Search Results: Architecture from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

London, England: Freeman Dovaston. Very Good+. 1923. Revised Edition. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is an oblong paperback book with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book covers have uncut edges and some light edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends, corners, and edges. The text pages are clean and bright. "In Rome, like many pilgrims, he (Rahere) fell ill. As he lay delirious he prayed for his life vowing that, if he survived, he would set up a hospital for the poor in London. His prayers were answered and he recovered. As he turned for home the vision of Saint Bartholomew appeared to him and said “I am Bartholomew who have come to help thee in thy straights. I have chosen a spot in a suburb of London at Smithfield where, in my name, thou shalt found a church. ” A “suburb” here means outside the walls of the City but not outside the City itself, whose boundary is defined by the “bars” (e. G. Temple Bar, Holborn Bar) True to his word… Read More

New York, NY: Doubleday & Company. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1962. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and has a Good only dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some biopredation (bug nibblings) to the bottom edges of the book covers -- the color is lost, though the cloth is present and in good condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has two large semi-closed tears to the top front edge, another tear to the bottom rear flap joint, and to the top rear corners. Included is a biography of Frank Lloyd Wright by his daughter Iovanna Lloyd Wright. "Wright was the pioneer of what came to be called the Prairie School movement of architecture and also developed the concept of the Usonian home in Broadacre City, his vision for urban planning in the United States. He also designed original and innovative offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels,… Read More

London, England: Great Western Railway. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1926. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a map in a pocket on the rear pastedown page that is in clean bright condition. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks, tears and tiny chips missing. The dust jacket also has some ground-in dirt and toning. The reverse of the dust jacket has tape reinforcement added by a former owner. "Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman, KBE, FBA (12 January 1860 – 23 June 1946) was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering. Occasionally his interpretations have been challenged,… Read More

New York: F. T. Camp. Very Good-. 1879. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. B&W Illustrations; This is a small pamphlet with thin paper covers and side stapling. This pamphlet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have several edge tears, nicks and wrinkles. The text pages are clean and bright, though the first several pages have wrinkling and tearing as well. The title page includes an ink stamped firm name from the Architectural firm of N. H. Wheeler in Santa Fe, NM. This copy is dated 1879 - which is earlier than copies listed in references and also earlier than the first copy listed in Worldcat. There is a wonderful section at the end with hints for architects, and also a list of reading material for draftsmen / architects. Scarce. .

Columbia, PA: National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, Inc.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0966886909 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

New York: Horizon Press. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1953. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright The dust jacket has several small edge nicks and tears, a couple of very small chips, toning and fading to the spine and several spots of discoloration. "Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects worldwide through his works and hundreds of apprentices in his Taliesin Fellowship. Wright believed in designing in harmony with humanity and the environment, a philosophy he called organic… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: The Home Owner. Good. 1923. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is the first issue of the first volume of this magazine on home ownership in the Los Angeles area. This is an oversized magazine with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The magazine is in Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers of the magazine are intact, but split at the spine and not properly attached to the magazine. The covers have several edge tears, nicks chips and creases. The text pages are generally clean, though noticeably toned. The edges of the text pages have edge tears. Includes articles: Los Angeles and the Home Builder by Frank Ryan, Fine Points in Home Building by S. L. Henry, Beware the Fly-by-Night Contractor by William Dellamore, 102,000 rent-payers in Los Angeles by Marc N. Goodnow, and much more. .

Sarasota, FL: Pineapple Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 1561640697 . Color Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by all three authors / illustrators. Though this copy states first edition, it starts with the number 2 on the number line. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has several small edge nicks and spots of rubbing and edge wear, mostly to the spine ends and corners. .

Washington D. C.: Preservation Press. Very Good+. 1992. 4th Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. "Roger W. Moss (born January 31, 1940) is an historian, educator, administrator and author in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Throughout a long career he has also been an aggressive and entrepreneurial advocate for the preservation and authentic restoration of historic buildings. For forty years Moss directed the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, a special collections library near Independence Hall, and for 25 of those years he also taught in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania. " (from Wikipedia) .

Cupertino, CA: California History Center. Very Good+. 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. .

San Jose, CA: Junior League of San Jose. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0916286029 . This book is in Very Good+ ondition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked notation on the half title page that this is a sales copy. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright but has a couple of small edge tears and nicks. There is some toning / darkening to the spine, spine joints and flap joints. "Butler is the founding chairman of the Santa Clara County HistoricalHeritage Commission. A Menlo Park resident, she has been a feature writerfor the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News. Valley ofSanta Clara is a thoroughly researched celebration of the architecturalhistory of our local buildings." (from the author's website) .

New York, NY: Hawthorn Books. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several medium sized tears to the spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers, along with some light rubbing and wear. .

Boston, MA: William R. Ware / J. R. Osgood. Good. 1880. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; c1880. This is a portfolio of plates which accompany his treatise on Modern Perspective. This is a folio sized portfolio of brown cloth with three cloth ties at the edges. The portfolio is in Good condition, with wear, rubbing and beginning fraying to the spine ends, spine joints and corners. The cloth ties are generally clean and solid, though the tie to the rear foredge has broken close to the boards. There are 24 of the 27 plates present - all in very clean, bright condition. Also included are five pages of a "Perspective Syllabus" for the course, with the owner's initials inked at the bottom edge of the first page. Plates #11-14 are lacking. The author, William Robert Ware, is credited with designing the High Street Church in Brookline, MA, along with Harvard's Memorial and Weld Halls and several other local landmarks. In 1865, he became the first Professor of Architecture at… Read More

Berlin, Germany: Bauwelt-Verlag. Good. 1930. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This book is entirely in GERMAN. Ex-Library book. This is an oblong paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Good only condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book has a rectangular pastedown illustration on the front cover. The spine ends of the book cover have chips and chunks missing. There is a partial library sticker on the top front corner. The text pages are generally clean and bright. Several of the first text pages have dog-earing to the bottom corners. About ten pages of architectural drawings have had the top edges mis-cut, chopping a tiny portion of the text. The book is illustrated throughout with mostly black and white illustrations of buildings / houses, etc. , and several full color illustrations. This copy is from the Library of San Jose State College, with the only library markings are ink stamps on the title page.… Read More