The First House: Myth, Paradigm, and the Task of Architecture Tapa dura - 1997

MIT Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

MIT Press, 1997. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780262041638

New.

This Book is in Very Good Condition. The Dust Jacket has Very Slight Fading to the Spine and Light Edgewear, including a Light Crease along the Bottom Edge of the Front Cover but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Hardcover Boards retain Sharp Corners with No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Damage. The Binding is Strong, Intact, and Undamaged. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining with the Exception of a Small, Neatly Marked-out Former Owner's Name on the Inside Front Cover (hidden by the Dust Jacket Flap) and with No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage. Securely Packed and Promptly Shipped.

MIT Press, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine/fine. Blue cloth, 154 pages, 9-in tall, bibliography and index. A clean and unworn copy with owner's name on endpaper. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.

Cambridge, Mass: The MIT Press, 1997. Hardcover. VG (Small handwriting instance on first flyleaf; otherwise Like New.). Navy blue cloth, gilt letters on spine, gold & illus. dust jacket, 154 pp., few BW illus. "In the first century B.C., Vitruvius Pollio narrated a myth of the origins of dwelling. In a forest clearing, previously isolated and savage people gathered about the embers of a dying fire; from this gathering emerged political institutions, human language, and the construction of permanent shelters. R. D. Dripps finds in this story the foundation of an extensive theory of architecture still able to offer guideposts for architectural practice. Against any tendency toward theoretical disengagement or self-referentiality, Dripps argues that architecture must continue to address important political, cultural, and social issues. Ultimately, the role of architecture is to provide the structures that enable us to interpret the world and make it habitable." (dj).

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.