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FABRICAS. A COLLECTION OF PICTURES AND STATEMENTS ON THE MINERAL MATERIALS USED IN BUILDING CALIFORNIA PRIOR TO 1850.
Egenhoff, Elisabeth L.:
[San Francisco. 1952].
189,[2]pp. including illustrations. Original printed wrappers, plastic label. Near fine. A study of the building materials used by Indians, missionaries,.. more
Price: $14.00
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ART TOPICS IN THE HISTORY OF SCULPTURE, PAINTING AND ARCHITECTURE, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCES TO MOST OF THE ENGLISH STANDARD WORKS OF ART.
Farrar, Charles S.:
Chicago: Chas. S. Farrar & Co., 1890.
vi,196pp. Original cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. A near fine copy. Third edition, revised and enlarged. The work was.. more
Price: $20.00
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AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE FOR BEGINNERS AND STUDENTS.
Clement, Sara Erskine:
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, [1886].
x,206pp. including numerous in-text and full-page illustrations. Original decorative green cloth, gilt. Ex-lib. Spine abraded from removal of library label... more
Price: $20.00
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KING'S HANDBOOK OF NOTABLE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN THE UNITED STATES.
Shinn, George Wolfe, Rev.:
Boston: Moses King Corporation, 1889.
286pp. including 100 in-text wood engravings. Original decorative cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Head of spine lightly worn. Front.. more
Price: $25.00
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OUR COLONIAL HOMES.
Drake, Samuel Adams:
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1894.
[6],211pp. including twenty-one in-text halftone photographic illustrations, plus frontispiece. Tall octavo. Original red cloth, gilt, a.e.g. Edge of spine chipped... more
Price: $25.00
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A SHORT HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE.
Tuckerman, Arthur Lyman:
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1887.
viii,[1],168pp. plus twenty-four plates (including frontispiece and two double-page plates). Original gilt cloth. Minor wear to extremities. Early ink inscription.. more
Price: $40.00
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OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE FINE ARTS...IN FIVE PARTS. PART I. - ARCHITECTURE. II. SCULPTURE. III. PAINTING. IV. ENGRAVING. V. MISCELLANY....
Lossing, Benson J.:
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1843.
330,[1]pp. plus frontispiece. 12mo. Contemporary cloth, spine gilt. A very good copy. First published 1840. The last few pages of.. more
Price: $40.00
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RE-DEDICATION OF THE OLD STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JULY 11, 1882.
[Boston]:
Boston: Printed by Order of the City Council, 1882.
175pp. plus plates (including a few photogravures). Tall 8vo. Original gilt cloth. Light fraying to head of spine. Else very.. more
Price: $40.00
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A HANDBOOK OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN...BY W. COLLETT-SANDARS. A New Edition.
Rosengarten, A.:
London & New York. 1893.
xxii,509pp. including 639 wood-engraved in-text illustrations. Original decorative cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Spine sunned. Binding a bit loose... more
Price: $50.00
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HISTORICAL STUDIES OF CHURCH BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE AGES VENICE, SIENA, FLORENCE.
Norton, Charles Eliot:
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1880.
vi,331pp. plus 4pp. of advertisements. Original gilt cloth, t.e.g. Spine faded, spine ends lightly chipped. Front cover lightly scuffed. Overall.. more
Price: $50.00
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NOTES AND SKETCHES OF AN ARCHITECT TAKEN DURING A JOURNEY IN THE NORTHWEST OF EUROPE. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH...BY JOHN PETO.
Narjoux, Felix:
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1877.
442pp. including 214 wood-engravings (many full-page). Original decorative cloth, stamped in black and gold. Colored pencil inscription on flyleaf. A.. more
Price: $50.00
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THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS OF FRANCE.
Hunnewell, James F.:
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1884.
xiv,336pp. plus twenty-two single-page plates (including frontispiece), of which three are folding, and one double- page plate. Original cloth, gilt... more
Price: $50.00
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HEALTH PRIMERS. THE HOUSE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS.
[Architecture]:
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881.
[2],96pp. plus 5pp. of advertisements. 12mo. Original green cloth, stamped in red. Cloth bubbling. Light stains in printed endpapers. Overall.. more
Price: $50.00
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FARM HOMES IN-DOORS AND OUT-DOORS.
Leland, E.H.:
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1882.
