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NO MORE SECONDHAND GOD and Other Writings.

Fuller, R. Buckminster. · 1963 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Southern Illinois Univ. Press Illinois 1963. 1st Ed. Square 8vo. xv + 163pp. Original two tone boards, minor wear, chipped d/w. with marginal loss.

SKETCHES OF CHURCHES, With Short Descriptions.

Relton, H.E. · 1843 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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London: Published for H.E. Relton by J.G.F. & J. Rivington 1843. 1st Ed. Slim 4to. Letterpress title page + [iv] contents + [ii] list of subscribers. Frontis., illus. title page and 40 plates with tissue guards. Some very light marginal age toning, occasional pencil annotation...

THE MONUMENTS OF ITALY. A Regional Survey of Art, Architecture and Archaeology from Classical to Modern Times. I. North-west Italy, The Regions of Piemonte, Liguria, Lombardia and Emilia-Romagna. II. North-east Italy, The Regions of the Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, and Friuli-Venezia Giuli. III. Central Italy (part I), The Regions of Toscana and Umbria. IV. Central Italy (part 2), The regions of the Marche and Lazio. V. Southern Italy, The Regions of Abruzzo-Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, and Sardegne. VI. Glossary and Biographies etc.

Oppenheimer, Michael. · 2002 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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I.B. Tauris Publishers 2002. Reprint. 6 vols., complete. 4to. 768 ills. mainly from photos., numerous maps. Good in original gilt lettered black boards with terracotta title patch to spines, upper leading corner of lower board to vol. 3 sl. bumped, some very minor rubbing.

CIVILIZATION OF THE SERENISSIMA. The system of the Venetian Villas. I. From Petrarca to Palladio. II. From Scamozzi to Carlo Scarpa.

Muraro, Michelangelo. · 1986 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Magnus Edizioni, Udine 1986. 1st English Ed. 2 vols. 4to. [xxx] + 306pp. + [viii] + ([307]-514)pp. Profusely illus. throughout in colour from photos. by Paolo Marton. Very good in d/ws., together in lightly rubbed and very sl. chipped coloured pictorial slipcase with sl. water...

DEDICATIONS & PATRON SAINTS OF ENGLISH CHURCHES. Ecclesiastical Symbolism Saints and their Emblems.

Bond, Francis. · 1914 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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OUP 1914. 1st Ed. xvi + 343pp. + + [i] + 16pp. publ. adverts. 252 b/w. ills. mainly from photos. E.ps. very lightly spotted, original cloth faded to spine, lightly soiled and rubbed d/w. browned and chipped to spine with repaired to verso.

THE ENDLESS CITY. The Urban Age Project by the London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank’s Alfred Herrhausen Society. Foreword by Wolfgang Nowak.

Burdett, Ricky and Sudjic, Deyan. (Editors). · 2007 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Phaidon 2007. 1st Ed. Sm. Thick 4to. 510pp. + [ii]. Profusely illus. in colour from photos., maps, charts etc. Ex.-lib. with ink stamp to tail of title page, otherwise good in d/w. faded to spine with mark at tail.

BUILDINGS AND PROJECTS. Compiled and edited by Peter Arnell and Ted Bickford. Introduction by Vincent Scully. Postscript by Rafael Moneo. Project Descriptions by Mason Andrews.

Rossi, Aldo. · 1985 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Rizzoli Internation Publications, Inc., New York 1985. 1st Ed. 4to. 320pp. Port. frontis., vignette title page, profusely illus. with colour and b/w. photos., many drawings, plans, diagrams etc. Original cloth sl. faded along edges, in lightly rubbed d/w. lightly faded and chi...

HADID. Complete Works 1979-2009.

(Hadid). Jodidio, Philip. · 2009 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Taschen 2009. Large Folio. 600pp. Colour port. frontis., profusely illus. throughout in colour and b/w. with photos., drawings, diagrams etc. Good in lightly rubbed d/w. Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid DBE RA was an Iraqi-British architect, artist and designer, recognized as a major...

LECTURES ON CHURCH-BUILDING: With some Practical Remarks on Bells and Clocks.

Denison, Edmund Beckett. · 1856 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Bell and Daldy 1856. 2nd Ed., re-written and greatly enlarged. xvi + 309pp. + [i] + [ii] adverts. 24 woodcuts, dec. initial letters and head pieces. Light browning to p.94-5 and 124-125, original gilt lettered blind embossed cloth rubbed with fading to edges, corners sl. bumpe...

