Resultados de búsqueda: Architecture / Urbanism, Cities & City Planning from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994. xi, 307 pages, illustrations, maps; 23 cm. Alan Karchmer, photo editor and principal photographer. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. Profusely illustrated.. 3rd. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

San Francisco: Cameron and Company, 1992. Cloth, 159 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 x 36 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Slight vertical rippling to leaves. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong.

San Francisco: Cameron and Company, 1992. Cloth, 159 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 x 36 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Minor edgewear to the front endpapers & hinge. Dust jacket with light edgewear. Another copy available. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong.

San Francisco: Cameron & Company, 1980. 159 pages, colour illustrations; 29 x 36 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Printing. Dust jacket with light edgewear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong. Collectible.

San Francisco: Cameron & Company, 1976. Cloth, 153 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 29 x 36 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates of spectacular aerial views of Los Angeles.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong.

San Francisco: Cameron & Company, 1976. Cloth, 153 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 29 x 36 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Printing. Dust jacket with light edgewear, nicked and mended on underside with acid-free tape. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates of spectacular aerial views of Los Angeles.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong.

San Francisco: Cameron & Company, 1980. 159 pages, colour illustrations; 29 x 36 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket with light edgewear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong.

San Francisco: Cameron & Company, 1980. 159 pages, colour illustrations; 29 x 36 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Oblong.

Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 2003. 143 pages, illustrations; 27 cm. Photographs by Andrzej Maciejewski parallel those by William Notman on opposite pages. Text in English and French. Co-published by: McCord Museum. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "A beautifully photographed tour through time. During the last half of the 19th century, photographer William Notman captured stunning images of Montreal, one of North America's oldest and most beautiful cities. Just before the turn of the 21st century, photographer Andrzej Maciejewski retraced Notman's steps and meticulously recaptured the same views of Montreal. Not satisfied to merely re-photograph the same buildings or streets, Maciejewski methodically determined the month and time of day the originals were taken. As a result, the photographs are accurate right down to the shadows. The rewards of patience and diligence can be found in After Notman, a stunning… Leer más

New York: Penguin Press, 2013. 354 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. A near-fine copy of the first printing. "The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but arguably the most important invention of all was Thomas Edison's incandescent lightbulb. Unveiled in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory in 1879, the lightbulb overwhelmed the American public with the sense of the birth of a new age. More than any other invention, the electric light marked the arrival of modernity. The lightbulb became a catalyst for the nation's transformation from a rural to an urban-dominated culture. City streetlights defined zones between rich and poor, and the electrical grid sharpened the line between town and country. "Bright lights" meant 'big city.' Like moths to a flame, millions of Americans migrated to urban centers in these decades, leaving behind the shadow… Leer más

Sun Valley, CA: American Historical Press, 1998. Cloth, 267 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 29 cm. Picture research by Dennis Holzman; chronology by Robert W. Arnold III; editorial coordination by Margaret Tropp. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed and warmly inscribed by the author John J. McEneny. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Collectible.

New York: George Braziller, 1998. Cloth, 253 pages, colour illustrations; 29 cm. Photographs by Stephane Compoint/Sygma; translated from the French by Margaret Maehler. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "The last ten years have seen some of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries ever made in Alexandria, the legendary Egyptian city founded by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. Presented here is a full account of these extraordinary finds and of the exciting expeditions that led to their discovery." "Located on the northwestern end of the Nile River Delta, Alexandria was the greatest of Hellenistic cities and was a major center of Jewish and Christian culture. Athens' equal and political rival to Rome, Alexandria awed ancient travelers with its wealth, size, and cultural prestige. But unlike Athens and Rome, practically no… Leer más

Barcelona: Editorial Escudo de Oro, S.A. 96 pages, colour illustrations; 24 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. A handy guide to the sights of Bruges, Belgium. Richly illustrated with colour plates (art, architecture).. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. Guidebook.

Barcelona: Editorial Escudo de Oro, S. A. [1988?] 96 pages, colour illustrations, map; 25 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. 6th. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

Barcelona: Editorial Escudo de Oro, S.A., 1990. 61 pages, colour illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. Richly illustrated with colour plates. . 5th. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

Barcelona: Editorial Escudo de Oro, S.A., 1977. 95 pages, colour illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Richly illustrated with colour plates. Seville/Sevilla, Spain.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

Florence: Bonechi, 1997. 128 pages, colour illustrations; 25 cm. English Edition. Translated from the Italian. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

Barcelona: Editorial Escudo de Oro, S.A., 1984. 96 pages illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 6th. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.

Florence: Bonechi Editore, 1972. 64 pages, colour illustrations; 25 cm. English Edition. Map of the city laid-in. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Guidebook.

Florence: Casa Editrice Bonechi, 2005. 126 pages, colour illustrations, colour maps; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate edgewear to wraps, age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Guidebook.