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Washington, DC: AIA Research, 1975. Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight, faint page yellowing, clean interior, light age soil to exterior, slight curl. Note on 1 page. "a primer to start architects thinking about this subject of earthquakes as architects." 94 pages illustrated with photos, graphs and tables. Includes bibliography.

Milan, Italy: Electa Editrice, 1951. Paperback. POOR. Reading copy. Intact with clean interior but covers detached (front missing, back enclosed). Faint age toning to pages and a few with shelfwear to edges. Pocket guide to the 17th century architecture of Borromini, 71 black and white photos with text in Italian.

Dobbs Ferry, NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1981. (signed). Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for faintest age soil to exterior. Signed by author. "a multitude of new, imaginative, and environmentally sound solutions to the diverse and interrelated problems of housing…projects emphasize the use of natural materials, efficient design, and natural methods of producing energy..." 1.1

NY: McGraw-Hill, 1979. (1st edition). Oversize Hardbound. NEAR FINE / Near Fine. As new except for faint softening of spine ends and slight shelfwear to DJ edges. "encyclopedic survey of the planning, construction, and engineering techniques that have shaped and changed the course of architecture from early times to the present." Sections: Stylistic Periods and Geographic Adaptations; Built Forms and Building Types; Structures - Ideas, Elements, Structural Systems, and the Processes of Erecting Buildings; Services, Mechanical and Environmental Systems; Building Materials; Tools, Techniques, and Fixings. 313+, indexed, thoroughly illustrated pages. 11.25x8.75" (28.5x22cm) ISBN: 0070517401.

London, UK: ellipsis Konemann, ©1996. Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean & square. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Tiny corner bump. 320 indexed pages of black and white full page photos of each building with factual information and commentary on facing page. Pocket size, 4-1/16" square (10.3cm square) ISBN: 3895082856.

NY: Dover, 1930. (1966 reprint). Trade Paperback. GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean & with slight flare to cover. Slight foxing to top, exterior pages edges. Lamination starting to peel. "a compilation of essays written around 1905...Cram saw Japanese art and architecture with the eyes of discovery and, in these essays,, conveys a delightful freshness of vision and an infectious enthusiasm..." Unabridged, corrected republication of 1930 edition. 59 illustrations. Index, 304 pages 5-3/8x8" (22.2x13.3cm)

Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, 1965. (Second Printing, April 1966). Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, bright, clean and square. Sunned spine and slight edgewear. Building name and address (keyed to map), date, floor plan, photo, architect and commentary for 37 buildings in Boston (MA) + 13 in the surrounding area. Unpaginated, 5.5x5.5" (14x14cm)

Baltimore, MD: Pelican, 1960. (1970 reprint). Trade Paperback. GOOD-. Interior tight, bright and clean. Exterior light age soil, rubbing and small chips on edges. Crease on spine and back cover corner. Standard work on the Modern Movement in architecture and design - from William Morris to Gropius. 256 indexed, annotated pages.

NY: Princeton Architectural Press. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for slight rubbing to exterior edges and faint surface crease on bottom corner of back cover. Short essays illustrated with full page drawings and photos, with text in English and German, by: Peter Cook, Lise Anne Couture, Neil Denari, Gordon Gilbert, Ken Kaplan, Ted Krueger, Hani Rashid, Michael Sorkin, Michael Webb, and Lebbeus Woods. Unpaginated, 7" square (17.7cm).

Dublin, Ireland: Dolmen Press, 1977. (2nd edition). Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD+. As new except for crease on back cover. "In 1917 the Norman Tower at Ballylee in the West of Ireland was adopted by W.B. Yeats as his home. But the Tower was much more that his residence. It became his monument and his symbol…The illustrations include plans of the Tower, a map of the locality and photographs taken in the years when Yeats lived there..." ISBN: 0851053009.