Crisp, beautiful book with no spine crease and pristine pages and pages edges. No names or writing. Only fault is mild toning to page edges. Measures 8-1/2"x11". Profusely illustrated in both black and white and color with photographs and architectural renderings and models.Text is comprised of a series of essays including: The Yin, the Yang and the Three Bears" by Charles W. Moore; Form, Shape and Order in the Work of Charles Moore by Ken Bloomer, Spirit Play by Donlyn Lyndon, Charles Moore; The Architect Running in Place by Robert Stern, Charles Moore in Miniature by Hienrich Klotz, On Bei... View More...
Crisp, as new book which appears unread. Green cloth boards are unbumped, pages and page edges are snow white, there are no names or writing, and no tears or chips and the dustjacket will arrive in brand new mylar. Book measures 9-1/2"x11-1/4" and has 144 pages. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and architectural drawings. Compiled from Washington State government records, architects' files and personal correspondence. Work finished in 1928 with the addition of the Legislative Building which sports one of the highest domes in the world at 278 feet. View More...
Beautiful book, nicely kept. Red boards are without bumps and pages and page edges are pristine.. Especially nice is the bright yellow inked top edge of the text block as per design. Jacket shows no tears or chips, has not been price-clipped, and is most handsome in brand new mylar. Only fault is a little tonging to endflaps. Illustrated with 32 pages of black and white photographs plus nine drawings. Le Corbusier was born in 1887 before the debut of "modern architecture", but by the time he died in 1965 it was everywhere and he had played a major role around the world.. 224 pages including... View More...
THE AMAZING STORY OF THE MODERN SKYSCRAPER ,HOW IT IS BUILT , HOW IT FUNCTIONS THE HISTORY OF HIGHRISE BUILDINGS AND MORE A CLEAN BRIGHT TIGHT BOOK AND D.J. IN FINE CONDITION View More...
Crisp clean book with no cover lift, no spine crease, and no names ow writing. NOT a remainder. Meassures 6"x8-1/2" and has 384 pages including index. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Publisher's card laid-in. Translated from the German. An international approach. View More...
Beautiful book in very nice condition. Only fault is a small tocuh of wear to tip of lower corner of dustjacket which will arrive in brand new mylar cover. Book itself has no names or writing and no bumps to boards. Pages and page edges are pristine. Contains 182 color illustrations and 223 in black and white. Text and images project a spotlight on the most important and expressive art museums of the 1990's. Much info on arthitects, designers and their works. 223 pages.Book measures 9-1/2"x12-1/2". View More...
Very handsome oversized book, quality made with a card cover protected by a heavy glossy dustacket. Pages are printed on quality coated paper throughout and contain numerous quality black professional and white photographs. Text is primarily at front of book -- the focus is on the images. Includes Kiyoshi Sey Takeyama, Norihiko Dan. Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Hisashi Hara, snd Arushi Kitagwara.Book measures 12" suare and has 120 pages. View More...
ITEM # 7781 THE PLAN OF ST GALL IN BRIEF BY LORNA PRICE N. OF CA. 1982 99 PGS 11 1/4 X 14 BASED ON A THREE VOL SET WHICH WAS BASED ON AN ORIGINAL PARCHMENT FRO 820 A.D. SHOWS DETAILED PLANS OF A SELF CONTAINED MONASTIC COMMUNITY . LIMITED TEXT BUT OVER 1000 ILLUSTRATIONS A LOOK AT CITY PLANNING 1200 YEARS AGO THAT STILL HAS SOMETHING TO SAY TO PLANNERS TODAY [ OVER SIZE BOX ] View More...
Beautiful, crisp as new oversized quality paperback marred only by very tiny crease to tip of upper front corner. No names or writing other than inscription by author which reads "To ------, Since you're in Florida, you should have something to remember your days at Stan Hywet, Akron's trasure. May the seasons of your life be as lovely as those at the Seiberling's home. Steve Love." Book is printed on glossy paper with an abundance of color photos of both the Stan Hywet mansion and its exquisite grounds, once home to the Seiberling family of Akron, Ohio, the head of which founded the Goodyea... View More...
Beautiful book -- no bumps to boards and clean as a whistle inside an out. Dustjacket shows minor wear to small parts of edges, but looks most handsome in brand new mylar. No names or writing other than inscription by both photographers and author which reads "To ------, Enjoy Stan Hywet, May 18, 2000 Barney Taxel, Ian Adams and Steve Love." Book is printed on glossy paper with an abundance of color photos of both the Stan Hywet mansion and its exquisite grounds, once home to the Seiberling family of Akron, Ohio, the head of which founded the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Book has 19... View More...
