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| NO AUTHOR Office Building of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, Vintage Travel Brochure , Salt Lake City, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. /, Soft Cover. Very Good/Wraps, Very Good. Lovely little undated brouchure which is signed "W.O. Robinson, Guide." Brochure measures 5x6" and is graced with beautiful color photos front, back and inside -- a total of six full-page images in all. Though this building was replaced functionally in 1962, it is still used for other purposes, just no longer open to the public. Brochure is undated, but it appears to be from the 1940's. Images include the magnificent exterior which is surrounded by 24 massive granite columns, the office of the first presidency, a board room with wonderful beamed ceiling and wainscoting, the entrance foyer with its lovely curved stairway, a private office and the double entry doors. Also includes a copy of the the Articles of Faith inside rear cover. Beautiful tribute to a monument of neoclassic architecture designed by senmior architect Jospeh Don Carlo Young. Excellent condition with just a small bit of browning to edges. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1032] Book number: 9541 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| BESSET, MAURICE Who Was Le Corbusier? , Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Co. 1968. Hard Cover with dust jacket, Very Good/Very Good, Very clean with printed acitate DJ. Only real defects are former owner's name blacked out on front paste down for which we will provide a brand new bookplate to use or not at buyer's discretion.Slight warp to front board. Illustrated with both drawings and photos in color and black and white. Translated from the French. An in depth look at the architect and his work. 229 pages. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3010] Book number: 8149 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| BLOCK, JEAN F. Hyde Park Houses; An Informal History 1856-1910 Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1978. Hard Cover with dust jacket, Very Good/Very Good, Very nice copy. Book itself is without fault. No bumps to boards, no writing. Dustjacket is likewise very attractive with just a tiny bit of soil to upper rear corner, a small scratch at back, one crease near back spine and one very small tear at top front. Has not been price-clipped and looks most handsome in brand new protective mylar. A wonderful tour of Hyde Park-Kenwood, one of Chicago's oldest neighborhoods and one with a diverse architectural presence. Seventy-six black and white photographs, offer a visual tour, not only of the area, but also of 19th century American architecture. The text, which is printed on a deep cream colored paper, is plentiful and informative and also dotted with additional photos and maps. Book also includes biographical info on more than 40 architects including Dwight Perkins, George Maher, Henry Ives Cobb and Frank Lloyd Wright. . The appendix is organized by street and offers construction date, architect, then owner and then owner's occupation for each property. 156 pages. Indexed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 15729 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| CHARLETON, JOHN The Banqueting House Whitehall , England: Department of the Environment, 1983. /, Soft Cover. Very Good/Stiff Wraps, Very Good. First Thus. Very nice copy, very clean. Originally published in 1964 by HMSO. Lavishly illustrated in both color and black and white. Text discusses the history of Whitehall Palace and the Tudors, the masques of Ben Jonson and Indigo Jones, The Banqueting House of 1606 and of 1619, description of the interior, Rubens and the ceiling paintings, and restoration. Printed on high quality slick paper. 40 pages. Measures 7-1/2x9-1/2" USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 10,590 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| CONRAN, TERENCE Terence Conran's New House Book , Mississauga, ON, Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 1985. /, Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. No Edition Stated, Likely First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:0-394546334. Beautiful, crisp copy in mylar. No tears or chips and has not been price-clipped. Lavishly illustrated throughout and printed on high quality slick paper. Whether you are building from scratch, remodeling, or reorganizing, you will be bombarded by ideas! Conran discusses all aspects of a home's features, including the not-fun-but-necessary stuff like heating systems and storage before honing in on the creation of rooms and their transformation from bland to beautiful. 367 pages. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 8709 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| VAN DINE, ALAN Uncommon Structures, Unconventional Builders New York, New York, U.S.A., Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated, 2001, Reprint. (ISBN: 1579121616) Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall, Fine/Near Fine, Crisp, beautiful copy. No tears or chips and most handsome in brand new protective mylar. Pages and page edges pristine. A fascinating look at the construction of the world's most incredible structures -- Ireland round towers, the Tower of Babel, the Winchester Mystery House, Machu Pichu, Petra, igloos, Shakespeare's Playhouse (the Globe Theater), the walls of Jericho, and much more. Lavishly illustrated with gorgeous color photos. Originally published in 1977 by J.G. Fergunson. 