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Hill-Stead: an Illustrated Museum Guide

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Edition: Illustrated Binding: Softcover Publisher: Hill-Stead Museum Date published: 2003 ISBN-13: 9780974424507 ISBN: 0974424501

Description: Very Good. 2003 Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut. Softcover. Color and black & white photographs. Eight pages of color plates. High-quality glossy paper. Fold-out map at rear, 59 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Small chip at the top edge of the front cover and light rubbing to the bottom corner. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Identifying American Architecture: a Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945 used book

Identifying American Architecture: a Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Date published: 1981 ISBN-13: 9780393306101 ISBN: 0393306100

Description: Very Good. 1981 W. W. Norton & Company. Revised edition. Oblong softcover, 8.5 x 5.6 inches. Black and white photographs. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine is sunned. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. 118 pages. Foreword by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner. Commentary on the photographs by David Harding Paine, with photographs from the Historic American Buildings Survey. "Revised edition, with 214 photographs". Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Vaastu Workbook: Using the Subtle Energies of the Indian Art of Placement to Enhance Health, Prosperity, and Happiness in Your Home used book

The Vaastu Workbook: Using the Subtle Energies of the Indian Art of Placement to Enhance Health, Prosperity, and Happiness in Your Home

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Edition: Original edition Binding: Softcover Publisher: Destiny Books Date published: 2001 ISBN-13: 9780892819409 ISBN: 0892819405

Description: Very Good. 2001 Destiny Books-inner Traditions International. Softcover. Oversized. Black and white illustrations. 141 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Plaza: the Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel used book

The Plaza: the Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Twelve Date published: 2019 ISBN-13: 9781455566679 ISBN: 1455566675

Description: Very Good+; Near Fine Jacket. 2019 Twelve-Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Group. Second printing. Hardcover has gray paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Color and black & white plates. 358 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only light shelf wear at the spine ends. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Chartwell: Kent used book

Chartwell: Kent

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: The National Trust Date published: 2004 ISBN-13: 9781843590217 ISBN: 1843590212

Description: Fine. 2004 The National Trust, London, U.K. Softcover. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. 80 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked. Small National Trust price sticker on back cover. Chartwell was the home of Sir Winston Churchill for more than 40 years. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More

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Book: Fine/Like New

 

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Charleston: Houses and Gardens

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Legacy Publications Date published: 1975 ISBN-13: 9780933101012 ISBN: 0933101015

Description: Near Fine. 1975 Legacy Publications and the Preservation Society of Charleston. Sixth printing, revised edition. Softcover. Oversized, 8.25 x 11 inches. Color photographs by Jane Iseley. High-quality glossy paper. Unpaginated. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Gothic Cathedral: Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order used book

The Gothic Cathedral: Origins of Gothic Architecture and the Medieval Concept of Order

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Binding: Trade Paperback Publisher: Harper & Row Date published: 1964

Description: Very Good. 1964 Harper & Row. Second revised edition, copyright 1962. Trade paperback. Black and white photographs and illustrations. 275 pages + 44 pages of plates. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Name in ink on half-title page. Pages clean and unmarked. Harper Torchbooks TB 2018. Bollingen Library 48. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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The English Cathedrals

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: B. T. Batsford Ltd Date published: 1950

Description: Very Good; Good Jacket. 1950 B. T. Batsford. First Edition. First printing. "First Published 1950" on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has red cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Top page edges are red. Color frontispiece. Black and white illustrations. Black and white plates. Photographs by Herbert Felton. Binding tight. Spine has just a slight lean. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Selecting, Planning, and Managing Office Space

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc Date published: 1958

Description: Very Good+; Good Jacket. 1958 McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has gray cloth-covered boards with black and white spine lettering and cover decorations. Black and white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Top page edges lightly foxed. Pages clean and unmarked. 361 pages. NOMA Series in Office Management. Yellow and black dust jacket has overall surface rubbing, chipped and nicked edges, ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Lost Chicago used book

