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by Cervantes, Miguel

Philadelphia in the Romantic Age of Lithography

Philadelphia in the Romantic Age of Lithography

by Wainwright, Nicholas B

Philadelphia: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1970. Reprinted. Hardbound. Good/Good (overall wear to block edges and boards, wear to dust jacket). Tan cloth boards with black lettering, illustrated dust jacket, illustrated flyleaves, [12] 261 pp, 110 BW plates. "This handsome and lavishly illustrated book sketches the story of Philadelphia lithography from 1828 to 1866, and includes a descriptive print list of 480 views of the city and the varied aspects of its life." (dj) Subtitle is "An... Read more about this item
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A$31.08
Perspecta 16

Perspecta 16

by Train, Kirk; David Spiker; Robert Jensen (editors)

New Haven: The Yale Architectural Journal, 1980. Softbound. VG, ex-lib. with spine tag and stamps, text block stamp.. Dark gray wraps, approx. 150 pp, profuse BW illustrations including several fold outs and one large poster. A series of papers on architecture edited and published by students at Yale School of Architecture. This issue contains contributions by: Vincent Scully, James Stirling, David Spiker and Kirk Train, Michael Dennis, Alexander Garvin, Jerry Thompson, Cesar Pelli (interview), Fred... Read more about this item
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A$54.39
Carpentry and Building, Vol IV, 1882

Carpentry and Building, Vol IV, 1882

New York: David Williams Co, 1882. Leather bound. G/Fair, spine has detached from text block. Tape repair has been attempted - good rebind candidate. Pages have some toning and a stainiing is present lower right hand corner but only touches text in first 20 pages.. Leather bound with corner tab. 253 pages : illustrations. American periodical on carpentry and bricklaying with articles on wrought iron facades and aesthetic designs. Richly illustrated with elevations, plans, and architectural details; the... Read more about this item
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A$310.82
Peter Cook: Six Conversations

Peter Cook: Six Conversations

by Cook, Peter

London: Academy Editions, 1993. Paperback. VG. Glossy black and color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 144 pp. Mainly color illustrations. This monograph follows Peter Cook's career from his earlier work with the famous Archigram Group, through to his highly successful partnership with Christine Hawley. It provides an insight into his aims and achievements, his individual projects and collaborations with others. -FirstSearch.
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A$46.62
Measured Drawings of Woodwork Displayed in the American Wing

Measured Drawings of Woodwork Displayed in the American Wing

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1925. Softcover. VG- Art museum ex-library copy with small label on spine, stamp on page-bottom outer edge and on title page, and bookplate on fep. Small tear in bottom edge of title page, Actual plates NF.. Blue library buckram. 40 bw plates - complete set. Examples of architectural drawings of woodwork from buildings and homes in Connecticut, Long Island, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Georgia, all in the Met's American Wing collection.... Read more about this item
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A$69.93
Frank Lloyd Wright: Collected Writings, Vol. 3: 1931-1939

Frank Lloyd Wright: Collected Writings, Vol. 3: 1931-1939

by Frank Lloyd Wright. Ed. by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer

New York: Rizzoli, 1993. Hardcover. VG/VG. Red cloth with white glossy, color-pictorial dustjacket. 352 pp., some illustrations. Volume 3 of an eventual 5-volume set.
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A$31.08
Fabrications: Bodybuildings, Full Scale, The Tectonic Garden, Facing Public Space

Fabrications: Bodybuildings, Full Scale, The Tectonic Garden, Facing Public Space

by Betsky, Aaron

San Francico: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1988. Softcover. VG- with light cover wear.. Blue, oblong spiral-bound wraps with pale green lettering. 118 pp. divided into 3 sections with photographs and architectural renderings in each. Separate oblong stapled wraps catalogue of 12 pp. and color images included. Catalogue from the 3 exhibitions held mostly simultaneously at MoMA (The Tectonic Garden), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (Bodybuildings) and Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus (Full... Read more about this item
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A$46.58
Progressive Design in the Midwest: The Purcell-Cutts House and the Prairie School Collection at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Progressive Design in the Midwest: The Purcell-Cutts House and the Prairie School Collection at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

by Olivarez, Jennifer Komar

Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2000. Softcover. VG (possible small tear at base of spine.). Green illus. wraps; 197 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw figures. An extensive look at the Purcell-Cutts House, as well as forty-seven objects (by Louis H. Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Lebolt and Company, Volund Shop, and more) from the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
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A$31.08
The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore

