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American Artists
Farmington Hills, MI Macmillan Reference Usa/Gale Group 2001 0028655249 / 9780028655246 First Edition Thus Hardcover New
Hardcover has blue ground and white lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a new book. Illustrated with 100+ b/w drawings and photographs. Artists are listed alphabetically; timeline; sources; glossary, index. Covers different movements/genres and collections: Op Art; Photorealism; Hudson River School Precisionism; National Museum of American Art; Whitney Museum of American Art; Pop Art; Folk Art; Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum; Color Field Painting; Minimalism; Norman Rockwell Museum; Rothko Chapel; Ashcan School; Abstract Expressionism; San Ildefonso Watercolor Movement; American Regionalism. ; Macmillan Profiles Series; B & W illustrations; 7 1/4 x 10 1/4; 487 pages
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Miguel Angel Roca: Architectural Monographs #36
Northbrook, IL Academy Group 1994 1854902768 / 9781854902764 First Edition Printer Wrapper Fine with no dust jacket
Cover has some scufifng, rubbing, edge wear. Stiff boards have front and back flaps. Pages are clean and tight; printed on high quality, glossy paper. Black remainder mark on side of pages. Richly illustrated with 100+ color photos and drawings. Has essays on how civic architecture fits in urban life, the city center as cathedral, and architecture and commitment. 120 pages covering Roca's projects in Argentina and Bolivia; a chronology of his works and a biography. Oversized. ; Remainder; Color Illustrations; 4to ; 144 pages
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12.50 USD
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San Antonio In Pictures
(san Antonio, Tx?) No Publisher Listed. N.D. Softcover Very Good
Cover is stapled wraps. This is a guide book to historic San Antonio, Texas. Pages not numbered. No date given, but appears to be from 1940s, probably during World War II. There are 93 b/w photos. Quite a few pictures with emphasis on military training, including pictures of P-39, C-60, P-40, etc. , all relating to the Randolph Field's Central Instructors' School [of aviation]. Nice souvenir booklet, blast from the past kind of title. ; B&W Photographs; 7 1/2 x 10 1/2; Unpaginated pages; Cover has shelf wear, rubbing/scuffing, light bumping, some color flaked off from underpaper at spine, creasing on back cover.
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10.25 USD
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William Alsop And Jan Stormer: Architectural Monographs #33
London Academy Group 1993 1854902644 / 9781854902641 First Edition Soft Cover Near Fine
Cover has some scuffing and rubbing, light edge wear. Pages are clean and tight; printed on high quality, glossy paper. Has 100+ color and b/w photos, drawings and diagrams. Includes a section with biographies, selected projects and awards. Oversized, 4#. ; Academy Editions Series; Photographs; 4to, 10 x 12; 144 pages
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13.50 USD
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0'Doherty, Brian Inside The White Cube The Ideology of the Gallery Space
San Francisco, CA The Lapis Press 1986 0932499058 / 9780932499059 Hardcover Near Fine
Cover is wraps. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. "....is a brillant analysis of the sociological, economic, and aestethic context within which we experience art. O'Doherty examines the critical relationships of context to content and with wit and irony exposes the myth of the neutrality of the gallery or museum space. These essays mark a turning point in artistic perception', as per Barbara Rose. ; B&W Illustrations; 8 x 8; 91 pages; Light shelf wear and rubbing.
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19.00 USD
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Adelman, Morris A. , Masao Baba, Robert E. Baldwin, C. Fred Bergsten, Et Al. THE PERIPHERY
London Academy Group 1994 1854902393 / 9781854902399 Softcover Near Fine with no dust jacket Illustrated by Andrea Bettell, Et Al
Cover is lightly rubbed, bumped, edge wear and scuffed. Pages are clean and tight; printed on high quality, glossy paper. Put out by 'Architectural Design' magazine. Has 9 essays by various authors. Almost every page has a colorful photo. Takes a look at where the design of modern urban centers are moving and some suggestions of what they should be like. Oversized. ; Color Photographs; 4to ; 95 pages
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Aikman, Lonnelle Rider With Destiny: George Washington
Mclean, VA Link Press, Publishers 1983 0912991011 / 9780912991016 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good+
Softcover is heavy cardboard; black ground with gold lettering on front and spine. Blue monochrome endpapers. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with dozens of b/w drawings and photographs. Sections are: Behind Myth and Monument; a Capital is Born; "My Own Vine and Fig Tree"; bibliography; index. Oversized, 3#. ; B & W illustrations; 9 x 12; 173 pages; Cover has shelf wear, light rubbing/scuffing, bumping and some minor, shallow scratches towards the bottom of the rear cover.
