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189297059New York: Clinton W. Sweet 1892. 1892. Fair. - Octavo 9-1/2 inches high by 6-5/8 inches wide. Softcover bound in printed peach wraps. The edges of the soiled covers are heavily chipped with several pieces out and a large tear to the rear cover. Portions of the head and tail of the spine have perished. i-ii pages 1-122 and 1-46 profusely illustrated throughout including many full-page photographs and plans. There is a piece out from the bottom front corner of the first few pages and tears to the top edge of the last 2 leaves. Fair. <p>Particularly noteworthy is the article on "The Cathedral of St. John the Divine" illustrated with projected plans showing the various sections of the building as well as the projected ground plan. Here described and pictured on pages 45 through 52 the cathedral's construction began in 1892 and was originally planned to be constructed in the Byzantine Revival and Romanesque Revival styles. In 1909 the design was changed to the Gothic Revival style.<p>Very scarce. New York: Clinton W. Sweet, 1892. paperback
1881631068The Builder London 1881. Unframed Print. Very Good Condition/Architecture. A single sheet print image area approx. 18 x 26 cms. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries such as The Builder Building News and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance intricacy and stylistic flair of the periods architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; Unframed Prints : Old; Vintage Prints. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. The Builder unknown
1898621366The Builder London 1898. Unframed Print. Very Good Condition. A double sheet print image area approx. 28 x 38 cms. This is an original page from The Builder journal. Note; this is an original item separated from the volume not a reprint or copy. The Builder a prominent architectural and building periodical holds immense significance. It serves as a valuable resource for understanding the architectural debates delving into the histories of specific buildings and exploring broader discussions related to the social upheavals triggered by rapid industrialization and urban expansion. Category: Builder & Building News; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. The Builder unknown
1893100864283 Washington St. Boston Mass. ca. 1893. Oblong 8vo. 28 vintage albumen prints approx. 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 in. mounted on disbound stiff board album leaves printed captions affixed beneath all but one image mounts warped and chipped A selection from the inventory of some 400 to 500 images of historic Massachusetts homes offered by the Boston photographic firm of William Halliday.Includes Standish House Duxbury Alden House Duxbury Fairbanks House Dedham Wayside Inn Sudbury Whittier birthplace Haverhill Newgate-Yeamen Garrison House Revere Coffin House Newbury Royall House Medford Gov. Bradstreet House North Andover Quincy Mansion Wollaston unknown
1870287825South Station Boston Mass: John F. Murphy 1870 Pretty Green/Red Covers B/W Photographs Of Area. Nd.C- 1870. Rare. Oblong. 1st Edition. Pictorial Cover/soft. Very Good. John F. Murphy paperback
1849020831London: John Henry Parker 1849. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp. 31; 3 112 hand-coloured plates with tissue guards 103-107. Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration to the spine blind stamped decoration to the boards carefully rebacked with the original spine laid on a little general wear and rubbing. Contents clean and tight replacement front end paper no inscriptions; plates 103-107 with small chip to top blank margins letterpress and plates clean without foxing. A very good copy. Scarce. John Henry Parker Hardcover
1803072080London: Sold by Messrs. Cadell and Davies 1803. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Large Folio 17.75" x 11.5" x 1.5". Illustrated with 110 copper plates. Large folio 17.75" x 11.5"x 1.5". Hardcover. Bound in half burgundy sheepskin leather and textured dark teal publisher's cloth. Covers are plain. Hubbed spine bears six raised bands and stamped gilt title. Contains 110 copper plates of which 11 are hand-colored. Samuel Lysons explains his endeavor within an advertisement at the front followed by a list of plates. Indexed with errata. 6 iv 38 110 plates printed on the recto only 6 pp.