Architecture from Ariel Books

Dunedin, New Zealand: John McIndoe, 1983. Architectural history of Oamaru and photo essay. CONDITION Card wraps, unpaginated photos of 79 buildings. Copy is as new apart from slight toned bottom front and light crease bottom rear cnr. . Re-Issue. Soft Cover. Good. Illus. by Brocklebank, Norris Photography . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Zealand: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1972. Written by two architects showing different influences from the pre Colonial times forwards. Examines 80 different sites with photographic illus in full colour and b/w. CONDITION Navy bds are clean and unworn, 108 pages are bright and crisp, tidy name at ffep. DJ has chips to spine ends and tips, large… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Architectural Press , 1946. Written while he was in Cairo working for the Ministry of Information during the war. Richards was interested in the unversality of domectic architecture with the modernist movement. It is illus by John Piper war artist noted for his depictions of bomb damaged buildings. CONDITION Brown bds with bright gilt title (clean and unworn,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Wellington, New Zealand: Dept of Internal Affairs, 1947. Noted for being the first book written on the New Zealand style of architecture. Written at the request of Prime Minister Peter Fraser to provide returning servicemen with ideas about healthy housing consistent with the modernist ideal of providing quality, affordable housing for all. Ernst Plischke’s modernist designs made an important contribution… Saber más sobre este artículo

GP Books, 1989. New Zealand Historic Places Trust register. Shows maps, photos of buildings with historical information. PP vi 122. Unread and unworn. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U S A: University of Detroit , 1968. Author is an architect and archtectural photographer. Discussion of Polyhedra and its related constituents written as course documentation for the school of architecture. There are some unusual designs contained within. CONDITION Spiral bound illustrated card wrappers. 9 pages in text with 106 illustrations, drawings and photographs captioned. Covers handled with crease to… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: T Werner Laurie, 1912. Nor Dated [1912 BL] Blue bds with incised titles and decoration in bright gilt (wear to spine head o/w bright and clean) map ep, pp viii 296 colour frontis with clean guard, half tone photo plated. Copy is bright and crisp with slight edge toning, book plate of previous owner. OVERWEIGHT. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New Zealand: Ministry of Works , 1982. This was the first attempt to assess the value of Napier’s Art Deco heritage. As a result of this book the New Zealand Historic Places Trust decided to register the Napier City Centre Historic Area in 1983. Includes nice half tone photography by James White. CONDITION Red Folio size, 80 pages, printed on… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sydney, Australia: Ure Smith , 1949. About the settlers from various well established families partly informed by society gossip, and partly by research conducted by Griffiths in Sydney's Mitchell Library. Covers districts ranging from Watson's Bay to Hunter's Hill including Pott's Point, Elizabeth Bay, Darling Point, Woolahra, Double Bay etc. Written in a chatty informative way with much detail on… Saber más sobre este artículo

Wellington, New Zealand: Dept of Internal Affairs, 1947. Noted for being the first book written on the New Zealand style of architecture. Written at the request of Prime Minister Peter Fraser to provide returning servicemen with ideas about healthy housing consistent with the modernist ideal of providing quality, affordable housing for all. Ernst Plischke’s modernist designs made an important contribution… Saber más sobre este artículo

Auckland, New Zealand: Manukau City Council , 1980. An illustrated survey of heritage buildings in the city. Thirty Seven buildings of wonderful sketch illustrations with a short history to opposing page and a location map at front. CONDITION Unpaginated [82 pp] Oblong 4to, bright and crisp apart from small damp stain at edge of bottom cnr which carries through. #New… Saber más sobre este artículo

Holland: Kluwer, 1986. Text in Dutch. Modern furniture design and designers from 1900 to 1980. Black Laminated bds pp 221 with bw photo illus throughout, tight clean copy with sl foxed eps. Overweight.. First Dutch. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, United Kingdom: The Architecural Press, 1962. Text is in English and German. Cutting edge architecture of the era shows housing, commercial, industrial, public and government spaces plus urban design from the best European architects. Condition is nice and clean as new, unpaginated with b/w photo illus and floor plans. Original DJ is fresh with a couple of small… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, United Kingdom: The Architecural Press, 1956. Text is in English and German. Cutting edge architecture of the era shows housing, commercial, industrial, public and government spaces plus urban design from the best European architects. Condition is nice and clean with ownership stamp of architectural firm to half title, unpaginated with b/w photo illus and floor plans. Original DJ… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, United Kingdom: B T Batsford, 1947. Biography of Robert Adam Architect. Burgundy bds with bright Gilt title (unworn with sharp cnrs, spine faded) pp vii 184 with 160 illus plates, 3 in full colour. Copy it tight and pristine as the day it was printed with only small name to front pastedown.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, United Kingdom: Phaidon, 1998. Architect and watercolourist, Sir Hugh Casson, records in words and pictures his personal impressions of Oxford. A beautiful book pp 96 with colour and b/w illustrations of Casson's painting and sketches of the College buildings. In unread state.. First Trade. Soft Cover. Fine/N/A. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.