Books - "architecture"
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The Sense of Unity: The Sufi Tradition in Persian Architecture
Square quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, xviii + 151pp, illus, VG (moderate scuffing & soilingto board edges & extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards with some light foxing also, moderate wrinkling to some rear pages) in d/w, scruffy (v heavy creasing & chipping with loss to spine & edges, major reinforcement work to internal sides with stiff lamination to whole jacket for preservation)
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press 1973
KEYWORDS: architecture history Persia Persian ancient antiquity sufi tradition
The Monocle Book of Homes: A Guide to Inspiring Residences
Lg quarto, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 261pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Monocle / Thames & Hudson 2021
KEYWORDS: architecture buildings interior design homes monocle
Decorative Art and Modern Interiors 1977: Volume 66
EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, xvi + 184pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & fading to spine & board edges, light tape residue to boards, minimal library stamps, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown, light tape staining to eps, moderate cracking to some gutters) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing to edges & flaps, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1977
KEYWORDS: interior design art decoration architecture buildings international global
Frank Gehry
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Carlton Books 2000
KEYWORDS: architecture buildings Frank Gehry design
The Tomb-Builders of the Pharaohs
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: British Museum Publications 1982
KEYWORDS: ancient history antiquity Egypt Egyptian mummies tombs builders architecture pharaohs
Hereford Cathedral: A History
Super octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, xxxii + 672pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards & page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: The Hambledon Press 2000
KEYWORDS: English England British Britain cathedrals architecture buildings history Hereford cathedral
Fair Horizon: Buildings of Today
Imperial octavo, black buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 127pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light fading & soiling to board edges, spine sl cocked, light tanning, foxing & soiling to page edges, light tanning & moderate foxing to eps, sl cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, heavy creasing & chipping with some loss, moderate to heavy scuffing to spine, stained tape repairs to top edges, moderate chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1950
KEYWORDS: buildings architecture contemporary Oliver Hill
Harry Turbott: New Zealand's First Landscape Architect
Imperial octavo, yellow heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 223pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light bruising to spine) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Blue Acres Publishing 2020
KEYWORDS: New Zealand architects architecture Harry Turbott landscape buildings nature biographies
The Christchurch Town Hall 1965-2019: A Dream Renewed
Square imperial octavo, black heavy boards, blind stamp lettering to front board, 248pp, illus/photos, VG+ (spine sl cocked, light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to front eps, light soiling to full title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing)
PUBLISHER: Canterbury University Press 2019
KEYWORDS: New Zealand Christchurch town hall buildings history earthquake damage architecture
The Wright Space: Pattern and Meaning in Frank Lloyd Wright's Houses
Oblong quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black & red lettering to spine, 192pp, illus/photos, VG (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning to page edges, sl cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press 1992
KEYWORDS: architecture buildings Frank Lloyd Wright art design
Turning the Solomon Key: Decoding the Masonic symbols and history of Washington DC
Octavo softcover (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Corgi 2009
KEYWORDS: freemason freemasons freemasonry masonic masons symbolism architecture washington dc robert lomas
St Stephen's, Taurarua: The History and Significance of the Judges Bay Chapels
Octavo softcover (Near FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Parnell Heritage Inc 2018
KEYWORDS: New Zealand religion religious buildings chapels Judges Bay history architecture
Building With Lime: A Practical Introduction (Revised Edition)
Super octavo, illus glossy light card covers, white lettering to spine, x + 309pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate creasing to spine & covers, light chafing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: ITDG Publishing 2003
KEYWORDS: building materials lime introduction architecture construction
World's Greatest Architect: Making, Meaning, and Network Culture
Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The MIT Press 2008
KEYWORDS: architecture architectural theory language sociology philosophy design
Alvar Aalto and the International Style
Quarto softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Mitchell 1989
KEYWORDS: architecture alvar aalto international style finnish finland modernism modern
Mies Van Der Rohe
EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Thames and Hudson 1970
KEYWORDS: modern architecture Mies Van Der Rohe buildings design
Cistercian Abbeys: History and Architecture
Lg quarto, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 399pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & sl soiling to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, sl soiling & foxing to page edges, sl soiling to half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Konemann 1998
KEYWORDS: religious architecture buildings abbeys cistercian history photography
Glass Block Handbook
INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, 182pp, illus/photos, VG- (light scuffing & creasing to spine & edges, moderate scuffing/chafing to covers, light foxing to page edges, glue to gutters failing- some pgs loose)
PUBLISHER: Builder's Book 1995
KEYWORDS: art glass blocks handbooks building architecture signed
Dictionnaire des Chateaux et des Fortifications du Moyen Age en France
TEXT IN FRENCH, imperial octavo, black faux leather boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, xvi + 1288pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page egdes) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling, moderate tanning to front flap)
PUBLISHER: Editions Publitotal Strasbourg 1979
KEYWORDS: text in French churches religion religious buildings architecture history
Chambers For a Memory Palace
Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: The MIT Press 1994
KEYWORDS: architecture buildings history