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Scranton, Pennsylvania: W. W. Norton & Company. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 2003. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 128 pages: 8.25 x 10.25 in.: 2.2: KB#005418: Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Stated First Printing, Number Line (0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Guides illustrators - beginners and the experienced alike - from the basics to the achievement of highly complex architectural images. The emphasis is always on the production of professional-looking images derived from careful observation of the source material and an understanding of tool and technique. The many illustrations, in color and monochrome, include fine student work completed as part of George Dombek's workshop, inspiring examples of Dombek's own architectural paintings, and superbly clear step-by-step demonstrations that show the airbrush to be an accessible, incomparable tool. " .

New York, New York: American Heritage Publishing Co.. Very Good. 1971. First Edition. Soft Cover. 320 pages: 5.5 x 8.75 in.: 1.4: KB#004534: Introduction by Marshall B. Davidson. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. LCCN# 79-149725. Copy still has original blue ribbon bookmark attached. "Each of the houses listed in this Guide represents, both literally and figuratively, a landmark in the history of American life; each stands witness to this country's heritage in some way that claims our interest; and each is open to the public all or some part of the year, as indicated. " .

E. P. Dutton. Fine. 1989. First Edition: First Printing. Soft Cover. 160 pages: 8.5 x 11 in.: 2: KB#010225: Covers and pages are clean, unmarked, brightly colored, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Printing Number Line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Now, eleven years after the original, Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen feel this is the perfect time to take their thousands of readers back to San Francisco and give them a house tour of another marvelous collection of proud Victorians - not only to see the beautiful exteriors that continue to be restored with such expertise and imagination but also to take us inside some of these fine houses so that we may enjoy and be stimulated by the wealth of Victorian decorative styles and objects that create such a warm and fascinating atmosphere." : Color Photographs .

Black Earth, Wisconsin: Prairie Oak Press. Fine. 2003. First Edition: Third Printing. Soft Cover. 136 pages: 8 x 10 in.: 1.6: KB#006429: Stated First Edition. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Color photographs, full descriptions, fascinating history, and travel tips for visiting more than forty of Wisconsin's best-known lighthouses on Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Lake Superior, and Lake Winnebago. ": Photographs .

Vercelli, Italy: White Star. Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. 2005. First Edition: Second Printing. Hard Cover. 176 pages: 8 x 15 in.: 3.4: KB#011803: Dustjacket is complete but is lightly creased at edges. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "This book is dedicated to the most attractive lighthouses in the world, the lighthouses of our dreams, history, legends, films and novels: the small, slender lighthouses isolated amongst the rollers on a stormy coast, reachable only by boat, visited only by seagulls and inhabited by an old retired sailor who receives his post once a week. Spectacular photographs, during a storm or during the night, and views of the interiors (with the most unusual furniture) accompany the descriptions of the lighthouses over the centuries, their technological development, and the complex psychology of the solitude of their keepers. The book describes the individual… Read More