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Report on the Recent and Most Interesting BREAKWATERS and Applications of REINFORCED CONCRETE in the MARITIME PORTS OF ALGERIA

By: Algeria, Government of

Price: $10.94

Publisher: Brussels, G.P.O.: 1912

Seller ID: 36979

Condition: Near Fine

20 pages; A report presented at the XIIth International Congress of Navigation, Philadelphia 1912 published by the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses. Illustrated with two very large folding plans at rear. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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GUIDE TO KNOLE Its State Rooms, Pictures, and Antiquities, with a short account of the Possessors and Park of Knol

By: Anon.

Price: $9.94

Publisher: Sevenoaks, J Salmon: 1913

Seller ID: 38444

Condition: Very Good

59 pages; Former owner's name on front wrapper, otherwise clean and tight in original printed wrappers, toning to endpapers near spine. OCLC: 931542205
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FORENINGEN TIL NORSKE FORTIDSMINDESMERKERS BEVARING - Arbok 1957

By: Anonymous

Price: $24.94

Publisher: Oslo, Groendahl & Sons: 1958

Seller ID: 40727

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Clean and tight in original publisher's binding in very good dustjacket. A well illustrated examination of Norwegian architecture; this covering 1957. This series was published for many decades. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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Hotel Meurice, Paris - Wrought Iron Lift [Postcard]

By: Anonymous

Price: $14.94

Publisher: Paris, R. Richard & Company: 1920

Seller ID: 42211

Condition: Very Good

1 pages; This vintage black & white postcard depicts the fabulous wrought iron elevator and operator in the luxurious Hotel Meurice in Paris. No date, but likely before 1935. Originally established in the early 19th century, the Hotel Meurice underwent a major interior renovation between 1905 and 1907 under the direction of the architect Henri Paul Nénot, winner of the Grand Prix de Rome. For interior decoration, the Louis XVI style prevailed in this revamping, and they installed an innovative wrought iron lift, designed after the sedan chair used by Marie Antoinette.
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DIE MACHT DER KAMERA

By: Auberger, Pidder ; [ SIGNED ]

Price: $29.94

Publisher: Dusseldorf, Edition Marzona: 1985

Seller ID: 41380

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Autograph; 46 pages; Clean and tight in original binding in very nice dustjacket. OCLC: 16703185 Amazing photographs combining people & objects, vaguely reminiscent of Hans Bellmer. Pidder Auberger (1946 - 2012) was a German visual artist and photographer who studied at the Dusseldorf Art Academy (1970-1975). He worked as a freelance artist and lived in Dusseldorf and in the Westerwald. His work has appeared in numerous solo and group exhibitions. ; Signed by Photographer; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that im...
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Marlon de Azambuja - La construcción del icono [Exhibition catalogue]: Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno, Sala San Antonio Abad, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 21 de enero - 20 de marzo de 2011

By: Azambuja, Marlon de ; [Texts by Arévalo, Antonio; Rafael Doctor, & Iciar Sagarminaga]

Price: $64.94

Publisher: Las Palmas, Spain, Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno: 2011

Seller ID: 39427

ISBN: 8492579064

Condition: Fine

96 & [4] pages; Publisher's color-pictorial wrappers with printed flaps folded inward. An excellent, unworn copy, with a presentation inscription from the artist -- Marlon de Azambuja -- on the front blank. [Handsome inscription to an American museum professional, in Spanish, signed with initials]. The artist was born in Brazil in 1978, but has lived and worked in Madrid in recent years. This is the first solo exhibition of his work in a Spanish museum. Text in Spanish and English. Superb illustrations throughout, many in color. OCLC Number: 783446020 [MOMA; Metropolitan Museum; Columbi...
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IL SANTUARIO DELLA MADONNA DELLA GHIARA A REGGIO EMILIA

