Architecture from Pulp & Circumstance

Canada: Valhalla Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. oblong 4to: 9¾ - 12" long. Jean M. Ball (Drawings). Stated ISBN: 0-919962-03-3. Volume Two of a series dealing with the historic architecture of Newfoundland. Volume One (1975) focused on properties in St. John's, while this book looks at small towns and outports.… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A tour of the houses and gardens of the Chesapeake's Eastern Shore. Hardcover in red cloth with gilt titling on the spine. Illustrated endpapers. More than 400 colour photos and a map. Bonding… Read more about this item

Quesnel, BC (Printer): Anglican Diocese of Cariboo. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover in wrap illustrated with colour photos. Undated, but c. 1986. Glossy paper. Map. B&W illustrations. Chronology, Notes, Bibliography and Index. This copy is a little faded at the spine, but otherwise has… Read more about this item

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Photos and drawings of historic buildings. Hardcover in green boards with gilt titling on the spine. Illustrations in b&w. Notes. Index. A little musty. Minor wear only.

Vancouver, BC: Arcon (Associated Resource Consultants Ltd), 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Slim quarto paperback in illustrated card covers. Illustrated with a site plan, photos in both colour and b&w, and drawings. Condition is Very Good: the binding is firm and square, but there is a stress line… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: TouchWood (Horsdal & Schubart Publishers Ltd), 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. oblong 4to: 9¾ - 12" long. Lynn Gordon-Findlay (Architectural Artist). Fifty heritage homes of Victoria BC are here preserved in story and sketch. Oblong soft cover, about 8" x 10", in illustrated card covers with flaps. Bibliography. … Read more about this item

Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing Company, 2004. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A detailed look at some of the historic buildings of Victoria, BC. Slim quarto soft cover in illustrated card covers. Author's signature on title page together with a one word impersonal inscription: "Enjoy!" … Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Pacifica Productions Limited, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Small hardcover in pale yellow cloth with gilt titling to the spine. Illustrated endpapers. Text illustrated with b&w photos and a cartoon. Gift inscription on front paste down and another mark on the rear paste down. Small newsprint obituary… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Dingle House Press, 2005. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback in crisp, lightly rubbed card covers. Includes b&w illustrations embedded with the text, plus a Glossary, Select Bibliography, and an Index. Near Fine or better. Apparently unread. No ownership markings.

Tokyo: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, 1957. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Dust Jacket Not Included. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Slightly oblong hardcover, about 11 1/4" x 11 3/4", in yellow boards with black titling to the spine. Printed on glossy paper. Includes two essays: "General Observation On Japanese Architecture" by Sutemi Horiguchi, and "Modern… Read more about this item

Victoria, BC: Victoria Heritage Foundation, 2004. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Cecilia Mavrow (Architectural Drawings). Fourth Edition, completely revised and rewritten. Sixth printing, with slight revisions. Soft cover architectural guide in coil binding with illustrated card covers. Illustrated in b&w with photos, drawings, and some archival materials. Maps.… Read more about this item

New York and London: Viking / Allen Lane (Penguin), 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. First published in Chinese in 1982. English translation by Ng Mau-Sang first published simultaneously in Great Britain (Allen Lane) and the U.S.A. (Viking). This copy is a first America printing thus. Folio, about 14… Read more about this item

London & New York: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Antonio Martinelli (Photographs). Hardcover in red boards with gilt decoration (publisher's colophon) to the front and titling to the spine. 250 illustrations (206 in colour); Map; site plans. Includes a Glossary of Indian Terms, Bibliography, and an… Read more about this item

Koln: Taschen, 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Trilingual: text in English, French, and German. Hardcover in black boards with white titling to the front and spine. Illustrated with both colour and b&w photos, plus architectural drawings. Map of the greater Los Angeles and the buildings included in… Read more about this item

Jakarta: Periplus, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bruce Granquist, Mubinas Hanafi & Nengah Enu (Illustrators). Originally published in separate volumes as Balinese Architecture and Balinese Temples, 1999. Slim hardcover in illustrated boards. Illustrated with drawings and colour photos. Includes a Glossary and a Bibliography. Book is square… Read more about this item

Newtown, CT: Taunton, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A portfolio of smaller homes, natural settings, clever design, and scaled-back lifestyles. Hardcover in blue boards, backed in light grey cloth, with plum titling at the spine. Lots of colour photos and drawings. Very Good but with a small bump… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: The American Institute of Architects Press, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. First published in1992, this copy is a second impression, also from 1992. Hardcover in tan cloth with titling pressed into the spine and the front. Well illustrated with both colour and b&w photos plus drawings, plans,… Read more about this item

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large quarto, about 11 1/4" x 10 5/8". Might require additional shipping charges; contact us for a quote. Hardcover in black boards with silver titling to the spine and publisher's colophon pressed to the front. Handsome design. … Read more about this item

Tokyo, New York & London: Kodansha International, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Yoshio Shiratori (Photography). Solutions to the problems of limited inner space from a Tokyo-based designer and architect. Slim hardcover in smooth black boards with pale orange titling to the spine. Well illustrated with colour photographs, architectural plans, and detail drawings. Minimal wear. … Read more about this item

New York: Universe Publications (Rizzoli International), 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in 2005 in Italian. This English translation is a first printing of the first American edition. Hardcover in black boards with silver titling to the spine. Beautifully illustrated with colour photos, there are also a… Read more about this item