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Edition: Illustrated
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Hill-Stead Museum
Date published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780974424507ISBN: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
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780393306101ISBN: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
Edition: Original edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Destiny Books
Date published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780892819409ISBN: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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Twelve
Date published: 2019
ISBN-13:9781455566679ISBN: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
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The National Trust
Date published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781843590217ISBN: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
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Legacy Publications
Date published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780933101012ISBN: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
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
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
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
Edition: Rev and Enlarged edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Date published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780823028719ISBN: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
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Date published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781586854317ISBN: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
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
Edition: 3rd edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
Date published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781592236497ISBN: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
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Shambhala
Date published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781570625848ISBN: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
Edition: Original edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Fireside Books-Simon & Schuster
Date published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780743424073ISBN: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
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
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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hazar Publishing
Date published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781874371007ISBN: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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Universe Publishing
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780789313621ISBN: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
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
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
Edition: 2000th 2000 edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780393730401ISBN: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
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Date published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780814627099ISBN: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
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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Press
Date published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780670647750ISBN: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