Architecture/Interior Design from Capricorn Books

Montreal: McGill Schools of Architecture and Planning, 1987. 134 pp, 11" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Introduction; History; Administration; Undergraduate Programs; Graduate Programs / School of Architecture; Graduate Programs / School of Urban Planning; Resource Facilities; Publications; Architectural Undergraduate Society; Scholarships, Prizes and Awards; Staff. Interior - previous owner's bookplate with name on the inside of the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Whitecap, 1989. 319 pp, oblong (9 3/4" H x 12 1/8" D). Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, maps, reproductions and the author's watercolours. "(P)resents a unique picture of the city in a collection of events and biographies, mainly of the period between about 1890 to 1950. This book) is organized anecdotally, by neighbourhoods, and, compared… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1982. 319 pp, 9 1/4"H. B&w photographs, maps. "The authors follow (The Governor's Road) through Oakville, Dundas, and Ancaster and on to London, with stops in Waterdown, Brantford, St. George, Paris and Woodstock. The homes range from cottages to castles, their materials from frame and cobblestone to red brick and cut stone. The illustrations… Saber más sobre este artículo

Vancouver: Greystone , 2022. 324 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings. Signed on half-title page: "Adele Weder". "Coming of age at the start of a postwar building boom that was set to reshape Canada, Ron Thom rejected sleek austerity in favour of a design approach that fostered intimacy and warmth. His most renowned projects - Massey… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Firefly, 2003. 304 pp, square (10 7/8" H x 10 7/8" D). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, 2 maps. "(O)utlines the signature architectural styles that left their mark on Toronto's ordered streets and discusses how they contributed to the unique neighbourhoods that developed across the city. Starting with Henry Scadding's simple log house built in 1794 near the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 2000. 237 pp, square (9 3/4" H x 9 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "The furniture of New France reflected the styles and traditions of the earliest settlers' ancestral homes - Brittany, Normandy, and as far south as the region of Saintonge. Other areas such as Burgundy and Lorraine are also represented. Later… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Hounslow, 1995. 138 pp, square (10" H x 10" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w line drawings, plans, photographs, map. "(A) chronological record illustrating the architectural styles of forty-five of the town's nineteenth-century buildings. From the simple farm cottage to the stately mansion, from the first public houses to the churches of the last quarter of the century, this book… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Royal Institute of British Architects, 1924. 89 pp, 7 1/2" H, stapled in wraps. The text of a talk given to the Royal Institute of British Architects, London, 21 January, 1924. Text runs from page 1 - 16, remainder of pages contain b&w photographs. Interior - previous owner's bookplate on inside of front cover and name in ink on… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Firefly, 2003. 304 pp, square (10 7/8" H x 10 7/8" D). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, 2 maps. "(O)utlines the signature architectural styles that left their mark on Toronto's ordered streets and discusses how they contributed to the unique neighbourhoods that developed across the city. Starting with Henry Scadding's simple log house built in 1794 near the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Coach House / EYE WEEKLY, 2010. 310 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w photographs, drawings, maps, colour fold-out map at rear. "What is the 'Toronto' look? Glass skyscrapers rise beside Victorian homes, and Brutalist apartment buildings mark the edge of leafy ravines, creating a city of contrasts whose architectural look can only be defined by telling the story of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Key Porter, 2005. 304 pp, 10 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, reproductions. Inscribed on blank page facing half title page: "2005 / To Carol, / warm regards, / Lisa Rochon". "Rochon sets her sights on architecture that is deeply connected to the land and culture. She analyses how architecture in this country has celebrated… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. 13 pp (text section), followed by unpaginated photograph section, 11 1/4" H x 12" D. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "A perfect early-eighteenth-century Georgian limestone manor house situated in the wild, overgrown patchwork countryside near Kilkenny, Ireland, is a subject that captivated photographer Andrew Bush and inspired him to create this book. Many… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Folio Society, 2002. 244 pp, 252 pp, 232 pp - 3 volumes, 9" H, bound in blocked printed parchment (colour illustrations on front boards), gilt lettering on spines. Volumes 1 & 3 have map endpapers, all three volumes have colour and b&w plates. Red slipcase with gilt titling on front panel. Volume 1 contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Troyes: 1250;… Saber más sobre este artículo

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap / Harvard University Press, 2019. 547 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w and colour photographs, reproductions. "The impact of Walter Gropius can be measured in his buildings - Fagus Factory, Bauhaus Dessau, Pan Am - but no less in his students. I.M. Pei, Paul Rudolph, Anni Albers, Philip Johnson, Fumihiko Maki: countless masters were once disciples at… Saber más sobre este artículo

Kingston, Ontario: City of Kingston, 1971. 104 pp + appendices, 10 3/4" H. B&w photographs, maps.. "The need to adopt positive measures to protect Kingston's historic, architectural heritage has long been recognized. In response to representations by the City and concerned citizen groups, the Province of Ontario in 1970 enacted 'An Act Respecting the City of Kingston' giving the City… Saber más sobre este artículo

Glasgow: Morison Brothers, 1899. Unpaginated, 13 1/8" H x 10 1/2" D. Medium green cloth covered bevelled boards (spine faded to brown), with dark green lettering and gilt decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt. Dark brown endpapers. From a limited edition of 500 copies, this one with "Review" written in place of a number and the initials… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: B.T. Batsford, 1947. 122 pp, 8 1/2" H. Map endpapers, b&w and colour plates (photographs, reproductions). Contents: Introduction; Acknowledgment; The Castle; Holyrood; The Mediaeval City; Old Town; Old Town and Canongate; New Town and Augustan Age; Modern Times; Index. Very light edge wear to the boards. Dust jacket has light browning - more on the spine,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1968. 203 pp, 11 3/16" H. B&w and colour photographs. A pictorial look at Expo 67, the World's Fair held in Montreal in 1967. Contents: Introduction / A heaven-storming ambition: Tomorrow's World; The greatest show on earth: How the world saw the fair; An exultation of form and structure: Architecture's giant stride into tomorrow; The… Saber más sobre este artículo

Washington, D.C.: Archaeological Institute of America, 1921. 268 pp + 284 pp, 10 7/8" H. Volumes XI (January-June 1921) and XII (July-December 1921), bound in one volume with brown leather spine and corners, teale blue cloth boards. Spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering/decorations (including college crest). Floral endpapers, red 'splatter' effect to text block edges. ** Ex-college library** … Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Harper, 2011. 299 pp, 9 1/2" H. Colour plates. "The pioneers of agricultural and industrial revolutions were often far too busy innovating and making things to record what was taking place around them, but fortunately for us the buildings and machines they left behind can bring the period vividly to life. During the Second World War, the… Saber más sobre este artículo