216pp. including two frontispieces and eleven in-text illustrations. Original decorative cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Cloth rubbed, spine ends.. more
Price: $60.00
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THE IMPERIAL ISLAND ENGLAND'S CHRONICLE IN STONE.
Hunnewell, James F.:
Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1886.
[2],xiii,[13]-445pp. plus fifty-eight lithographic plates printed in bistre color (including frontispiece). Original cloth, spine gilt. A bit of fraying to.. more
Price: $60.00
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THE MODERN HOUSE-CARPENTER'S COMPANION AND BUILDER'S GUIDE....
Sylvester, W.A.:
Boston: Cupples, Upham & Co., 1883.
192pp. plus forty-five wood-engraved plates. Original gilt cloth. Spine and rear edges worn and a bit chewed. Internally clean. A.. more
Price: $65.00
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LECTURES ON ARCHITECTURE AND PAINTING, DELIVERED AT EDINBURGH, IN NOVEMBER, 1853.
Ruskin, John:
New York: Wiley & Halsted, 1856.
189pp. plus fifteen engraved plates (including frontispiece). Original cloth, stamped in blind, spine gilt. A near fine copy. Second American.. more
Price: $75.00
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PRE-RAPHAELITISM. [bound with:] NOTES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SHEEPFOLDS [bound with:] THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, OR THE BLACK BROTHERS. A LEGEND OF STIRIA. [bound with:] SESAME AND LILIES. TWO LECTURES.... [bound with:] AN INQUIRY INTO SOME OF THE COND
Ruskin, John:
New York: John Wiley & Son, 1866.
56,40,39,xvi,119,29pp. Contemporary cloth, spine gilt. Slight chipping to head of spine. Armorial bookplate. Very good. Later editions of four Ruskin.. more
Price: $75.00
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THE TWO PATHS: BEING LECTURES ON ART, AND ITS APPLICATION TO DECORATION AND MANUFACTURE, DELIVERED IN 1858-9.
Ruskin, John:
New York: John Wiley, 1859.
217pp. including in-text illustrations, plus two steel- engraved plates (including frontispiece) and 4,[2]pp. of advertisements. Half title. Original decorative cloth,.. more
Price: $75.00
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THE WORLD'S WORSHIP IN STONE: TEMPLE, CATHEDRAL AND MOSQUE.
Ripley, M.M.:
Boston: Estes & Lauriat, [1879].
176pp. including 150 illustrations (many full-page). Frontis. Quarto. Original decorative cloth, stamped in black and gilt, a.e.g. Cloth lightly scuffed... more
Price: $75.00
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HOMES, AND HOW TO MAKE THEM.
Gardner, E.C.:
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875.
[3]-314pp. including in-text illustrations, plus frontispiece. 12mo. Original decorative cloth, stamped in black, blind, and gilt. Spine faded. Early ink.. more
Price: $75.00
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WOODWARD'S COUNTRY HOMES.
Woodward, George E., and F.W. Woodward:
New York: Geo. E. & F.W. Woodward, 1866.
166pp. including numerous wood-engraved illustrations (many full-page) plus [2],8pp. of advertisements. Original blindstamped cloth, spine gilt. Spine and upper portion.. more
Price: $75.00
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WOODWARD'S GRAPERIES AND HORTICULTURAL BUILDINGS.
Woodward, George E., and F.W. Woodward:
New York: Geo. E. & F.W. Woodward, 1865.
139pp. including numerous wood-engraved illustrations (many full-page) plus [3]pp. of advertisements. Original blindstamped cloth, spine gilt. Cloth worn, head of.. more
Price: $85.00
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THE FLOWERING OF THE LANDSCAPE GARDEN. ENGLISH PLEASURE GROUNDS 1720 - 1800.
Laird, Mark:
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.
xvii,[1],446pp., printed in double columns, including illustrations (many in color). Quarto. Green cloth. As new. In dust jacket. A thorough.. more
Price: $90.00
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AN INFORMAL TALK ON ART AND ARCHITECTURAL TOPICS.
Silsbee, E.A.:
Salem: Essex Institute, 1880.
22pp. Original printed wrappers. Very good. An essay on the local architecture of Salem. This volume is a separately paginated.. more
Price: $100.00
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THE SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE.
Ruskin, John:
New York: John Wiley, 1859.