20TH CENTURY WORLD ARCHITECTURE.

Thomas, Helen. (Editor). · 2012 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Phaidon 2012. 1st Ed. Elephant Folio. 832pp. Contains 757 buildings, 6 geographical Regions, 97 Countries, 699 Architects, 3800 photos., 1300 line drawings, 40 specially commissioned maps. good in very sl. soiled and rubbed d/w. faded to spine.

THE PHAIDON ATLAS Of Contemporary World Architecture.

Phaidon Press. · 2004 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Phaidon 2004. Reprint. Large Folio. 810pp. + [ii]. Contains 1052 buildings, 656 architects, 75 countries, 460 colour images from photos., 2400 line drawings and 62 specially commissioned maps. First couple of leaves lightly creased, original silver lettered cloth with minor fa...

DETAIL IN CONTEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE.

McLeod, Virginia. · 2007 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Laurence King Publishing Ltd. 2007. 1st Ed. 4to. 240pp. Profusely illus. with colour photos., plans and architectural drawings. With CD-Rom in pocket at rear with all the drawings. Ex.-lib. with ink stamp to half title, original white lettered grey and pink pictorial boards, l...

PARADIGMS OF INDIAN ARCHITECTURE. Space and Time in Representation and Design.

Tillotson, G.H.R. (Editor). · 1998 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Curzon Press, Richmond 1998. 1st Ed. [viii] + 199pp. + [i]. Numerous figures, with many from photos. Very good in d/w. Collected Papers on South Asia No. 13.

KARL FRIEDRICH SCHINKEL 1781 - 1841. With essays by Kurt W. Forster, Wolfgang Pehnt, Mitchell Schwarzer, David van Zanten, Birgit Verwiebe and Christoph Martin Vogtherr.

(Schinkel). Zukowsky, John. (Editor). · 1994 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Art Institute of Chicago, Wasmuth 1994. 4to. 176pp. Frontis., 34 colour plates, 139 figues, illus. chapter headings, 14 catalogue. Good in d/w.

THE IRISH COUNTRY HOUSE. A Social History.

Somerville-Large, Peter. · 1996 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Sinclair-Stevenson 1996. Reprint. Royal 8vo. [xvi] + 373pp. + [xi] index. Profusely illus. in colour and b/w. with specially commissioned photos. by Mark Fiennes. Good in d/w.

PETER PARLER & St. Vitus’s Cathedral 1356-1399. With Milena Bravermanová, Petr Chotebor and Kostilková. Translation by Derek Paton.

Benesovská and Hlobil, Ivo. · 1999 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Prague Castle Administration, Prague 1999. 1st English Ed. Slim 4to. 174pp. + [ii]. Profusely illus. throughout from photos. by Jiri Kopriva, Prokop Paul and Vladimir Uher, with several in colour. Very good in silver lettered grey marbled boards.

RÉGI MAGYAR TEMPLOMOK Alte Ungarische Kirchen Anciennes églises Hongroises Hungarian Churches of Yor.

Ottó, Szönyi. · 2010 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Kiadják: A Müemlékek Országos Bizottsága és a Magyar Könyvbarátok N.d. c.[2010]. Facsimile Reprint. Sm. 4to. 243pp. + [i]. 322 b/w. ills., mainly from photos. Hungarian text. Ex.-libris Robin Welton, good in brown coloured pictorial boards.

ENGLISH MEDIAEVAL ARCHITECTS. A Biographical Dictionary down to 1550. Including Master Masons, Carpenters, Carvers, Building Contractors and others responsible for Design. With contributions by Arthur Oswald.

Harvey, John. · 1984 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Alan Sutton 1984. Revised Ed. Royal 8vo. lxii + [ii] + 479pp. + [i]. Port. frontis. Very sm. closed tear to lower edge of first few leaves, otherwise good in sl. soiled d/w. lightly faded to spine.

ARCHITECT KNOWS BEST. Environmental Determinism in Architecture Culture from 1956 to the Present.

Richards, Simon. · 2012 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Ashgate Publishing 2012. 1st Ed. [x] + 178pp. 17 figures from photos. Very good in coloured pictorial boards. Ashgate Studies in Architecture Series.

THE VICTORIAN COUNTRY HOUSE. From the Archives of Country Life.

Hall, Michael. · 2009 · Francis Edwards Booksellers

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Aurum Press 2009. 1st Ed. 4to. 192pp. Profusely illus. from photos, including many in colour. Illus. e.ps., good in d/w. sl. rubbed at corners and head and tail of spine.