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THE USES OF GOTHIC. Planning and Building the Campus of the University of Chicago 1892-1932.
by Block, Jean F
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine condition/Very good condition (DJ)
- ISBN 10
- 0943056020
- ISBN 13
- 9780943056029
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Library, 1983. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Oblong octavo (8vo). xx, 262 pages of text including an index. Hardcover cloth binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with slight sunning on spine, one large tear and a few small tears and creases; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with numerous historic black & white photographs and architectural plans. Mainly, the designs of the Chicago architect Henry Ives Cobb (1891-1901). Includes landscaping by Olmsted Brothers, and Bennett Parsons & Frost, and Beatrix Farrand. With a foreword by Neil Harris. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017268
- Title
- THE USES OF GOTHIC. Planning and Building the Campus of the University of Chicago 1892-1932.
- Author
- Block, Jean F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very good condition (DJ)
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0943056020
- ISBN 13
- 9780943056029
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Library
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- Oblong octavo (8vo)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
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