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New York: C.M. Saxton, 1848. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brown contemporary calf, 4 raised bands, black leather label, gilt lettered. No date, but publisher's address is 123 Fulton Street indicating probable publication of 1848. 47 plates, (many tinted) of renderings, elevations and layouts with accompanying text. Very light wear, binding is square and sound. Miinor dampstaining to 3 plates and very slight waviness to a few leaves, occasional foxing. Owner's name on endpapes. Most plates are virtually free of any defects. This book is very attractively bound, and is in a very well-preserved condition. A wide range of architectural styles are shown, from classics to country log cabin. There is a total of 47 plates, including layouts, elevations and specfications.
English Chimney-Pieces: Their Design and Development From the Earliest Times to the Nineteenth Century by Rothery, Guy Cadogan and A.L. Kocher - 1927
by Rothery, Guy Cadogan and A.L. Kocher
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English Chimney-Pieces: Their Design and Development From the Earliest Times to the Nineteenth Century
by Rothery, Guy Cadogan and A.L. Kocher
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The American Architect Comprising Original Designs of Cheap Country and Village Residences, with Details, Specifications, Plans and Directions and an Estimate of the Cost of Each Design. (Jones & Newman's Architectural Publications)
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Gebäudetechnikpanorama / Building Engineering Panorama: One Thousand and One Tasks
by [Hänni, Romano] Willi Haldemann.
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Basel, Switzerland:: Studio for Design,, 2013.. Edition of 110 . 8 x 11.75" chipboard slipcase containing Tausend und eine Aufgabe; an Order Book; and "Pictorial Supplement with Translation in American English." Title label on spine. Concept, design, text, hand composing, printing, and binding by Willi Haldemann and Romano Hänni. Tausend Und eine Aufgabe: 7.5 x 11.5", 14 pages; letterpress printed on hand proofing press in six colors. An order book: 7.5 x 11.5", 32 pages; digital printing, saddle stitch binding. "Pictorial supplement with Translation in English": 7.5 x 11.5", 4 pages; inkjet print. Willi Haldemann, "Pictorial Supplement
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AMERICAN GREENHOUSES A BOOK OF CONSERVATORIES, SHOW HOUSES, PALM HOUSES & SOLARIUMS
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Chicago: American Greenhouse Manufacturing. Very Good+. 1927. First Edition. Soft Cover. Bound in clean, soft, light blue covers. Paper paste-on the front cover. Illustrated with color paintings, B/W photographs, specification and blueprints for American Greenhouses . Architecture, Horticulture Catalog; Color & B/W; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 192 pages .
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Architectural Association Sketch Book: 1909 and 1910; Edited by Gerald C. Horsley, Theodore Fyfe, & W. Curtis Green
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London and New York: Architectural Association; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Very Good. 149 plates, as issued in original wrappers for each of the 8 quarterly parts published in 1909 and 1910, the whole in a portfolio with a green cloth spine and green boards printed in black, with cloth ties. The first quarterly part of each year also contains a leaf bearing an illustrated title page for the year and a leaf bearing an Index, which lists all the plates for the year. The 4 parts for 1909 contain 73 architectural plates (including 2 double-leaf plates, each counted as 2 plates); the 4 parts for 1910 contain 72 plates (3 double-leaf plates, each counted as 2 plates). Remains of paper label at tail of portfolio spine. The plates have been hand-numbered in pencil. The wrappers and title leaves have only the London publication information. The plates were produced by the "Ink Photo" process of Sprague & Co., a London business that pioneered this transfer lithography method to…
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Original Drawing: Study For Modernist Architectural Color Sgraffito / Mural
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Los Angeles , 1935. Original Art Work . No Binding. Good. Original Sketch. Original Drawing, Image Approximately 28"X 17". Some Tears And Chipping. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny In 1929, And Then Studied Mural Painting In Germany 1930-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In Nyc 1931-1932, Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1936 And Some Private Commissions Including The Bel Air Bay Club Circa 1937, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960 (Including A Book About Napolitano, 1935), Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S And Early 1950'S (The King And I, Etc.), Worked As A Designer-Craftsman For Judson Studios, Worked With His Wife On Original Textiles, And Did Commissions For Church Art Work…
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The American Architect Comprising Original Designs of Cheap Country and Village Residences, with Details, Specifications, Plans and Directions and an Estimate of the Cost of Each Design. (Jones & Newman's Architectural Publications)
by Ritch, John W.
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New York: C.M. Saxton, 1848. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brown contemporary calf, 4 raised bands, black leather label, gilt lettered. No date, but publisher's address is 123 Fulton Street indicating probable publication of 1848. 47 plates, (many tinted) of renderings, elevations and layouts with accompanying text. Very light wear, binding is square and sound. Miinor dampstaining to 3 plates and very slight waviness to a few leaves, occasional foxing. Owner's name on endpapes. Most plates are virtually free of any defects. This book is very attractively bound, and is in a very well-preserved condition. A wide range of architectural styles are shown, from classics to country log cabin. There is a total of 47 plates, including layouts, elevations and specfications.
