HILLIER, BEVIS

The Style of the Century

New Amsterdam Books, 1983. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0525480757. Stated First Editon. Fine+ glossy Paperback. A plethora of black & white and color photographs and illustrations to each page. "In this ambitious book Bevis Hillier cuts a wide swath through social and decorative history and give a far-ranging view of the twentieth century, from Edwardian and Art Nouveau to some startling predictions about what we may expect before "the magic year 2000".; 7 X 1 X 5 inches; 239 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 26702

Catalogue: Arts, Civilization, Design, History, Popular Culture

Keywords: 0525480757 Arts 20th Century Design > History Popular Culture Culture History Arts Decorating & Designing

LORD, JUDY & BARBARA STONE

Arctic Trading Co. Catalogue

Arctic Trading Company, 1985. Hardcover. Illustrated by Barbara Stone. Pictorial Hardcover in Very Good++ condition. This is a mixture of a Canadian North Aboriginal Art & Design catalogue and a history book. A Certified Limited Edition, this is number 4691 of ten thousand copies. An inserted small piece of Cree home smoke tanned Moosehide. Cartoons, illustrations and photographs through out the book. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 82 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 22605

Catalogue: Catalogue, History, Aboriginal Art & Design

Keywords: Canadian North Canada History

NASH OGDEN,

Marriage Lines: Notes of a Student Husband

Little, Brown, 1964. Paperback. ISBN: 0641747101. Illustrated by Isadore Seltzer. A Very Good Paperback, a solid binding, the pages are unmarked with age tanning. Light cover edgewear and spine wear. "Readers will marvel (and thoroughly enjoy) how Mr. Nash captures the feelings and reactions of couples always with a wry good-humored twist. Expect lines by Nash such "I love you more than a duck can swim, and more than a grapefruit squirts, I love you more than commericals are a bore, and more than a toothache hurts." ; B&W Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 108 pages. Very Good .

Bytown BookeryProfessional seller

Book number: 26967

Catalogue: Arts, Civilization, Design, History, Popular Culture

Keywords: 0641747101 Relationships > Marriage Humor Poetry Humour & Satire Poetry Family & Relationships

SPARKE, PENNY

Design in Context

Chartwell Books, Inc, 1988. Hardcover. ISBN: 1555212301. Black hardcovers in Fine condition with light wear to the spine end corners. Tightly bound with a bright, unmarked text. The DJ is intact, no tearing or marks to the cover, moderate cover scuffing. "This critical account of the history and function of design sets design styles, from the eighteenth century to present day, in the context of the times that produced them and assesses what "good design" was at any given time and why it worked. The importance of design is discussed, and the author argues that designers shape the visual world around us, but at the same time prevailing social, economic and political conditions shape design ideas and developments. Case histories, individual examples and assessments are taken in various categories of design, including architecture, transport, appliances, furniture, lighting, metalwork, plastics, textiles and fashion. "; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 256 pages; Box 21. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 19412

Catalogue: Design, History

Keywords: 1555212301 Industrial Design Decoration and Ornament History Decorating & Designing

WITTKOWER RUDOLPH

Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism

London, Eng: Alec Tiranti, 1971. Paperback. Paperback. Very Good with a solid binding, clean & unmarked pages. Wear to the extremities with a small white sticker to the front cover top corner. "Sir Kenneth Clark wrote in the Architectural Review , that the first result of this book was “to dispose, once and for all, of the hedonist, or purely aesthetic, theory of Renaissance architecture, ’ and this defines Wittkower’s intention in a nutshell. A brief examination of the theory and practice of Renaissance architecture that draws attention to the values underlying this style." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 27141

Catalogue: Architecture, Art, History, Design

Keywords: History > Architecture Art Design History Arts Decorating & Designing Architecture

WOLFE, TOM

From Bauhaus to Our House by Wolfe, (1981)

Picador, 1900. Paperback Bunko. A Fine+ Trade Paperback. Unmarked and tightly bound with black & whtie photos thorugh the book. "The strange saga of American architecture in the twentieth century makes for both high comedy and intellectual excitement as Wolfe debunks the European gods of modern and postmodern architecture and their American counterparts." ; 2009; Square Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 143 pages. Fine+ .

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Book number: 26190

Catalogue: Archtecture, History, Design

Keywords: Archtecture History Design Cultural Culture History Decorating & Designing Architecture