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Silent Witness: The Language of Your Home.

By: Andersen, Georg, ASID. With James McAlister.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., (1996).:

Seller ID: es4055

Large, square octavo; slick, full-color photo. illus. boards (hardcover), xiii + 111 pp. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. From dust jacket: More than a decorating book, Silent Witness: The Language of Your Home examines what a home reveals about our priorities, faith, and purpose in life...Brilliant photographs illustrate Mr. Andersen's years of experience in desgin, and descriptive captions provide meaningful content even for browsers. But for more serious students, the book will be a guide to help them discover the underlying basis and motivations for the concepts presented...
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The Useful Arts Employed in the Construction of Dwelling Houses.

By: Anonymous.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: London: John W. Parker, 1851.:

Seller ID: m1310

1st edition. Duodecimo, cloth, 215 pp. Wood-engraved plates, illus. Good; moderate shelf wear.
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The House on the Rock.

By: Anonymous.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Spring Green, Wis.: The House on the Rock, [1996].:

Seller ID: m1630

Quarto, softbound, [128] pp. Color photos throughout. Near-Fine.
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Hyde Park Houses: An Informal History, 1856-1910. Photographs by Samuel W. Block, Jr.

By: Block, Jean F.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1978].:

Seller ID: 28523

1st edition. Oblong octavo, cloth, xii, 156 pp. Photos, maps. Fine in Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges. From dust jacket: Hyde Park - Kenwood, one of Chicago's oldest neighborhoods, has a rich tradition of diversity and vitality that is reflected in the architecture of its homes. Hundreds of slendid examples of nineteenth-century domestic architecture, still standing today, tell the story of Hyde Park's growth from a pastoral prairie settlement to a thriving urban community. Jean F. Block, a lifelong resident, brings that story to us in this detailed arch...
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Le Corbusier le Grand [1887-1965]. [Two Volumes].

By: Cohen, Jean-Louis and Tim Benton; editors.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: London: Phaidon Press, (2008).:

Seller ID: 7284fd

First Edition. Two volumes. Elephant folio, brown boards (hardcover), [72] pp + slick color-illustrated boards, 767 pp. Photographs and illustrations throughout, many in color. Fine in original slip case. *This massive book will require additional shipping funds for overseas or expedited orders.
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Cement Houses and Private Garages with Construction Details, by Numerous Architects; Comprising twenty-two designs of artistic cemet-coated dwellings, and eleven cleverly designed private garages. A feature is the presentation of complete floor plans, elevations and constructive details...

By: David Williams Company.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York: David Williams Company, 1923. First Edition.:

Seller ID: 71516bd

Oblong quarto, blue cloth (hardcover), [iv], [178] pp. Photos, diagrams, plans. Poor; cover is worn, hinges are very tender, yet interior is clean and tight.
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Pillars of the Almighty: A Celebration of Cathedrals. Photographs by f-stop Fitzgerald. Introduction by by Simon Verity.

By: Follett, Ken. [Fitzgerald, f-stop].

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., A Balliett & Fitzgerald Book, [1994]. First Edition, As Stated.:

Seller ID: 17707scs

Square quarto, white cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 128 pp. Fine (As New), in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. Fitzgerald's photographs bring the central image of Follett's masterpiece -- the building of a Gothic cathedral -- excitingly to life. Fitzgerald has captured the challenge and heartache, determination and ultimate glory of Tom and Jack's quest to build Kingsbridge Cathedral amid the hardships of life in twelfth-century England...
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Nuovo Corso d' Architettura Civile, Dedotta Dai Migliori Monumenti, Greci, Romani, e Itraliani del Conquecento.

By: Ginesi, Antonio.

Price: $400.00

Publisher: Firenze: Presso Pietro Allegrini, e Compagni, 1813.:

Seller ID: els2593

Folio, half calf & marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine, calf label, 86 pp., 42 copper engraved plates. Good; two plates present but loose; lower half of pages are damp-stained.
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Images of America Living: Four Centuries of Architecture and Furniture as Cultural Expression.

By: Gowans, Alan.

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Philadephia: J.B. Lippincott Company, [1964]. First Edition, As Stated.:

Seller ID: 00743scs

Quarto, black cloth, (hardcover), gitl letters, [xvii], 498 pp. Near-Fine, with bookplate. Illus. with numerous b&w photos.
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Ornamental Metalwork. Booklet No. 148-A.

By: Julius Blum & Co., Inc.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Savannah, GA: Savannah Iron & Wire Works, n.d.:

Seller ID: 1698gls

Quarto, paperbound (stiff, illus., stapled tan wrappers), 16 pp. Near-Fine, with staple to upper cover.
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The City Assembled: The Elements of Urban Form Through History. With the Collaboration of Greg Castillo. Original Drawings by Richard Tobias.

