'Concorsi di Milano, Architettura 1824-1843' Album of full-page engraved architectural designs by various Italian architects, some plates folding. 118 pages with 17 'CONCORSO DE ARCHiTETTURA. (24 pages text, 94 plates with architectural drawings on heavy paper No title page, no publisher. Could be a unique collection with documentation of architectural contests in Northern Italy, spanning from 1824 - 1843. 54x39.5 cm (21¼x15½"), vellum-backed cloth boards, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. A variety of architectural designs from numerous architects in Milan in the years 1828-1843. Light w... View More...
Hardcover Fine Large format hardcover, no dj as issued Only leafed through once Beautiful, detailed black and white photos of Gaudi's masterpieces Ships from Hawaii. View More...
This scarce folio contains a facsimile of the 1847 Italian chromolithographic architectural plates: "Album di gemme architettoniche ossia gli edifizj piu rimarchevoli di Vicenza E Del Suo Territorio rilevati da G. Zanetti, disednati da M. Moro, e con cenni illustrativi dimonstrati da G. Co. Pulle" The facsimile was published in 1990 in a limited edition of only 100. The original book had 49 color plates of "The most conspicuous monuments and palaces of the city of Vicenza and the surrounding area". Every plate in the original book is accompanied by 2 other plates with architectural elevations ... View More...
[6], 62 pp. With 10 illustrations from photographs on 6 plates; 3 maps, one folding at rear plus large folding laid in loose. 22.8x15.5 cm (9x6"), stapled red wrappers printed in black. The large folding map measures 34x46.5 cm (13½x18¼"), has a key on the verso to 82 locations; it was supposed to be in a separate folder, but is here laid in loose. Sticker on front cover, with chipping and wear to wrappers, rear wrapper and map detached; very good. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade. Scarce little description of Nanking, with much of the information taken from Père Gaillard's "N... View More...
VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM 2008. in GERMAN. One of the key figures in 20th-century architecture, Le Corbusier had an impact that is still potent today. Whether admirers are making a pilgrimage to his intimate, evocative chapel at Ronchamps, or urban planners are reviling his monolithic apartment blocks as inhuman and unlivable, Le Corbu still has the power to inspire and polarize the architecture and urban-planning world. This richly illustrated monograph, based on the first major Le Corbusier retrospective in more than 20 years, presents an overview of his work, including not only architectural proj... View More...
NEW, ships from Hawaii. 9.65 x 1.18 x 12.99 inches. 360 pages -- Monuments that the Endesa Foundation has illuminated, have been selected for this book. They are located in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, religious as well as civilian ones. A magnificent book, with color photographs, going from Barcelona to Ibiza, passing through Girona, Lleida, Tarragona, Poblet, Montserrat, Mallorca or Menorca. -- De tots els monuments que la Fundación Endesa ha il·luminat, s'han seleccionat per a aquest llibre els ubicats a Catalunya i a les Illes Balears, de variada naturalesa: en el pla religiós i en ... View More...
Very Good. 2 volumes in slipcase. the two books are like new, the decorated slipcase has a bit shelf-wear on the bottom corner. 2 fabulous books with tipped in reproductions of Borbottoni's paintings. Ships from Hawaii with Priority Mail, not with slow Media Mail. View More...
Pulchri Press, Netherlands, 1985. Printed in 1000 numb. copies, this is no. 632. Large Folio (17 3/4 x 24 1/2 inches) facsimile of the original 1846 edition. 368 pages, including 85 full page colored facsimiles . Text pages accompanying each plate and map. Notes on this edition by Dr. Hans D. Schneider, Director of the National Museum of Antiquities at Leyden, the Netherlands. -- Half dark green morocco over tan cloth boards with gilt rule, decoration, and text to front board. 5 raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. All edges gilt; beautiful marbled end papers. Weight 25 lbs.. Shipping c... View More...
Complete 3 Volume 29.21 x 10.16 x 44.45 cm. Set with Slipcase. Volume 1: The Holy Land, 319 pp.; Vol. 2: Egypt and Nubia, 287 pp.; Vol. 3: The Life, Works and Travels of David E. Roberts, 31 pp. - With 247 illustrations from paintings by David E. Roberts. - All 3 volumes bound in full tan cloth with gold lettering. Includes tan cloth slipcase with color pictorial boards and gold lettering to spine. - A Fine Set in a Fine Slipcase. *( Additional postage may be required). David Roberts is considered one of the most expressive painters and historical record keepers of the nineteenth century, and ... View More...
Hardcover Fine. Hard to find book about the seaside resort of Diano Marina in Italy. large hardcover with dust jacket. Numerous photos throughout the text. Minimal shelf wear to dj, otherwise new Ships from Hawaii. View More...
Tongji University Press, 2013, in English and Chinese. 6.5" x 5", 180 pages. Paperback Fine Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US. ==. It is hard to escape the pervasive influence of László Hudec's iconic work in Shanghai, especially in the Bund area and former French Concession. For the less familiar, Hudec (1893-1958) was a Hungarian-Slovak architect who lived in Shanghai from 1918 to 1945 and was responsible for some of that city's most notable structures, ranging from neo-classicism to art deco and modern styles that came to define much of Shanghai's architectural cha... View More...
Chemnitz ist mit dem Werk Henry van de Veldes eng verbunden. 1902/03 erhielt er mit der Villa Esche seinen ersten architektonischen Bauauftrag in Deutschland. Durch Van de Velde angeregt wurde Edvard Munch als Familienporträtist beauftragt. Anlässlich der 150. Geburtstage der beiden Künstler zeigen die Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz eine umfangreiche Ausstellung aus allen Wirkungsbereichen Van de Veldes. In Sonderschau und Begleitkatalog wird der belgische Künstler mit mehr als 300 Objekten Möbeln, Textilien, Silber, Keramiken, Porzellan, Arbeiten auf Papier als ein universeller Künstler, Architekt,... View More...
NEW, in publisher's shrink-wrap Ships from Hawaii The first-hand, behind-the-scenes account of the creative inspiration behind the High Line, the transformative public 'park in the sky' that has reshaped global perceptions of urban space - and become one of the most beloved and visited destinations in New York City The first full documentation that visually charts the journey of this global landmark from the designer's point of view Hundreds of illustrations showcase every aspect of the project and its unforeseen influence in its entirety Includes previously unpublished archival materials such... View More...
2 of 3 Volumes. [2], 12, [2]; 11, [3], pp. 80 full page plates in each volume. Each plate with mostly one full plate and also some plates with 2 or 3 photos. (Folio) 51x36 cm (20x14") red cloth-backed color printed paper-covered boards. First Edition. The 2 volumes weigh 21 lb. Spine of vol 1 strengthened with book tape from inside. Vol 2 spine repaired with book tape from inside. -- Moderate wear to portfolios, joints starting, toning to boards, abrasions to rear boards of Volume II; very light toning around plate edges, otherwise plates almost like new.occasional spots in margins; very good.... View More...
39 volumes. Edited by E.T. Cook & Alexander Wedderburn. With numerous gravure plates from drawings, paintings, photographs and other sources, some in color; many illustrations in the text. 24x16 cm (8 x 5.5 inches), full decoratively embossed burgundy goatskin, spines lettered in gilt; tooled with a gilt peacock figure, gilt inner dentelles, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. One of 2062 sets, printed at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh. The full leather Library Edition was only a very small part of this edition. The sumptuous and sought-after Library Edition of Ruskin's works, presenting the fu... View More...
