The Prodigious Builders: notes toward a natural history of architecture with special regard to those species that are traditionally neglected or downright ignorant
by Rudofsky, Bernard
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151930503
- ISBN 13
- 9780151930500
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977. First Edition. hardcover. Good. 9x8x1. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; New York, 1977. Hardcover. First Edition. A Good, red cloth binding with silver lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, white scuff mark top front board, some discoloration to spine buckram and board margins, slightly bowed boards, some handling/scuffing to boards, some scattered foxing to text block edges and front/back matters, bit of age toning to pages, without Dust Wrapper. A nice working copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 7 x 10 inches], 383pp., note, references, indexed, acknowledgements, sources, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site, actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1038494
- Title
- The Prodigious Builders: notes toward a natural history of architecture with special regard to those species that are traditionally neglected or downright ignorant
- Author
- Rudofsky, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151930503
- ISBN 13
- 9780151930500
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 9x8x1
- X weight
- 48 oz
Terms of Sale
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