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Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1987. Later printing. Trade paperback. fine; ex-lib; clean, tight, & attractive.. Trade paperback; 168 pp; includes: introduction and index. illustrations and b/w photographs throughout. Part of the Nearby History Series.

Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University, 1980. Oversized paperback. Fine. Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University, 1980. 126pp., black and white photographs. 4to. Scattered small spots on edges of textblock, else fine oversize softcover, uncreased spine.

Washington DC: The Preservation Press, 1983. Trade paperback. As new. Washington, D.C.: The Preservation Press, c1983. 127pp., bibliography, black and white illustrations. 8vo. Uncreased spine, as new looks unread trade paperback.

Washington DC: The Preservation Press, 1983. Trade paperback. As new. Washington, D.C.: The Preservation Press, c1983. 158pp., bibliography, black and white photographs. 8vo. Uncreased spine, as new unread trade paperback.

Mineola, New York: Dover, 1990. Fascimilie Copy of the 1915-1920 First Impression. Paperbound. In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [30cm/12inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 399. Fully illustrated with plans, schematics, b-w halftone plates &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The firm dominated American Victorian architecture and were innovators and leaders in the development of modern architecture worldwide. They formed a school of classically trained, technologically skilled designers who practiced well into the mid-twentieth century. According to Robert A. M. Stern, only Frank Lloyd Wright was more important to the identity and character of modern American architecture.[

N.p.: J. G. Ferguson. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1972. Original Edition. Hardcover. Edited by Thomas C. Jones. The Danbury Mint Presidential Silver Ingots Edition, published exclusively for Registered Owners of the Presidential Silver Ingot Collection. N.p.: J. G. Ferguson Publishing Company, 1972. 540 pages, Index. 11 x 8 inches. Padded simulated leather, stamped in gilt. Near fine, small light blemish to front cover. Generously illustrated in b&w with photographic portraits, views and other images. Heavy book.; 11 x 8 inches; 540 pages .

Washington: American Institute of Architects Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1558350187 . xiii,246 pages including Index. Illustrated glazed paper boards, very good plus, slight scuff mark on one edge. Illustrated with plans and reproduced photographs. John C. Poppeliers' copy, with his manuscript signature in printed form, and address, on the front endpaper. He was head of the Historical American Buildings Survey (1971-1980) and coauthor of What Style Is It? Laid in, a piece of yellow note pad paper, with manuscript notes in ink and pencil by Jack Boucher, citing the location in the book of those photographs he took. Boucher was a noted photographer of architecture for the National Park Service's Historic American Buildings Survey. ISBN 1558350187; Photographs, Plans, Tables; Oblong 8 x 12 inches; 246 pages; Signed by Notable Personage, Related .

New York: Regan, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. NY: Regan, c2006. first printing. 689pp., index, cittations, black and white, color photographs. 8vo. Fine hardcover in fine d/j.

[Albany]: Allison Bennett, 1980. Signed by the Author. Paperback. Good (Wraps are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/foxed; textblock edges are worn and foxed; interior is clean, but there is light toning around the periphery; binding is solid.). Brown wraps with white lettering and color illustration; ix, 135 pp. Profuse bw plates. Ranges from 17th century Dutch influenced art and architecture to early 20th century examples.

New York: The Free Library of Philadelphia with Dover Publications, Inc, 1976. Softcover. VG- (general shelf wear to covers, owner's writing inside front cover, otherwise clear contents). BW pictorial wraps, black spine with white lettering. viii, 228 pp. 215 bw plates. 215 prints from the collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1973. Softcover. VG, minor wear and foxing to cover's edges. Brown illustrated wraps. viii, unpaginated. 115 bw plates. Edmund Gillon has photographed and Clay Lancaster commented on 116 remarkable but lesser-known Victorian American homes. From Nova Scotia to Geneva, New York to Cape May, these rarely appreciated dwellings offer some of the best 19th-century architecture. Includes row houses, cottages, farms, summer homes.

