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Antonius, Soraya.
Architecture in Lebanon.
Photographs by Paddy S. Tchrakian and others. Beirut, Lebanon: Khayats, 1965.
1st printing. Square 12mo (small book). 84, [2] pages. Photographs.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #24426. $30
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Arakawa, Hirokazu, Gakuji Hasebe,
Seiji Imanaga, and Hideo Okumura.
Traditions in Japanese Design. Volume I. Kacho: Bird and Flower
Motifs.
Photographs by Bin Takahashi. Translated by Alan Turney. Tokyo, Japan & Palo
Alto, California: Kodansha International, 1967. 1st edition. Oblong small 4to
(medium-large book). 132 pages. 42 color and 65 black-and-white illustrations.
'Kacho designs are found on a tremendous variety of objects, ranging from
Buddhist ritual implements, sword furnishings, and kimonos to paintings and
simple earthenware dishes.' - Front dust jacket. Very good hardcover in
chipped and torn dust jacket. #23106. $27.50
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Architectural Record.
Buildings for Industry.
New York: F. W. Dodge Corporation, 1957. 4to (large book). ix, 309 pages.
Index. Photographs. Plans. Illustrations. An Architectural Record Book.
This book shows 74 separate projects from all over the United States and
several other countries, organized in the following categories: Warehouses,
Light Industry, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing Laboratories, Utilities and
Service Industries, and Heavy Industry. - Front dust jacket. Very good
hardcover in slightly worn, torn and frayed dust jacket. #24057. $30
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Beall, Christine.
Masonry Design and Detailing for Architects, Engineers, and
Builders.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1984. 2d printing. 4to (large book). xvii, 491 pages.
Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations.
Very good hardcover. Some foxing on endpapers. ISBN 0135591538. #22279.
$25
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Bussagli, Mario.
Oriental Architecture.
Contributions by Paola Mortari Vergara, Arcangela Santoro, Chiara Silvi
Antonini, and Adolfo Tamburello. Preface by Pier Luigi Nervi. New York: Harry
N. Abrams, 1973. 1st printing. 4to (large book). 434 pages. Index.
Bibliography. Plates. Illustrations. History of World Architecture.
Very good hardcover and dust jacket in library acetate cover. Exlibrary: Spine
labels, stamps on front flyleaf, preface page; rear flyleaf removed.
ISBN 0810910160. #25580. $25
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Chait, Jocelyne, Margaret E. Seip, Petr Stand, with contributions by Kira L. Gould.
Achieving a Balance: Housing and Open Space in Bronx Community District 3. New
York: Design Trust for Public Space, Trust for Public Land, and Bronx Community
Board 3, 2000. Small 4to (medium-large book). 104 pages. Photographs. Illustrations.
Plans. A Project of Design Trust for Public Space, November 2000.
This publication is the result of an effort to move beyond partisanship and
promote integrated planning and design strategies that address the need for
affordable housing as well as public open space. - Executive Summary, Genesis.
Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #22999. $35
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Chinese Porcelain Company.
Important French Furniture & Decorative Arts, 1643-1805. Fall
2001.
Foreword by Pierre Durand and Conor Mahony. Photography by Richard Goodbody.
New York: Chinese Porcelain Company, 2001. 4to (large book). 68 pages.
Bibliography. Color plates. Catalog lists 23 items.
Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. #25508. $75
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Corsiglia, Betsy, Photographs, Text
by Mary-Jean Miner.
Unbroken Circles: The Campground of Martha's Vineyard.
Boston: David R. Godine, 2000. 1st printing. Oblong 4to (large book). xix, 122
pages. Index. Color and black-and-white photographs. Endpaper illustrations. Signed
on the title page by both the photographer and the author. An Imago Mundi Book.
A photographic history of the Methodist Campground located in the
small community of Oak Bluffs on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Very good hardcover
in very good dust jacket. ISBN 1567921213. #22976. $45
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De Vido, Alfredo.
Alfredo De Vido: Selected and Current Works.
Introduction by Michael J. Crosbie. Victoria, Australia: Images Group, 1998.
1st printing. 4to (large book). 255 pages. Index. Bibliography. color and
black-and-white photographs. Plans. Master Architect Series, III.
'The architecture of Alfredo De Vido is not easy to categorize. An interest in
formal experimentation pervades De Vido's work, as does a commitment in
answering the design challenges at hand regardless of their style.' - From
Introduction. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket.
ISBN 1875498761. #24132. $40
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Dike, Rad.
Architectural Common Sense: Sun, Site and Self.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983. 1st printing. 4to (large book). 173, [8]
pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrations.
A book on architectural design, composition, proportion, and environmental
aspects of architecture. Very good hardcover in slightly worn and torn dust
jacket. ISBN 0442213646. #20709. $17.50
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Fagone, Vittorio.
In the Wake of the Italian Artisan: The Traces of Material
Culture.
Introduction by Umberto Eco. Milan: Silvana Editoriale d'Arte, 1976. 4to (large
book). 138 pages. Index. Bibliography. Color and black-and-white photographs
and plates. Endpaper photographs.
This book traces the Italian heritage of objects, tools, fittings and machines,
all of which bear witness to and illustrate the course of day-to-day living, of
everyday work routines.' - Front jacket flap. Very good hardcover in very good
dust jacket, in slightly worn slipcase. #25509. $35
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