Architecture And Design from Brass DolphinBooks

1996. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/Very Good. I suspect that this oversize, dust jacketed trade paperback was self-published by the author. The translator has done an excellent job of furnishing the English translation of the Japanese text, but the publishing data is obscure. 160 page book is too large for standard flat rate international shipping. I estimate 40$ for… Read more about this item

NY: Harper & Row, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st US, full number line. Oblong format, book unmarked, binding sound. Jacket has trace tipwear. Handsome hardcover in jacket. JUST RECEIVED and added to this listing for sale at the listed price "Pillars Of The Almighty" by Follett/Fitzgerald , hc 1st edition 1994 full number… Read more about this item

Stuttgart. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome jacketed hardcover, in German I feel sure. Seems to be a scholarly examination of Arabic architecture/design/calligraphy and related subjects. The copy right page is a mystery to me, as it references many European cities (in German) and showing no date/isbn/ price that I can discern.In any case it is an unmarked,… Read more about this item

NY: The Vendome Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. If I understand the designation correctly, this will be the book's first appearance in English, unpriced jacket. Book is sound of binding, unmarked. The board edges have the odd bump, and some trace abrasion, still, on 1st glance quite clean and newish. Jacket has a good bit… Read more about this item

NY: Smithmark, 1996. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Large, slender, 126 pages, 130 color fotos. Typical SM hardcover reprint, slick picture boards. Tiny nick at bottom edge of front board. Jacket (unpriced) has trace wear at head of spine, short tear, still, handsomely done. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be… Read more about this item

NY: Rizzoli, 1990. 5th or later Edition . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Near Fine. Handsome trade paperback done in the European manner with full dust jacket.Sub-title, "German Architecture Culture 1880-1920", there may be a faint hint of rose color lower foredge. Someone careless with marker? *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately.… Read more about this item

NY: Rizzoli, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Perfect copy, hardcover in jacket. From the cover, "architecture in Czechoslovakia, Hungary & Poland between the wars 1919-1939". 304 page book, likely unused, no marking, no flaws to note. Unpriced jacket, FP 1996, believe is 1st US. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and… Read more about this item

Ny: HDI, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Worn. For the heck of it, this is Harper/Collins imprint, but, does not match our first ID reference for HC, and we have no dope re HDI. No earlier or later printing are referenced we assume it to be the books first appearance, priced jacket, no debossing. Hardcover book is… Read more about this item

Layton: Gibbs-Smith, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Handsome book, newish, but small owners label top corner of 1st endsheet. Uncocked, miniscule corner bumping. Bright text. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards.… Read more about this item

NY: VNR, 1971. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardocover book with jacket, sound, unmarked, almost newish. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*

NY: Watson-Guptil, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. All seems correct for W-G 1st, FP as per McBrides. lovely hardcover copy, longish gift insc. 1st endsheet. Miniscule bumping, hard to see, unmarked internally, no remainder marks. Jacket has trace edgewear/scuff, no tears, sharp. A bit too large for fast priority/international shipping, media mail at our usual… Read more about this item

NYC: Ethan Allen/ Baumritter, 1968. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/None. Unusual item, surely a high end promo done by EA, date given is a guess based on colors and TVs shown in the very showy photographs that appear thruout. Heavy boards have green padded letherette covering. Some board scar, minor, and some board tip abrasion. Full… Read more about this item

D-Publications, 2000. 1st Edition Stated . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Not a new item but so crisp, fresh, and bright that it could very nearly pass for new. Boards have no notable scuffing. The date given is a guess as no date is clearly given in the copyright information. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should… Read more about this item

Cambridge: MIT Press, 1994. 1st Edition NAP . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. From the cover, "It's historical imagery and architectural entertainments." Extremely attractive, newish hardcover. No marking, no bumping. Jacket has a trace of the edgewear that might be seen on a new store copy. Will fotograf and ship in new mylar. For the record we place all… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1957. 1st Edition No Additional Printings . Hardcover. Very Good-/Fair+. Much charm present, hardcover, red cloth with the odd small mark and abrasion trace. text quite sharp, no marks, no binding flaws. Jacket roughish with chipping, wear, abrasions, price clipped, still, rather adds to the book in its new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered… Read more about this item

Copenhagen: Gyldendals Traneboger, 1975. Not Stated . Mass Market Paperback. Fair+/No Jacket. An apparently rather scarce title, in worn mass market paperback format, by the noted Danish architect. Text in Danish. Since my grasp of Danish (nonexistant) is flimsy it may have been done in English with a title I do not recognize. Strong trace cover edgewear, bit… Read more about this item

NY: Hearst Books, 1997. 1st Edition, full number Line . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Crisp, attractive hard cover, no notable flaws. Jacket has trace scuff, in new mylar wrapper. Please note, since 2003, we shoot all books for foto uploads, feeling that shooting the book you will actually receive is best. Stock photos are, well, not as accurate. .… Read more about this item

Milano: Editrice Segesta, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Oct. 1979, Nov. 79, Dec. 79. Three magazine reworked into green cloth hard covers with tan kraft endsheets. I know no Italian, this appears to be done in Italian with translations into English and, from the covers "resume en Francais/zusammenfassung in Deutsch/resumen in Espanol." The binding and… Read more about this item

Milano: Editrice Segesta, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. The full run of 1980 magazines reworked into green cloth hard covers with tan kraft endsheets. End sheets have full length creases from improper closure. I know no Italian, this appears to be done in Italian with translations into English and, from the covers "resume en Francais/zusammenfassung… Read more about this item

Wash DC: Structural Clay Products Institute, 1960. Not Given . Large Paper Bound/ Stiff Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Magazine size item, used, a bit thumbed, no bad stain, no marking.