The Great Ages of World Architecture

George Braziller, 1961. 1st Ptg. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Two sets of four volumes each, a total of eight books depicting world architecture in two slipcases. The first set includes Greek, Early Christian and Byzantine, Medieval, and Renaissance Architectures. Greek Architecture by Robert L. Scranton, 1962: only volume lacking a diust jacket. (All books black cloth spine, gray blue boards). Gilt lettering nearly gone, bookplate inside front cover, 128 pages. (All volumes with text then profusly illustrated) Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture by William MacDonald, 128 pages. DJ glossy black with architectural design (true of all volumes but one). DJ has light wear to spine top edge and back tips, nick at spine bottom edge. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book. Medieval Architecture by Howard Saalman, 127 pages. DJ has tiny tears ad nick at spine top edge, Very Good DJ/Very Fine book. Renaissance Architecture by Bates Lowry, 127 pages. DJ has micronick at spine top edge, light wear to spine bottom edge, Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book. In sturdy but worn, stained and browned slipcase. The second set includes Roman Architecture by Frank E. Brown, 1961, with 126 pages. Light brown stain at spine tops inside both covers and adjacent end papers. DJ has tiny chip with slight wear at spine top edge, light wear at spine bottom edge, Near Very Good DJ/Fine book; Gothic Architecture by Robert Branner, 1961 with 125 pages. Same light brown stain at spine top inside covers and adjacent end papers. DJ has tiny tear with crease and slight wear to spine top edge. Near Very Good DJ/Fine book; Baroque and Rococo Architecture by Henry A. Milton, 1961 with 127 pages. Same stain, same place. DJ has tiny tear at spine top left edge, very tiny nick with light wear at spine bottom right edge, Near Fine DJ/Near Very Fine book; and Modern Architecture by Vincent Scully, Jr. 1961 with 128 pages. Same stain, same place. crease at bottom tip on first front end paper. DJ and book, Very Fine. In sturdy, lightly rubbed slipcase. Overall Near Very Good DJs/Near Fine books.