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Rome: Pietro Piale & Mariano de Romanis, 1824. Third edition. leather_bound. Full modern antique niger. Near fine. 2 vols. (2) xvi, xxxii, 256' vi, 238 pages. 27.9 x 20.3 cm. Engraved vignette on title-pages, engraved portrait following title, 2 engraved head-pieces, large engraved folding map, 68 engraved plates after Piranesi, Morel, Rinaldi. Ferrerri, Duflos and others. Complete with 70 copper engraved plates of which 23 are by Piranesi. Included is a large fold-out map of Rome of Pirro Ligorio. An important work on the monuments of Rome. CICOGNARA 3905 (for 1st edition). Some marginal browning and spotting. Raised bands, spine decorations in blind, olive spine labels lettered in gilt.
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Accurata E Succinta Descrizione Topografica Delle Atichita Di Roma Dell' Abate Ridolfino Venuit
by Venuit, Ridolfino
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American Architecture And Urbanism
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New York: Praeger, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Fine in slightly rubbed dust wrapper. 275 pages. 26 x 23 cm. 525 illustrations include photographs, drawings and maps. A Note on Method and Bibliography. Index. Scully's thesis here is "to present a history of architecture in which city planning is regarded as an inseparable part of the whole both in immediate physical effect and in ultimate social significance." KARPEL B619 "According to Albert Fein, this is a mature and important scholar's most comprehensive statement regarding American buildings and the cities that contain them.
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Architecture In A Crowded World Vision And Reality In Planning
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New York: Schocken, 1971. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. crimson cloth. Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. 181 pages. Index. The author proposes that modern architecture has failed us; diagnoses the causes of the failure, and prescribes the cure.
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Babylon to Brasilia The Challenge of City Planning
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Boston: Little, Brown, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth. Fine in very good dust wrapper lacking small portion at rear cover head. 109 pages. More than fifty photographs and drawings. Illustrated Glossary. Bibliography. List of Institutions Offering Programs in City Planning. Index. POWELL 1580.
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The Chicago School of Architecture; A History of Commercial and Public Building in the Chicago Area, 1875-1925
by Condit, Carl W.
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Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1964. Hardcover. Orig. medium blue cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 238 pages. 26.5 x 18 cm. 196 illustrations, black and white photographs. An expanded version of "The Rise of the Skyscraper," published in 1952. Clean, fresh copy.
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The City As A Work of Art London * Paris * Vienna
by Olsen, Donald J.
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New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cloth and boards. Near fine in slightly rubbed dust wrapper. 341 pages. More than 150 photographs. Bibliography. Index. The author argues that each of these capitals was a deliberate work of art, and proposes a different use to which the streets were put in each of these cities.
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The City is the Frontier
by Abrams, Charles
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New York: Harper & Row, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth.Very good in chipped dust wrapper. 394 pages. Illustrated with tables and charts. Index. Details with intense concern the main causes of urban blight, examining racial discrimination, narrow tax policies, inadequate housing, and lack of comprehensive planning. Identifies the mistakes that account for the disappointing results of urban renewal programs. POWELL 1750.
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European Architecture in the 20th Century; Volume II: Part IIIThe Era of Functionalism 1924-1933
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New York: Philosophical Library, 1955. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in nicked dust wrapper. 271 pages. Voluminously illustrated with photographs, plans and drawings to scale -- XCII plates. Index. This set aims to present a balanced picture of 20th Century architecture in Europe, embracing all the main trends, new and experimental, traditional and conservative. ARNTZEN/RAINWATER J140. "Especially useful for ready information on lesser known architects." Bookplate.
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Group Practice in Design
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New York: Braziller, 1969. 1st American edition. Hardcover. Orig. tan cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper. With a Note by Misha Black. More than seventy-five black and whiteillustrations. References. Index. An analysis of the nature of design, and the role of design teams in industry, communications and architecture. The problems and prospects of teamwork in design.
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History Of The Development Of Building Construction In Chicago
by Randall, Frank A.
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Urbana: Univ. of Illinois Press, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth. Near fine.. 388 pages.26 x 18 cm. More than seventy illustrations. Names of Buildings. Locations of Buildings. Architects and Engineers. General Index. A detailed history of the structures, the foundation engineering and construction methods, and the planners and builders who developed Chicago from 1830 to 1948. KARPEL B493."Includes an exhaustive bibliography of periodical literature on Chicago building within the area bounded by Lake Michigan, Roosevelt Road, Canal Street and North Avenue.
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The History Of Edinburgh, From Its Foundation To The Present Time; Containing A faithful Relation of the publick Transactions of the Citizens; Accounts of the several Parishes; it Governments, Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Military; Incorporations of Trade and Manufactures; Courts of Justice; State of Learning; Charitable Foundations, &c
by Maitland, William
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Edinburgh: Hamilton, Balfour and Neill, 1753. First edition. Hardcover. Recased in modern quarter brown calf, green leather spine label printed in gilt, and green cloth. Fine. 518 pages. Large 4to, 35 x 22 cm. Twenty full-page copper engraved plates by Fourdrinier [see: RUSSELL --GUIDE TO BRITISH TOPOGRAPHICAL PRINTS, p.190], folding plan of Edinburgh, plus two additional 19th century maps of Edinburgh bound-in: one dated 1828 (Drawn and engraved for the General Post Office), and Plan of Leith by W.H. Lizars. Index. Raised bands, spine panels decorated in gilt, top margins dampstained not affecting text, one map repaired at verso with archival tape, text clean overall.
