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Sterling Publishing, 1989. Oversize Paperback. Very Good. Book is in excellent condition with light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Large format, 367 pages with a great many illustrations of all types: photos, architectural drawings, elevations, floor plans, structural diagrams, etc. with sections on Log houses, Timber frame houses, Pole houses, Cordwood, stone, and earth masonry houses, Earth sheltered houses. construction, design, materials, building.

Los Angeles: Doppel House, 2011. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 200 pages.

Charleston, SC: Wyrick & Company, 2000. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full burgandy cloth boards. 10""w x 11""h. 224 pages. Many color full-page photographs.

London: B.T. Batsford, 1953. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Wear and small tears on dust jacket. Full red cloth boards. 7 1/2""w x 10""h. 242 pages. Previous owner's name inside. Black and white photos.

Sunstone Pr, 1985. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition with a tiny bit of edge wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Contents include: Architecture of the American Southwest: a brief history: Pueblo indian, Spanish Colonial and Mexican Territorial, Railroad Mountain gables, log construction, Revival, Historic preservation in the southwest: a hands-on handbook: walls, roofs, porches and woodwork, doors and windows, etc. Energy and the old building, preservation conservation and solar retrofitting. Well illustrated, 158 pages in large format. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books

Louisville, KY: Reynolds Metals Company, 1956. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Two volume set is in excellent condition, showing a tiny bit of corner wear as the only flaw. Bindings are solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exteriors show no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. High quality production printed on heavy, glossy paper, decorated, aluminized endpapers. A giant brochure for the industry, packed with large, b&w photos of every aspect of aluminum construction at the time. Embossed stamp from previous owner at front, as well as residue from tag. Vol. I contains Aluminum in modern buildings to page 226 then Conversations with noted architects. 255 pages, including sections on Factories, Offices, Residences, Schools, Churches, General: bridges, halls, hangars, Coulee dam, airports, shopping centers, etc. Vol. II is an engineering reference book companion Vol I., 403 pages with charts, graphs, tables, scales, lots of mechanical drawings, b&w… Read More

Louisville, KY: Reynolds Metals Company, 1956. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Book is in excellent condition, with very light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. High quality production printed on heavy, glossy paper, decorated, aluminized endpapers. A giant brochure for the industry, packed with large, b&w photos of every aspect of aluminum construction at the time. Contains Aluminum in modern buildings to page 226 then Conversations with noted architects. 255 pages, including sections on Factories, Offices, Residences, Schools, Churches, General: bridges, halls, hangars, Coulee dam, airports, shopping centers, etc. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books

Yale University Press, 2005. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Book has lightly bumped lower corners as the only flaw to blue/grey cloth HB covers. .Binding is solid and square, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is marked occasionally wtih lines along margin, previous owner's name, note, at front. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear, 1/2"" tear bottom front corner. Color photos, drawings, architectural illustrations, elevations floorplans throughout.

N Y: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983. Oversize Paperback. Good. XL. Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. 103 pages. Worn and torn corners of cover. Very large format book with many full page color plate of exterior Victorian homes, floor plans, detail, many b&w illustrations also.

Cambridge, MA: Belknap / Harvard, 1961. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. XL. Two volumes in blue cloth. Text is clean and unmarked with tight bindings and covers have sharp edges. Black and white photographs.

N Y: Abbeville Press, 1985. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full black cloth boards. Light wear to dust jacket with faded spine. Previous owner's name stamp inside. 8 3/4""w x 11 1/4""h. 256 pages. Many b&w illustrations.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 268 pages. 6 1/2""w x 9 1/2""h. Full gray cloth boards.

EMlak Bankasi, 1996. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. XL. Book is in excellent condition in embossed black vinyl covers, no print at spine. Page block is made of heavy, glossy paper with a great many full page, full color photos throughout of exteriors, interiors, detail photos and some architectural drawings and paintings. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows edge wear with chipping and small tears. Contents include: The house in historical perspective, with subsections: Early Anatolia, The Pre-Anatolian Turks, The influence of Byzantine architecture, The Seljuks and Beyliks (Anatolian Lordiness / Principalities).; Factors in the development of the vernacular house, with subsections: The physical environment; climate and terrain, local building materials and structural; The cultural environment; Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Persia, Caucasia. The house and its units; The room,… Read More

Electa / Rizzoli, 1986. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition with slight marring of spine and Very slight edgewear as only flaws, appears otherwise unread/unused. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 254 pages, heavily illustrated with b&w photos, (exteriors, interiors, elevations,) floorplans, detail drawings, plans, drawings, etc. Contents in four sections: Theory, History, Modern, Postmodern, with essay titles such as: Heidegger's thinking on architecture, Alberti's last intentions, Space in architecture after Guarini, Timber buildings in Europe, Behrens house, Schroder house, Tugendhat house, The message of Louis Kahn, Vision of Paolo Portoghesi, Places of Richardo Bofill, Earth and sky of Jorn Utzon etc.

Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996. Oversize Paperback. Near Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 402 pages. 8 1/2""w x 10 7/8""h. Slight wear and curl to covers. Second Edition.

N Y: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007. Oversize Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 5/8""w x 11 1/4""h. 256 pages. Very slight edge wear.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full brown cloth boards with gilt design. 9 1/8""w x 12 1/4""h. 548 pages. Many b&w photos and illustrations.

N Y: George Braziller, 1974. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 178 pages. Many b&w photos.

N Y: Thames & Hudson, 1997. Oversize Paperback. Fine. XL. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 8 5/8""w x 12 1/8""h. 312 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w.

Yale Universtiy Press, 1991. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book is in excellent condition with deep red covers, silver print at spine, a tiny bit of corner wear. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Contains ""...an invogorating debate on architectural history in which (the two authors) debate the Classical traditon vs. the Judeo-Christian perspective, discussing such topics as the theory of architecture, architecture of political form, and the special character of American cities.""