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9.50 USD
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Airs, Malcolm The Tudor & Jacobean Country House A Building History
Surrey, England Bramley Books 1998 1858338336 / 9781858338330 First Edition Thus Hardcover New in New dust jacket
Cover is glazed boards, with dust jacket. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with dozens of b/w photos, diagrams and charts. "The English country house in its landscaped setting was one of the most exciting and original cultural developments of the sixteenth century. Liberated from the need to build for defence by the establishment of domestic peace and financed by a buoyant economy, the Tudor and Jacobean aritstocracy indulged themselves in a frenzy of competitive building which radically changed the face of the countryside...an architectural legacy of unsurpassed beauty and mellow charm..." This was period in which the 'Prodigy Houses' were erected, many of them extant. Foreward by Mark Girouard. Sections are: The Builders; The Building Process; Materials; The Workmen; Conclusion; Index. Great book, following in the tradition of Girouard, Summerson, Colvin, et al. Must have for anyone interested in this period and topic; have a copy on my shelf! ; B&W Illustrations; 7 x 10; 240 pages
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28.75 USD
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Alonzo, Gualberto Zapata An Overview Of The Mayan World: Seventh Edition With synthesis of the Olmec, Totonac Zapotec, Mixtec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec civilizations
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Produccion Editorial Dante 1987 9687232196 / 9789687232195 Seventh Edition Soft Cover Very Good+
Softcover is heavy, glazed paper. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with 4 color photographs, over 70 b/w photographs, drawings, diagrams and 7 b/w maps. Originally published in Spanish. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE DEDICATION PAGE." ...in 1976 I wrote a work...which outlined the evolution of the Meso-American cultures in general, and the culture of the Maya in particular...gave me the stimulation I needed to publish the materials which I have writen [sic] in the form of a book, with some modifications and pertinent elaborations..." ; Coleccion Sueste Series; B & W and Color; 5 1/4 x 8 1/4; 277 pages; Cover has rubbing/scuffing, some shelf wear, light bumping, some crinkling and shallow closed tear at tail of spine. ; Signed by Author
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19.50 USD
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American Institute Of Steel Construction Detailing for Steel Construction
Chicago American Institute of Steel Construction 1983 Hardcover Very Good+
Hardcover is red with gold lettering on front and spine, along with the logo for the AISC. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Pages are numbered within each chapter. Extensively illustrated with hundreds of b/w plans, formulae, diagrams, drawings, 20 fold out figures, etc. Sections are: Drafting Equipment and Drafting; Procedures; Structural Steel; Detailing and Fabricating Structural Steel; Fundamentals of Structural Engineering; Connections--Bolted; Connections--Welded; Columns; Framing for Industrial Buildings; 4 appendices: Predesigned bolted framing angle connections; single plate framing connections; colum splices: lifting and alignment devices; as-shown and opposite-hand columns. Oversized; 4.5#. ; Charts & Tables & b/w photographs; 8 3/4 x 11 1/4; xii, 200+ pages; Cover has very slight bumping; original owner's name stamped, as a seal, and embossed on title page.
