Category: Architecture/Interior Design

ROYAL WESTMINSTER: A STUDY OF ITS ORIGIN AND BUILDING, THE SCULPTURE AND PAINTING AND THE CORONATION CEREMONY.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Country Life : 1937

Seller ID: 10962

Condition: Very Good

129 pp, small 4to (10" H). B&w plates, floor plan. Contents: The Founding of Royal Westminster; Norman Days; The Palace and Abbey of King Henry III; The Middle Ages and Later; Westminster Stories; Westminster As It Is Today; The Coronation; Processions and Banquets; Sculpture; Painting. Very small surface paper pull on free front endpaper and back of frontispiece, minor edgewear to boards. Dust jacket has several small chips and tears, moderate to heavy soiling - mainly to rear panel and spine, now protected in removable mylar sleeve.
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QUEBEC'S PARLIAMENT BUILDING: WITNESS TO HISTORY.

By: Noppen, Luc and Deschenes, Gaston. With Claude Tibault, Jocelyn Saint-Pierre, Maurice Pellerin, Gilles Gallichan, Marc-Andre Bedard, Maurice Belley, Francine Brousseau, Denis Castonguay, Jean-Pierre Labiau, Rene Villeneuve, Helen Ziarko, et al.

Price: $22.50 USD

Publisher: Quebec, Gouvernement du Quebec : 1986

Seller ID: 28687

ISBN-13: 9782551087860

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

204 pp, 12" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with photographs, architectural drawings, reproductions. Contents: Preface; Quebec's Parliament Today: the Institution and the Building; The Shaping of Parliamentary Institutions (The Formative Years: the Parliament of Lower Canada / An Impossible Union: Parliament in the Mid 19th Century); Building the House of Parliament ( Choices: a Site, an Architect, Design / Quebec's Construction Project of the Century / Function and Symbolism: Interior Organization and Decoration / Parliament in its New House); The Golden Years: a Work to be Com...
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MENNONITE FURNITURE: THE ONTARIO TRADITION IN YORK COUNTY.

By: Nykor, Lynda Musson & Musson, Patricia D. Foreword by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, James Lorimer : 1977

Seller ID: 19883

ISBN-13: 9780888621498

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good-

95 pp, 8 3/8" H. B&w photographs. "Mennonites are among the earliest settlers of nineteenth-century Ontario. A law-abiding, deeply religious and pacifist people, they travelled from Pennsylvania by wagon and foot to settle in the Niagara area around Kitchener-Waterloo and in York County north of Toronto. To Canada the Mennonites brought a long rural tradition of architecture, furniture-making and folk art. These ideas inspired the houses and farms they built, and the production of a great variety of furniture, in a style rooted in Germany and Pennsyvania and modified with the Ontario experien...
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OLD OAKVILLE: A CHARACTER STUDY OF THE TOWN'S EARLY BUILDINGS AND OF THE MEN WHO BUILT THEM.

By: Peacock, David and Peacock, Suzanne.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Hounslow : 1995

Seller ID: 30346

ISBN-13: 9780888820402

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

138 pp, small square 4to (10" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w line drawings, plans, photographs, map. "(A) chronological record illustrating the architectural styles of forty-five of the town's nineteenth-century buildings. From the simple farm cottage to the stately mansion, from the first public houses to the churches of the last quarter of the century, this book depicts the dwellings and commercial buildings that provide Oakville with its unique character." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear, minor rubbing.
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THE STORY OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE: THE ROYAL HOME THROUGH SEVEN REIGNS.

By: Peacocke, Marguerite D.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Odhams : 1951

Seller ID: 12846

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

288 pp, 8vo (8 7/16" H). B&w photographs, plans. "(T)ells the story of Buckingham Palace through the reigns of seven British monarchs, describing how and why it was built and the purposes for which it has been used since its foundation. It traces the history of the Palace from its earliest origins as the private home of Sir William Blake, erected in 1623 on a site that was formerly the scene of a rowdy, disreputable pleasure-garden. And it reacalls three centuries of replanning and rebuilding from which emerged the Palace that today is the premier residence of the British Royal Family. This ...
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THE BIRTH OF MODERN BRITAIN. A JOURNEY INTO BRITAIN'S ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAST: 1550 TO THE PRESENT.

By: Pryor, Francis.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Harper : 2011

Seller ID: 30757

ISBN-13: 9780007299126

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

299 pp, 9 1/2" H. Colour plates. "The pioneers of agricultural and industrial revolutions were often far too busy innovating and making things to record what was taking place around them, but fortunately for us the buildings and machines they left behind can bring the period vividly to life. During the Second World War, the imminent threat of invasion, combined with the intense pressure of events, meant that the construction of strong defences was much more important than keeping precise records. As a result, when whole towns were flattened, archaeology provided the only real means of discov...
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HOUSES OF OLD TORONTO.

