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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780471030164ISBN:0471030163
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1978 John Wiley & Sons Inc. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 8.7 x 11.2 inches, has tan coated textured paper-covered boards with green and gold spine and cover lettering. Black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 195 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Covers have very light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust ... Read More
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser
Date published: 1981
Description: Very Good. 1981 Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlosser (Bavarian administration of state palaces). Small softcover, 5 x 7.25 inches. 55 pages. Color photographs; black & white illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Fold-out map at rear. Text in English. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Printed in Munich, Germany. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kooperativa Forbundets Bokforlag
Date published: 1949
Description: Good; No jacket. 1949 Kooperativa Forbundets Bokforlag, Stockholm, Sweden. NOT ex-library. Vol. 2 only. Oversize hardcover, 8.5 x 11.5 inches, has burgundy cloth-covered boards with aqua spine and cover lettering and blind-stamped cover decorations. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Text in Swedish. Binding generally tight, with one place that is pulling but not yet cracked. Corners and spine ends bumped and lightly rubbed. Top corner of page ... Read More
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781413460322ISBN:1413460321
Description: Near Fine. 2006 Xlibris Corporation. SIGNED by author on half-title page, with a personal inscription. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Trade paperback. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Covers have very light surface wear. Front cover has a trace of a reading crease near the spine edge. Pages clean and unmarked. 375 pages. Signed by author. Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans
Date published: 1846
Description: Good; No jacket. 1846 Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. NOT ex-library. Hardcover is full bound in green leather with five raised bands; gilt decorations on panels and bands; gilt ruled borders on covers. Blind-stamped borders on covers inside ruled borders, as well as on inner edges of covers. Edges of covers have gilt stamped borders. All page edges gilt. Light yellow endpapers. Illustration on title page in red. Black and white illustrations; one fold-out plate. Rear hinge ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Shokokusha Publishing Company
Date published: 1953
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1953 Shokokusha Publishing Company, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 8.4 x 11.75 inches, has gray paper-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering; volume number is blind-stamped. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Text primarily in Japanese, with introduction and some picture titles in English. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends and one corner lightly bumped. A few small dents on front ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Art and Technics
Date published: 1955
Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1955 Art and Technics, London. First Edition. "First published 1955 by Arts and Technics Ltd." on verso. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Small hardcover has gray cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white illustrations. Black and white plates. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 96 ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Date published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780801407840ISBN:0801407842
Description: Good; Good Jacket. Ex Library. 1974 Cornell University Press. First Edition. Hardcover has maroon cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black & white photographs & illustrations; 227 plates. Binding pulled at hinges & cracked at page 32 but still strong; webbing showing. Another small crack before plates. Library label on title page. Stamped "Cancelled-Sale Authorized" on top page edges. Some library stamps & markings on first few pages. Covers have rectangular stains at top & bottom ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date published: 1918
Description: Good+; Good Jacket. 1918 Princeton University Press. First Edition. First printing. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. Princeton Monographs in Art and Archaeology 6. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 7.8 x 10.6 inches, has blue paper-covered boards with dark blue cloth-covered spine and gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. Top page edges are gilt. Black and white illustrations. Fold-out tables at rear. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Effingham Wilson & Charles Tilt
Date published: 1836-1842
Description: Good; No jackets. 1836-1842. Effingham Wilson & Charles Tilt (Vols 1-2), Tilt and Bogue (Vol 3). First edition complete set, published in 1836, 1838, and 1842 respectively. Hardcovers half bound in green leather with gold borders over yellow and blue marbled boards. Five raised bands on spines with gilt ruled borders and lettering in two panels. Matching marbled endpapers and page edges. Tissued steel engraved plates by B. Winkles & H. Winkles. Architectural plan drawings by Robert Garland. ... Read More
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780823002849ISBN:0823002845
Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. 2004 Watson-Guptill Publications. SIGNED by author on half-title page, dated March, 2005. Not personalized. First Edition. States "First Published in 2004 by Watson-Guptill Publications. First printing. Full number line on verso. Oversize hardcover, 9.75 x 11.25 inches, has turquoise textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Decorative endpapers. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Book ... Read More