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Building the Getty [SIGNED]

Building the Getty [SIGNED]

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Building the Getty [SIGNED]

by Meier, Richard

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Signed and dedicated to Dennis (L. Hickok) by Richard (Meier). Square Quarto. xii, 204 (8)pp. Original illustrated dustjacket over black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Black endpapers. Behind the scenes tour by the American architect of this billion-dollar project that lasted 13 years. Profusely illustrated with compelling b/w photographs depicting scenes from the groundbreaking for the site to completion. Binding with light wear along edges and discoloration at bottom right corner of cover. Dennis L. Hickok stamped onto all edges of book block. Binding in overall good+, DJ and interior in very good condition.

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Bookseller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
35582
Title
Building the Getty [SIGNED]
Author
Meier, Richard
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - vg
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1997
Keywords
getty museum, getty research center, los angeles museum, salvatore settis, seismic criteria, la architecture, los angeles architecture

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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller

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About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller

We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.

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Good+
A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
VG
Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Quarto
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First Edition
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Edges
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Cloth
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