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The Care and Handling of Art Objects: Practices in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Shelley, Marjorie
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780810964198
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 23.93
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New York: Metropolitan Museum of Ar, 1992. x, 102 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. CONTENTS: Three-dimensional objects; Musical instruments; Paintings; Works on paper and books; Far Eastern works of art on silk and paper; Textiles; Costumes; Lighting; Relative humidity and temperature; Photography Environment and the deterioration of art objects; Museum loans. . 2nd. Paperback.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 23.93
Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces
by Clark, Robert
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2008
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780767926485
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 33.50
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New York: Doubleday, 2008. 354 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, no dedication. A near-fine copy with a small remainder mark (ink dot)/tail edge. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "Describes the November 1966 flood that inundated the city of Florence and its devastating impact on some of… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 33.50
Collector's Choice
by Katz, Lois (Curated by); Kenety, William H. (Edited by), and Stoetzer, Robert (Essay by)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780913291023
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 40.33
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Washington D.C.: National Association of Private Art Foundations, 1987. 182 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Lower right corner lightly bumped. Robert Stoetzer's contribution is entitled "A Conservation Viewpoint.". 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Item Price
SGD 40.33
Caring for Your Collections
by Schultz, Arthur W. (Edited by); Schulz, Arthur W. (Foreword by), and Block, Huntington T., et al. (Essays by)
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780810931749
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 17.09
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers; National Comittee to Save America's Cultural Collections, 1992. Cloth, 216 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Preserving and protecting your art and other collectibles. CONTENTS: Mortality of things; Creating and maintaining the right… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.09
The Statue of Liberty: Birth to Rebirth
by Burchard, Sue
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780152799694
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- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 15.72
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San Diego and New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. vi, 199 pages, illustrations, portraits; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Item Price
SGD 15.72
Vanishing Histories: 100 Endangered Sites from the World Monuments Watch
by Amery, Colin, with Curran, Brian; Berendt, John (Foreword by)
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780810914353
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 19.82
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers in association with the World Monuments Fund, 2001. 207 pages, illustrations (some colour), color maps; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "British architectural consultant Amery profiles large… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 19.82
Restoring the Statue of Liberty: Sculpture, Structure, Symbol
by Hayden, Richard Seth, and Despont, Thierry W., and Post, Nadine M.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780070273269
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 17.09
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New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1986. xiii, 156 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Cornish, Dan (Photographs by). 4to. Item Price
SGD 17.09
Tilt: A Skewed History of the Tower of Pisa
by Shrady, Nicholas
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 2004
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780143034506
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 7.52
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Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; Pelican, 2004. xxiii, 161 pages, illustrations, 1 map; 20 cm. Good+. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. "In Tilt, author Nicholas Shrady reveals how the campanile, or bell tower, in Pisa's Campo dei Miracoli became the iconic Tower of Pisa. Even standing straight and true, the tower's marble and lime façade would be instantly… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 7.52
Masterworks of Man & Nature: Preserving Our World Heritage
by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources; IUCN; Swadling, Mark (Edited by)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780646053769
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 19.82
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Patonga, Australia: Harper-MacRae, 1992. Cloth, 447 pages, colour illustrations; 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Appendix: Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage; State Parties to the World Heritage Convention; UNESCO's World Heritage… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 19.82
Primavera: The Restoration of Botticelli's Masterpiece
by Baldini, Umberto, with Casazza, Ornella, et al. (Essays by)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780810923140
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 19.82
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1986. 117 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 24 cm. Translation of: La primavera del Botticelli. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Item Price
SGD 19.82
A Guide to the Collecting and Care of Original Prints
by Zigrosser, Carl, and Gaehde, Christa M.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780517038055
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 12.99
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1965. Cloth, v, 120 pages, illustrations; 21 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Dust jacket with light shelfwear.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Item Price
SGD 12.99
Caring for Your Collections
by Schultz, Arthur W. (Edited by); Schulz, Arthur W. (Foreword by), and Block, Huntington T., et al. (Essays by)
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st.
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780810931749
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 19.82
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers; National Comittee to Save America's Cultural Collections, 1992. Cloth, 216 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Preserving and protecting your art and other collectibles. CONTENTS: Mortality of things; Creating and maintaining the right… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 19.82
How to Select and Renovate an Older House
by Sherwood, Gerald E.
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780486233741
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 10.25
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New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1976. 94 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy.. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Item Price
SGD 10.25
Il Nuovo Ponte a Santa Trinita, Disegni di Luciano Guarnieri: Le Varie Fasi della Ricostruzione
by Guarnieri, Luciano; Piccardi, Giacomo (Text by), and Annigoni, Pietro (Preface by)
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 67.68
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Firenze; Florence: Montesi, 1958. [7] leaves, 16 leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour); 34 x 50 cm. Text in Italian, English and French. A good copy with a gift inscription from Sandro/front free endpaper in the year of publication, otherwise unmarked: "Here is the story of the bridge we practically inaugurated together." OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Il Nuovo… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 67.68
What Style Is It?: A Guide to American Architecture
by Poppeliers, John C., and Chambers, S. Allen, and Schwartz, Nancy B.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd
- Published
- 1983
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780891331162
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 10.25
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Washington D.C.: Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1983. 112 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning.. 2nd. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Item Price
SGD 10.25
California Historical Landmarks
by Office of Historic Preservation, Dept. of Parks and Recreation
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 11th
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780941925082
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 6.15
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Sacramento, CA: Office of Historic Preservation, Dept. of Parks and Recreation, 1982. xv, 318 pages, illustrations, maps; 23 cm. Tight, clean text. Dust spotting/top edge.. 11th. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Item Price
SGD 6.15
The Living Past of America: A Pictorial Treasury of Our Historic Houses and Villages That Have Been Preserved and Restored
by Vanderbilt, Cornelius
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1955
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 17.09
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1955. xiv, 234 pages, illustrations; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Foreedge lightly soiled, age toning. Dust jacket slightly soiled on back cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Item Price
SGD 17.09
The Blue Mansion: The Story of Mandarin Splendour Reborn
by Lin, Lee Loh-lim
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 3rd
- Published
- 2012
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9789834085100
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 26.66
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Penang, Malaysia: L'Plan, 2012. Cloth, 108 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to boards. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 3rd. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Item Price
SGD 26.66
The Man Who Saved Florence
by Tutaev, David
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 23.93
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New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1967. Cloth, 303 pages, illustrations, portraits; 22 cm. First published in 1966 under title: The consul of Florence. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Expected browning. Stated First American Edition. Dust jacket, with moderate shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Item Price
SGD 23.93
Master Builders: A Guide to Famous American Architects
by Maddex, Diane (Edited by)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780891331117
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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SGD 12.99
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Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1985. 203 pages, illustrations; 26 x 11 cm. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States. Arranged chronologically, by architect. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Back cover slightly creased. Age toning.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Item Price
SGD 12.99