Search Results: Architecture & Interior Decoration from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1997. Book. Illus. by profuse photos and a few architectural drawings. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A fine copy, subtitled "The History and Restoration of a sixteenth-century Madrasa in the Yemen". Very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. This copy includes an obituary of the author of 2010 from the NY Times..

Christiania (now Oslo), Norway: by order of the Norwegian Government, printer W.C. Fabritius, 1859. Book. Illus. by 31 folio size plates drawn by H.E. Schirmer (architect). Very Good. 3/4 Leather. 1st Edition. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. A magnificent record of Trondheim Cathedral, now called Nidaros Cathedral , begun in 1070 and the most important Cathedral in Scandinavia. Munch was a prolific historian of Norway, but this book is not listed among his works on Wikipedia. It is an elephant folio, 23 inches (59 cm) tall in the original cloth with a gilt emblem - Trondheim Domkirke - on the front board. New, dark brown goatskin spine and corners. A bit of foxing on some plates. Forty eight pages of test in two columns, one Norwegian and one English. Scarce, with no other copies on the internet at this writing. .

London: Alec Tiranti, 1955. Book. Illus. by Map and 61 black/white Photos. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original cloth spine with photo printed boards that are mildly rubbed. The book focuses on architecture in North India and Pakistan. Pages iv, 39 plus photo plates and a glossary. This copy, according to a small stamp on the free endpaper, was sold at the London Book Co. in Rawalpindi. A very nice survey, the author being "sometime Head of the Delhi School of Architecture"..

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1963. Book. Illus. by profuse full page photos, including 11 in color. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition in English. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Original green cloth with bright gilt titles on front cover and the spine. very slight bump on one corner, no edge wear, so very close to "fine". Inside as new, with no stains or prior owner marks. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped, has a hint of edge wear along the top, and is protected in a mylar clear sleeve. Close to fine/fine. Translated from the French by Eric McLean. A beautiful book. .

Stockholm - NY: P.A, Norstedt & Soners Forlag, 1933. Book. Illus. by Color Frontispiece of Hazelius and Profuse Photos and Architectural Diagrams. Fine. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. In Swedish, subtitled "Till hundraarsminnet av Artur Hazelius' fodelse under medverkan av Alarik Behm, Gotthard Gustafsson och Gosta Selling". Beautiful terra cotta morocco spine and corners with raised bands and fresh gilt lettering on spine, black cloth boards with a gilt antique building tower on the front cover. With a map of Skansen, a fine collection of rural antique buildings, at the end. Clean and tight inside and out, with no prior owner marks. The binder was P.A. Norstedt & Soners, bokbinderi..

Oxford, England: Alden & Co., Bocardo Press, 1912. Book. Illus. by 50 tipped on colour plates , most or all by W. Manhison. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original rough brown boards with a colour scene tipped on the front, title in black on front and spine and very slight edge wear. Scarce in its original dustjacket which also has a scene tipped on, and has some edge wear and tears along the folds. One page descriptions for each of the plates. A solid copy with hinges fine, clean and tight inside with no foxing or stains. No date of publication but believed to be circa 1912. Protected in a clear, mylar sleeve. .

Lyngby, Denmark : Kongevejen 100, 1966. Book. Illus. by line drawings of each of the rural buildings. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An excellent guidebook for the Danish open air museum of historic rural buildings. Very clean and tight inside and out, with no prior owner marks. .

New Delhi: Delhi Manager of Publications, 1937. Book. Illus. by folding plan of Agra Fort in rear pocket, plus black/white photos. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Splendid copy, original hard cover boards and cloth spine. Printed title on the front cover with only a hint of edgewear. Inside is very clean and tight with no prior owner marks, no stains or browning or foxing. This fortress architecture was built by Akbar in the 16th Century. .

Chicago: Univ Chicago Press, 1986. Book. Illus. by Profuse Photos. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "In a magnificent cultural tour, the author documents toe continuous influence of Indian architectural and decorative style on the European sensibility from the 17th Century to the present", from the dust jacket. A fine copy except a bottom corner is mildly bumped. Pages xiii, (1), 210..

New York: Harry Abrams, 1964. Book. Illus. by profuse photos by Tatsuzo Sato, Shihachi Fujimoto and others. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Commentaries and images of famous temples - Horyuji , Yakushiji, Todaiji, Toshodaiji, Taimadera, Muroji, Byodoin,, Chusonji, Joruriji, Jingohi and Kozanji, Kenchoji and Engakuji, Saihoji NS eYOnji, KinkKUJI ns FinkKUJI, sirokuji. A think folio in original gilt/brown publisher's cloth with large gilt title on the front and the unfaded spine. Only a hint of edge wear. As new inside, possibly with one extra plate larger than the book size. Fine bibliography. Very clean and tight. Heavy book, will require extra shipping for overseas customers. Protected in a slipcase. .

Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1997. Book. Illus. by profuse photos by Shen Yantai and Wang Changqing. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black paper over hard boards with a Hutong photo on the front cover. Title on the spine and front cover in grey. No edge wear. Clean and tight inside and out. No prior owner marks. No dust jacket asw published. These alleyways are disappearing under the pressure of the developers. so this is a valuable record from 20 years ago. Slight bump to one upper corner. Chinese and English text, and captions to the profuse photos..

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1908. Book. Illus. by 69 plates. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. "A Pictorial Record of Destroyed and Threatened Buildings" the subtitle. Original beige cloth withfresh gilt title on the front and spine. Top edge gilt, some edge wear at the spine ends and corners. Inside clean and tight. No foxing or stains. Profuse full page plates aree drawings of fine or historic London architectural gems. Not photos. A solid copy of old London..

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1994. Book. Illus. by Profuse Photos By Antonio Martinelli. Fine. Hardcover. First U.S. EDITION. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An exceptional copy of Indian palaces, their courtly life and architecture, and the historical and regional traditions of the buildings. Pages 232 with index , glossary of Indian terms, and a nice bibliography. Red cloth with no edgewear and bright gilt title. Fine dustjacket NOT price clipped and protected in a brodart sleeve..

New York : MacMillan, 1965. Book. Illus. by fine photos, a few in color, by Amdre <artom. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. Oblong 4 to. Original near fine terra cotta cloth with a bright gilt title on the spine. Dustjacket has one tiny tearat a bottom coerner, otherwise near fine and NOT price clipped. Wonderful photos of an important mosque in the desert of Tunisia. Text translated from the French by Richard Howard. .

Stockholm: Wahlstrom and Widstrand, 1973. Book. Illus. by photos by Nino Monastra, Goran Wingstrand, Rold Wohlin. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very nice copy in original blue cloth with no edgewear, bright gilt title on the spine. Published in coordination with the Sweden Architecture Museum. Inside, very clean and tight with no prior owner marks. Dust jacket has some wear and one closed tear, protected in a mylar sleeve. .