[4],vii,186pp. plus fourteen folding lithographic plates and 4pp. of advertisements. Original decorative cloth, stamped in blind and gilt. Head, tail,.. more
Price: $100.00
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COTTAGE HOUSES FOR VILLAGE AND COUNTRY HOMES. TOGETHER WITH COMPLETE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
Reed, S.B.:
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1883.
136pp. including twenty-two designs in 107 engravings, plus 8pp. of advertisements. Original decorative green cloth, stamped in black and gilt... more
Price: $100.00
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ART-HINTS. ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE, AND PAINTING.
Jarves, James Jackson:
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1855.
xv,398pp. Original decorative cloth, stamped in blind, spine gilt. Spine slightly soiled, head of spine chipped, one-inch chip in cloth.. more
Price: $100.00
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THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED....
Ingram, J.S.:
Philadelphia: Hubbard Bros., [1876].
770pp. including numerous plates (one folding), plus folding ground plan and 6pp. of advertisements. Frontis. Original cloth, stamped in blind.. more
Price: $100.00
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A CRITICAL INQUIRY INTO THE CONDITION OF THE CONVENTUAL BUILDERS AND THEIR RELATIONS TO SECULAR GUILDS IN THE MIDDLE AGES.
Fort, George F.:
New York: J.W. Bouton, 1884.
45pp. Original cloth, gilt. Cloth lightly stained. Front inner hinge partially cracked. Early institutional bookplate. Internally clean. A very good.. more
Price: $100.00
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REPORT OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.
[Clark, Edward]:
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1895.
9pp. Original printed wrappers. Ex-lib., with call number inscribed in upper inner corner of front wrapper, else near fine. Discusses.. more
Price: $100.00
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THE PUBLIC LEDGER BUILDING. PHILADELPHIA: WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROCEEDINGS CONNECTED WITH ITS OPENING JUNE 20, 1867.
Childs, George W.:
Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1868.
ix,186pp. including in-text illustrations, plus two plates (including frontispiece). Original gilt cloth. Spine faded, spine ends frayed. Light stain in.. more
Price: $100.00
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THE HISTORY AND RUDIMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE....
Bullock, John, ed:
New York. 1853.
264,[14]pp. In-text illus. Decorated cloth stamped in gilt. Spine sunned, head and toe worn and a bit chipped. Internally quite.. more
Price: $100.00
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MEMOIR OF SOLOMON WILLARD, ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT.
Wheildon, William W.:
Boston: The Monument Association, 1865.
272pp. plus six plates (including frontispiece). Original pebbled cloth, spine gilt. Remnants of an early paper dust jacket stuck to.. more
Price: $100.00
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THE STONES OF VENICE. THE FOUNDATIONS.
Ruskin, John:
New York: John Wiley, 1851.
xv,[1],435,[1],2pp. including seventy-two in-text wood engravings, plus twenty-one lithographic plates. Half title. Later cloth, gilt morocco labels, t.e.g. Foxing in.. more
Price: $125.00
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SACRED AND CONSTRUCTIVE ART: ITS ORIGIN AND PROGRESS. A SERIES OF ESSAYS.
Otis, Calvin, N.:
New York: G.P. Putnam & Son, 1869.
305pp. Original green cloth, spine gilt. Head of spine chipped. Ex-lib., with ink stamp on three outer leaves, including titlepage,.. more
Price: $125.00
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INIGO JONES AND WREN OR THE RISE AND DECLINE OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND.
Loftie, W.J.:
New York: MacMillan and Co., 1893.
xvi,284pp. including fifty plates. Half title. Small quarto. Original cloth, gilt. Cloth lightly scuffed and worn at extremities. Front hinge.. more
Price: $125.00
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1879.
[Hill, James G.]:
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1879.
36pp. plus three plates. Original gilt cloth. Cloth somewhat scuffed, head of spine frayed. Plates faded. Early ink inscription on.. more
Price: $125.00
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1880.
[Hill, James G.]:
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880.
45pp. plus six plates. Original gilt cloth. Light wear to extremities. Plates faded. Overall very good. The six plates, printed.. more
Price: $125.00
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THE RUDIMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING, FOR THE USE OF ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS, DRAUGHTSMEN, MACHINISTS, ENGINEERS AND MECHANICS.
Bullock, John, ed:
Philadelphia. 1872.