By: Roberts, Mary Anne.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Pagurian : 1977

Seller ID: 28215

ISBN-13: 9780889320635

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

96 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H). "William Roberts has painted twenty watercolours of his favourite old houses - from the shabby little corner store at King and Berkeley Streets to the 'edifice magnificent in every respect', the Bank of Montreal at Yonge and Front Streets. The twenty paintings, the many black and white drawings, and the carefully researched text are an affectionate look at old Toronto. The personal stories behind the facades are loving told by Mary Anne Roberts, who traces their history through the people who built them and the people who have lived (or worked, worshipped, or were en...
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UP NORTH: WHERE CANADA'S ARCHITECTURE MEETS THE LAND.

By: Rochon, Lisa. Inscribed. Foreword by Lise Anne Couture.

Price: $27.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter : 2005

Seller ID: 31108

ISBN-13: 9781552636909

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

304 pp, 10 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, reproductions. Inscribed on blank page facing half title page: "2005 / To Carol, / warm regards, / Lisa Rochon". "Rochon sets her sights on architecture that is deeply connected to the land and culture. She analyses how architecture in this country has celebrated the principles of Canadian society, from our public schools and libraries to a transparent judicial system. Architecture is positioned as one of the fundamental, life-changing arts. She describes the visionary and humanist thinking behind the rise of the big ci...
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THE FISHERMEN'S CHAPEL, SAINT BRELADE, JERSEY: ITS ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE, WALL PAINTINGS AND CONSERVATION.

By: Rodwell, Warwick. Sections/contributions by Ursula Fuhrer, Gottfried Hauff, Sven Mieth, Margaret Finlaison, Juliet Rogers.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Societe Jersiaise and The Rector and Churchwardens of Saint Brelade : 1990

Seller ID: 16662

ISBN-13: 9780901897190

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

171 pp, small 4to (10 7/8" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, plans, drawings (some fold-out), maps, reproductions, colour plates. "Externally, the Fishermen's Chapel is a plain, rectangular structure with no sign of ornamentation or suggestion of the glory that it holds within. But once inside, the visitor is confronted with an experience of unparalleled delight: the walls and the stone-vaulted ceiling are covered with Old and New Testament scenes, executed in bright colours. For more than six hundred years these medieval paintings have survived the ravages of time and man, and ...
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SALTBOX AND CAPE COD HOUSES. REVISED & EXPANDED 2ND EDITION.

By: Schuler, Stanley.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Atglen, PA, Schiffer : 2000

Seller ID: 29940

ISBN-13: 9780764309984

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

160 pp, 11 1/4" H. Marbled-pattern endpapers, color and b&w photographs, floor plans. This book "is for everyone interested in America's early Colonial homes but it is especially for those hoping to build or remodel an attractive, livable, comfortable and reasonably authentic Saltbox or Cape. (It) gives the six best ways to do this. But for you to do it in the charming tradition of our ancestors, you must first have a fairly complete understanding and appreciation of the original Saltboxes and Capes. You should know how they have changed and developed over the years. Despite the distinctive...
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EDINBURGH

By: Scott-Moncrieff, George.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford : 1947

Seller ID: 30871

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

122 pp, 8 1/2" H. Map endpapers, b&w and colour plates (photographs, reproductions). Contents: Introduction; Acknowledgment; The Castle; Holyrood; The Mediaeval City; Old Town; Old Town and Canongate; New Town and Augustan Age; Modern Times; Index. Very light edge wear to the boards. Dust jacket has light browning - more on the spine, now protected in removable mylar sleeve.
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LONDON IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

By: Shepherd, Thomas. Historical and descriptive text by James Elmes.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Bracken Books : 1983

Seller ID: 22466

ISBN-13: 9780946495054

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

160 pp, 4to(11 1/4" H) Pictorial endpapers, b&w reproductions. "In the early nineteenth century when the cities of Britain were expanding and changing at an unprecedented rate there arose a great interest in the famous buildings that had survived from the past, as well as pride in the new developments which were taking place. This enthusiasm resulted in the production of a number of illustrated books describing the country's most famous towns and cities, of which one of the best was 'London in the Nineteenth Century (originally published in 1827). In this magnificent work, the artist Thomas H...
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GLASGOW IN THE "FORTIES".

By: Simpson, William, R.I. Revised, with Notes and Biographical Sketch by A.H. Millar.

Price: $150.00 USD

Publisher: Glasgow, Morison Brothers : 1899

Seller ID: 30888

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

Unpaginated, 13 1/8" H x 10 1/2" D. Medium green cloth covered bevelled boards (spine faded to brown), with dark green lettering and gilt decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt. Dark brown endpapers. From a limited edition of 500 copies, this one with "Review" written in place of a number and the initials "M.B." (Morison Brothers?). 48 b&w/mono plates, including 8 photogravures - all present. The photogravures have tissue-guards and are printed on a parchement-effect stock that has tanned lightly with some darkening at the very edges. The other plates are printed on the same coated...
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THE NETHERLANDS: A STUDY OF SOME ASPECTS OF ART, COSTUME AND SOCIAL LIFE.