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Gebäudetechnikpanorama / Building Engineering Panorama: One Thousand and One Tasks
by [Hänni, Romano] Willi Haldemann.
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Basel, Switzerland:: Studio for Design,, 2013.. Edition of 110 . 8 x 11.75" chipboard slipcase containing Tausend und eine Aufgabe; an Order Book; and "Pictorial Supplement with Translation in American English." Title label on spine. Concept, design, text, hand composing, printing, and binding by Willi Haldemann and Romano Hänni. Tausend Und eine Aufgabe: 7.5 x 11.5", 14 pages; letterpress printed on hand proofing press in six colors. An order book: 7.5 x 11.5", 32 pages; digital printing, saddle stitch binding. "Pictorial supplement with Translation in English": 7.5 x 11.5", 4 pages; inkjet print. Willi Haldemann, "Pictorial Supplement
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AMERICAN GREENHOUSES A BOOK OF CONSERVATORIES, SHOW HOUSES, PALM HOUSES & SOLARIUMS
by Am. Greenhouses Manufacturing Co.
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Chicago: American Greenhouse Manufacturing. Very Good+. 1927. First Edition. Soft Cover. Bound in clean, soft, light blue covers. Paper paste-on the front cover. Illustrated with color paintings, B/W photographs, specification and blueprints for American Greenhouses . Architecture, Horticulture Catalog; Color & B/W; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 192 pages .
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Architectural Association Sketch Book: 1909 and 1910; Edited by Gerald C. Horsley, Theodore Fyfe, & W. Curtis Green
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London and New York: Architectural Association; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Very Good. 149 plates, as issued in original wrappers for each of the 8 quarterly parts published in 1909 and 1910, the whole in a portfolio with a green cloth spine and green boards printed in black, with cloth ties. The first quarterly part of each year also contains a leaf bearing an illustrated title page for the year and a leaf bearing an Index, which lists all the plates for the year. The 4 parts for 1909 contain 73 architectural plates (including 2 double-leaf plates, each counted as 2 plates); the 4 parts for 1910 contain 72 plates (3 double-leaf plates, each counted as 2 plates). Remains of paper label at tail of portfolio spine. The plates have been hand-numbered in pencil. The wrappers and title leaves have only the London publication information. The plates were produced by the "Ink Photo" process of Sprague & Co., a London business that pioneered this transfer lithography method to…
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Original Drawing: Study For Modernist Architectural Color Sgraffito / Mural
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Los Angeles , 1935. Original Art Work . No Binding. Good. Original Sketch. Original Drawing, Image Approximately 28"X 17". Some Tears And Chipping. Napolitano Studied At Chouinard And Otis In 1922-1925, Engaged In Work On Architectural Murals 1925-1930 Working For Designer Herman Sachs On Such Prominent Buildings As Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles City Hall, The Palm Beach Biltmore, Etc.; Studied Ceramics In Ny In 1929, And Then Studied Mural Painting In Germany 1930-1931, Returned To Architectural And Other Work In Nyc 1931-1932, Completed Many Wpa Murals In Southern California 1934-1936 And Some Private Commissions Including The Bel Air Bay Club Circa 1937, Illustrated Many Books For Merle Armitage 1935-1960 (Including A Book About Napolitano, 1935), Worked As A Set And Prop Designer And Artist In The 1940'S And Early 1950'S (The King And I, Etc.), Worked As A Designer-Craftsman For Judson Studios, Worked With His Wife On Original Textiles, And Did Commissions For Church Art Work…
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English Chimney-Pieces: Their Design And Development From The Earliest Times To The Nineteenth Century
by Rothery Cadogan, Guy and A.L. Kocher
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London / New York: John Tiranti And Company / Architectural Book Publishing Co, 1927. Hardcover. Good- (dampstaining to cloth spine w/ an approx 5inch fraying hole. boards have light edge-wear, light rubbing to corners; upper internal paper edges have rippling from dampstaining. opening text booklet loose leaf). marbled grey portfolio boards w/ maroon cloth spine & corners; ribbon ties. book xi, 16 pgs & 189 bw plates. Opening text pages have rough cuts to spine edge with red discolorization from portfolio dampstaining as well as black staining and foxing. Plates loose with light, red discolorization to what would be their spine edge. Instances of foxing to pages and plate edges, otherwise plates remain fairly bright with light tanning/darkening to edges. Page 4/5 of introductory text is missing as well as plates 121/122.
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THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT AND BUILDING NEWS, APRIL 15, 1903, VOL. LXXX, NO. 1426
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Boston, 1903. Covers rather brittle and chipped, some short tears to page edges.. 13.5" x 9"; viii, 25-32, ix-xvi pages; Stapled magazine.
