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The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts

The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts

by Arnheim, Rudolf

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1988. x, 239 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. "Using a wealth of examples, Arnheim considers the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture. / Rudolf Arnheim is Professor Emeritus of the Psychology of Art at Harvard University. For many years he was a member of the Psychology Faculty at Sarah Lawrence College, and he spent his last ten... Read more about this item
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A$14.73
The buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland

The buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland

by Pevsner, Nikolaus

Penguin Books Ltd. Very Good in Poor dust jacket. 1960. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Clean, tightly bound paperback with no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which has a sellotape repair to a split at the spine/back cover. 382 pages, 124 black & white photos on plates, map, references, gazetteer, glossary, indexes. Volume 18 in the 'buildings of England' series .
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A$11.64
Historic English churches A guide to their construction, design and features

Historic English churches A guide to their construction, design and features

by Sharpe, Geoffrey R

I. B. Tauris & Co Ltd. Very Good. 2011. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 1848851898 . Clean and tightly bound paperback original, spine uncreased, no inscriptions, appears little used. xii + 260 pages, illustrations and photos in the text, index .
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A$29.10
Colonial Churches and Meeting Houses. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

Colonial Churches and Meeting Houses. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

by Wallace, Philip B

New York: Architectural Book Pub.Co., 1931. This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. The jacket is complete. just a little toned around the edges, also the inside flap is price-clipped. Very clean inside and out, just a short neat previous owner name on the dark blue front endpaper. Probably the best survey of colonial churches in the mid-Atlantic states. With black & white photographs and measured drawings on almost every page. Brief introduction by Horace Wells Sellers.... Read more about this item
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A$224.82
Churches in the landscape

Churches in the landscape

by Morris, Richard

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. 0460860143 . Clean and tightly bound paperback original, spine lightly creased, no inscriptions. xx + 508 pages, illustrations in the text, photos on plates, notes, bibliography, index .
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A$15.52
Architecture of the early XX. century / selection and commentary by Peter Haiko. Related Titles: Architektur des XX. Jahrhunderts

Architecture of the early XX. century / selection and commentary by Peter Haiko. Related Titles: Architektur des XX. Jahrhunderts

by Haiko, Peter

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1989. This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket. The jacket just a little worn at the top of the spine. Very clean inside and out. No marks anywhere. Text in English, French and German. This volume was compiled by Peter Haiko, from the early 20th century German architecture magazines published by Ernst Wasmuth in Berlin, which thoroughly documented the modern architecture of the period. Introduction by Haiko. Text + 216 black & white... Read more about this item
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A$71.25
Art and Architecture in Victorian Manchester

Art and Architecture in Victorian Manchester

by Archer, John H.G

Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 1985. This is a very good hardcover copy in a very good dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. This collection of essays by on Victorian architecture in Manchester is edited by John Archer. Illustrated in black & white throughout. 10" high X 7" wide, 290 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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A$69.77
Tiles in architecture

Tiles in architecture

by Lemmen, Hans van

Laurence King Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 1856690075 . Very clean, large format & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a bright price clipped dustjacket. 240 pages, photos in the text, bibliography, index .
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A$29.10
Architectural details from the early twentieth century: a book of traditional details

Architectural details from the early twentieth century: a book of traditional details

by Knobloch, Philip G

American Institute of Architects Press. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1991. Facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Very clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in an unclipped dustjacket which is worn and chipped and creased at the edges with minor loss at the spine ends and foldovers. 114 plates, index .
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A$194.00
Apostle of Taste: Andrew Jackson Downing, 1815-1852

Apostle of Taste: Andrew Jackson Downing, 1815-1852

by Schuyler, David

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Cloth, xii, 290 pages, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Creating the North American Landscape Ser. Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Apostle of Taste is the first full-length biography of Andrew Jackson Downing, the horticulturist, landscape gardener, and prolific writer on architecture who, more than any... Read more about this item
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A$53.49
The Dilemma of Style: Architectural Ideas from the Picturesque to the Post-Modern

The Dilemma of Style: Architectural Ideas from the Picturesque to the Post-Modern

by Crook, J. Mordaunt

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. Cloth, 348 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. "Is architecture in a state of crisis? Or are the critics simply in a state of confusion? Either way, the problems of architecture today are rooted in the history of architectural ideas. Those ideas--from the Picturesque to the Modern Movement; from the Neo-Classicism and the Gothic Revival to New Brutalism and... Read more about this item
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A$45.74
Architecture: The Natural and the Manmade

Architecture: The Natural and the Manmade

by Scully, Vincent Joseph

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. xiii, 388 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. First paperback edition. Another copy available. "A philosophical and chronological history of architecture examines natural and man-made structures from ancient Greece to present-day Manhattan." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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A$14.73
Brickwork

Brickwork

by Brunskill, Ronald & Clifton-Taylor, Alec

U. S. A.: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. Good. 1982. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0442213697 . Clean and tightly bound paperback, card covers creased at bottom front corner, spine uncreased, remainder mark on bottom page edges but no other inscriptions. 160 pages, illustrations in the text, glossary, appendices, bibliography, index .
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A$25.22
Earthly kingdoms. A report on Leicester churches both past and present