Lost Chicago

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Edition: Rev and Enlarged edition Binding: Softcover Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Date published: 2000 ISBN-13: 9780823028719 ISBN: 0823028712

Description: Very Good. 2000 Watson-Guptill Publications. Revised and enlarged edition. SIGNED by author on half-title page. Not personalized, name only. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Oversized, 8.75 x 11.5. Black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 261 pages. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine NOT creased. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. SIGNED by author. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Beautiful Necessity: Decorating With Arts and Crafts used book

The Beautiful Necessity: Decorating With Arts and Crafts

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher Date published: 1996 ISBN-13: 9781586854317 ISBN: 1586854313

Description: Very Good. 1996 Gibbs Smith, Publisher. Oversize softcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, with folded-in flaps. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 160 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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One Hundred Twenty-Five Years in the Paper Business: 1819-1944, Being a Brief History of the Founding of the Paper Business of the Alling & Cory Company, Together With an Account of Its Growth; and, Paper: a Brief Account of How It is Made

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: The Alling & Cory Company Date published: 1944

Description: Good; Fair Jacket. 1944 The Alling & Cory Company, Rochester, New York. First Edition. No additional printings listed. Oversize hardcover, 7.2 x 10.75 inches, has tan paper-covered boards with cream cloth-covered spine and brown cover lettering. Deckle fore edges. Tan and white illustrated endpapers depict "The Concord Coach" and "The Rochester Packet Boat." Black & white photograph portraits; black illustrations on sepia backgrounds. 76 pages. Pages 1-39 are the History and pages 40-76 are ... Read More

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Book: Good

 

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New York Then and Now used book

New York Then and Now

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Edition: 3rd edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Date published: 2006 ISBN-13: 9781592236497 ISBN: 1592236499

Description: Fine; Very Good Jacket. 2006 Thunder Bay Press. Third edition; revised edition. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Third printing. Oblong hardcover has pictorial paper-covered boards. Color and black & white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. 144 pages. Dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear, with some wrinkling at the top edge. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Includes ... Read More

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Book: Fine/Like New

 

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A Master Course in Feng-Shui used book

A Master Course in Feng-Shui

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Shambhala Date published: 2001 ISBN-13: 9781570625848 ISBN: 1570625840

Description: Very Good. 2001 Shambhala. Softcover. Oversized, 8.1 x 9.25. Black and white photographs and illustrations. 393 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and very slight wrinkle to the top edge of the front cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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The Power of Vastu Living: Welcoming Your Soul Into Your Home and Workplace used book

The Power of Vastu Living: Welcoming Your Soul Into Your Home and Workplace

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Edition: Original edition Binding: Softcover Publisher: Fireside Books-Simon & Schuster Date published: 2002 ISBN-13: 9780743424073 ISBN: 0743424077

Description: Very Good. 2002 Fireside-Simon & Schuster. Softcover. Black and white illustrations. 380 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Spine lightly sunned. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Vastu is "The ancient Indian system of design and decor." Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Sacred Landmarks: a Selected Exhibit of Existing Ecclesiastical Structures in Cuyahoga County, at the Sanford House, Ohio City Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, May 7 Through July 6, 1979

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners Date published: 1979

Description: Very Good. 1979 Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners, Cuyahoga County Archives. 74-page booklet with glued binding at top edge has illustrated white paper covers. Booklet and 42 separate black & white plates are enclosed by a folded grey cardstock cover. Cover has black & white photograph of stained glass window on front and short title: 'Sacred Landmarks'. Edges of cover have very light wear and rubbing. Illustrated booklet is clean and unmarked. All 42 numbered and titled plates are ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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A Tour of Wiltshire Churches

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: The Friary Press, Longmans Ltd Date published: no date

Description: Good. The Friary Press, Longmans Ltd. Softcover, with stapled binding. Glossy blue illustrated cardstock covers. Black & white photographs & illustrations, 101 plates. Binding tight. Covers have moderate edge and surface wear. Front cover has small stain from price sticker and a few scuffs. Pages clean and unmarked. 84 pages. No publication date. Read More

