipcase, Sandglass Number I:22 laid in. Spine slightly faded, owner bookplate on front endpaper, edge of slipcase along opening a bit toned. 1957 Hard Cover. xx, [2], 348 pp. 8vo. Introduction by Francis Henry Taylor, photographs by Samuel Chamberlain. A record not of a literal journey but of a meditative journey across time and space into the medieval imagination. Using the architecture, sculpture, and stained glass of the two locales as a starting point, Adams breathes life into what others might see merely as monuments of a past civilization. With daring and inventive ... View more info
Price: $6.00
Publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.: 2004
Seller ID: 2262152
ISBN: 0486436624
Condition: Near Fine
A very nice copy. 2004 Large Softcover. We have more books available by this author!. 121 pp. Tourists have braved small country roads to find them. Avid admirers view them as a form of artistry from earlier times that must be preserved. To many Americans, covered bridges are symbols of a quieter, simpler way of life and a link to the not-so-distant past. These practical and charming extensions are also monuments to the builders who designed and constructed them. A world authority on covered bridges, Richard Sanders Allen provides a richly detailed account of these engineering pioneers, the to... View more info
By: American Art Marble Co., Philadelphia
Price: $40.00
Publisher: American Art Marble Co.: 1909
Seller ID: 2207275
Condition: Good
Light stain to wrappers, light water damage to pages. 1909 Soft Cover. 60 pp. Includes illustrations. The uses and advantages of American Art Marble. KEYWORDS: AMERICAN ART MARBLE AMERICANA HOUSE HOME ARCHITECTURE View more info
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By: American Greenhouse Manufacturing Co.
Price: $400.00
Publisher: American Greenhouse Manufacturing Co. / American-Moninger Greenhouse Mfg. Corp. / AGMCo: 1928
Seller ID: 2262767
Condition: Very Good
Former library copy, usual marks. Small surface tear on front picture plate. 1928 Large Hardcover. 384, 192 pp. Two catalogs of specifications for available greenhouse designs, with information about existing clients that provides an interesting glimpse into the nursery business in the early part of the twentieth century. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, a few colorized photos, and architectural diagrams. Our research suggests these two catalogs originally were published separately and bound in wrappers, so this volume was either custom bound for a client, or rebound in emulation ... View more info
By: Arnold, James E.
Price: $5.00
Publisher: The Ladies' Hermitage Association: 1967
Seller ID: 2267212
Condition: Near Fine
Near Fine. 1967 Soft Cover. 74 pp. 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 Jackson's death,[4] worked at the Hermitage, principally involved in growing cotto... View more info
By: Arthur, Eric; Witney, Dudley
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Galahad Books: 1972
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2291058
ISBN: 0821204882
Condition: Near Fine
Reissue. Small ink price on front endpaper. 1972 Large Hardcover. 256 pp. 11 3/4 x 10 1/2. 134 color and 278 black-and-white photographs throughout. North American barns of the last two hundred years are landmarks of beauty and culture - the simple and practical expression of a people, a way of life, and the land from which they sprang. This is the written and pictorial record of the secrets of beauty and tradition contained in these romantic and venerable buildings, buildings erected by hand before the era of mechanized construction and 'factory' farms. It is possible that millions now living... View more info
By: Asbury First Methodist Church
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Asbury First Methodist Church: 1964
Seller ID: 2277940
Condition: Good
Light edge wear. 1964 Hard Cover. An exploration of the meanings and interpretations of the art found in Asbury First Methodist Church. View more info
By: Avery Architectural Library
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Columbia: 1895
Seller ID: 2205247
Condition: Fair
About 20 loose pages, the paper of which seems quite fragile, hinges weak, boards rubbed. 1895 Half-Leather. A list of every book available in the Columbia University Architectural Library from the year 1895. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Hamlyn Publishing: 1973
Seller ID: 2274423
ISBN: 0600392058
Condition: Very Good
Edge wear to jacket. 1973 Large Hardcover. A look at the life and works of the famous architect, complete with stunning color photographs of his architecture. View more info
By: Bergdoll, Barry
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.: 1994
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2297706
ISBN: 0847815277
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. A very nice copy. 1994 Large Hardcover. 240 pp. The great German neoclassical architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) is one of the pivotal figures in architectural history; his public buildings, palaces, luxurious interiors, and opera sets remain an important influence on architecture today View more info
Price: $60.00
Publisher: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Inc.: 2010
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed by author
Seller ID: 2269234
ISBN: 061539373X
Condition: Near Fine
Signed without inscription by the author, photographer, designer, project manager, and philanthropist Betty Strasenburgh on the title page. Jacket edges a bit rubbed. 2010 Large Hardcover. We have more books available by this author!. 203, [1] pp. The Eastman Theatre: Fulfilling George Eastman's Dream provides a stunning celebration of the history and renovation of the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York. The book is richly illustrated with period imagery as well as breathtaking photographs by award-winning photographer Andy Olenick. Part one of the book presents the importance of music to ... View more info
Price: $65.00
Publisher: Spire Books Ltd: 2008
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2289593
ISBN: 1904965164
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. Minor abrasion on front jacket panel, 1/2 inch tear on rear jacket edge repaired with clear tape on reverse. 2008 Large Hardcover. 352 pp. Color photography by Martin Charles, plans and reproductions of historical illustrations throughout. The Parsonage is one of England's best-loved traditional building types. This book draws on new research to portray the history of the parsonage during the critical years of the early nineteenth century - a time when the design of the small English house changed dramatically from that of the typically elegant but restrained Georgian villa to c... View more info
By: Brooks, Moses
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Atlantic Publishing, Canada:
Seller ID: 1934754
Condition: Very Good
Lightly rubbed. Eight architectural renderings by Moses Brooks of historic buildings in Old Niagara, reproduced on greetings cards, each with envelope, in original publisher's sleeve with black stamped titles. View more info
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Sleepy Hallow Restorations: 1965
Seller ID: 2267191
Condition: Near Fine
Near Fine. 1965 Stapled Binding. Unpaginated. Van Cortlandt Manor is a house and property located near the confluence of the Croton and Hudson Rivers in the village of Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York, United States. The stone and brick manor house is now a museum and is a National Historic Landmark. By Royal Charter, Van Cortlandt Manor was originally a 86,000-acre (35,000 ha) tract granted as a Patent to Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 1697 by King William III, stretching from the Hudson River on the west to the first boundary line between the Province of New York and the Colony o... View more info
By: Browne, Waldo R.