<br><br>This book presents to the reader a great variety of styles of architecture in England and some of the most interesting specimens of sculpture and paintings to be found in and around Coberley Iron-Action Down-Amney North Cerney Elkstone Arlingham Boxwell Kingswood Siddington Cirencester Deerhurst Lanthony Gloucester Woodchester Pucklechurch Berkeley Bitton South Cerney Campden Wanswell-Court Tewkesbury Almondsbury Sudley Cheltenham Cleve Ozleworth Bristol Thornbury and others. <br><br>CONDITION: Cover shows wear and soiling with some erosion of leather in some spots predominantly the corners. A jagged silver foil paper appears to have accidentally fused with the publisher's cloth on the back cover. Moderately foxed throughout with some occasional tears at the edges yet they do not compromise the plates' illustrations. Remarkable copper engravings are stunning and the hand-colored plates are beautiful. Unmarked except for a description of the books contents in pencil on the front pastedown. Collated and complete. A lovely antiquarian work displaying great craftsmanship both within the drawings themselves and the subjects they represent. At over 8 lbs. with shipping materials due to its size and weight an additional shipping charge will likely apply. Full refund if not satisfied. Sold by Messrs. Cadell and Davies hardcover
187602619021073Crosby Lockwood and Co London 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Contemptorary half leather binding with banded spine and gilt lettering. Leather is well rubbed covers are lightly marked. Sound binding. Clean marbled end-papers. Previous owners name at head of title page. Colour frontiis of Wallasey Water Tower. Crisp and clean fold out plates with very occasional very light foxing. Clean pages with vignette illustrations. Approx. shipped weight 6kg No dust jacket as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 02619021073. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. This book is much heavier than 1kg and may incur significant additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations. Crosby Lockwood and Co hardcover
183412328London : William Pickering 1834. 1st edition. Good/No jacket. Publisher's boards impressed design. Owner's bookplate; tips of spine worn corners bumped. Some browning to plates with occasional print-through. London : William Pickering hardcover
18303ARCH0004Jones & Co 1830. 3 hardcovers in very good condition in 3/4 black leather with marbled boards and marbled edges. Light wear to edges with volume 3 having a repair on the spine. Circa 1830. Illustrated with One Thousand Drawings of Subjects referred to in the Work. Volume 3 is a book of plates woodcuts and there is foxing to some of the plates. Hard Cover. Very Good. Jones & Co Hardcover
18016495995W. Bulmer and Co. 1801. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Half-leather. Marble-deocrated covers. Backstrip chipped/torn and parts missing. Gilt on remaining backstrip and raised bands. Bumbed corners. Endpapers marbled. Some foxing a few pages heavily foxed. Internally fair. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: W. Bulmer and Co. hardcover
184750318121184W T Lamb Wakefield 1847. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Rebound in plain green hard covers with gilt lettering n the spine and a colour facsimile of the original paper cover trimmed at the front and rear. Sound binding previous owners' stamps on title-page and Halifax Antiquarian Society Stamps in lower margins of various pages. No dust jacket as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50318121184. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. W T Lamb hardcover
18455787935John Henry Parker 1845. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Library sticker on front cover.Fourth edition. Vol I. bound in brown library cloth with gilt lettering on backstrip. Vol II. bound in brown cloth with brown leather half binding and gilt lettering and borders on sun faded backstrip. Vol II shelf worn with bumped corners and some chipping. Split hinges in vol II secured with clear tape. Frontispiece. Interior is secure clean and clear. Vol II. contains 164 plates. Grubby trimmed edges. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1800grams ISBN: John Henry Parker hardcover
18382951Charles Tilt 1838. 8vo. Second Edition with an engraved frontispiece 64 wood-engraved plates each containing several figures and numerous wood-engravings in the text endpapers and preliminaries lightly spotted; contemporary green half morocco marbled boards gilt back marbled edges skilfully rebacked original backstrip gilt with five raised bands laid down one or two scuffs on boards else a very good bright clean copy. Parker's most popular if not his most profound work. It includes fresh ideas on Saxon architecture an article on stained glass by Willement and like most of Parker's writings is charmingly - and accurately - illustrated by Jewitt. Charles Tilt, hardcover
