Oblong octavo, stiff color-illustrated wrappers, 54, [3] pp. Photographs, plans. Published in English, French, and German. This issue focusing on ÒBuilding the churches for today.Ó Good; spine a bit chipped, moderate shelf wear. View More...
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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... View More...
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. View More...
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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. View More...
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New York: Harvard University Graduate School of Design / Rizzoli, (1991). First edition.
Seller ID: vas667
Square octavo, red buckram with paper labels front and rear, 119, [1] pp. Plans, photos, illus. Includes essays by: Alex Krieger, Leon Krier, William Lennertz, Patrick Pennell, and Vincent Scully, Jr. Fine. View More...
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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... View More...
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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... View More...
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1979. One of 450 copies designed by Adrian Wilson and printed at The Press in Tuscany Alley.
Seller ID: 9214gcs
Square quarto, terra-cotta cloth, printed in red and black, 77, [1] pp. Photos, diagrams. Fine in plain dust jacket and with prospectus laid-in. View More...
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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... View More...
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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... View More...
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. ÒA photographic essay about the Georgetown heritage, based on sources and archives in the public domain and buildings in use today within Old Georgetown. View More...