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Beacon Guide to New England Houses of Worship, the : An Architectural Companion

By: Smith, G. E. Kidder; Illustrated by Lea Cyr

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Beacon Press: 1989

Seller ID: 21092

ISBN: 0807051012

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

187 pages; Purple softcover, [xxii] + 187 glossy pages, 3 indexes, chronology, glossary, small map of each state. For each structure this guide gives its name, address or location, name of architect if known, 1 to 3 high-quality b/w photos, and plenty of historical and architectural info. ; Foreword by James Parks Morton. Maps by Lea Cyr. 'An illustrated guide to the 100 most architecturally significant meetinghouses, churches and synagogues in New England, described and photographed by noted architect G. E. Kidder Smith.' ; Only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce.
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Familienmausoleum des Ehepares der Franciska und des Dionys Andrassy, Das : The Family Mausoleum of Francisca and Dionysius Andrassy

By: Vajda, Josef

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Staatlichen Kulturbesitzes: 1969

Seller ID: 19697

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

24 pages; 24mo (5.75") 15 cm; GERMAN language throughout. Square softcover with inner flaps, 24 pages, 12 b/w photos and two-color illustrations. ; Published in Krasnohorske Podhradie, Slovakia, 1969. ; Guide to magnificent Art Nouveau mausoleum built in 1904 by the Hungarian Count Dionysius Andrassy (1835-1913) for himself, his wife Francisca, and their beloved dog Tascherl, in Slovakia. ; Covers, which are uncoated, show light wear. Binding intact but staple partly rusted. No other defects. Scarce.
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Spider of Brooklyn Heights, The

By: Veglahn, Nancy

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons: 1967

Seller ID: 21141

ISBN: 0684158582

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

180 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Ex-Library; Hardcover, b/w photos on cloth, [x] + 180 pages, index, bibliography, 25 historical b/w photos and illustrations with captions. ; 1st edition, 'A' on copyright page. Library binding, as issued. ; Historical novel centered around building the Brooklyn Bridge, featuring real-life architects John A. Roebling and his son, Washington Roebling. ; No jacket. Almost no wear. Very few library marks. Interior clean, binding tight.
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Elementary Treatise on Architecture, an : Comprising the Complete Study of the Five Orders, with Indications of Their Shadows and the First Principles of Construction

By: Vignola, Giacomo, with William Robert Powell; Illustrated by Pierre Esquie

Price: $30.00

Publisher: J. H. Jansen: 1923

Seller ID: 16800

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

158 pages; Folio (12.75") 33 cm; Ex-Library; Very tall hardcover, gray cloth, black lettering, 158 unnumbered pages, 72 stunning full-page b/w plates, each with detailed captions on facing pages. ; This is an English translation of Vignola's famous Regola delli Cinque Ordini d'Architettura, originally published in 1562, which described the canon of classical architectural style regarding columns, doors, entablatures, arches, etc. ; This new edition copyright 1921, translated by William Robert Powell, with new glossary and footnotes, and with additional diagrams by Pierre Esquie. This printing ...
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Native Architecture : African Cultural Series

By: Wilson, E. Barbara, and Mary E. Dodge; Illustrated by Janet M. Seibert

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Detroit Children's Museum: 1970

Seller ID: 16820

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

44 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Oversized softcover portfolio with information sheet, small b/w map of Africa with key to plates, and twenty 8.5 x 11-inch b/w plates showing native dwellings, villages, floorplans of settlements, etc. Unbound, as issued. ; Plates are paired in twos, with each pair showing at least one native dwelling with ample text. Places and illustrations include: Mali and a Dogon house. Nigeria and a Hausa dwelling. Cameroon and a Bafut square house. Sudan and a Korongo homestead. Rhodesia and a Mashona village. Swaziland and a Swazi indlu. More. ; Published jointly by Detroit C...
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Lazienki Warszawskie : Lazienki Park, Warsaw

By: Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz

Price: $26.00

Publisher: Wydawnictwo Arkady: 1957

Seller ID: 22004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket

288 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; POLISH text throughout. Tall hardcover, pale gray cloth, 288 glossy pages, index, endnotes, 318 b/w photos and illustrations including interiors, exteriors, details, floorplans, elevations, small maps, etc; 8 full-page color plates; rear fold-out map of Plan Parku Lazienkowskiego, in two colors, showing locations of 18 structures in and near the park. ; History and architecture of Lazienki Park, Warsaw, including Ujazdow Castle, Dom Turecki, Ermitaz, Amfiteatr, Stara Pomaranczarnia, Belweder and more. Many historical illustrations dating from 1700s-1800s. ; Beaut...
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Masterpieces of Jewish Art, Volume 5 : Wooden Synagogues (Russian and English Edition)

By: Yargina, Z.

Price: $92.00

Publisher: Imidzh / Image: 1993

Seller ID: 19311

ISBN: 5860440219

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

367 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover. Covers in Russian, jacket in English. Parallel text in RUSSIAN and ENGLISH. 367 glossy pages. Endnotes. Small map of places with wooden synagogues. 282 photos, most historical b/w, a few in color. ; Series edited by Alexander S. Kantsedikas. Photos by S. Tartakovsky and V. Kravchuk. Translated by L. Lezhneva. ; Architecture, ornamentation, accoutrements, carvings, etc, of wooden synagogues in Poland, Lithuana, Ukraine. ; No visible defects. Appears unused. Quite scarce. ; Masterpieces of Jewish Art Series; Vol. 5
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Category: Architecture

Beacon Guide to New England Houses of Worship, the : An Architectural Companion

Familienmausoleum des Ehepares der Franciska und des Dionys Andrassy, Das : The Family Mausoleum of Francisca and Dionysius Andrassy

Spider of Brooklyn Heights, The

Elementary Treatise on Architecture, an : Comprising the Complete Study of the Five Orders, with Indications of Their Shadows and the First Principles of Construction

Native Architecture : African Cultural Series

Lazienki Warszawskie : Lazienki Park, Warsaw

Masterpieces of Jewish Art, Volume 5 : Wooden Synagogues (Russian and English Edition)