Search Results: Architecture / Skyscrapers from LEFT COAST BOOKS

New York: Seven Stories Press; An Open Media Book, 2001. 140 pages; 18 cm. Tight, clean copy. Excellent, penetrating commentary. Recommended by Left Coast Books. "For Chomsky, the atrocities of 9-11 are something quite new in world affairs, marking the first time since 1812 that the U.S. mainland was attacked (an important distinction from Pearl Harbor, which was U.S. territory, but effectively a colony). As Chomsky writes, in the past half century particularly, [the U.S.] resorted to force throughout much of the world. For the first time, the guns have been directed the other way. That is a dramatic change. Chomsky believes that the attacks have been harmful in ways that extend far beyond the initial death toll and ongoing national emergency. For example, he believes they represent a devastating blow to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Most importantly and provocatively, Chomsky argues that in the world after 9-11, it is no longer possible to hold our enemies to one standard, ourselves to… Read More

New York: North Point Press; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. 218 pages; 22 cm. With a New Afterword by the Author. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. CONTENTS: The inner world -- Rush to recover -- Dance of the dinosaurs -- Afterword to the paperback edition. "At the center of the book is the team of engineers, many of them instrumental in building the towers, who now must collaborate in the sad task of disassembling them. Their responses are as dramatic and unpredictable as the shifting pile of rubble and the surrounding 'slurry wall' that constantly threatens to collapse, potentially flooding a large part of underground Manhattan. They are also emotional and territorial, as firemen, police, widows, and officials attempt to claim the tragedy--and the difficult work of extracting the rubble and the thousands of dead buried there--as their own." - Publisher.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1956. 329, [4] pages, [29] pages of plates, illustrations; 21 cm. Good+. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy. Age toning. "The early creative years of pioneer American architect and theorist called the 'father of the skyscraper.' Projects, insights, evaluations. Essential for an understanding of early modern American architecture." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Introduction; Foreword; The child; "There was a child went forth every day"; And then came spring!; A vacation; Newburyport; Boston; Boston: The New Rice Grammar School; Louis Goeth on a journey; Boston: The English High School; Farewell to Boston; Chicago; Paris; The Garden City; Face to face; Retrospect. . Paperback. Good. 8vo.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1980. xxxv, 267 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning.. 3rd. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2001. Pictorial boards, 144 pages, chiefly illustrations (some colour); 26 x 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Tips mildly bumped. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong.

New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1988. Cloth, c. 250 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio. Collectible.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Legal and Corporate Affairs Division, PETRONAS, 1999. Cloth, 79 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Issued in a slipcase. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. Slipcase with light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Designed by architect Cesar Pelli.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Random House, 1934. Cloth, xvi, 360 pages, illustrations (including plan), plates, diagram; 24 cm. Topstained brown. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Top right corners lightly bumped. Stated First Edition. A solid copy, lacking the DJ.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. 8vo.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 1982. x, 180 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Corner crease/back cover. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Profusely illustrated. . Paperback. Good. 4to.

New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1996. Cloth, 127 pages, illustrations; 47 x 20 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket with light edgewear. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Elephant Folio.

New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1996. Cloth, 127 pages, illustrations; 47 x 20 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Elephant Folio.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1980. 80 pages, illustrations (some colour); 22 x 25 cm. Cover title: Skyscrapers-Skycities. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 1981. x, 180 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Discusses skyscrapers, from the first one constructed in Chicago in 1884 to those of today, and points out the problems skyscrapers have helped solve and create." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The skyscraper vs. the city; Chicago beginnings; New York as theater; The towers come together; The drive for height; Rhythms of the thirties; The triumph of modernism; The battle won: abstraction and public space; Beyond the box.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Glitterati Inc., 2006. Cloth, 120 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 29 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the photographer David Weinberg, with a personalized inscription. Dust spotting/top edge. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Chicago-based photographer. "Towering Mirrors is a study in visual abstraction, as well as a showcase of modern architecture. The volume takes us on a nation-wide tour of magnificent buildings, from Chicago to Dallas to Sarasota, Florida. The collection features incredible variety: some shots are humorous and full of color; some are curious and surreal; still others are somber and impressive. Using nothing more than skillful framing and careful timing, Weinberg perfectly captures the striking beauty of American skyscrapers. Each shot is an experiment in color and composition, making surprisingly interesting subjects of the ordinary… Read More