Architettura

Lights Along the Schuylkill

Rivinus, Marion W. · 1967 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

[Philadelphia], Philadelphia Parks Commission (?), 1967. Hardcover. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Blue illustrated dust jacket. ix, 85 pp. Several BW illustrations. This book "is a book of reference about Fairmount Park and not a regular guide book. It tells of the p...

The Reliance on Tradition, 1625 - 1700

Gilborn, Craig · 1969 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Columbus, Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co, 1969. Softcover. Orange ill. wraps. 89 pp. with bw illustrations. Published as an educational resource for teachers. Includes an introduction, historical background, a section on dwellings, information on furniture and furnishings, r...

A History of the English House

Lloyd, Nathaniel · 1975 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

London, The Architectural Press / Architectural Book Publishing Co, 1975. Softcover. light brown illustrated wrappers w/ red & white printing. 487 pgs w/ bw illustrations & designs. Generously illustrated text that traces the development of the house from primitive times to th...

The Oval Room from Willow Brook

Voss, William · 1966 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1966. Softcover. White ill. stapled wraps. 16 pp. Numerous bw ills. Account of Willow Brook, built in 1799 by Thorowgood Smith as a county seat west of Baltimore. The building was razed in 1965. G, scuffing and staining to front and rear...

The Fantastic Engravings of Wendel Dietterlin

Placzek, Adolf (intro) · 1968 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Dover Publications, 1968. Softcover. Pictorial wraps. 227 pp. 203 bw plates. Reprint of the 1598 edition of Dietterlin' "Architectura. VG, slight wear to cover edges .

The Gardens and Grounds at Mount Vernon: How George Washington Planned and Planted Them

De Forest, Elizabeth Kellam · 1982 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Mount Vernon, The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, 1982. Hardcover. Green cloth, white ill. DJ. xi, 116 pp. Numerous color ills. Photographs by Ted Vaughan. This book is both the account of Washington's "little amusement" as he modestly called his passion for gar...

Victorian Houses: A Treasury of Lesser-Known Examples

Gillon, Edmund V., and Clay Lancaster · 1973 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York, Dover Publications, Inc, 1973. Softcover. Brown illustrated wraps. viii, unpaginated. 115 bw plates. Edmund Gillon has photographed and Clay Lancaster commented on 116 remarkable but lesser-known Victorian American homes. From Nova Scotia to Geneva, New York to Cape ...

Art, Crafts, and Architecture in Early Illinois

Madden, Betty · 1974 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 1974. Hardcover. Off-white cloth, navy cloth spine. 297 pp. Numerous bw ills. Study of early arts and architecture of Native Americans and settlers. VG, notes in pencil on endpapers .

City Dwellings and Country Houses: Robert Adam & His Style

Dee, Elaine Evans · 1982 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1982. Softcover. White ill. stapled wraps. 29 pp. 16 bw and color ills. VG-, wear and scuffing to cover .

Colonial Houses: Philadelphia, Pre-Revolutionary Period

Wallace, Philip B. and Joseph Hergesheimer · 1931 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York, Architectural Book Publishing Co. Inc, 1931. Hardcover. Green library buckram boards, no DJ. 248 pp. 200+ bw plates. Drawings by M. Luther Miller. Introduction by Joseph Hergesheimer. Includes lavish illustrations of interiors and exterior views of historic Philadelp...

Barns of Chester County Pennsylvania

Ball, Berenice M. · 1974 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

West Chester, The Chester County Hospital, 1974. Hardcover. Off-white cloth, off-white ill. DJ. xii, 241 pp. Profuse bw ills. Explores methods, types and materials of barn construction. Focus on single and double deckers, conical supports and serpentine barns. VG/VG, minor wea...

Addison Mizner: Architect of Dreams and Realities (1872-1933)

Orr, Christina · 1977 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Palm Beach, Fla, Norton Gallery of Art, 1977. Softcover. Oblong, white illustrated wraps. 64 pp. 4 color and numerous BW illustrations. Photo is of a previous copy from our collection. Catalogue of an exhibition held March 5 to April 17, 1977. "In the 1920s Mizner was, without...

Private Palaces: Life in the Great London Houses

Sykes, Christopher Simon · 1985 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1985. Hardcover. Olive-brown cloth, gilt letters on spine, color pictorial dust jacket. 352 pp. 19 color plates, numerous bw illus. Surveys English aristocratic buildings, architectural details, and the personalities of people who lived in the estates....

The American Fireplace: Chimneys, Mantelpieces, Fireplaces and Accessories

Kauffman, Henry · 1996 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

Morgantown, PA, Mastof Press, 1996. Softbound. BW illustrated glossy wraps. 352 pp. 232 color and bw ills. Account of American fireplaces from the primitive hearths of Jamestown to the sophisticated models of today. A great guide for antiquarians, homeowners, interior decorato...

Ninety Five Per Cent Perfect

Crosby, Everett · 1953 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Nantucket, Mass, Tetaukimmo Press, 1953. Softcover. Light yellow wraps. 214 pp. Numerous bw ills. Essays about Nantucket architecture and silver. Articles include "Nantucket's Changing Prosperity Future Probabilities," "The Spoon Primer," "Silversmiths of Old-Time Nantucket," ...

Old English Mansions: Their Furniture, Gold and Silver Plate Etc. (Vol 4)

Richardson, Charles James · 1848 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$90.00 (€81.66 | £68.12 | ¥14,372)

London, Thomas McLean, 1848. Hardcover. Green cloth, red leather spine, gilt lettering. Collated: 37 plates, tp and dd. Comprised completely of illustrations of mansions from all parts of England. Includes engravings of exterior and interior views as well as architectural deta...

Old English Mansions: Their Furniture, Gold and Silver Plate Etc. (Vol. 1)

Richardson, Charles James · 1841 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$90.00 (€81.66 | £68.12 | ¥14,372)

London, Thomas McLean, 1841. Hardcover. Green cloth, red leather spine, gilt lettering. 24 plates + TP and dedication. Comprised completely of illustrations of English mansions, which includes engravings of exterior and interior views as well as architectural details. Includes...

Studies from Old English Mansions: Their Furniture, Gold and Silver Plate Etc. (Complete 4 Volume Set, Series 1-4)

Richardson, Charles James · 1848 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,890)

London, Thomas McLean, 1848. Hardcover. Each vol: green cloth, red leather spine, gilt lettering, decorative or illustrated title pages, tissue guards over each plate. Series (vol) 1: 24 plates (mostly two- or three-tones, 4 chromolithographs) + TP and dedication, with smaller...

The Story of the Royal Horticultural Society, 1804 - 1968

Fletcher, H.R. · 1969 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

London, Oxford University Press, 1969. Hardcover. Green cloth, green ill. DJ. xii, 564 pp. 28 color and bw plates. Authoritative account of the history of the Society. Since its early days, it has been responsible for introducing new plant species and enriching gardens everywh...

Royal Pavilion at Brighton

1977 · Kevin Mullen, Bookseller

$29.97 (€27.19 | £22.68 | ¥4,786)

New York, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1977. Softcover. Red ill. stapled wraps. 48 pp. Numerous color and bw plates. History of the seaside palace built for King George IV. With many illustrations of its Oriental-style architecture and decorative arts. A John Nash wonder. VG .