Pp. [viii]+110, printed in black & dull gilt, hand-tipped coloured frontispiece and 11 plates with lettered guards, tinted pictorial title page, text illustrations (a couple full page) and decorations; med. 4to; qr. vellum over cream papered boards, the spine and upper board lettered and decorated in gilt, boards faintly discoloured;... More
Pp. xviii+188, 12 plates (including frontispiece), endpaper map; beige cloth, lettered in blue, edges and spine lightly faded, the lower board a trifle warped; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and creased, with a few tiny splits and chips, plus a 4 cm. closed tear from bottom fore-corner into... More
Pp. 232, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, index; wide demy 4to; dust wrapper; hinge tender near centre; Phaidon, Oxford, 1991. First edition. More
Pp. [xx]+288, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers printed in brown; med. 4to; boards a trifle canted; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split, triangular closed tear to front panel near fore-edge; inked gift inscription on verso of upper free endpaper; Cassell, Melbourne, 1970. Reprinted... More
Introduction by Harry Seidler. Pp. 320, illustrated throughout in colour and (mainly) black & white, pictorial double title page printed in brown & black, sepia pictorial endpapers; med. 4to; boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed; Cassell, Melbourne, 1976. First edition. Historic Buildings of Australia series, Volume Four. More
Pp. [xviii]+302, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers; med. 4to; fore-corners of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, the back panel faintly scuffed, the backstrip slightly faded; inked ownership inscription (dated 1974) on upper free endpaper, bottom fore-corner of a couple of leaves faintly creased; Cassell... More
In two volumes, both 304 pages, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, text maps, pictorial endpapers; med. 4to; bottom fore-corners of Volume I bumped, a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of upper board Volume II; dust wrappers, faintly soiled; a couple of inked annotations in Volume... More
Introduction by Manning Clark. Volume One. Pp. 304, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, text maps, pictorial endpapers; med. 4to; boards a trifle canted and slightly marked; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Cassell, Sydney, 1978. First trade edition. Historic Buildings of Australia series, Volume five. More
Pp. xiv+306, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; med. 4to; dust wrapper, corners lightly rubbed; half-title page a trifle marked; Cassell, Melbourne, 1971. First edition. Historic Buildings of Australia: Volume Two. More
Pp. 28(last blank), full page illustrations, bibliography; small demy 4to; pictorial textured paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, corners a trifle rubbed; Ballaarat City Council, Ballarat, 1970. First edition. *The City of Ballaarat was a local government area covering the inner suburbs of the regional city of Ballarat. Covering an area... More
The story of Melbourne's lanes. Pp. 128, photographic illustrations throughout, text maps plus endpaper street map, indices; oblong 4to; dust wrapper; the free endpapers slightly tape marked; City of Melbourne/State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, 1994. First edition. More
Store design today. Pp. 224, illustrated throughout in colour, index of architects; demy 4to; pictorial laminated boards; dust wrapper; light vertical crease in first few leaves; Images Publishing, Melbourne, 2007. First edition. More
A comprehensive treatise revealing the technique involved in the art of early American decoration of furniture, walls, tinware, etc. An invaluable reference book and a complete course of instruction for the student of early design and restoration. Illustrated from drawings and natural-colour photographs by the author. Pp. 266(last blank), 30... More
Architect and Citizen. Pp. xvi+296(last blank), illustrated throughout, index; super roy. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn; Da Capo Press, New York, 1968. Da Capo Press Series in Architecture and Decorative Art, Volume 16. *First published in 1925. More
Through three centuries. A description and catalogue of the Windsor Collection formed by The Lord Fairhaven, F.S.A., Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire. Pp. 114(last blank), 48 plates (9 hand-tipped coloured), appendix, index; post 4to; blue buckram, lettered and decorated in gilt, a trifle marked, small scar to spine cloth; fore and bottom... More
Pp. 128, frontispiece plus numerous text illustrations (several full, some double page), bibliography; edges of boards lightly rubbed, bottom fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of closed tears; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the free endpapers... More
Preface by Walter Wenzel Frese. Pp. 192, numerous illustrations, index; demy 4to; qr. green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, green papered boards; dust wrapper, with barcode sticker on reverse; Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, 1994. *Originally published by Hastings House, in 1962. 'Samuel Chamberlain photographed New England for... More
The story of an institution unable to put its own house in order. Pp. 208, 16 plates, full page plan, index; fore-corners of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with all tape repair to short closed tear at head of backstrip, the back flap... More
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Historic Buildings of Tasmania. Pp. 136, including numerous photographic illustrations (many full page), notes on architects, index; demy 4to; boards a trifle foxed, top fore-corners faintly bruised; dust wrapper, edges lightly worn rubbed and split, the front panel faintly scuffed; name stamp at foot of upper free endpaper, the free... More
Pp. 144, illustrated throughout in colour and occasional black & white, index; tall roy. 4to; top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, short spot at foot of backstrip; the free endpapers faintly offset; New Burlington Books, London, 1990. First edition. More
Pp. [x]+432, full page illustrations, index; f'cap. 4to; dust wrapper; The New Press, New York, 2002. First edition. *'Explores the future of urban life in the face of catastrophic terrorism, global warming, and runaway capitalism' [wrapper blurb]. More
Photographs by David Arky, illustrations by Mark Dittrick. Pp. viii+328(last blank), illustrated throughout; demy 4to; dust wrapper, worn and browned, edges creased and split, with several chips; first few leaves lightly buckled; Hearst Books, New York, 1982. First edition. More
Art by Paul Draper. Text by Trewin Copplestone. Pp. 80, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (some folding), biographical notes, index; demy 4to; dust wrapper; the free endpapers faintly scuffed; Macmillan, New York, 1995. First U.S. edition. *Five of the world's architectural treasures, each a different building type... More