By: Kostof, Spiro.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Boston: Little, Brown and Company, A Bulfinch Press Book, (1992). First North American Edition.:

Seller ID: 250fd

Large square octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 320 pp. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. Illustrated. From dust jacket: ...[Kostof] traces the component elements that make up different types of cities; streets, public places, urban divisions (religious, political, and social), and the fringe area where city and countryside meet. In every instance, Professor Kostof follows a story that ranges widely in time and place up to the present to indicate that the discussion remains fresh and engages our own time in unexpected ways. In the past, all the elements of a city e...
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Macadam Base Construction Methods.

By: Lamb, George N.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Seaman Moters, Inc., 1948.:

Seller ID: 16148scs

Octavo, stapled wrappers (paperbound), illustrated with b&w photos., [16] pp. Fine.
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Historic Quincy Architecture: Architectural Treasures of Quincy, Illinois. Photography by Richard Payne. Text by Paul Clifford Larson. Foreword by Carl Landrum. Introduction by James B. Stewart.

By: Larson, Paul Clifford.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Houston, Texas: Herring Press, 1996. First Edition.:

Seller ID: 5734fd

Folio, red cloth (hardcover), 128 pp. Color photos, b&w photos. Fine in dust jacket.
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Mediterranean Living.

By: Lovatt-Smith, Lisa.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York: Whitney Library of Design, (1998). First Edition.:

Seller ID: 18293scs

Quarto, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 230 full-color photos, 216 pp. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. From jacket: Lovatt-Smith has chosen twenty-two homes, each with its own distinctive style and atmosphere, that capture the essence of Mediterranean decorative style in its immense variety....a remarkable glimpse into the homes and holiday hideaways of creative people whose decorative tastes range from the traditional to the ultra-modern or minimalist. Each home is individual, but always respects the Mediterranean instinct for the simple and the beautiful...*This volume...
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architect, Artist, Icon.

By: McKean, John.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Edinburgh: Lomond Books, (2000).:

Seller ID: 71555bd

Quarto, color-illustrated boards (hardcover), 160 pp. Color photographs, illustrations. Fine.
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Man Made the Town.

By: Middleton, Michael.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York: St. Martin's Press, [1987].:

Seller ID: 70113s

First American Edition. Octavo, brown boards (hardcover), 240 pp. Photos, illus. Fine in a slightly chipped dust jacket.
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Houses of God.

By: Mirsky, Jeannette.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: A Studio Book, The Viking Press, [1965].:

Seller ID: 16146scs

Large octavo, navy blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 235 pp. Near-Fine, with former-owner stamp, in a Near-Fine dust jacket with slight wear to edges. This fascinating record in words and pictures begins with the earliest known places of worship, such as Stonehenge and Lascaux, and comes down to the present day, with modern churches by Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Meditation Room at the UnitedNations in New York...Paraelles are drawn among the various religions as well as the styles of architecture, and the cultural achievements of the past are related to the present. Th...
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A Walk in Georgetown.

By: Mitchell, Mary.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Barre, Massachusetts: Barre Publishers, 1966.:

Seller ID: 00313s

Signed by the Author. Square octavo, illustrated gold boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 94 pp. Very Good+, with small bookplate and slight edgewear, in a chipped glassine dust jacket. A photographic essay about the Georgetown heritage, based on sources and archives in the public domain and buildings in use today within Old Georgetown.
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Americans at Home: From the Colonists to the Late Victorians. A Pictorial Source Book of America's Domestic Interiors with an Appendix of Inns and Taverns.

By: Peterson, Harold L.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1971]. First Edition.:

Seller ID: 00230s

Quarto, red illus. cloth (hardcover), xviii p. 205 plates. 29 cm. Fine, in Very Good dust jacket with several small tears and chips. In this delightful book, which proves the saying that one picture is worth a thousand words, Harold Peterson has assembled over 200 pictures illustrating American indoor life, a wonderfully diverse selection from a wide variety of sources. He begins with the earliest useful picture of an American interior, dated 1659, and continues for more than two centuries, using 1876, the date of the Philadelphia Centennial, as a convenient stopping point. The majority ar...
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Cathedrales de France: Arts, Techniques, Societe.

By: Pierre, Andre Louis.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Paris: Les Productions de Paris, 1962. First Edition.:

Seller ID: 005390scs

Square octavo, pink silk (hardcover), full-color illus. paper label, ribbon marker, 432 pp. Very Good, with rubbed & lightly soiled covers, former owner signature. Illustrated.
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