Search Results: Architecture from Bazaar of Books

"Atlantic Hearth: Early Homes and Families of Nova Scotia" by Mary Byers and Margaret McBurney. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1994]. pp. 364, Bibliography, Index. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (spine faded and lower front cover, some wear, small tear on front cover, corners bent, few pages creased, interior is clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 10" x 6 3/4" (25.5cm x 17cm).

"A Century Ago: Halifax 1871- A Picture Album." (Originally published as Rogers' Photographic Advertising Album in Halifax, NS by Joseph S. Rogers, Photography, 1871). [Halifax, NS: The Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, 1970]. pp. 108, numerous b. & w. illus. The photographs in this album are reproduced in their actual size, approximately 6 1/4 inches by 5 1/4 inches. The originals are brown, gold-toned collodion prints pasted on heavy card. Spiralbound (edges foxed & spine also, few marks on front cover, couple of nicks on back cover, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9 1/4" x 7 1/8" (23.5cm x 18cm).

"Frank Lloyd Wright: A Visual Encyclopedia" by Iain Thomson. London: [Prospero Books, a division of Chapters Inc., 1999]. Originally published by PRC Publishing Ltd., 1999. pp. 416, Bibliography. profusely illustrated (mostly in colour). Hardcover, illustrated boards with red & black title on spine (corners rubbed, small loss at top of spine, edgeworn with some soiling, small indentations on back cover, interior is clean & unmarked). dj. (some wear, top & bottom of spine worn, few marks & abrasions on spine, 1/2-inch tear near top of spine, sticker remains on front cover, small indentations on back, spine is a bit faded).Very Good condition.: Size: 12 1/4" x 9 1/4" (31cm x 23.5cm).
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"Frank Lloyd Wright: The Masterworks" edited by David Larkin and Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer. Text by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., in association with The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, [1993]. First American edition. pp. 312. numerous illus. (mostly colour & many full-page). Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (corners rubbed, final sixty pages approx. are water stained on corner, spine has cracked- but no pages loose, interior is unmarked). dj. (spine faded, some scratches front & back, few tiny tears & nicks, 2-inch tear at top of spine, 1/2-inch tear at bottom of spine, and 1/2-inch tear to lower back cover, sticker on back cover).Good condition.Size: 11 1/2" x 11 1/2" (29cm x 29xm).*Note: This is a large and heavy book. Please contact us for a shipping quote for your location. Postage will be extra.

"Heritage Houses of Nova Scotia" by Stephen Archibald and Sheila Stevenson. Photography by Gary Castle. Halifax: Formac Publishing Company Limited, [2003]. pp. 128, Bibliography, Index. numerous colour illus. Paperback (some wear, tiny tear to bottom of spine, couple marks on half-title page, otherwise interior is unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 8 1/4" x 10 5/8" (21cm x 27cm).

"Houses of Nova Scotia: An illustrated guide to Architectural Style Recognition" by Allen Penney. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Formac Publishing Company and The Nova Scotia Museum, 1989. pp. 145. numerous b. & w. illus. and 1 chart. Paperback (soiling on edges, some toning on page margins, price on front free endpaper, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15cm).

"I am New York" by Carlo Stanga. (I Am the City series). [Milan]: Moleskine Srl, [2018]. First edition. pp. 124. Every page is a full-page illustration with descriptive text, incl. 2 fold outs. Paperback (some wear to corners, interior is clean and unmarked).
Very Good condition.
Size: 9 7/8" x 8 3/8" (25cm x 21cm).

"Ireland's Vernacular Architecture" by Kevin Danaher. Published for The Cultural Relations Committee of Ireland. Cork: The Mercier Press, [1975]. pp. 82. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (a couple of stains on front cover, few marks on top edge, bit worn, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 6 1/4" (19.5cm x 16cm).

"Lighthouses and lights of Nova Scotia: A Complete Guide" by E. H. Rip Irwin. [Halifax, N.S.]: Nimbus Publishing, [2003]. pp. 183. numerous colour illus. Paperback (interior clean & unmarked).Very good condition.Size: 11" x 7 3/4" (28cm x 19.5cm).

"Modern American Homes." Prepared by H. V. von Holst, Architect, Chicago. Chicago: American Technical Society, 1912. unpaginated. 108 b. & w. plates. Hardcover, quarter dark brown cloth and light brown cloth with brown title on the front cover (quite scuffed & worn covers with various marks, large worn area on back cover, corners and spine worn, also edgewear, spine cracked at title page, all edges darkened, about 3-inches of loss at gutter on last plate which is also creased, endpapers wrinkled, some marks on pages and toning in margins).Good condition.Size: 9 5/8" x 13 1/4" (24.5cm x 33.5cm)

"Paris from Above" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Text by Philippe Tretiack. Translation by Florence Brutton. [Paris]: Editions du Chene- Hachette-Livre, [2009]. pp. 232, Index. numerous colour, full-page illus. Hardcover, black boards with silver title on spine (top corners worn, bottom of spine dented, few small dents along cover edges, some light marks & scratches, couple indentations on back). dj. (corners bit worn, scratches especially on back, and rubbed).Very Good condition.Size: 11" x 15 3/4" (28cm x 40cm x 2.75cm).
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"The Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Co. Dublin." A National Centre for Culture and the Arts in Ireland. by Edward McParland. Dublin: The Irish Architectural Archive, 1985. Reprinted from Country Life, 9 and 16 May 1985. unpaginated (11 pp.) many b. & w. illus. Softcover (some wear in general, corners slightly worn, interior is clean & unmarked).Very Good condition.Size: 12 1/4" x 9" (31cm x 23cm).

"A Short Guide to The Borobudur and The Lara Djonggrang Temples." Jogkarta: The Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, 1954. Second edition with Corrections and Additions. pp. 48. many b. & w. illus. Softcover (worn, stained on back cover and soiled, marks on endpapers).Good condition.Size: 7 3/4" x 5 1/4" (19.5cm x 13.5cm).

Town Planning (#A66) by Thomas Sharp. Harmondsworth, Middlesex England: Penguin Books Limited, [1940]. First published 1940. pp. 152, Bibliography. Paperback (spine worn & darkened, covers bit soiled and marks, some foxing inside covers with toning in margins of most pages, back cover unattached to back of spine possibly as glue dried up, tear of half-title page at spine).Good condition.Size: 7" x 4 3/8" (18cm x 11cm).

"Treasures of Quito" by Carlos de la Torre Reyes. [Bogota, Colombia: El Sello Editorial, 1990]. [translation by Peter Goodhew]. pp. 142. numerous colour illus. (mostly full page), 1 fold out. Hardcover, cream cloth with gilt title and coat of arms on label (corners square, no marks to covers or interior, but some water damage to front cover). dj. (bit soiled, otherwise in very good condition).Very Good conditionSize: 13" x 9 3/4". (33cm x 25 cm).