Houses of Glass A Nineteenth-Century Building Type Tapa blanda - 1991

Mit Press, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Oversize Paperback. 2nd Edition. Light crease to spine. .

The MIT Press, 1991-04-24. Paperback. Very Good. 11x8x1. Second printing, 1991. Text and images unmarked. Slight bump at the top corner of the back panel and last several pages. The wrapper shows some light handling. 4to. 641pp.

E-099: MIT Press. Very Good. 1991. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. 1991. 651 pgs. Illustrated. Second Printing. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The glasshouses of the nineteenth century represent a remarkable confluence of opposites in architecture and technology. The architecture was designed to create an artificial climate in which people could return to paradise, and yet the technical means employed were also basic to the century's developing industrial grime -the other side of paradise. Enriched by more than 700 illustrations, Houses of Glass chronicles these pristine structures as they evolved from hothouses into exhibition halls, ballrooms, and theaters. Georg Kohlmaier is an architect and Barna von Sartory a sculptor. They have collaborated on many books and articles on contemporary architecture. EB; 8.5 X… Leer más

The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1991. Second Printing. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is sound. Illustrated wraps, 641 pages, References, Bibliography, Sources for Illustrations, Name Index, Index of Place Names, extensively illustrated in black and white. Corners bumped, previous owner's name erased on first page, can still see remnants, some light marks on text block. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5 lbs 12 oz. Category: Architecture; ISBN: 0262610701. ISBN/EAN: 9780262610704. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 012115. . 9780262610704

The MIT Press, 1991-04-24. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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