Milwaukee: Milwaukee Art Museum, 1981. First Edition. Softcover. VG-. Light wear and rubbing to covers. Clean interior.. Brown & pictorial wraps; reddish spine with white lettering. 108 pp. Profuse color and bw illus. Exhibition held November 19, 1981 to January 17, 1982. Exhibit and catalog traces Niedecken's career as a furniture craftsman, designer and interior architect. Includes many illustrations of his stunning Arts and Craft style furniture.

Baltimore: Creo Press, 2007. Hardbound. VG+/VG+. Navy cloth with gold lettering; illus. dj showing statuary of the Washington family; 192 pp. with numerous illustrations. "Tells the compelling story of the design and implementation process that produced the Ford Orientation Center and the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center at Mount Vernon. From the earliest concept discussions in 1986 to the debut of the state-of-the-art 71,000-square-foot facilities in 2006, the historic estate -- safeguarded and guided since 1853 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association -- expanded its mission from preserving Washington's legacy to educating visitors dynamically about his remarkable life, character, and accomplishments." (dj).

NY: Dodge Corporation, 1935. Reprint. Hardcover. Good-, some wear to cover edges, front inner hinge weak, exlib with marks. Blue boards. 458 pp. Numerous bw plates. Reprinted from the Architectural Record, December, 1935.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1995. Softbound. VG. White pictorial wraps, 40 pp, 28 bw images. Notes on some Graphic Attempts at Three-Dimensional Representation in the Colonies and Early Republic.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. B. Lippincott, 1912. Hardcover. Good+ (Light wear to cloth; Markings to cloth at spine; Some plates pulling away from binding). Green cloth with color illustration at front cover; Top edges gilt; 365 pp.; 72 bw illustrations. Features fifty-six Philadelphia homes and the families who lived there, including Bishop White House, Powel House, Wharton House, Bartram House, Belmont, the Grange, Grumblethorpe, Upsala, Pennypacker's Mills, Pen Rhyn, Bolton Farm, and others. Complete contents as follows: Old Philadelphia -- Bishop White house -- Stocker house -- Waln house -- Blackwell house, families: Stamper, Bingham, Blackwell, Willing. -- Evans house -- Powel house, families: Powel, Baring, Rawle. -- Randolph house, familes: Hill, Physick, Randolph, Keith. -- Wharton house, families: Lewis, Fisher, Wharton. -- Wistar house, families: Shippen, Wistar, Tyson. -- Morris house, families: Reynolds, Dunkin, Morris. -- Bonaparte house, families: Meany, Price, Potter, James. --… Leer más

New York, New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1992. Softcover. VG- (May be ex-lib. with sticker on front cover, bookplate inside front cover). Black pictorial wraps; 186 pp.; 175 bw plates and figures. A fascinating guide to some of Manhattan's early luxury apartment homes; Includes London Terrace, the Century Apartments at 25 Central Park West, the Dakota, the Apthorp, the Majestic Apartments at 115 Central Park West, and many more; Many photos and extensive annotations.

Long Island, NY: Old Westbury Gardens, Inc, 1985. Softcover. VG. Color wraps. 64 pp. 64+ color plates. Photographs by Richard Cheek. A photographic tour, mostly of the gardens, but also of the house of John S. "Jay" Phipps. The house and gardens were built from a design by George Crawley and the building overseen by architect Grosvenor Atterbury.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1932. Softcover. G (Cover aged with some corner wear, but map is quite good.). Brown paper stapled wraps, 5 pp., one fold-out map. A reproduction of the Mount Vernon map on file with the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. It is said to be "the oldest of the half-dozen possible versions by Washington and the only one of them that is known to have been preserved." (p. v) Originally drawn by George Washington in 1793.

New York, New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1982. Softcover. Fair (Minor wear to wraps; Sticker on front cover; Bottoms of pages rippled). Green-and-white pictorial wraps; 100 pp.; 97 bw drawings, 100 bw photos. Features photos and plans of the 97 buildings (93 homes and 4 casinos) that were originally featured in George William Sheldon's 'Artistic Country-Seats'.