Very handsome magazine, the original source of this profile of Gio Ponti. The magazine is devoted to it in its entirety. Clean as a whistle inside and out with no names or writing and no spine crease or cover lift. Only fault is minimal wear to lower front corner. Measures 8-3/4"x11" and has 72 pages. Beautifully illustrated throughout with photographs of Ponti and his work both in color and back and white. Foreword is by designer Charles Eames. Ponti was one of the foremost architects and designers of the 20th century. He died in 1979. View More...
BETWEEN 1900 AND 1920 THE ARCHITECTURE FIRM OF GREENE & GREENE DESIGNED MANY OF THE FINEST RESIDENCES TO EMERGE FROM THE ARTS AND CRAFT ERA . FEATURING TWENTY -FIVE OF THE BROTHERS' CONSUMMATE HOUSES THIS VOL. IS A BREATHTAKING TOUR OF SOME OF THE MOST EXQUISITE HOMES FOUND IN AMERICA. 240 PAGES , WONDERFUL FULL PAGE COLOR PHOTOS . A BEAUTIFUL BOOK AND D.J. IN FINE CONDITION View More...
PHOTOS AND LIMITED TEXT TELLS THE STORY OF THE CAPE COD HOUSE OVER ITS 300 YEAR HISTOUR,MAINLY EXTERIOR SHOTS BUT SOME INSIDE AND SOME FLOOR PLANS 143 PICTURES 16 PGS. IN COLOR 144 PGS BOOK FINE DJ IN MYLAR SHOWS WEAR AT CORNERS View More...
Absolutely beautiful -- book prsents as new with publisher's card still laid-in. No defects of note and dustjacket will arrive in brand new mylar cover. Meassure 9" x 12" and has 606 pristine pages .Includes more than 1000 illsutrations, 74 of which are in full color. Gift-worthy. View More...
Crisp brand new books in a pristine slipcase. Very attractive design and much information about the the original museum which led us ultimately to today's museum which is a contemporary work of art in itself. The books measure 8-3/4" x 11-1/2" and are illustrated with black and white photographs. Between the two volumes there are 297 pages. View More...
Crisp, beautiful book with no names or writing, no tears or chips and a dustjacket protected by brand new mylar, Pages and page edges pristine. Book measures 8-3/4"x10-3/4" and has 176 pages. Illustrated throughout in black and white and printed on coated paper. A fascinating marriage of architecture and philosophy which was ground breaking in its argument that the skyscraper grew from the American myth of a new world. View More...
Very nice, clean book with no spine crease and no corner creases. Pages and page edges very white. SIGNED by author on title page. Author is the co-founder of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (1964) and a noted expert on the history of Pitsburgh architecture. Book was published initially in 1983 to commemorate his 75th birthday. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 395 pages. View More...
Two very nice, clean issues. Pristine covers and pages with light sunning to spines only.. Illustrated nicely throughout with black and white photographs and diagrams. Magazines measure 8-1/2"x11". Topics include, but are not limited to: Carlo Rainaldi, Nicola Michetti, and the Patronage of Cardinal Guiseppe Sacripanti; A Japanese Inspiration for Frank Lloyd Wright's Rigid-Core High-Rise Structures; and York Minister's Nave, The Cologne Connection. Other issues available. View More...
Very nice clean book with no spine crease and no names or writing. Only faults are a few isolated spots of edgewear and a few tiny nicks to uncoated paper at back cover. Measures 6"x9" and has 74 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs and facsimile drawings. Initially published as a two-part article in The Connecticut Antiquarian magazine in 1976. A scholarly, but accessible, look at one of the finest architects of the colonial period. View More...
Book itself is pristine with sharp corners and snow white pages and page edges. No names or writing. Jacket is likewise clean though does show two small tears to top front edge and to bottom back edge if you look closely. Very handsome in mylar cover. Book measures 9"x11" and has 225 pages including index. Illustrated at back (on coated paper) with black and white photographs and architectural drawings. Extensive text focuses on figural adornment of Hellenistic architecture. View More...
An excellent resource for anyone interested in the Ohio City area of Cleveland. It's a well presented history written by Robert Wheeler, History Department, Cleveland State University, for an exhibition held at the Nelson Sanford House October 5, 1979 to August 17, 1980. The catalog includes an introductory essay on the economic and social history of Ohio City, plus maps and photographs in 31 pages. Following this are 12 additional pages with photos and information about the Nelson Sanford House and its appointments. Booklet is clean and tightly bound, Only fault is a small stain to top margi... View More...
Beautiful book-- crisp and clean with no defect of note. Measures 9-1/2"x11-3/4". Cover is paper over boards with a delighteful Arts and Crafts design, as are the first few pages. Book examines in both words and photographs the detail and significance of Craftsmanship and Shingle Style homes and buildings throughout the United States. 239 pages. Will arrive in brand new mylar cover. View More...
Crisp, beautiful book -- as new with snow white pages and page edges and no names. Dustjacket is without tears or chips and is protected by brand new mylar cover. Book is quite weighty at 479 pages. Measures 9"x12". Laid-in is a small booklet about the Sears Tower which unfolds to show a large map on the reverse side. The first book to document the city's architectural evolution in relation to the social and architectural environments before and after the Great Depression and WWII. Over 600 illustrrations (black and white ohotographs and line drawings with color plates at back) as well as seve... View More...