468pp. plus plates and ads. Frontis. Original cloth, neatly rebacked. Very good. Revised edition of Bullock's THE HISTORY AND RUDIMENTS.. more
Price: $125.00
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ART IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S NEW PROGRAM IN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE VOLUME I MURAL DESIGNS, 1934-36.
Bruce, Edward, and Forbes Watson:
Washington. 1936.
xvi,309pp. Oblong quarto. Original cloth. Extremities lightly frayed, else internally clean and bright. Very good. Limited to 1000 copies, this.. more
Price: $125.00
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PARIS UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, 1867. REPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS. REPORT UPON BUILDINGS, BUILDING MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF BUILDING.
Bowen, James H.:
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1869.
96pp. including in-text illustrations. Dbd. Very good. With chapters covering the various nations' "architectural designs and models, and buildings in.. more
Price: $135.00
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A DESCRIPTION OF THE GIRARD COLLEGE FOR ORPHANS, CONTAINED IN A FINAL REPORT OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE, TO THE SELECT AND COMMON COUNCILS OF PHILADELPHIA, A REPORT TO THE BUILDING COMMITTEE....
Walter, Thomas U.:
Philadelphia. 1848.
64pp. plus frontispiece. Dbd. Ink number on recto of frontispiece bleeding through a bit to verso, not affecting the image... more
Price: $150.00
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THE HABITATIONS OF MAN IN ALL AGES...TRANSLATED BY BENJAMIN BUCKNALL, ARCHITECT.
Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene:
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876.
xvi,394pp. including numerous text illustrations, plus nine plates (including frontispiece) and one-page advertisement. Original decorative green cloth, stamped in black.. more
Price: $150.00
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VILLAS AND COTTAGES. A SERIES OF DESIGNS PREPARED FOR EXECUTION IN THE UNITED STATES.
Vaux, Calvert:
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872.
348pp. (including engraved half title) including numerous in-text illustrations and thirty-nine plates (including frontispiece), plus one color plate. Original cloth,.. more
Price: $150.00
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CARPENTER'S AND BUILDER'S ASSISTANT, AND WOODWORKER'S GUIDE....
Gould, Lucius D.:
New York: William T. Comstock, 1882.
78pp. plus thirty-six lithographic plates and 2pp. of advertisements. Contemporary cloth, gilt. Front inner hinge cracked, else very good. Fourth.. more
Price: $150.00
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THE IMMIGRANT BUILDER; OR PRACTICAL HINTS TO HANDY-MEN. SHOWING CLEARLY HOW TO PLAN AND CONSTRUCT DWELLINGS IN THE BUSH, ON THE PRAIRIE, OR ELSEWHERE, CHEAPLY AND WELL, WITH WOOD, EARTH, OR GRAVEL.
Dwyer, Charles P.:
New York: Hurst & Co.: 1884.
145pp. including numerous in-text illustrations, plus 10pp. of advertisements. Original decorative cloth, elaborately stamped in black. A near fine copy... more
Price: $150.00
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THE STRAINS IN FRAMED STRUCTURES, WITH NUMEROUS PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS TO CRANES - BRIDGE, ROOF AND SUSPENSION TRUSSES - BRACED ARCHES - PIVOT AND DRAW SPANS - CONTINUOUS GIRDERS, ETC. ALSO, DETERMINATION OF DIMENSIONS AND DESIGNING OF DETAILS - SPECIFICA
Du Bois, A. Jay:
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1890.
xxi,511pp. including approximately 300 in-text illustrations. With twenty-eight plates (seven folding), some included in pagination. Quarto. Original cloth, stamped in.. more
Price: $150.00
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RURAL SCHOOL ARCHITECTURE. [Contained in:] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. BUREAU OF EDUCATION. CIRCULARS OF INFORMATION AND BULLETINS OF THE BUREAU OF EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR 1880.
[Clark, Theodore Minot]:
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1880.
106pp. including numerous illustrations, plus five folding plates. (Full volume: [5],624,10,13,4,5,4,9pp.) Contemporary three quarter red calf and marbled boards. Spine.. more
Price: $150.00
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A PAPER ON NEW-ENGLAND ARCHITECTURE, READ BEFORE THE NEW- ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1858
Chamberlain, Nathan H., Rev.:
Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1858.
30pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine and edges of wrappers chipped. Ex-lib. from the New England Historic Genealogical Society, with blindstamp.. more
Price: $150.00
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