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49.50 USD
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Andrew, Ian & Dugald Steer Egyptology: Search For The Tomb Of Osiris: Being The Journal Of Miss Emily Sands, November 1926
Cambridge, MA Candlewick Press 2004 0763626384 / 9780763626389 Hardcover New Illustrated by Emily Sands, Nick Harris, Helen Ward
B & W and Color; 1.1 x 12 x 10.3 Inches; 32 pages; Hardcover is gold with gold lettering on front and black lettering on spine. Multi-colored bird in center of front. Pages are clean and tight. Lavishly illustrated with maps, drawings, photographs, letters in envelopes, moveable pieces, etc. "Written as an amateur Egyptologist's travel journal from 1926, each spread covers a distinct area of antiquity and is mainly factual in content, except for the author's chatty asides. The type resembles that of an old manual typewriter and the photos, reproductions, and sketches make the journal seem more realistic. There are papyrus pull-outs, pop-up art, minibooks, and fold-out maps and an envelope in the back with period postcards, ticket stubs, etc. " by Carol Wichman. Very oversized, 5#.
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13.50 USD
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Ballard, C. Ray The History of Huntington Woods The City of Homes
Huntington Woods Study Club 1993 Second Revised Edition Hardcover Near Fine
Hardcover is faux, burgundy leather with gold lettering on front and spine. Front end pages are a map of the city. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Illustrated with many b/w photographs, drawings, charts. Huntington Woods is one of those magical cities that time appears to essentially leave untouched. Growing up just a bike ride or walk away, it was always a 'fantasy future' to reside in. That hasn't changed; almost as if stepping back in a time warp. A great variety of architectural styles, gorgeous old trees and landscaping, and just across the road is the Detroit Zoo, another favorite place to bicycle to in the summer. The world may be rapidly changing, but the charm and unique ambience of Huntington Woods is as magical today as to when I was a child. ; B&W Illustrations; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2; 65 pages; Very slight bumping; gift inscription inside rear cover. Upper corner page crease on leaf 30/31.
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25.00 USD
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Beckford, Peter, Esq. Thoughts on Hunting In a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend
Lanham, MD The Derrydale Press 2000 1568331517 / 9781568331515 First Edition Thus Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Hardcover is red with gold lettering on front and spine. Pages are clean and tight, appears as if unused. A modern reprint; originally published in 1781 by Jonathan Cape, London. Printed on alkaline paper. 16 b/w drawings, paintings and photographs, including a fold out diagram of a house. Has a new introduction and notes by J. Otho Paget, and a new foreword by Benjamin H. Hardaway III, M. F. H. Index. ; The Derrydale Press Foxhunter's Library Series; B&W Illustrations; 1.26 x 9.32 x 6.51 Inches; xxiii, 220 pages; DJ has very slight rubbing; in a mylar cover.
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Bergeron, L. & M. T. Maiullari-Pontois Industry, Architecture And Engineering: American Ingenuity 1750-1950
New York Harry N. Abrams 2000 0810934736 / 9780810934733 Hardcover
This is a brand new book, still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Book and DJ are NEW. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with dozens of photographs. Comprehensively showcases the way America was transformed in architecture and civil engineering by the Industrial Revolution. Among the important sites featured and discussed are textile factories, steel mills, and the Hoover Dam, all of which, in turn, transformed how America and Americans saw themselves, their place on this continent and in the world, standards of living, everyday technology, and so forth. Covers America from before the USA existed, when transportation was by water, foot or horses and oxen, through the age of trains, to the age of automobiles and airplanes. Absolutely fascinating study of American history from a very unusual point of view. Very oversized, 5#. ; Photographs; 10 x 11 1/2; 287 pages; New.
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35.00 USD
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Blake, Robin Anthony Van Dyck A Life 1599-1641
London Constable & Company Ltd. 1999 009479720X / 9780094797208 First Edition Hardcover New in Near Fine dust jacket
Cover is dark blue with silver lettering on spine. Blue endpapes. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Illustrated with 62 b/w photographs. "This new biography re-evaluates the man not only as a remarkably individual portratist, but as a fully rounded Baroque artist of memorable power...an engrossing account of the public and private life of an unusually driven genius [who started as an apprentice to Sir Peter Paul Reubens]...keeping up a punishing work-rate. He knew most of the great men and women of his day, but his story is also enlivened by glimpses of lesser figures..." Van Dyck was a man who defined himself almost entirely through his work...." For anyone who is a fan of Van Dyck, as am I, this is a must have title for your collection--I've got a copy for myself. An artist whose lifetime output was enormous, varied, influential and, at its best, mesmerizing and magnetic. ; B&W Photographs; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2; 435 pages; DJ has slight rubbing/shelfwear; in a mylar cover.