The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore

by Pennoyer, Peter and Anne Walker

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. Hardcover. VG. shelf-wear to lower cover edges. back cover flyleaf has light ink staining/smudging. textblock fore-edge has staining that affects back pg edges, does not mar text or illustrations. dustjacket has edge-wear; price sticker back cover.. Amish blue cloth, white & blue & color illus. dust jacket, 256 pp., many BW and color illus. "During the first three decades of the twentieth century, Warren & Wetmore was one of the most successful and prolific... Read more about this item
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A$54.39
Calvert Vaux, Architect & Planner

Calvert Vaux, Architect & Planner

by Alex, William

New York: Ink, Inc, 1994. Hardcover. VG/VG. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering; color DJ. xii, 212 pp. Profuse color and bw plates, maps, portraits, facsimiles, plans. From the DJ... "[This] is the first comprehensive narrative of his work, profusely illustrated with photographs, plans and drawings that show the entire range of his creativity. With this volume, Vaux assumes his place at the center of American architectural history, a place he so richly deserves.
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A$31.08
Daniel Libeskind and the Contempoary Jewish Museum: New Jewish Architecture from Berlin to San Francisco

Daniel Libeskind and the Contempoary Jewish Museum: New Jewish Architecture from Berlin to San Francisco

by Wolf, Connie (Editor), Mitchell Schwarzer and James E. Young

New York: Rizzoli, 2008. Hardcover. VG/VG. Illustrated boards with white spine lettering. Color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 127 pp. Color illustrations. Plans. The definitive book of Libeskind's powerful Jewish museums, released on the eve of completion of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.
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A$46.62
Measured Drawings of Some Colonial and Georgian Houses by Donald Millar

Measured Drawings of Some Colonial and Georgian Houses by Donald Millar

by Millar, Donald

New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co, 1915. Hardcover. VG+ with the meakest of bumping to the corners.. Brown cloth spine with no title, printed lighter brown paper covered boards with printed title. Introduction consists of a listing of the houses included, followed by a two-page listing of the 80 drawings. Measures 17.625" x 12.5" Volume 1 of what would eventually be three volumes. This volume contains 80 plates and features the following houses after the Preface (which is dated November 1915)... Read more about this item
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A$233.12
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia

by Cousins, Frank and Phil M. Riley

Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1920. Hardcover. VG--cover corners bumped & rubbed w/ some fraying cloth. cover has light stain outline/residue. shelf wear/rubbing to cover edges. spine has sticker residue. spine cloth is rubbed w/ fraying cloth. spine top is rubbed & chipped w/ fraying cloth. front & back inside covers have cracks at pastedown hinges. ink marks on front cover pastedown & fly leaf. light foxing to opening pgs. occasional pg margins will have chips where uncut pgs were opened.. Green... Read more about this item
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A$93.25
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan: The Architect's Other Passion

Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan: The Architect's Other Passion

by Meech, Julia

New York: Japan Society / Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Hardbound. VG-/VG- minor corner bumping to book, light curling to dj edges and light corner wear. May have slight soiling to covers and owner's sticker on ffep.. Pale blue paper on boards with design, grey DJ with color illustration; 304 pp; 219 illustrations. Includes images of some of the stunning examples of Japanese art in Wright's collection as well as its place in buildings and examples of his architectural design. From the publisher: "This is the... Read more about this item
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A$116.56
Hugo Gnam's Dream House

Hugo Gnam's Dream House

by Warshaw, Monroe and Randolph Carter

New York: Kunstkabinett, 1997. Softcover. VG+. White, tri-fold card with 4 color and 3 bw illustrations; 2 reprinted articles; and a typed manuscript with bw illustrations - all in a clear and black plastic binder. Signed by Warshow. Entire catalogue presentation from the exhibition held at Kunstkabinett from January - April, 1997. The exhibition was the first US retrospective of Hugo Gnam's work and featured the Art Deco Dream House of the Swiss-born architect. Extensive essay material is included,... Read more about this item
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A$233.12
Philip Johnson: Architecture (Artchitecture)

Philip Johnson: Architecture (Artchitecture)

by Lewis, Hilary (curator)

Washington, DC: The Kreeger Museum, 2008. Softcover. VG- (Some soiling and rubbing to wraps; Bottom right corners slightly bent in one copy; Interior is clean and tight). White illus. stapled wraps; Unpaginated, 30 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw figures. From a 2008 exhibition at The Kreeger Museum; Includes an essay by Hillary Lewis and a list of projects attributed to Philip Johnson. The words "Art" and "Architecture" are superimposed in title.
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A$31.08
Work In Progress: Herzog & De Meuron's Miami Art Museum

