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East of These Golden Shores: Architecture of the Earlier Days in Contra Costa and Almeda Counties
by Bohn, Dave
Oakland, CA: Junior League of Oakland, 1971. 124 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean text. From the library of David Gebhard, whose smalll ink stamp is on the flyleaf. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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SGD 19.97
The Painted Ladies Revisited: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians Inside and Out
by Pomada, Elizabeth, and Larsen, Michael
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1989. 160 pages, colour illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Superficial moisture wrinkle/top right corner, first few leaves. First paperback edition. Another copy available. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Keister, Douglas (Photographs by). 4to.
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SGD 10.33
View from the Veranda: The History and Architecture of the Summer Cottages on Mackinac Island
by Porter, Phil
Lansing, MI: Mackinac Island State Park Commission, 1981. vi, 69 pages, illustrations; 28 cm. Reports in Mackinac History and Archaeology; no. 8. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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SGD 15.84
American Country
by Skolnik, Lisa
New York: Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, 1998. Cloth, 96 pages, colour illustrations; 25 cm. Architecture and Design Library. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A near-fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to. Collectible.
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SGD 17.21
The American Family Home, 1800-1960
by Clark, Clifford Edward
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1986. xvi, 281 pages, illustrations; 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "In the nineteenth century, architects and family reformers launched promotional campaigns portraying houses no longer as simply physical structures in which families lived but as emblems for family cohesiveness and identity. Clark explains why, despite the fear of standardization and homogenization, the middle class has persisted in viewing the single-family home as the...
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SGD 15.84
Machines in the Home
by Weaver, Rebecca, and Dale, Rodney
Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 64 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Discoveries and Inventions Series. Firm binding, clean inside copy. First paperback edition. "Discusses the development of domestic technology--heating and lighting, cooking, laundry, the modern bathroom, carpet sweeping, and assorted gadgetry." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.
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SGD 17.21
Seaside Interiors = Interieurs de la cote = Hauser am Meer
by Saeks, Diane Dorrans; Taschen, Angelika (Edited by)
Cologne: Taschen, 2005. 303 pages, colour illustrations, portraits; 33 cm. 25th Anniversary Series. Text in English, French and German. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "Seaside Interiors' illustrates more than 40 houses and island retreats and some of the world's most beautiful seaside house interiors. Examples range from a tiny rustic house in Sweden to homes in Africa, Australia and the Mediterranean region." - Publisher.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio.
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SGD 33.74
California Cottages: Interior Design, Architecture & Style
by Saeks, Diane Dorrans (Text by)
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996. Cloth, 175 pages, colour illustrations; 24 cm. Photography by Alan Weintraub. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author, with a personalized inscription. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "Cottages are universally appealing, whether they are simple, cozy dwellings or chic second homes. In California Cottages, renowned style writer Diane Dorrans Saeks...
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SGD 19.97
Off The Grid Homes: Case Studies for Sustainable Living
by Ryker, Lori
Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2007. 128 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 25 cm. Photographs by Audrey Hall. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "Off the Grid Homes looks at six contemporary architectural projects that integrate alternative technologies for generating and conserving energy. Being off the grid can refer to many different aspects of energy and resource independence, from rainwater collection, to...
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SGD 17.21
American Country Houses of the Gilded Age (Sheldon's "Artistic Country-Seats")
by Lewis, Arnold
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1982. xx, [104] pages, illustrations; 32 cm. Illustrations from "Artistic Country-Seats: Types of Recent American Villa and Cottage Architecture: With Instances of Country Clubhouses," 1886-87. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "Reproduces all of Sheldon's fascinating and historically important photographs and plans for a total of 97 buildings (93 houses, 4 casinos) built...
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SGD 17.21
Minimalism & Color: Architecture & Interiors & Furniture
by Bueno, Patricia; Miller, Peter, and Thorton, Simon (Translated by)
New York: HBI; HarperCollins, 2003. Cloth, 175 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, unmarked. Light shelfwear. First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Minimalism is not only about simplicity; it also deals with effects achieved through the use of various essential elements. Minimalism in interior design goes beyond plain white surfaces to...
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SGD 19.97
100 Interiors Around the World = So wohnt die Welt = Un tour du monde des interieurs.
by Taschen
Cologne: Taschen, 2015. 2 volumes (719 pages), colour illustrations; 33 cm. Text in English, German, French. Both volumes in fine condition. Large-format edition. Dust jackets protected in mylar covers. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio.