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Middlebury, Historical Society: 1991
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2289268
ISBN: 1557870799
Condition: Very Good
1991 reissue of 1930 original. No jacket. Top page ridge lightly foxed, ink gift note on half-title page. xvi, 253 pp. This book chronicles a house called hillside in Wyoming, NY. Names that come up in various chapters include: Look, Avery, and Coonley. Rooms are described as they were used through 6-7 generations . Village Hall, the Fire Towert; and Presbyterian Church in Wyoming , NY are also discussed. Time period covered is 1858-1928. View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc.: 1955
Seller ID: 2280269
Condition: Very Good
Jacket edges rubbed. Bookplate on front endpaper. 1955 Hard Cover. 112 pp. Also a Listing of Fifty Institutions That Exhibit Collections of Americana. Fifty houses are included in this book with a description telling where they are and what they are. Here the reader will find a guide to many hours of the purest enjoyment, a fuller appreciation of some of the personalities intimately associated with our history and a liberal education in the architecture, arts, and decorations of Colonial and Federal houses. A supplementary list of fifty institutions tells the reader where vast collections of s... View more info
By: Cassady, Stephen
Price: $7.00
Publisher: Squarebooks: 1986
Edition: Revised Edition
Seller ID: 2295901
ISBN: 0916290360
Condition: Near Fine
Revised edition. A very nice copy. 1986 Large Softcover. 133 pp. The Golden Gate Bridge should never have been built. The waters at the ocean entrance to San Francisco Bay were too menacing; the Gate was too wide to be spanned by a suspension bridge; the costs of so ambitious a project were too high for an economy in the midst of Depression. But impossible odds are fuel for the determination of a visionary engineer like Joseph Strauss, and danger is no more than a welcome companion to the steel-nerved bridgemen who willingly risk their lives to turn dreams such as his into reality. In 1916, th... View more info
By: Chen, John
Price: $20.00
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Inc.: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2274335
ISBN: 0070110794
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. Ink name on front endpaper. 1995 Large Hardcover. ix, 197 pp. Presents a wide range of drawings from rough freehand idea sketches to fully rendered presentation drawings, and including both exteriors and interiors, bird's eye views, close-ups of details, and landscapes by the likes of Helmut Jahn, Yi Gang Pen, Peter Eisenman, and other eminent architects. Includes discussion of each expert's approach, and of techniques for using the technical, fine line felt, and other pens. No index or bibliography. View more info
By: Clark, Louis M.
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Ontario County Historical Society: 2006
Seller ID: 2293003
ISBN: 0941198286
Condition: Near Fine
2006 Large Softcover. x, [1], 117 ff. Color illustrations throughout text. Wes Gifford employed his skills, resiliency, and energy to lead the mission to restore the once-magnificent Sonnenberg estate in Canandaigua, New York, following nearly half a century of decline. Read, in Wes's own words, his fascinating account of the evolution from the late 1960s to 1980 of the popular tourist destination known as Sonnenberg Gardens. View more info
By: Cook, Theodore Andrea; Ward, W.H.
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Offices of 'Country Life' / George Newnes, Ltd.: 1916
Seller ID: 2271258
Condition: Good
Tipped in photographic frontispiece loose but included. Edges faded, boards rubbed with several splits to spine cloth, with some old tape repairs to the head and foot by a previous owner, endpapers lightly foxed. Binding holding strongly, interior pages clean and unmarked. 1916 Large Hardcover. xl, 436 pp. Folio. A survey of twenty-five magnificent French chateaux, featuring a map showing their locations, reproductions of architectural drawings, and photographs showing how they appeared at the time of publication. View more info