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31.50 USD
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Bognar, Botond, Ed. Minoru Takeyama: Architectural Monograph No. 42
London Academy Group 1995 1854902814 / 9781854902818 First Edition Soft Cover Near Fine
Cover has some scuffing, rubbing, edge wear, bumping, but is intact and totally readable. Pages are clean and tight; printed on high quality, glossy paper; black remainder mark on side of pages. Extensively illustrated with over 100 color and b/w photos, plans and diagrams. Main sections are: Takeyama--Heteropolitan; Reconciling Polar Opposites; Source of Meaning; then a list of Projects in Tokyo, Saitama, Hokkaido, Nara, Kyoto, and Toyama; and a chronology of works. Oversized. ; Remainder; Photographs; 4to ; 128 pages
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11.50 USD
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Brookes, John & Eluned Price Home and Garden Style Creating a Unified Look Inside and Out
New York Ward Lock 1996 0706374541 / 9780706374544 First American Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Hardcover is dark blue with gold lettering on spine. Light blue endpapers. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 color photographs. Originally published in England by Ward Lock, London, which is the name on the title page. Distributed in USA b Sterling Publishing. Has 20 case studies of how to successfully complement house design with that of the garden, creating a unified and beautiful design that successfully blends the two. Some of the examples are: Classic Style; Country Style; Cottage Style; Town Style; Modern Style; Creating an Integrated Style; Index. Oversized; 4#. ; Color Photographs; 0.75 x 11.5 x 8.75 Inches; 224 pages; Cover has slight bumping and minor shelf wear. DJ has some rubbing/scuffing, shelf wear, tiny tears at top and bottom of spine; in a mylar cover.
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15.50 USD
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Cady, Francis E. and Henry B. Dates Illuminating Engineering: 1925 Edition Prepared by a Staff of Specialists for Students and Engineers
New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1925 First Edition (?) Hardcover Very Good-
1925, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ,486 pp; possible first edition. Prepared by a Staff of Specialists for Students and Engineers, in the subtitle. Cover is burgundy with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with 100+ charts, tables, photos, diagrams. Chapters are: Physics of Light Production; Light Sources; Photometry; Physiological Optics; Fundamental Principles of Illumination; Light, Shade and Color; Daylight; Residence Lighting; Lighting of Public Buildings; Commercial Lighting; Industrial Lighting; Sign and Display Lighting; Street Lighting; Light Projection. Oversized, 3.5# ; Charts, Tables & Graphs; 6 x 9 1/4; 486 pages; Cover has shelf wear, bumping, fading/sunning, and damp markings. Owner's name written on front end paper. Pages vii/viii has 2 1/2" closed tear. Slight musty aroma.
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31.00 USD
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Calvesi, Maurizio, Ed. and Lorenzo Canova Rejoice 700 Years of Art for the Papal Jubilee
New York City Rizzoli 1999 0847822362 / 9780847822362 First American Edition Hardcover New in Near Fine dust jacket
Cover is taupe with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; this is a NEW book. Originally written in Italian, translated by Luisa Sacchi. Lushly illustrated with 100+ color and b/w photos. Book starts with the Jubilee of 1300 and Giotto and makes its way through to the Jubilee of 2000 for Pope John Paul II. And of course, let's not forget that some of the finest art was done for, or purchased by the popes and vatican, so there's good reason to celebrate 700 years of it! Oversized, 6#. ; Photographs; 9 3/4 x 12 1/4; 239 pages; DJ has light edge wear, bumping, some crinkling at top and bottom; in a Brodart cover.
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45.00 USD
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