By: Sitwell, Sacheverell.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford

Seller ID: 29947

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

168 pp, 8 3/4" H. Top edge orange. Pictorial endpapers, b&w drawings, b&w and colour plates, fold-out map at rear. Contents: Introduction; Dutch Water Towns (Delft, Dordrecht, Haarlem, Leyden, Utrecht); Amsterdam (Churches, Canals, Houses, and their Interiors); Villages of the Waterland (Broek, Koog aan de Zaan, Krommenie, Monnikendam, Edam, Volendam, Marken); The Hague and the Work of Daniel Marot; Noord Holland (Haarlem, Alkmaar, Hoorn, Enkhuizen, Medemblik); Friesland (Costume, Towns and Villages, Religious Sects); Two Excursions: Sunday at Staphorst / Weekday at Spakenburg; Dutch Garden...
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BATH.

By: Smith, R.A.L.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, B.T. Batsford : 1945

Seller ID: 30356

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

118 pp, 8 3/4" H. Top edge red, pictorial/map endpapers. B&w and colour plates, b&w map. A look at the social, architectural and literary history of the English city of Bath. Contents: A Note on the Author; Foreword; Acknowledgment; Bath Panorama; Roman Bath; Medieval Bath; Tudor and Stuart Bath; The Bath of Beau Nash; The Bath of Smollett and Sheridan; The Bath of Jane Austen; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index. 3/8" x 1" piece missing from top corner of half-title page, two pages with a tiny light stain. Dust jacket has general light toning, light browning on spine, one very small edge tear, ...
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THE ROYAL MEWS.

By: Stewart-Wilson, Mary. Foreword by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Bodley Head : 1991

Seller ID: 22751

ISBN-13: 9780370313450

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

192 pp, oblong 8vo (8 11/16" H x 10 5/8" D). Profusely illustrated in colour. "The Royal Mews behind Buckingham Palace is the department of the Royal Household responsible for the horse-drawn and motor travel arrangements of Her Majesty the Queen and members of the Royal Family. Its buildings form a hidden village of stables, workshops, homes, offices and garages, and the Mews community, despite modernisation, flourishes on customs and traditions that have been handed down over nine reigns. The Queen's regular use of horses and carriages has provided essential patronage for the skills of the ...
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ROYAL LONDON.

By: Struthers, Jane.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, New Holland : 2005

Seller ID: 23582

ISBN-13: 9781843309581

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

128 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Colour photographs. "The streets of London are alive with a 2,000-year history that stretches back to its birth as the Roman city of Londinium and is closely intertwined with the history of the monarchy. That profound royal influence is still obvious today, but runs much deeper than simply physical architecture and geography. 'Royal London' reveals the fascinating regal history behind over 130 buildings, parks, gardens, statues and other objects in London, from such instantly recognized landmarks as St Paul's Cathedral and the Victoria and Albert Museum to less obvio...
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ROYAL PALACES OF BRITAIN.

By: Struthers, Jane.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, New Holland : 2004

Seller ID: 23584

ISBN-13: 9781843307334

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

160 pp, 4to (11 5/8" H). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "A visually stunning tour of Britain's best loved, least known and most infamous palaces, castles and other royal residences. Indulge your senses in the sumptuous interior of Buckingham Palace, explore the tranquil retreat of Sandringham House, and discover the dark past of the notorious Tower of London and the haunted rooms of Glamis Castle. Features 31 homes of the monarchy and aristocracy, from 1034 to the present day, richly illustrated with over 130 exquisite photographs. The stories of the palaces, and the roles the...
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CASTLES OF IRELAND: A COLLECTION OF PEN & INK & WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS

By: Sutherland, Donald and O'Shea, Roisin, Editors

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Dublin, John Hinde : 1995

Seller ID: 25928

ISBN-13: 9781858334035

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

44 pp, 6 3/4" H. One of 'An Artists Portfolio' series. Colour reproductions of Roisin O'Shea's illustrations with descriptive captions. Includes: Black Castle, Wicklow; Blackrock Castle, Cork; Blarney Castle, Cork; Bunratty Castle Limerick; Carlow Castle; Castle Balfour, Fermanagh; Dalkey Castle, Dublin; Derry Castle, Londonderry; Dromoland Castle, Clare; Dublin Castle; Dunguaire Castle, Galway; Dunluce Castle, Antrim; Enniskillen Castle, Fermanagh; Ferrycarrig Castle, Wexford; Glenveah Castle, Donegal; Gosford Castle, Armagh; Johnstown Castle, Murntown, Wexford; Kilkenny Castle; King John'...
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CITY OF KINGSTON ONTARIO: BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. VOLUME I.

By: Swain, E.V., Foreword. Committee of Architectural Review.

Price: $27.50 USD

Publisher: Kingston, Ontario, City of Kingston : 1971

Seller ID: 30966

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

104 pp + appendices, 10 3/4" H. B&w photographs, maps.. "The need to adopt positive measures to protect Kingston's historic, architectural heritage has long been recognized. In response to representations by the City and concerned citizen groups, the Province of Ontario in 1970 enacted 'An Act Respecting the City of Kingston' giving the City authority to pass by-laws designating buildings or structures of historic or architectural value or interest. This first volume contains a selection of approximately 30 buildings (public, commercial, residential) selected for their outstanding architectura...
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Category: Architecture/Interior Design