206 pages. USD 18.95 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1630] Book number: 14669 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| HOLLAND, HARRY Travellers' Architecture; A Comprehnsive Account of Building and Design from Roman Times to the Present Day London, George G. Harrap, 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0245590684) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/Very Good, Very nice copy. Mustard colored boards are very clean, as is dustjacket which has not been price-clipped and is protected by brand new mylar. No names or wriiting. No tears or chips. Nicely illustrated throughout with art, drawings and black and white photographs. An authoratative look at the branch of architecture devoted to travel -- road, sea, air and rail complexes throughout the world, as well as inns, motels, terminals, and other spots attracting travellers.Examines history, evolution, geographical suitability, flexibility, practicality and visual appeal. 223 pages. Indexed. USD 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.25 | £UK 23 | JP¥ 3268] Book number: 18036IN Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| JOHNSON, EUGENE J. (EDITOR) Charles Moore: Buildings and Projects 1949-1986 New York, New York, U.S.A., Rizzoli, 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0847807592) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine/, Crisp, beautiful book with no spine crease and pristine pages and pages edges. No names or writing. Only fault is mild toning to page edges. Measures 8-1/2"x11". Profusely illustrated in both black and white and color with photographs and architectural renderings and models.Text is comprised of a series of essays including: The Yin, the Yang and the Three Bears" by Charles W. Moore; Form, Shape and Order in the Work of Charles Moore by Ken Bloomer, Spirit Play by Donlyn Lyndon, Charles Moore; The Architect Running in Place by Robert Stern, Charles Moore in Miniature by Hienrich Klotz, On Beings Clients of Charles Moore by Dorothy and Frederick Rudloph;, Charles Moore: Designing St. Mathews by Richard Song, and Performing Architecture; The Work of Charles Moore by Eugene J. Jonhson. Also includes complete lists of buldings and projects for the covered time period. 305 pages. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 18837 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| DE LEON, GONZALES Architecture As Art , Milan: INBA, Insituto Nacional De Belles Artes, 1998. /, Soft Cover. Fine/Stiff Wraps, Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Brand new and beautiful! Gorgeous full page color illustrations, plus diagrams. Book showcases the creations of the Mexican architect who brings to his work a thorough understanding and appreciation of European art. His work includes the Hewlitt Packard offices, Banco Nationale de Mexico Headquarters, the Site Museum at El Tajin, the Mexican Embassy in Belize, and Amsterdam House. Includes text. We own two like copies of this title. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 4401 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| MILLER, MARY WARREN; MILLER, RONALD W The Great Houses of Natchez Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A., University Press of Mississippi, 1998. (ISBN: 0878053050) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Oblong, Fine/Very Good, Book is exquisite -- pristine red boards with no bumps and no names or writing. Dustjacket shows only minor wrinkling to top back edge, otherwise without fault. Measures 10" tall and 13" wide. Gleason's color photography focuses on both interiors and exteriors of Old Natzhe homes and is spectacular, as most images are full-page. Fifty-nine homes in all, including Stanton Hall, Melrose, Longwood, and Auburn. Text offers architectural data and history on each house. 122 pages. USD 32.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.25 | £UK 19.5 | JP¥ 2752] Book number: 19512DEL Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| NICOLSON, ADAM; MORTER, PETER Prospects of England: Two Thousand Years Seen Through Twelve English Towns New York, New York, U.S.A., Grove Press, 1989, Quality Book Club. (ISBN: 1555842399) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Fine/Fine, Crisp, beautiful, as new copy. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Handsome burgundy endpapers show faint detailing of the roofs of an English town. Illustrated throughout with maps and sepia toned drawings set against stark white pages. Every day life and the small town charm of English villages are celebrated by defining the moments which shaped each one and brought it into its own. Includes Chichester, Glastonbury, Alnwick, Chipping Camden, Woodbridge, Blandford Forum, Monmouth, Weymouth, Buston, Whitby, Hebden Bridge and Letchworth. 