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SGD 47.51
Your World -- and Welcome to It: A Rogue's Gallery of Interior Design
by Mauries, Patrick (Text by)
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. 93 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Translation by Christopher Phillips. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Notable caricatures and cartoons by Christian Lacroix poking fun at trends in the field of Interior Design.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Lacroix, Christian. 8vo. Collectible.
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SGD 17.21
The English Country House In Perspective
by Jackson-Stops, Gervase
New York: Grove Weidenfeld/The National Trust, 1990. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 4to. Boards. Pp. 160. illustrated. Select Bibliography. Index. Illustrations by Brian Delf, Peter Morter, Mel Wright. Inside and out of eleven beautiful stately homes in England and one in Ireland. Exceptionally interesting.
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SGD 44.06
The Architecture of Affordable Housing
by Davis, Sam
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1997. ix, 208 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "This text is about the design of dignified, affordable housing for those not served by the private sector, and how that housing fits comfortably into our communities. It is a non-technical analysis for everyone interested in the creation of affordable housing. / Sam Davis is Professor and Chair of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley and...
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SGD 15.84
California Country: Interior Design, Architecture, and Style
by Saeks, Diane Dorrans; Caen, Herb (Foreword by)
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992. Cloth, 204 pages, colour illustrations; 26 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "Over 200 full-color photographs showcase the work of such acclaimed architects and interior designers as Joseph Esherick, Frank Gehry, Michael Taylor, and Ellinor McGuire, all accompanied by historical commentary and detailed descriptions of 31 of California's...
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SGD 19.97
Chicheley Hall, Nr. Newport Pagnell, Bucks.
by Anonymous
Wardington, Banbury, Oxon.: Norman Hudson & Co. [undated: 1980s?] 20 pages, illustrations (some colour); 21 cm. Wraps fine, clean copy. Built 1719-23, and designed by Francis Smith of Warwick, a Midland architect.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Guidebook.
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SGD 13.08
The House of Edward Winslow: Being the Story of Its Building and the Interesting People Who Have Lived There During One Hundred Seventy-Six Years
by Sherrill, E. Prescott
Plymouth, MA: Privately Printed, 1931. 28 pages, including frontispiece, illustrations; 26 cm. Cover title: The House of Edward Winslow: Built in the Eighteenth Century at Plymouth Massachusetts. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to boards, expected browning. "Designed and printed under the direction of Gerald S. Howland & Edgar B. Sherrill, Boston.". 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Collectible.
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SGD 19.97
Home! Sweet Home: The Homestead of John Howard Payne: New Findings
by Village Board of East Hampton
East Hampton, NY: Village Board of East Hampton [nd; 1940s?] 30 pages, illustrations, music; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "Some fresh new pictures and new old facts about the song, the house, the author, and our village.". Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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SGD 29.61
Space Craft: Design for Compact Living
by Ball, Richard
London: George Philip in association with Channel Four Television Company Limited, 1987. 135 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Futuristic-Space Age architecture.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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SGD 13.08
Painted Ladies: San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians
by Pomada, Elizabeth, and Larsen, Michael
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1978. 80 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Good+. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. Age toning. Another copy available. Victorian architecture in San Francisco.. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Baer, Morley (Photographs by). 4to.
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SGD 7.57
Sex and Real Estate: Why We Love Houses
by Garber, Marjorie
New York: Pantheon Books, 2000. 243 pages; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover.A fine copy of the first printing. "Sex and Real Estate is a witty, informative, and thought-provoking study of our complex relation to the ideas and actualities of house and home. With vast erudition lightly carried, Marjorie Garber--professor of English and director of the Humanities Center at Harvard University--ranges through literature, art, film, journalism,...
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SGD 17.21
Milt Larsen's Magical Mystery Tour of Hollywood's Most Amazing Landmark: The Magic Castle
by Marie, Carol
Hollywood, CA: Brookledge Corporation, 1997. 295 pages, illustrations, portraits; 25 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.
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SGD 15.84
To Make a House a Home: Four Generations of American Women and the Houses They Lived In
by Davison, Jane, and Davison, Lesley
New York: Random House, 1994. xii, 298 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Revised edition of: Fall of a Doll's House. 1980. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. "American women's relationship with their homes has always been central to their lives. In 1980 Jane Davison published a book that so brilliantly illuminated this relationship and how it had changed in this century that it immediately...
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SGD 47.51
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Western Work
by Wright, Frank Lloyd; Legler, Dixie (Text by), and Zimmerman, Scot (Photographs by), and Dyson, Arthur (Introduction by)
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1999. Cloth, 142 pages, colour illustrations; 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. 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. 4to. Collectible.
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SGD 19.97
