Category: Architecture/Interior Design

ANCIENT ENGLISH HOUSES, 1240-1612.

By: Sykes, Christopher Simon.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus : 1988

Seller ID: 21774

ISBN-13: 9780701131760

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

239 pp, square small 4to (10" x 10"). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "Here is a richly illustrated chronicle of some of England's most beautiful houses, built between 1240 and the early seventeenth century. Hidden in spectacular countryside, often at the end of long, narrow driveways, most are privately owned. Some are lived in by the families who built them hundreds of years ago. Before Christopher Simon Sykes' work for this book, few of them had ever been written about or photographed. A medieval fortified manor, a timber-framed hall on a moated island, a seventeenth...
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VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE IN LONDON AND SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO: SYMBOLS OF ASPIRATION.

By: Tausky, Nancy Z. and DiStefano, Lynne D. Inscribed by both authors. Photographs by Ian MacEachern.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, University of Toronto Press : 1986

Seller ID: 27388

ISBN-13: 9780802056986

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

493 pp, small 4to (10 5/8" H). INSCRIBED ON HALF TITLE PAGE: "BEST WISHES FROM NANCY Z. TAUSKY 7 DEC. 1986 / WITH GOOD WISHES - LYNNE D. DISTEFANO 7 DECEMBER 1986". "Beginning with a discussion of the area's history, (the authors) explore the work of the most prominent architectural firm in Victorian London (Ontario) - Robinson, Tracy, Durand and Moore - and its role in the development of southwestern Ontario. From their focus on specific architects emerges a broader picture of the factors that typically shaped Victorian towns. They consider the various theories and movements that were giv...
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THE DECLINE OF THE CASTLE.

By: Thompson, M.W. (Michael)

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Wigston, Harveys (Magna) : 1994

Seller ID: 23964

ISBN-13: 9781854226082

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

211 pp, large 8vo (9 7/8" H). "Extensively illustrated with photographs, plans and period engravings, (this) book examines the decline of the castle as both fortification and seigneurial residence over the two and a half centuries that preceded the Civil War. In general, this was a period in which function played less and less part and display - even fantasy - ever more in the minds of castle builders. Although few new castles were built in England after 1400, the growing power of artillery and continuing warfare in Scotland and across the Channel in France continued to provide stimuli to fre...
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THE CHURCH OF THE VISITATION, SAULT-AU-RECOLLET, QUEBEC. McGILL UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS. SERIES XIII (ART & ARCHITECTURE). NO. 18.

By: Traquair, Ramsay and Adair, E.R.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, McGill University Press : 1927

Seller ID: 27853

Binding: Card

Condition: Good

16 pp, 12" H. B&w photographs, architectural drawings. Reprinted from The Journal, Royal Achitectural Institute of Canada, December, 1927. Ex- Library copy. Interior - light browning, penciled name and some pencil erasure marks on title page; a few small library stamp marks; browning to rear free endpaper; small repair to center page/staple area; area of glued paper on rear endpapers; soft bump at top corner of pages. Exterior - library stamp on front cover, light edge wear, moderate wear and small crease at top rear corner, small tape pull and mark on rear cover.
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LA FERRONNERIE. REPERTOIRE DE L'ARCHITECTURE MODERN.

By: Virette, Jean, introduction.

Price: $375.00 USD

Publisher: Paris, Editions S. de Bonadona / Librairie Nouvelle de l'Architecture et des Beaux-Arts : 1930

Seller ID: 29752

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

12 3/4" H. Portfolio with grey boards, red cloth spine, black lettering and red banding on front board, cloth ribbon ties (faded from red?). French text only. Includes four-page introductory pamphlet (title page, copyright page, one page Introduction by Jean Virette and Table des Planches) and 56 b&w photographic plates on heavy stock (collated) showing decorative ironwork of the Art Deco era. Staircases, doors, radiator grills, balconies, light fixtures, etc. by Bagues, Bergue, Societe Centrale de Constructions et de Materiaux, Edgar Brandt, Szabo, Paul Kiss, Manchelle et Peltier, Piguet, ...
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THE O'KEEFE CENTRE: THIRTY YEARS OF THEATRE HISTORY.

By: Walker, Hugh.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Key Porter : 1991

Seller ID: 28497

ISBN-13: 9781550132915

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

310 pp, 4to (11 3/4" H). "Since its opening in 1960, the O'Keefe Centre has been Canada's premier theatre: home of the National Ballet of Canada and the Canadian Opera Company, the chief venue for Broadway musicals and plays, international artists, modern and classical dance companies - everything glorious in the performing arts. Almost 300 black-and-white photographs of distinguished entertainers illustrate this lively history of the O'Keefe Centre from 1960 to 1990. The book includes the design and building of the centre, sections on the National Ballet of Canada, the Canadian Opera Compa...
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NO HAY FEVER & A RAILWAY: SUMMERS IN ST. ANDREWS, CANADA'S FIRST SEASIDE RESORT.