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Book: Good

 

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The Grand Design: Craftsmanship in Interior Decoration used book

The Grand Design: Craftsmanship in Interior Decoration

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Hazar Publishing Date published: 1992 ISBN-13: 9781874371007 ISBN: 1874371008

Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1992 Hazar Publishing, London, U.K. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. Oversize hardcover, 9.75 x 11.5 inches, has navy cloth-covered boards with silver and blind-stamped spine and cover lettering. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 250 pages. Introduction by Beverly Russell. Printed and bound in Italy. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Front cover has some light scuffs. Pages ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Building New York: the Rise and Rise of the Greatest City on Earth used book

Building New York: the Rise and Rise of the Greatest City on Earth

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Universe Publishing Date published: 2005 ISBN-13: 9780789313621 ISBN: 0789313626

Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 2005 Universe Publishing-Rizzoli International. First Edition, stated. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversized hardcover, 9 x 13.6 inches, has black and grey pictorial paper-covered boards with white spine and cover lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Color and black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 304 pages. Printed in Singapore. Binding tight. Book is in excellent condition with only very light surface ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Savannah: Tour of Homes & Gardens

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Historic Savannah Foundation Date published: 1996

Description: Near Fine; Very Good Jacket. 1996 Historic Savannah Foundation, Savannah, Georgia. SIGNED by author on title page. Not personalized. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. Oversize hardcover, 9.75 x 10.25 inches, has black cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Illustrated endpapers. Color photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 128 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Theodate Pope Riddle: Her Life and Work

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Date published: 1981

Description: Good. 1981 Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, National Park Service. Second printing of 1979 edition. Oblong softcover, with stapled binding, 10 x 7.4 inches. Black and white photographs. 22 pages. NOT ex-library. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Covers have several bends along the spine. Covers lightly curled at corners. Old price in ink on the front cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Read More

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Book: Good

 

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Design Drawing: 2000 Edition used book

Design Drawing: 2000 Edition

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Edition: 2000th 2000 edition Binding: Softcover Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Date published: 2001 ISBN-13: 9780393730401 ISBN: 0393730409

Description: Very Good. 2001 W. W. Norton & Company. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize oblong softcover, 11 x 8.25 inches. Color and black & white illustrations, as well as some semi-transparent overlay pages. 288 pages. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Very small ink smudges on title page and inside of cover. Pages clean and unmarked; page edges have a few smudges. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. First Edition. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Re-Pitching the Tent: Re-Ordering the Church Building for Worship and Mission used book

Re-Pitching the Tent: Re-Ordering the Church Building for Worship and Mission

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Liturgical Press Date published: 1999 ISBN-13: 9780814627099 ISBN: 0814627099

Description: Near Fine. 1999 Liturgical Press. Revised and expanded edition. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Oversized. Black and white photographs and illustrations; illustrations by Roy Barnes. Book is in excellent condition with only light surface wear and a small smudge on the fore edges of the pages. Spine NOT creased. Appears to be unread. Pages clean and unmarked. 255 pages. Foreword by the Archbishop of York. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Architectural Forum: the Magazine of Building, August-September 1964, Vol. 121, No. 2

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Time Inc Date published: 1964

Description: Very Good. 1964 Time Inc. Periodical issue. Vol. 121, No. 2, August September, 1964. NOT ex-library. Softcover. Oversized, 9.4 x 12.25 inches. Color and black & white photographs and illustrations. High-quality glossy paper. Binding tight. Covers have light edge and surface wear. Spine ends rubbed. Pages clean and unmarked. 238 pages. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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Sixty Years of Interior Design: the World of McMillen

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Viking Press Date published: 1982 ISBN-13: 9780670647750 ISBN: 0670647756

Description: Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 1982 Viking Press. A Studio Book. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 9 x 12 inches, has navy cloth-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white photographs. Color plates. 319 pages. Preface by Walter Hoving. Color pages printed in Japan. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Top and bottom edges very lightly faded where the jacket did not ... Read More

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Book: Very Good

 

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