Earthly kingdoms. A report on Leicester churches both past and present

by Various

Leicester: The Victorian Society Leicester. Very Good. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Clean, large format, tightly bound paperback original, stapled spine, card covers, no inscriptions, appears little used. 24 pages, photos in the text, bibliography, appendices. Undated but assume late 1980s by dates given in text .
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A$11.64
THE ARCHITECTURE OF MICHELANGELO [and] CATALOGUE [2 VOLUME SET]

THE ARCHITECTURE OF MICHELANGELO [and] CATALOGUE [2 VOLUME SET]

by Ackerman, James S

Viking Press / A.Zwimmer Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Poor. Complete 2 volume set. Ex-library, with each volume having the usual stamps, pockets, etc. associated with books withdrawn from a library, otherwise clean, with a tight binding and no writing or other markings. In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!
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A$83.73
Urban Design Downtown: Poetics and Politics of Form

Urban Design Downtown: Poetics and Politics of Form

by Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia, and Banerjee, Tridib

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1998. Cloth, xxix, 350 pages, illustrations, maps; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "The corporate downtown, with its multitude of social dilemmas and contradictions, is the focus of this well-illustrated volume. How are downtown projects conceived, scripted, produced, packaged, and used, and how has all this changed during the twentieth century? The authors of Urban... Read more about this item
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A$22.48
Les mots de la maison. Vocabulaire Français, Anglais, Allemand de l'acquisition de la construction et de la restauration

Les mots de la maison. Vocabulaire Français, Anglais, Allemand de l'acquisition de la construction et de la restauration

by Brochen, Alix; Gervais, Florence & Ploquin, Jean

France: Editions Eyrolles. Very Good. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 2212061005 . Clean and tightly bound paperback original, french binding, spine uncreased, no inscriptions, appears little used. 340 pages, illustrations in the text .
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A$48.50
The Yorkshire country house: A Tour through the County's grandest homes

The Yorkshire country house: A Tour through the County's grandest homes

by Tuffrey, Peter

Great Northern Books Limited. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 191210167X . Clean and tightly bound larger format hardback, name and address on title page, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. 192 pages, photos and illustrations in the text, bibliography .
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A$17.46
Palladio

Palladio

by Ivanoff, Nicola

Milan, Italy: Edizioni Per Il Club Del Libro, 1967. This is a very good hardcover copy with very little wear. No dust jacket but front panel from jacket laid in. Very clean inside and out. Text in Italian. 24 color plates + 102 black & white illustrations. 10" high X 7" wide, 171 pages + plates and illustrations. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good.
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A$19.38
Minimal Architecture: From Contemporary International Style to New Strategies

Minimal Architecture: From Contemporary International Style to New Strategies

by Ruby, Ilka, and Ruby, Andreas, and Sachs, Angeli, and Ursprung, Philip

Munich and New York: Prestel; Architecture in Focus Ser., 2003. 175 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), plans; 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "What is minimalism in architecture? This trenchant re-examination traces the unfolding of minimalism as one of the dominant design trends today. In a fascinating aesthetic voyage, this book offers perspectives on the directions the movement is taking as... Read more about this item
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A$37.99
Edifici Per La Cultura - Parte Prima - Biblioteche

Edifici Per La Cultura - Parte Prima - Biblioteche

by Carbonara, Pasquale

Milan, Italy: Antonio Vallardi Editore, 1947. This is an about very good hardcover reference copy in tan paper-covered boards. The boards are bowed out a bit at the top and bottom edges. Very clean inside and out. No dust jacket. Text in Italian. This is a survey of modern library architecture throughout Europe in the first half of the 20th century. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs, plans, elevations and details. Bibliography. 11" high X 8" wide, 127 pages. . Hard... Read more about this item
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A$38.76
Stadia: a design and development guide

Stadia: a design and development guide

by John, Geraint & Sheard, Rod

Architectural Press. Fine. 1997. Second Edition. Softcover. 0750632178 . Clean and tightly bound larger format paperback original, no inscriptions, appears little used. x + 254 pages, illustrations in the text, bibliography, index .
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A$19.40
Perspecta 5 The Yale Architectural Journal

Perspecta 5 The Yale Architectural Journal

by Close II, Edwin

New Haven: The Yale School of Architecture, 1959. This is a very good softcover copy with just light cover wear. Completely clean. This is an early issue of the important architectural journal: Perspecta, published by the The Yale School of Architecture. Articles by Edgar Kaufmann, Jr., Mario Salvadori, Edward Larrabee Barnes, King Lui Wu, William Wurster & Catherine Bauer, Paul Nelson, George Izenour and Vincent Scully, Jr. Illustrated in black & white + 1 fold-out drawing. 12" high X... Read more about this item
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A$116.29
A guide to the Hall-I'th-Wood, Bolton: Its history and arrangement as a Folk Museum

A guide to the Hall-I'th-Wood, Bolton: Its history and arrangement as a Folk Museum

by Hendy, Eric

Bolton Museum. Good with no dust jacket. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. A rebound,clean hardback. Paper covered boards with green cloth spine and title label from original paperback covers, boards rubbed at corners, pencil notes on plan otherwise no inscriptions. 38 pages .
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A$11.64
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