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Casa Del Herrero: The Romance of Spanish Colonial
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First printing (number line contains "1").Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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Casa del HerreroHouse of the Blacksmithstands today as one of the most fully developed and intact examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. It was designed and built between 1922 and 1925 as a second house for George Fox Steedman, a St. Louis industrialist. Thought principally to be the work of George Washington Smith, the architect, Steedman himself generated many ideas during the initial design phase that were both a blessing and curse to Smith. Steedmans vision prevailed, and throughout the decade following the houses initial completion, he continued to rework both house and garden, engaging the architects Lutah Maria Riggs, Edwards, Plunkett & Howell, and Floyd Brewster, and garden… Read More
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Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Readers Library)
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Hugo, Victor. Undated. Circa 1950. William J. Hill Co., Inc. Chicago, Ill. Not an illustrated edition. USED. VG/No DJ Included. Adventure Fiction Romance/Horror. Sorry about the group photo, but please see stock photo of binding for William J. Hill editions for the item being offered here. Blue Boards, gilt titling and red ornamentation on spine. 380 pages. 5 ½ X 8 ¼. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love. A clean, square, solid copy.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35)
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Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35) Undated, circa 1950, Random House. States complete and unabridged. USED. VG/VG price-clipped original publisher's DJ. Sorry about the group photo, but Please see the item listed for sale here at 2nd book lower row. Front cover illustration depicts Quasimodo atop a moonlit gargoyled roof-top. Red boards, black topstain. 416 pages plus adverts. 4 3/4 X 7 3/8. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.
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Gibson Guitar Catolog 50's (reprint???)
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HOME" - An Interesting Monthly Magazine Sent to You Each Month by Your Lumber Merchant: Lot of Nine (9) issues, 1938-1941
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Silver Lake, New Hampshire: John F. Chick & Son, Building Material, 1941. First Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. Lot of nine issues, averaging 16pp each; illustrated throughout from photographs, floor plans and elevations. In the original, pictorial wrappers. Approx 11" x 8.5" The thrust of this magazine is "Now is the time to build your own home." Themes of these issues include: Hollywood Hilltops; Simple Dignity Is the Best Architecture; Cape Cod Cottages; Need Four Bedrooms?; Wood Walls; A Place to Eat in the Kitchen; Twin Level First Floor; Fireplace Ideas; The Case for Home Ownership; Colonial Twins; Summer Cottages; Modernizing A House; Plywood Is Perfect Material; Baseball Grows Up [a four-page departure in one issue]; Historic Walls; Suburban Charm; Log Cabin Siding; Ideas for the Roadside Merchant; Two Farm Homes in 1940 Style; Modernizing Your Farmhouse; Duplicate the Charm of Old World Cottages; Underground Storage Easily Built; Three Modern Farm Homes; Small Summer Cottages;…
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HOMES FOR YOUR STREET AND MINE: STANDARDIZED TO AVOID WASTE
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Washington DC: Standard Homes Co., [1956?]. Stapled wraps. Good. 31p. Wrap and pages lightly thumb creased, front wrap fore edge creased and torn. A promotional booklet for houses designed by Standard Homes Company containing examples of more than 40 dwellings, each accompanied by layouts and a photograph or drawing of frontage. These houses come in a variety of styles designed with consideration to cost-saving construction using standard sizes for materials such as lumber, windows, and doors to reduce waste. Intercounty Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia was the distributor of this copy. A letter dated June 27, 1956, from the savings and loan is laid in. B&w illustrations and halftone photographs. (11-1/2"x8-1/2")
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Les Serres Royales de Laeken
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Inbel, Bruxelles: Ducolot, 1989. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. Folio. 276 pp. Bound in full green cloth, stamped in gilt on cover and spine, in Illustrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated, chiefly color, including frontispiece and several fold outs. Text in French. Includes bibliography. Near Fine, bright, clean copy, in Very Good+ dust jacket with wear and rubbing to extremities, overall scuffing.
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Bracebridge Hall
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BRACEBRIDGE HALL 1887 Macmillan & Co. By Washington Irving. Ralph Caldecott Illustrated Edition. First Edition Thus. Sequel to "Old Christmas". Used. Good Condition/ No DJ is included if issued. 284 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 1/2. Bright gold gilt top-stain, titling and ornamentation. 1" Dark green end-papers. Summary: "Bracebridge Hall, written by the esteemed author, Washington Irving, is a collection of location-based character sketches, detailing the lives and personalities of the occupants of a countryside manor in Yorkshire, England, owned by a squire."
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Historical Georgetown, Guyana
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Georgetown, Guyana: S.M.H. Aniff and Universal Bookstore, 1997. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Very slight corner wear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 40 pages. Illustrated, one color map. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.
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