The Most Beautiful House In The World
by Rybczynski, Witold
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Nr Fine in Good DJ/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670819816
- ISBN 13
- 9780670819812
- Seller
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Comfort, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Witold Rybczynski of Polish parentage, was born in Edinburgh in 1943, raised in Surrey, and attended Jesuit schools in England and Canada. He received Bachelor of Architecture (1960) and Master of Architecture (1972) degrees from McGill University in Montreal. He is the author of more than fifty articles and papers on the subject of housing, architecture, and technology, including the books Taming the Tiger , Paper Heroes , The Most Beautiful House in the World , Waiting for the Weekend , and Looking Around: A Journey Through Architecture (all available in Penguin), and most recently, City Life . He lives with his wife, Shirley Hallam, in Philadelphia and is the Martin and Margy Myerson Professor of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Comfort Kraft (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11613
- Title
- The Most Beautiful House In The World
- Author
- Rybczynski, Witold
- Format/Binding
- Gift dedication in ink inside front cover. Hardbound. 8vo. 1024 Pgs.
- Book Condition
- Used - Nr Fine in Good DJ
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Ed 1st Pr
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670819816
- ISBN 13
- 9780670819812
- Publisher
- Viking/Penguin Group
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Architecture, Architects
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