Work In Progress: Herzog & De Meuron's Miami Art Museum

Miami: Miami Art Museum, 2007. Softbound. VG. Color wraps. 64 pp., profusely illustrated in color. A wonderfully illustrated examination of this museum. Catalogue of an exhibition held December 1, 2007 - April 6, 2008 at the Miami Art Museum, Miami, Florida.
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A$46.58
Maryland Period Rooms - The Baltimore Museum of Art

Maryland Period Rooms - The Baltimore Museum of Art

by Baltimore Museum of Art

Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1987. Softcover. VG (as new). Wedgwood blue illus. wraps with white lettering; 35 pp. with bw and color illustration, including line drawings and photographs. Six Maryland period rooms depicting the prevalent architectural styles from 1740-1820.
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A$31.08
Venturi, Rauch & Scott Brown: Buildings and Projects

Venturi, Rauch & Scott Brown: Buildings and Projects

by Von Moos, Stanislaus

New York: Rizzoli, 1987. Softbound. VG- (overall light shelf wear to wraps, light wear and foxing to block edges, pages are clean). Color pictorial wraps. 336 pp., profusely illustrated in bw and color. Robert Venturi, partner of the Philadelphia firm of Venturi, Rauch, and Scott Brown, is probably best known for his writing on architecture. Published during a time of growing discontent with modern architecture, Venturi's and Denise Scott Brown's writings helped to redefine architectural design by... Read more about this item
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A$46.58
Year Book of the Architectural League of New York and Catalogue of the Thirty-seventh Annual Exhibition

Year Book of the Architectural League of New York and Catalogue of the Thirty-seventh Annual Exhibition

New York: The Architectural History Foundation / MIT Press, 1922. Softbound. Good+ (shelfwear to wraps, light age toning but pages are otherwise clear and clean.). Paper printed wraps. 288 pp., profusely illustrated in BW. Architectural League of New York, 1922. Represents the work of architect and designer members of the league. Includes vintage photos of various buildings, interiors and exteriors, as well as select sculptures and decorative art embellishments. Includes many advertisements for... Read more about this item
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A$77.70
The Architecture of Frank Furness

The Architecture of Frank Furness

by O'Gorman, James F

Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1973. Softcover. VG (copy may have sticker residue on front cover). White and color pictorial wraps with black lettering on cover and spine. 215 pp. Profusely illustrated in bw with several color illustrations. Organized by James O'Gorman. Includes extensive essay about O'Gorman's works, as well as lavish illustrations.
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A$31.08
Writings

Writings

by Johnson, Philip; Vincent Scully Jr.; Peter Eisenman, and Robert A.M. Stern

New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. Hardcover. Good+ (shelfwear to boards and dj. Foxing spots to top text block. Binding is tight and pages are clean and clear. Dj is clipped at bottom corner of inside flap.). White cloth boards with red spine lettering; white dj with red lettering; 291 pp; bw illustrations. Foreword by Vincent Scully. Introduction by Peter Eisenman. Commentary by Robert A.M. Stern. Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-284) and index.
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A$101.02
The New-York Sketch Book of Architecture. Volume 1

The New-York Sketch Book of Architecture. Volume 1

New York: [James R. Osgood & Co.], 1874. Hardbound. VG, exlibrary with 2-3 perforation stamps including one to an illustration. Clean and tight overall, with one sheet of preceding explanatory text.. Dark library buckram. 12 issues of 4 plates each and explanatory text. Lacks plates 33 (Centennial Exhibition Building, Sept. 1874) and 38 (Peabody Museum, October 1874). A very nice copy, exlibrary but with minimal markings as noted. Solid, and quite important as a source of images and ideas from American... Read more about this item
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A$1,165.58
Wood, Brick, and Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape; Volume 2: Barns and Farm Structures

Wood, Brick, and Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape; Volume 2: Barns and Farm Structures

by Noble, Allen G. and Margaret M. Geib

Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1984. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block.Light shelfwear overall. Light fading to dj.). Tan cloth boards with brown lettering; brown dj with white and black lettering and illustration, mylar cover; 186 pp; illustrated in bw. Volume 2 only of a 2 volume set. Illustrated with 560 floor plans, drawings, and photographs.
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A$85.48
Newport: The Glamour of Ornamentation

Newport: The Glamour of Ornamentation

by Preservation Society of Newport County

Newport, RI: The Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2013. Paperback. VG. Black and color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 58 pp. Color illustrations. The loan exhibition for the 59th annual Winter Antiques Show, January 25 - February 3, 2013.
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A$46.58