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The Italian Townscape
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New York: Braziller, 1966. First edition. Orig. white cloth. Very good in chipped, worn dust wrapper. 280 pages. 481 black and white illustrations. The author believes Italy is the best, or at least the basic model for those who have lost but want to recreate the charms of urbanism. An offbeat if not singular approach to urban criticism.
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Le Citta Venete Di Terraferma nelle vedute del Settecento
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Milan: Il Polifilo, 1990. First printing. Hardcover. Orig. brown morocco and spine and thick brown boards. Teg. Fine in fine matching slipcase.. 184 pages. Folio, 36 x 26 cm. Four page Abstract in English. 23 double-page or fold-out plates depicting views and plans of towns and cities in 18th century Italy of which, it appears that Verona held more allure for the foreign traveller than the other two cities of central Veneto, Padua and Vicenza. A series of contemporary engravings presents the architecture of the Venetian Republic, their distinctive system of arcaded thoroughfares, and articulated system of public spaces. Printed on high quality paper by Stamperia Valdonega of Verona.
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Les Boulevarts de Paris
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Paris: Imp. Lemercier, 1855. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's blind stamped brown cloth lettered in gilt. Very good. 24 leaves. 12 x 20 cm. 24 captioned concertina- bound black and white lithographs of Parisian street scenes, the prominent boulvards of Paris in leperello style, the entire publication extending 182 inches, the first depiction is the Boulevart De La Madeleine -- others include, Boulevart St. Martin, St. Denis, Poissonniere, Italiens, Montmarte et al. Some light foxing, one plate creased.
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Londina Illustrata Graphic and Historic Memorials of Monasteries, Churches, Chapels, Schools, Charitable Foundations, Palaces, Halls, Courts, Processions, Places of Early Amusement and Modern and Present Theaters, in the City and Suburbs of London and Westminster
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London: Robert Wilkinson, 1825. First edition. Hardcover. Modern three quarter black calf and marbled boards. Near fine. 2 Vols. Unpaginated. 37 x 29.5 cm. Engraved titles and 205 plates, some double-page. Notable for a series of plates illustrating London's 'Ancient & Modern Theatres', including the Southwark Bear Garden, Bankside Globe and Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Herbert was an English librarian and antiquarian. In1828 he was elected librarian of the Guildhall Library, which had been recently reestablished by the Corporation of London. He prepared a second edition of the catalogue in 1840, and retired in 1845. He died, aged 80, on 18 November 1851. UPCOTT II, pp.897-904. Interior contents generally clean with some modest offsetting plates to text. Adhesions to inside front covers residue from bookplate removal. Three inch library blind stamp title page of both front covers. Raised bands, spines lettered in gilt.
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London 1900
by Service, Alastair
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New York: Rizzoli, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Fine in very good dust wrapper. 272 pages. Eight color and 240 black and white illustrations. Bibliography. Index. The author, an authority on Edwardian and Victorian architecture, explores the relationship between London's architectural transformation and the changes in British society and politics.
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Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects 1860-1940; Foreword By Brendan Gill
by Mackay, Robert B. & Anthony K. Baker & Carol A. Traynor [Editors]
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New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. vermillion cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 563 pages. 30.5 x 24 cm. Profusely illustrated, black and white photographs, many with accompanying plans. Published in association with the Society for the preservation of Long Island antiquities. Almost 1000 estates were built between the time period covered here by some of the wealthiest families in America.
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Man-Made America: Chaos or Control? An Inquiry to Selected Problems of Design in the Urbanized Landscape
by Tunnard, Cristopher & Boris. Pushkarev
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New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. gray cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 479 pages. 28.5 x 21 cm. Voluminously illustrated with photographs, drawings. plans and maps. Bibliography. Index. 1963 National Book Award winner. An early scholarly attempt to confront "the mindless juggernaut of subtopia," which stemmed from Yale University - Connecticut Development Commission conference begun in 1950, and subsequently expanded in succeeding conferences to consider other parts of the U.S. KARPEL B621."Probably the finest one volume study of modern urban aesthetics yet assembled anywhere." From the Library of August Heckscher.
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Milwaukee Then And Now
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San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated boards. Fine in matching fine slipcase. 144 pages. 24 x 28.5 cm. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates on glossy stock. Index.
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Mirrored Landmarks Of Cincinnati; A companion volume to "The City On Seven Hills
by Williams. Caroline
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Cincinnati: Cincinnati Inquirer, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth front cover gilt decorated. Near fine. 204 pages. 27.5 x 20 cm. Drawings by the author. Clean, bright copy.
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