Book is beautiful inside and out. There's only one defect, a small remainder mark at the bottom edge tucked away by the spine. Otherwise pristine inside and out. Jacket will arrive in brand new mylar. This is a big book measuring 10" x 11-1/2" with 232 pages. Has not been price-clipped. Book is illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. An architectural history and a history of the owners of these lost homes. Some have fallen in ruins, other have become hotels, homes for the elderly etc. But seven are still in private hands and are being lived in. The stories of each -- and... View More...
Beautiful deluxe edition BRAND NEW in original slipcase. The book comes with a dustjacket as well as a slipcase. It measures 11" x 13" and has 318 pages with many photographs. The book is an homage to the architecture and artistry of Italian builders and designers. Would make a lovely gift. View More...
Book is actually new but incurred a small tear to upper back corner from having been packed. Beautiful book which tells the architectueal history of the building in words, black and white photographs, glorius color plates, drawings and floor plans. Measures 7-1/2"x10" and has 80 pages. View More...
Beautiful book, likely unread, -- pristine inside and out with no names or writing and no defect of note. Book is bound in burgundy suede cloth and decorated at face board with a paste-on photogpaph, and gilt printing which is echoed on spine. Book measures 7-1/4" x 9-1/2 with 153 pages. Indexed. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawigns of buildings throughout. View More...
Very nice book, clean and tightly bound with no names or writing. Oversized at 10-1/2"x14". Covers all aspects of hospital planning and building in the 1940's augmented by drawings and floor plans. Book reproduces a dozen plans that won a contest and adds them to others which are likewise commendable. 138 pages. View More...
A lovely book which is higlhy decroated on both the spine and the face board. Top edge is gilded and book is tightly bound with no names or writing and no cracking to hinges. There is a small smudge o f residual soil at bottom front that proved impervious to cleaning, but otherwise the book is very nice. Measures 5-3/4"x 8" and has 456 pages including index. Illustration is plentiful throughout with both black and white and color art. There are also small drawings and a glorious, graphically appealing, pristine fold-out map. See photos. Also includes much information. View More...
Beautiful, brand new book with dustjacket in brand new mylar to keep it as lovely as it is now. This is an oversized book measuring 10" x 11-1/4" and has 213 pages. The photography is gogeous in both bland white and colrorand there is much of it. D.C. is filled with Italian artistic ideas , including these: Monicello Estate, the Watergate Complex, The Italian Chancery, the Jefferson Monument, the Frescoes of Constantine Brumidi, and the National Gallery of Art. Would make a very handsome gift. View More...
Book is crisp and clean with snow white pages and page edges and pristine garden-green boards that are unbumped. The only fault is the former owner's name, place, and the date written a bit expansively on dark green front free endpaper. We kind of like lthis, as it gives the book a history and provenance, but may be no be good for gift giving. Book's jacket shows no tears or chips. retains original price and is gorgeous in brand new mylar. This one could cause the seller to wax poetic, but will refrain and simply say that that it brings heart and soul to the art of landscape architecture. It... View More...
Crisp, beautiful book. No bumps to boards, no tears or chips to jacket, no price-clip, and no names or writing. Pages are bright nd clean and pritned on quality coated paper.. Book looks most handsome in brand new mylar. Illustrated throughout in full color. A gift to the museum from Colleen Moore, silent film star and original flapper, The Fairy Castle dollhouse has delighted museum-goers since 1949. Fourteen rooms, created by Hollywood set designers, and exquisite miniature furniture hold treasure galore including wee books by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Willa Cather, and more. More than 100 photo... View More...
Crisp, as new book -- no defect of note to either book itself or to dustjacket. No bumps, no tears or chips, no names or writing, no creasing. Very large format measuring 11-1/4" high by 13-3/4" wide. Illustrated with numerous photographs in both black and white and color. Text consists of eight essays: The Memorial Idea is Born 1935-1947; The Memorial Competition 1947-1948; Designed To Last A Thousand Years 1958-1962; Reaching for the Sky, 1959-1963; Progress and Protests 1964; Completion of a Dream 1965; The Riverfront Memorial 1966-1985; and Icon in the City 1986-2005. View More...