18970008084Rochester NY: George P. Humphrey 1897. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo viii 41 pages clothbacked printed yellow boards toned <br/><br/>Copy no. 275 of only 300 initialled by G.P.H. Printed by The Genesee Press. Howes C762 . The nitty-gritty about the whys and hows of planning the town of Cooperstown New York. Told in a series of letters to William Sampson of NYC - but originally published in Dublin in 1810. The New Preface by James Fenimore Cooper Jr. explains how that happened. George P. Humphrey hardcover
185300286102London: Adams & King 1853 Bown paper wraps with engraved woodcut front. 14 engravings with inscriptions. 54 pgs. table of dimensions of cathedrals. Some creases to corners some loss chip to bottom pages rear not affecting text. Rare copy. OCLC finds 13 copies of this edition. ad rear. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Eighth Edition. Original Wraps. Good. Adams & King, paperback
1842495839Oxford: John Henry Parker 1842. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Published 1842-45 for the Oxford Society for Promoting the Study of Gothic Architecture. Vi iii-viii and 398 pp. Three parts in one: Deanery of Bicester Deanery of Woodstock and Deanery of Cuddesden. Missing map of Woodstock. Features illustrations maps and two colour plates. Handwritten letter dated 1882 laid-in. Blue-cloth boards and spine are marked worn and faded. Leading corners and spine ends are bumped. Page block and pages are tanned and marked. Bookshop stickers on front pastedown. Previous owner's initials penned on FEP. Annotations and underlining penned and pencilled throughout pages. Contents remain legible throughout. HCW. Hardcover. Good. Used. John Henry Parker Hardcover
1881051524-TSt. Louis : G.I. Jones & Co. 1881. Book. Illus. by Author. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Limited Edition 1881 Hardcover Brown leather with gilt letters to the cover and spine with new leather spine and corners Rebound with imported end sheets 391 page book.Plus 46 plates and fold outs including schematics and photographs . Frontispiece photograph of the bridge in 1880. This is the first bridge to span the Mississippi River and still stands today . A engineering marvel by the engineer James Buchanan Eads 1820 - 1887 .This copy was presented by the author and engineering professor and dean of engining at Washing University in St. Louis Calvin Milton Woodward 1837 - 1914 . Laid in is a signed note by Mr. Woodward to : " Friend Moody - I send a copy of the "Book" for you to examine. Yrs. C.M. Woodward Jan. 24/82 along with a typed note tipped in This book is the property of Irwin T. Johnson . It was originally given to my grandfather Chas.D. Moody by the author. Please handle with care. s/Irwin D. Thompson . Charles D. Moody was a civil engineer and patent attorney of Webster Groves Missouri. Title page bears the inscription " For Irwin Twining Johnson From KatherT. Moody 1937. A Very Rare Book on Bridge Construction and with a note signed by the author . Condition : Very Good A complete and professionally rebound copy . . G.I. Jones & Co. Hardcover
18725756176Longmans Green and Co 1872. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Re-bound by library. Medium blue cloth 8vo with gilt lettering on backstrip. Bumped corners and a little general wear to exterior. Frontispiece. Small tear in corner of title page. Binding tight. Several pages marked in pencil and a couple of pages have marginal pen markings. Slight grubbiness on a few pages. Light foxing. Contains several plates. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1350grams ISBN: Longmans Green and Co hardcover
190019022101008George Bell and Sons London 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Gerald C Horsley. Darkened pink covers red spine with gilt lettering and motif spine cover is frayed at ends and over front external joint bumped corners sound binding. Gift note at front dated 1905. Title page in red and black with vignette illustration light foxing to inside covers clean pages. Contains black and white plates full page illustrations and illustrations. No dust-jacket. Previous owner's name architectural historian Kerry Downes in pencil at the front. Illustrator: Gerald C Horsley. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 19022101008. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. George Bell and Sons hardcover
