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The Monograph Series Records Of Early American Architecture Volume Xxv Number 6
by A I a Editor Russell F Whithead
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Architectural Details 1938
by Raymond, Antonin
New York & Tokyo: The Architectural Forum / Antonin Raymond, 1938 Tan burlap/cloth covers w/paste on title, steel spiral binding. Excellent illustrations, black/white photographs. Rice paper, Foreword, 116 pgs. In orginial cardboard slipcase. Scarce copy of important Japanese style. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition Third Printing.. Spiral Hardcover. Very Good.
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SGD 1,351.13
100 Contemporary Architects: Drawings & Sketches
by Lacy, Bill (Selected by)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1991. 272 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. One hundred contemporary architects. Architectural drawings.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.
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SGD 33.78
Architecture and Design, 1970-1990: New Ideas in America
by Russell, Beverly
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1989. Cloth, 143 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Text block lightly bumped/top edge. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Features: Emilio Ambasz, Edward Larrabee Barnes, John Burgee, Patricia Conwway, Raul de Armas, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, Peter Eisenman, Frank O. Gehry, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, Helmut Jahn, Philiip Johnson, Gordon Matta-Clark,...
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SGD 17.23
KMcLD - Kaplan/McLaughlin/Diaz
by Vanderbyl Design
California: Kaplan/McLaughlin/Diaz. Hardcover. Good. Square gray-cloth hardcover, privately printed for customers of the Kaplan/McLaughlin/Diaz architectural firm. A good copy with a hard bump to the top front corner and some scuffing and soil to the light covers. Interior, this is a well bound, beautiful book with clean pages and art quality designs and layouts. 58 unnumbered pages in full color highlighting project from the firm.
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SGD 41.36
Designing the Future: The Computer in Architecture and Design
by Baker, Robin
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1993. 208 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. With 309 illustrations, 180 in colour. CONTENTS: 1. Computer Science, Computer Art: Bridging the Two Cultures; 2. Old Tools; New Tools: The Rise of the Universal Machine; 3. Transforming the Present: Computer Solutions in Context; 4. Transforming Reality: New Media,...
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SGD 17.23
The Modulor: A Harmonious Measure to the Human Scale Universally Applicable to Architecture and Mechanics
by Le Corbusier; de Francia, Peter, and Bostock, Anna (Translated by)
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1968. 243 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, plans; 19 cm. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy. Age toning.. 2nd. Paperback. Good. 12mo.
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SGD 24.13
Perspective for Artists: The Practice and Theory of Perspective as Applied to Pictures With a Section Dealing With Its Application to Architecture
by Cole, Rex Vicat
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1976. 279 pages, illustrations; 22 cm. First published, 1921. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. Illustrated by 436 drawings & diagrams by the author & 36 pictures chiefly by old masters.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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SGD 13.10
The Elements of Technical Writing
by Blake, Gary and Robert W. Bly
Macmillan. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 1993. Just ordinary rubbing on the dust jacket. The book has no marks. The pages are crisp and clean and the binding is tight.
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SGD 4.12
Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail
by Levy, Matthys, and Salvadori, Mario
New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2002. 346 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Small remainder mark (ink dot)/tail edge. Critical reading for the recent building collapse in Florida. "The authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes likeIstanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena.Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenonto the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San...
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SGD 10.34
The New San Francisco 1915 The Exposition City
San Francisco: Cardinell-Vincent Co, 1915 Grey/blue cover art. Photo of same scene first page. Excellent fullpage photographs of San Francisco and Bay area. With history of post earthquake/fire rebuild costs. 34 pgs. Foldout map rear with birdseye view, numbered key to important points in the area. Quite Rare Oblong. Oblong. First Edition.. Decorative Paper. Very Good.
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SGD 128.36
Sketches of the Tower of London, as a Fortress, a Prison, and a Palace, And a Guide to the Armories.
London: Printed By J. Wheeler, 1862 Purple paper wraps, creased corners. Engraved title page, foldout plan. 48 pgs Index. Ad for Stevens Model Dockyard rear cover. Rare. OCLC finds 3 copies held of this edition. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Limited Edition.. Original Wraps. Very Good.
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SGD 135.11
The British Museum; Its Antiquities, and Natural History. What to See, and How to See it. A Hand-Book Guide for Visitors.
