Search Results: Art, Photography, Architecture from Well Read Books

London: Thames and Hudson, 1957. 1st English Edition.Text by Rayner Heppenstall and a Preface by Le CorbusierThe book's main selling point is Lucien Hervé's classic black-and-white photos, first published in 1956, of the Abbey Le Thoronet. Le Thoronet Abbey, one of the wonders of twelfth-century Cistercian architecture and still revered by architects today, nestles in a wooded valley in Provence, South of France. This book is a pictorial appreciation of the abbey, photographed by Lucien Hervé in the mid-1950s and introduced by Le Corbusier.Turquoise cloth hard cover book is in very good clean condition with a little signs of wear around the edges. Previous owner's inscription inside 2nd page in ink dated 1960.Dust jacket has many tears and has been mended with tape.

Lima Peru: Banco De Credito Del Peru En La Cultura, 1985. Clear Brodart cover on dust jacket. Book and jacket in very good clean condition.. 1st. Very Good/Very Good. Clear Brodart Covering.

Iceland: Konemann, 2019. Beautiful photography of Iceland.. 1st. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 11" X 10".

Qatar: Mohammad ibn Ali al-Ghamidi, Director General, Fanar , 2008. Published by Fanar, Qatar Islamic Cultural Center. "Fanar has always aimed to establish a universal epicenter for dawah - to present Islam as a way of life to mankind. This exhibition contains art works from the Far East {China}, from the North, {Turkey} and from the heart of theArab area {Qatar and Egypt} to show very brilliant masterpieces made by world renound specialists" - from introduction page at front of book by Mohammad ibn Ali al-Ghamidi, Director General.. Pictorial Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 7" x 4".

London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1936. Book Condition:. 1st. Hard Cover. Fair to Good/No Jacket (as issued). 10" x 8"
Book Condition:Inside book is pulling away from spine. Pages are loose. All photographs intact and in very good clean condition. Cover of book has a lot of staining.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1979. Extending the argument from her first book "The Female Eunuch" which spoke out for women no longer willing to accept a cramped and stereotyped role in a masculine world.This book is focusing on the world of women painters to show how the traditional social constraints has robbed women at large of the chance of excellence and condemned so many women artists to the oblivion of neglect and misattribution.. SIGNED by author . 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/Good to Very Good. 10" x 8".

Phaidon Press, 2006. Richard Rogers was a British-Italian architect noted for his modernist and constructivist designs in high-tech architecture. . 1st Edition Volume 3. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 11" X 10"
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Scarborough Ontario: The Bar Library Little hardcover book with 12 black and white pictures of Scarborough, Ont. References online show this to be from around 1880 - 1890.. First. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). 7 1/2" x 5"Condition: Cover has some staining, and edges are worn. Pictures inside has some discolouration due to age around the white edges. Photos fold out accordion style.