By: Bacchi, Andrea ; & Massimo Mussini

Price: $69.94

Publisher: Torino, Umberto Allemandi Editore: 1996

Seller ID: 41533

ISBN: 8842206482

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

Cassa di Risparmio di Reggio Emilia. Beautifully illustrated scholarly treatise on the Basilica della Beata Vergine della Ghiara and the fabulous artwork within the Basilica. Text in Italian. Essays by Mussini on the architecture, Bacchi on the Sculpture, Daniele Benati on the Murals, and additional essays on specific aspects of the art & architecture of the Basilica by Angelo Mazza, Jadranka Bentini, Paola Caschi Lavagetto, Umberto Nobili and Alessandro Brogi. Wonderful colour plates as well as numerous architectural drawings, etc. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this...
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CHAMPS-ELYSEES, FAUBOURG, SAINT-HONORE, PLAINE MONCEAU

By: Barrielle, Jean-Francois ; Therese Castieau; Antoinette Le Normand-Romain; Yvan Christ; Philippe Maille

Price: $29.94

Publisher: Paris, Henri Veyrier: 1982

Seller ID: 41437

ISBN: 2851992465

Condition: Very Good+

Monographie des hôtels particuliers et édifices publics; 307 pages; French text. Clean and tight in original bright red silk binding with extensive gilt lettering and decoration at spine and front cover, former owner's inscription on ffep. Binding has 4 faint marks on front cover, otherwise bright and beautiful. A wonderful architectural and social history of these areas of Paris; beautifully produced and profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings, architectural plans, etc. A very large and heavy book; requires additional charge for Priority or International shipping.; Experience the...
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FORMAL GARDEN IN ENGLAND

By: Blomfield, Reginald ; F. Inigo Thomas (Illustrator)

Price: $44.95

Publisher: London, MacMillan And Co.: 1901

Seller ID: 38895

Condition: Very Good

xvi, 250 pages; Early 20th century binding of olive half calf (faded to brown at spine) over green cloth covered boards; gilt lettering and roses within panels on spine, all page edges gilt, light green marbled endpapers. Gilt faded at spine, shallow chipping at head of spine, leather lightly rubbed along edges. Attractive engraved bookplate of Louise Thoron Endicott. Brief inscription on half-title to L.E.dated 1892. Light scattered foxing, otherwise contents clean and tight. Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield (20 December 1856 – 27 December 1942) was a prolific British architect, garde...
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Middle Temple Ordeal - being an account of what World War II meant to the Inn, with an appendix of dates and events

By: Cassels, Justice

Price: $9.94

Publisher: London, Honourable Society of the Middle Temple: 1948

Seller ID: 38745

Condition: Very Good

55 pages; Clean and tight in original blue printed wrappers, typed note laid-in "With the Compliments of the Treasurer and Masters of the Bench" on letterhead of The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. Foreword by Justice Cassels. Profusely illustrated with photographs before and after the bombings during World War II. OCLC: 2347457
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ROMANCE OF THE BOURBON CHATEAUX

By: Champney, Elizabeth W

Price: $15.94

Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1905

Seller ID: 40388

Condition: Near Fine

460 pages; Clean and tight in original pictorial cloth binding with lovely image of a chateaux on front cover. xviii p., 1 l., 460 p., 34 pl., 6 port. Color frontispiece, 7 photogravures, 38 additional illustrations. OCLC: 35560315 A beautiful book combining history & travel literature with royal biography and architectural history. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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KOHN PEDERSEN FOX -- Buildings and Projects 1976 - 1986

By: Chao, Sonia R. and Trevor D. Abramson

Price: $14.94

Publisher: New York, Rizzoli: 1990

Seller ID: 41757

ISBN: 0847807487

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

304 pages; Clean and tight in original cloth binding in bright attractive dustjacket with some wrinkling at head of spine. Kohn Pedersen Fox, one of America's premier architectural firms, has distinguished itself through dedicated attention to the development of the most characteristic and significant American building type, the skyscraper. This monograph documents fifty of the firm's most important projects of the last six years. Following a portfolio of two seminal works, 333 Wacker Drive in Chicago and the Procter & Gamble General Office Complex in Cincinnati, are presentations of such eleg...
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CHALETS DE MONTAGNE