H. G. Clarke and Co., 1862 Green engraved covers w/ Advertisments. Price Six- Pence. Foldout map of London by John Dower advertisments back. Foldout Ground Plan of the British Museum. Gorilla engraving by F. Shepherd. frontispiece. Engravings, woodcuts, history of exhibits, ect. instructions to visitors. Plentiful advertisments of the time. Minor wear. Quite Rare OCLC finds 1 copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illus. by John Dower F. Shepherd. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very...
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SGD 939.03
Envisioning Information
by Tufte, Edward R
Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, 1990. Cloth, 126 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "This book celebrates escapes from the flatlands of both paper and computer screen, showing superb displays of high-dimensional complex data. The most design-oriented of Edward Tufte's books, Envisioning Information shows maps, charts, scientific...
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SGD 26.88
The Four Books of Architecture
by Palladio, Andrea; Placzek, Adolf K. (Introduction by)
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1965. vii, 110 pages, 212 plates; 33 cm. Unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published by Isaac Ware in 1738. Original title: I quattro libri dell'architettura. With a new introduction by Adolf K. Placzek. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "Exemplary reprint of 16th-century classic. Covers classical architectural remains, Renaissance revivals, classical orders,...
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SGD 19.99
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 17.23
Building Failures
by Thomas H. McKaig
261pp, blue boards w/silver lettering on spine, numerous line drawings. Fine/Very Good. DJ in clear protective cover. Detailed descriptions of dozens of building failures. From the Preface: "This collection of case studies has been assembled to help architects, engineers and contractors build more safely." From Chapter 1: "The primary purpose of this book is to tell the story of some structural failures for the benefit of those people whose livelihood may be affected by the lessons to be learned from...
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SGD 41.36
Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture
by Salvadori, Mario
New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1990. 323 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. "Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with line drawings. In addition, Mr. Salvadori discusses recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Structures : The...
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SGD 10.34
Measure and Construction of the Japanese House
by Engel, Heino
Rutland, VT, and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1985. 149 pages, illustrations; 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture and its general integrative quality, the order of space and form, the flexibility of partitions and room functions and other important or unique qualities. The author describes in detail, and with numerous architectural plans and drawings, the influence of the anatomy of the Japanese...
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SGD 24.13
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 13.10
Frank Lloyd Wright: Three Quarters of a Century of Drawings
by Izzo, Alberto, and Gubitosi, Camillo; Cragie, Stella (Translated by)
New York: Horizon Press, 1981. ca. 200 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. First published, 1976. Translated from the Italian. Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Institute of Architectural Analysis of the University of Naples and the Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial Foundation. Originally presented at the Palazzo reale, Naples, Italy, December 9, 1976 to January 10, 1977. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Authoritative. Profusely illustrated, with several colour plates.....
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SGD 24.13
Flying Buttresses, Entropy, and O-Rings: The World of an Engineer
by Adams, James L
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1991. 264 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author James L. Adams, with a personalized inscription. A near-fine copy of the first printing. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar book cover.. SIGNED. 1st.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.
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SGD 19.99
The Not So Log Cabin
by Obomsawin, Robbin
Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2003. Cloth, 159 pages, colour illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. A fine copy of the first printing. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "Long known for her expertise in log construction, Robbin Obomsawin shakes things up in her newest book The Not So Log Cabin, which looks at how to incorporate simple log elements into any home. A fresh take on a favorite architectural style, The Not So Log Cabin...
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SGD 17.23
Essays Relating to Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Vol. 1.
by Anderson, James Ll.d
London: Printed For G. G. And J. Robinson, Pater-Noster-row; and J. Cumming, 40, Holborn Hill, 1800 Contempory calf, five raised bands, gilt tooling, boards tight, speckled fore-edges, no markings or tears. The Fifth Edition, with Corrections and Additions. First published in 1776. mild foxing. (2) Letter to William Cullen, M. D. Professor of the Practice of Physic in the University of Edinburgh, and First Physician to His Majesty in Scotland, ect. ect. Monk Hill Aug. 1776. vii Preface. xvi Advertisment...
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SGD 1,013.34
Architectural Art: Affirming the Design Relationship: A Discourse
by Jensen, Robert (Curated by)
New York: American Craft Museum, 1988. 52 pages; 28 cm. Exhibition held at the American Craft Museum, New York, NY. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. Includes commentary, essays and an exhibition checklist.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.
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SGD 19.99