186521231London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket. 1865. First Edition. Hard Cover. Tight clean square bright book in brown cloth & worn leather spine detached on one edge; gilt "Royal Engineers Library" stamp to front board; cracked rear hinge; some pencilled numbers to front brown endpapers; contents very bright and clean; pencilled diagrams to rear blank endpaper; 674 pp . John Murray hardcover
1884AR-58London U.K.: Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1884. Classic two-volume scholarly text contains detailed sections on characteristics of the Chaldaean-Assyrian civilization and architecture; funerary architecture; religious architecture; sculpture; civil and military architecture; industrial arts; etc. Translated from the original French by Walter Armstrong. 818 pp. collectively. Illustrated with over four hundred and fifty-two engravings and fifteen steel and coloured plates. Gilt decorated cloth boards. Tops of spines chipped and slightly faded; label removal marks from lower spines; pocket remnants on front endpapers; corners and edges have average rubbing; small stamps on title page. Tight binding. Clean text. Heavy item. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Chapman & Hall Ltd. Hardcover
181452624101022R Ackerman London 1814. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Folio volume in red half-leather with marbled boards but covers are both detached and most of spine-cover is missing block binding is sound. There is occasional light foxing to pages facing the illustrations and light foxing to prelims. but pages are otherwise clean. Small label pasted on the inside of the front cover. All of required plates for Volume I are presentall - with the exception of the portrait - are in colour mostly one image per page but occasionally two images per page. Images show: Frontis of "View of Oxford" facing title page; Black and white full length portrait of William Wyndham Grenvile Lord Grenville Chancellor of the University to whom this volume is dedicated; View of High-Street looking south facing page i; Entrance to Oxford from the London Road; page iii; Porch of St Mary's Church - and staircase of Christ-Church page iii; St Mary's Church taken from the top of Radcliffe Library page iii; The Old Tower page x; St Aldgate's from Carfax xiii; St Peters' Church xv; Crypt of St Peter's Church xv; Merton College North Window of the Ante-Chapel 1; Merton Chapel 9; Magpie Lane 12; University and Queen's 25; Hall of University College 39; Quadrangle of Balliol College 61; Hall of Exeter College 81; Oriel College 93; Queen's College Chapel 125; New College Entrance Gate - and Magdalen College Entrance Gate 156; Chapel of New College 159; Window of New College Chapel 162; Chapel of Lincoln's College 186; All Souls taken from the top of Radcliffe Library 210; Library of All Souls College 215; Chapel of All Souls College 218; Old Gate of Magdalen College 247; Cloisters of Magdalen College 248; Magdalen Tower 250; Chapel of Magdalen College 258; West Entrance to the Chapel of Madalen College 261. xiv 2 . One volume of the 2-volume set. No dust jacket as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-4kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52624101022. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. This volume is very large and heavy and may incur additional shipping fees to all non-UK countries. R Ackerman hardcover
1856035913New York: Fowler and Wells Publishers 1856. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. Royal blue cloth decorated in blind illus. in gilt. Both covers somewhat darkened by age and showing rubbing along edges. Lacks approx. 3/4 of spine panel but main title "A Home for All" is complete on upper panel. vi7-19244 pp. illus. triple frontis. printed in brown showing two octagonal homes including the author's and two floor plans additional illus. and floor plans throughout. Interior shows scattered foxing generally minor ranging in places to moderate. Very scarce early printing issued in 1856 originally copyrighted 1853. Fowler and Wells, Publishers Hardcover
1854071521-RNew York: Fowler and Wells Publishers 1854. Book. Illus. by author. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 1st. Edition1854 Revised original red cloth hardcover with gilded blind stamped design and letters 192 page book with 12 pages of the books by this publishers. Illustrated with drawings and plans in black & white . Condition : Near Fine Very Good Plus . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fowler and Wells , Publishers Hardcover