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 about OLD MANOR HOUSES
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 about THE ABBEYS OF SCOTLAND
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 about HISTORIC HOMESTEADS OF AUSTRALIA. Volume One
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 about HISTORIC HOMESTEADS OF AUSTRALIA. Volume Two
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 about HISTORIC HOUSES OF AUSTRALIA
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 about HISTORIC PLACES OF AUSTRALIA
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 about HISTORIC PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF AUSTRALIA
The part it plays in our life. Pp. 32, illustrated in colour and black & white; f'cap. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, lightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; outer leaves faintly soiled; Longmans, London, 1962. First edition. The Arts in Australia series. More about DESIGN
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 about ESSENTIAL BUT UNPLANNED
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 about RETAIL THERAPY
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 about EARLY AMERICAN DECORATION
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 about WINDSOR CASTLE
Drawings by Geoffrey Borrack. Pp. 64, illustrated, pictorial endpapers, index; small cr. 4to; pictorial boards, slightly soiled; Cypress Books/East Melbourne Group, Melbourne, 1975. First edition. More about EAST MELBOURNE WALKABOUT
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 about DREAM CASTLES
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 about THE NEW ENGLAND IMAGE
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 about MID-VICTORIAN MASTERPIECE
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 about DEAD CITIES And Other Tales
With coloured and line illustrations by A. R. Quinton. Pp. xiv+186(last blank), 52 mounted coloured plates (many full page, including the frontispiece), black & white text illustrations, title page decoration, the title page printed in olive green & red, index; demy 4to; olive green cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt... More about THE COTTAGES AND THE VILLAGE LIFE OF RURAL ENGLAND
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 about DECORATIVE HARDWARE
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 about BEHIND FACADES
The Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne. Pp. xvi+520, 32 coloured plates, numerous black & white text illustrations (many full page), pictorial endpapers, appendix, sources, index, tall demy 4to; a couple of tiny bruises to bottom edge of boards; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly faded; minor production... More about VICTORIAN ICON
Edited by Ralph Edwards & L. G. G. Ramsey. Complete in six volumes, totalling nearly 1,200 pages, with 578 plates, pictorial title pages, text illustrations (many full page), indices; cr. 4to; black cloth, spines lettered in gilt, a few light bruises to edges of boards (mainly to fore-corners or spine... More about THE CONNOISSEUR PERIOD GUIDES to the houses, decoration, furnishing and chattels of the classic...
A critique of contemporary life through the medium of architecture. Pp. xx+184, 33 plates (one double page), text figures, index; black cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, the spine blocked in red, the upper board a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges slightly rubbed and split; edges of leaves... More about ART IN A MACHINE AGE
Aquarelles de Marius Hubert-Robert. [Text in French]. Pp. 160, 6 coloured plates with lettered guards, black & white frontispiece, title page vignette, and numerous text illustrations (some full page); med. 8vo; rebound (not recently) in half dark brown, morocco, spine lettered in gilt between raised bands, marbled papered boards, a.... More about LES CHATEAUX DE LA LOIRE
An authoritative work on the decoration of buildings. Edited by Alfred G. Geeson. In two volumes. Pp. xvi+306+viii+307-702, 45 plates (24 coloured), numerous text figures (several full page), the title pages printed in red & black, index; cr. 4to; maroon textured cloth, blocked in green, lettered in gilt and ruled... More about THE PRACTICAL PAINTER & DECORATOR