160 pages. Indexed. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1376] Book number: 14712 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| PFIEFFER, BRUCE BROOKS Frank Lloyd Wright , Barnes & Noble Books, 1994. /, Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:1-56619-722-8. Beautiful, very clean and attractive copy. Only defect is slight wrinkling to top edge of front endflap. Text discusses Wright's prairie houses, use of space and materials, connection with nature, flow of work and the human values contained within. Lavishly illustrated with drawings and both color and black and white photos. Printed on quality stock. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 6136 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| NO AUTHOR STATED Pots and Pans of Classical Athens Princeton, New Jersey, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1961, Second Printing. Soft Cover, Fine/Wraps, Fine, Crisp, beautiful, as new copy. Published as part of a series entitled "Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Books." Illustrated lavishly with black and white photos which show the pots and pans used for meal preparation in anicent Athens both in their entirety after restoration and in detail. Explanatory text. Unpaginated. "Ancient Portraits From the Athenian Agora," another title from this series, also available. USD 6.00 [Appr.: EURO 4 | £UK 3.75 | JP¥ 516] Book number: 13,034 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| STERN, ROBERT A. M. Philip Johnson/John Burgee: Architecture 1979-1985 New York, New York, U.S.A., Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 1985. (ISBN: 0847806588) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/Very Good, Very nice, clean book. Dustjacket shows one tear to bottom front edge, but it's almost invisble in brand new mylar. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper for which we will provide a brand new bookplate to use, or not, at buyer's discretion. Beautifully and lavishly illustrated with photographs and drawings. A showcase of an 18 year collaborations which strongly influenced the American skyline from the Crystal Cathedral to the Cleveland Playhouse. 191 pages. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 18985 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| THOMSON, IAIN Frank Lloyd Wright , San Diego, CA, U.S.A.: Thunder Bay Press, 1997. /, Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. No Edition Stated. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. ISBN:157145134x. Clean, attractive copy in mylar. Glossy wipe clean boards with pictorial design and matching dust jacket. Bump to lower front spine resulting in wrinkle over area of dust jacket. Gloriously illustrated in full color. A state-by-state tour of Wright's architecture including a section on his interior design and demolished buildings. 256 pages. Indexed. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 8140 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| TRAGER, PHILIP Changing Paris : A Tour along the Seine , Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.: Arena Editions, 2000. /, Hard Cover. Oblong. Beautiful BRAND NEW copy still in original publisher's shrinkwrap. Has NOT been price-clipped. A simply gorgeous book of architectural photographs by a photographer noted for same. In this instance, he follows the Seine to offer the reader a delightful, and surprising, overview of the variety and beauty of architectural styles. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2580] Book number: 11,356 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| DE VOGUE, COUNT PATRICE Vaux-Le-Vicomte Paris, Publications Elysees. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/, Book is very clean and attrative with one area of edgewear to top front only. Pages pristine with no names or writing -- binding tight. Measures 8-1/2"x11-1/4". Sumptously illustrated with large color photos to accompany a text which offers a history and descripton of Vaux-le Vitcomte, built oin the mid-1600's for Nicholas Fouquet, a collaborative effort by architect Louis Le Vau, landscape architect André le Nôtre, and painter-decorator Charles Le Brun. 37 pages, plus a two page color diagram. USD 8.95 [Appr.: EURO 6 | £UK 5.5 | JP¥ 770] Book number: 19631DEL Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| WRIGHT, FRANK LLOYD The Natural House New York, Bramhall House, 1955, Reprint. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/Very Good, Very nice, clean book with no names or writing. Red boards are clean with no bumping. Original bookseller's attractive ticket to front pastedown.No chips or tears to jacket which is most handsome in brand new mylar. Illustrated with black and white photographs of both interiors and exteriors, as well as drawings -- 116 photos. Wright describes in detail his world famous Usonian houses with a step-by-step description of the "Usonian Automatic" explaining how the house is built. Examples were all moderately priced for the day. 221 pages. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 18428A Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. |
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