Folio sized paperback 14.5x10 has a bend on the upper right corner, otherwise fine condition. It says Japanese and English edition, the captions are in English but the text has not been translated to English. View More...
The dust jacket is tanned around the edges and on the spine, the spine creases are very worn and tearing, there are old tape repairs holding them together, the edges have lots of small tears and chips, some old tape is on the rear around the spine mostly, nothing on the flaps to clip, nice rendering on the front - G+. The grey paper boards with black cloth spine and gold decoration are rubbed/chipped on the corners and worn at the head/tail of the spine. Pen name on the inside cover. William Helburn 1926.Seventy b&w plates with accompanying text on London's architectural treasures. View More...
The dust jacket is in NF- condition, the red boards with silver spine decoration are also NF-, interior is immaculate. First edition 2006, first printingArthur Brown Jr. (1874-1957) is one of the most important, yet underpublished, architects of the twentieth century. Celebrated by his peers for such masterpieces as the City Hall, War Memorial Opera House, Temple Emanu-El, and Coit Tower in San Francisco; the Pasadena City Hall; and the Labor-ICC block of the Federal Triangle in Washington, DC, Brown epitomized the idea that architecture not only houses society 's daily rituals and defining ev... View More...
The dust jacket has heavy wear and tear with tears along the edges, the spine is torn halfway down the rear, chipping head/tail, color has changed all around due to age, price clipped, front graphics remain strong, in sleeve to protect it now. Grey boards are sunned at the edges, rubbed at the extremities. A card has been affixed to the front endpaper, this was a going-away gift. First edition. View More...
The dust jacket has light shelf and edge wear. Grey boards are bumped on lower front corner, small pen mark on rear boards. Clean interior. 232 pp View More...
No dust jacket. The brown boards are quite worn at the edges and scuffed all around on the front surface, the tan buckram spine is soiled and wearing to threads at the head/tail. Name stamp on inside front and rear covers, interior clean otherwise. View More...
The black paperback wraps for this collection of architectural articles, photographs and renderings have some very light wear, interior is perfect. June 2004.Founded in 1993, New Urbanism is a movement united around the belief that our physical environment has a direct impact on our chances for happy, prosperous lives. New Urbanists believe that well-designed cities, towns, neighborhoods, and public places help create community: healthy places for people and businesses to thrive and prosper. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a large number of urban designers, architects, planners, developers,... View More...
