Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture by Venturi, Robert - 1966

Museum of Modern Art, 1977. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. 1985 2nd ed printing. Pages are clean! The cover has visible markings and wear. This is a paperback copy Some foxing on the edges Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Museum of Modern Art, 1966. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Museum of Modern Art, 1966T. paperback. Good. 0.7283 in x 8.4291 in x 5.8504 in. Paperback. Cover and spine in good condition. Spine is tight. Pages are clean, no markings, notes or stains. Cover shows slight fading and minor shelf wear. Ships from Friends bookstore to benefit Beaverton (Oregon) library.

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1977. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good. b/w Illustration. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong. In pictorial wraps, 4to(oblong), 132pp. Illustrated. (name in ink).

Museum of Modern Art. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Museum of Modern Art. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1977. Second Edition. Trade Paperback. Good. A Good used copy. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, and darkening and creasing to covers. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in (oblong).

The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1977. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A Very Good copy. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, bumped corners, and soiling to covers. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in (oblong).

The Museum of Modern Art/The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Cover design by Robert Venturi. Introduction by Vincent Scully. 136p. 350 black-and-white illustrations. First published in 1966, and since translated into 16 languages, this remarkable book has become an essential document of architectural literature. First title in the Museum of Modern Art Papers on Architecture series. Winner of the Classic Book Award at the AIA's Seventh Annual International Architecture Book Awards.

Washington DC: Standard Homes Co., [1956?]. Stapled wraps. Good. 31p. Wrap and pages lightly thumb creased, front wrap fore edge creased and torn. A promotional booklet for houses designed by Standard Homes Company containing examples of more than 40 dwellings, each accompanied by layouts and a photograph or drawing of frontage. These houses come in a variety of styles designed with consideration to cost-saving construction using standard sizes for materials such as lumber, windows, and doors to reduce waste. Intercounty Savings and Loan Association of Philadelphia was the distributor of this copy. A letter dated June 27, 1956, from the savings and loan is laid in. B&w illustrations and halftone photographs. (11-1/2"x8-1/2")

Boston, 1903. Covers rather brittle and chipped, some short tears to page edges.. 13.5" x 9"; viii, 25-32, ix-xvi pages; Stapled magazine.

Gibson Guitar, n. Soft cover. Good. Very Good.

Silver Lake, New Hampshire: John F. Chick & Son, Building Material, 1941. First Editions. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. Lot of nine issues, averaging 16pp each; illustrated throughout from photographs, floor plans and elevations. In the original, pictorial wrappers. Approx 11" x 8.5" The thrust of this magazine is "Now is the time to build your own home." Themes of these issues include: Hollywood Hilltops; Simple Dignity Is the Best Architecture; Cape Cod Cottages; Need Four Bedrooms?; Wood Walls; A Place to Eat in the Kitchen; Twin Level First Floor; Fireplace Ideas; The Case for Home Ownership; Colonial Twins; Summer Cottages; Modernizing A House; Plywood Is Perfect Material; Baseball Grows Up [a four-page departure in one issue]; Historic Walls; Suburban Charm; Log Cabin Siding; Ideas for the Roadside Merchant; Two Farm Homes in 1940 Style; Modernizing Your Farmhouse; Duplicate the Charm of Old World Cottages; Underground Storage Easily Built; Three Modern Farm Homes; Small Summer Cottages;… Read More

First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight wear at bottom end cap.
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Casa del HerreroHouse of the Blacksmithstands today as one of the most fully developed and intact examples of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. It was designed and built between 1922 and 1925 as a second house for George Fox Steedman, a St. Louis industrialist. Thought principally to be the work of George Washington Smith, the architect, Steedman himself generated many ideas during the initial design phase that were both a blessing and curse to Smith. Steedmans vision prevailed, and throughout the decade following the houses initial completion, he continued to rework both house and garden, engaging the architects Lutah Maria Riggs, Edwards, Plunkett & Howell, and Floyd Brewster, and garden… Read More

Georgetown, Guyana: S.M.H. Aniff and Universal Bookstore, 1997. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Very slight corner wear, otherwise As New. Not from a library. 40 pages. Illustrated, one color map. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.

Jovis, 2006. Hardcover. New. Hardcover New.

BRACEBRIDGE HALL 1887 Macmillan & Co. By Washington Irving. Ralph Caldecott Illustrated Edition. First Edition Thus. Sequel to "Old Christmas". Used. Good Condition/ No DJ is included if issued. 284 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 1/2. Bright gold gilt top-stain, titling and ornamentation. 1" Dark green end-papers. Summary: "Bracebridge Hall, written by the esteemed author, Washington Irving, is a collection of location-based character sketches, detailing the lives and personalities of the occupants of a countryside manor in Yorkshire, England, owned by a squire."

Hugo, Victor. Undated. Circa 1950. William J. Hill Co., Inc. Chicago, Ill. Not an illustrated edition. USED. VG/No DJ Included. Adventure Fiction Romance/Horror. Sorry about the group photo, but please see stock photo of binding for William J. Hill editions for the item being offered here. Blue Boards, gilt titling and red ornamentation on spine. 380 pages. 5 ½ X 8 ¼. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love. A clean, square, solid copy.

Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35) Undated, circa 1950, Random House. States complete and unabridged. USED. VG/VG price-clipped original publisher's DJ. Sorry about the group photo, but Please see the item listed for sale here at 2nd book lower row. Front cover illustration depicts Quasimodo atop a moonlit gargoyled roof-top. Red boards, black topstain. 416 pages plus adverts. 4 3/4 X 7 3/8. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.