By: Chevallier, Henry

Price: $19.94

Publisher: Paris, Editions Charles Massin: 1961

Seller ID: 40422

ISBN: 0320051102

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

French Edition; Introductory text with 36 black and white plates showing photographic views of French mountain chalets along with floor plans and names of architectural firms. OCLC: 636122087 Former owner's name on ffep, otherwise clean and tight in original tan boards in pictorial dustjacket. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS & COMMISSIONS including the arts & crafts of America and Britain ... December 14, 1984

By: Chrisite's Auction House

Price: $10.94

Publisher: Chrisite's: 1984

Seller ID: 41402

Condition: Near Fine

6429651 pages; Auction date: Friday, December 14, 1984. 147 lots - the properties of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Estate of Marvin Hammack. Includes dozens of pieces of pottery, furniture, windows and other Arts and Crafts objects, including works by Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright, etc. OCLC: 26140118; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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CIVILTA DELLE VILLE TOSCANE

By: Cresti, Carlo ; Photographs by Massimo Listri

Price: $99.94

Publisher: Udine, Magnus Edizioni: 1993

Seller ID: 41542

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

Fine in Fine dustjacket and slipcase as pictured. Cresti is a professor of the History of Architecture at the University of Florence. This is an incredibly beautiful book on Tuscan architecture of many eras. The text is in the original Italian, the reproductions and photographs are stunning. A very heavy large book - domestic sales only. Book is large and heavy and will require extra postage.; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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I MARMI DEL CARSO TRIESTINO / The Marbles of Carso Triestino

By: Cucchi, Franco ; e Santo Gerdol

Price: $29.94

Publisher: Trieste, Camera di commercio industria artigianato e agricoltura: 1985

Seller ID: 41360

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

Red cloth tall quarto. Text in Italian and English. The Marbles of Carso Triestino beautifully documents the history and activities of the Trieste Carso marble quarries. The text comprises two major sections -- one examining the historical and architectural activities; and the other discussing the technical and commercial aspects of the marble quarries. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and drawings. Contributing authors include Luisa Bertacchi, Sergio De Pauli, Rosella Fabiani Padovini, Paola Lopreato, Franca Maselli Scotti, Gino Pavan, Marco Pozzetto, Riccardo Sisto. Phot...
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COURT HOUSE, PITTSBURGH [Steel Engraving]

By: Cushing, Thomas

Price: $12.94

Publisher: Chicago, A. Warner & Co.: 1889

Seller ID: 35337

Condition: Very Good

1 pages; A steel engraving of the Court House in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania extracted from Cushing's History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Including its Early Settlement... also Portraits of Some of its Prominent Men. Chicago: A. Warner & Co., 1889. The plate measures 10" by 7" with the centered engraving 6.5" v 5.3"; protective tissue guard in place. Engraved by James R. Rice & Sons.
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MOORISH STYLE

By: Danby, Miles

Price: $14.94

Publisher: London, Phaidon Press: 1999

Seller ID: 41989

ISBN: 0714838616

Condition: Near Fine

240 pages; Clean and secure in original stiff white wrappers in photographic dustjacket. The architecture and decorative art of the Islamic world, particularly Moorish Spain, is illustrated in this book. It shows how it acted as an influence for designers and architects in the 19th and 20th centuries in Europe and America. The 19th century search for styles of architecture and design often involved the exotic. There were strong links to the Orientalist ideas of artist and writers, and these found their way through the work of architects and designers into interiors and facades for many types o...
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Suan Pakkad Palace: A Home of Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Chumbhot of Nagara Svarga

By: Diskul, M.C. Subhadradis

Price: $14.94

Publisher: Bangkok, Siva Phorn Limited Partnership: 1960

Seller ID: 41760

Condition: Very Good+

Unpaginated pages; Publisher's pictorial wrappers. Depicts the five old Thai houses assembled at the Suan Pakkad Palace, to house and display the Royal collection of antiquities. Photographs by Bunrod Chaichana. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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AMERICAN GEORGIAN ARCHITECTURE

By: Eberlein, Harold ; & Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard

Price: $29.94

Publisher: Indiana University Press: 1952

Seller ID: 41391

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Clean and tight in original cloth binding in very good dustjacket. Eberlin and Hubbard's excellent examination of Georgian architectural style in America illustrated with many photographs and line-drawings. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.
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Category: Architecture