By: Walker, Willa.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Goose Lane Editions : 1989

Seller ID: 28314

ISBN-13: 9780864920966

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

176 pp, oblong 8vo (8 3/4" H x 11 1/4" D). B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. "During the latter years of the nineteenth century St. Andrews was 'discovered' by a wealthy few who sought a summer place by the sea. Escaping from Boston, Montreal, St. Louis, Toronto and elsewhere, they bought, rented, or built houses, returning year after year as their children did in turn. Luxurious hotels such as 'The Argyll' and 'The Algonquin' - advertising 'no hay fever' and good rail connections - were built to serve them, and a summer society was established: riding, sailing, playing tennis and croq...
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NO HAY FEVER & A RAILWAY: SUMMERS IN ST. ANDREWS, CANADA'S FIRST SEASIDE RESORT.

By: Walker, Willa. Signed by author.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Goose Lane Editions : 1989

Seller ID: 22207

ISBN-13: 9780864920966

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

176 pp, oblong 8vo (8 3/4" H x 11 1/4" D). B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. Signed and dated by author on half title page. "During the latter years of the nineteenth century St. Andrews was 'discovered' by a wealthy few who sought a summer place by the sea. Escaping from Boston, Montreal, St. Louis, Toronto and elsewhere, they bought, rented, or built houses, returning year after year as their children did in turn. Luxurious hotels such as 'The Argyll' and 'The Algonquin' - advertising 'no hay fever' and good rail connections - were built to serve them, and a summer society was establ...
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THE MEDIEVAL CASTLE: LIFE IN A FORTRESS IN PEACE AND WAR.

By: Warner, Philip.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Barnes & Noble : 1993

Seller ID: 23690

ISBN-13: 9781566194587

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

262 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). B&w photographs, maps, drawings, reproductions. "This handsomely illustrated book explains why and how castles were built in the middle ages and why they were such a dominant influence on medieval life, especially in times of war. Writing with his characteristic flair and wit, Philip Warner, a lifelong student of castles and of military history, recreates in vivid detail a complete picture of daily life in a medieval castle: how the nobles and peasants lived; how men fought in tournaments and trained in combat; how castles were sited, designed, managed, attacked, and d...
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SOME FAMOUS ENGLISH COUNTRY HOMES FROM THE TIME OF HENRY VIII TO THE REGENCY.

By: Whiteman, G.W.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: London, Antique Collector : 1951

Seller ID: 19277

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

172 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H) - red cloth with gold lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. A chronologically arranged overview of English country houses, showing exterior and interior views. Contents: Compton Wynyates; Sutton Place; The President's Lodge, Corsham Court; Longford Castle; Ham House; Castle Ashby; Audley End; Boughton House; Drayton House; Langleys; Ditchley; Wimpole Hall; Althorp; Belmont; Stratfield Saye. Light foxing marks on endpapers - also on last index page, light tiny foxing marks on top and fore-edge of textblock, boards have slight curl at fore-edge, ...
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MEDIAEVAL FLOOR TILES.

By: Wight, Jane A.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, St. Martin's Press : 1975

Seller ID: 24910

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

179 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H). B&w and colour illustrations. "Mediaeval floor tiles have been unjustly neglected both in print and in situ, and (this) book is, astonishingly, the first full-scale appreciation of the subject since 1858. The tiles themselves have been maltreated over the centuries and it is only comparatively recently that their great variety - and often beauty - and the sophistication of some of the methods of production have been appreciated. Some Victorian ceramic firms faultlessly and relentlessly copied a number of mediaeval designs - a compliment that Miss Wight shows the ...
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ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY: THE ARTS THROUGH THE AGES. AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE. VOLUMES XI and XII, JANUARY-DECEMBER 1921. BOUND IN ONE VOLUME.

By: William H. Holmes, Editor-in-Chief. Edgar L. Hewett, Zelia Nuttall, Arles Hrdlicka, Oldrich Heidrich, Henry Brush-Brown, Lena McCauley, Wilfred Jordon, Alfred Fowler, Lansing B. Bloom, Wesley Bradfield, Baron Cooke, W.G. Bowdoin, Frank Owen Payne, et al

Price: $100.00 USD

Publisher: Washington, D.C., Archaeological Institute of America : 1921

Seller ID: 30852

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good-

268 pp + 284 pp, 10 7/8" H. Volumes XI (January-June 1921) and XII (July-December 1921), bound in one volume with brown leather spine and corners, teale blue cloth boards. Spine has five raised bands, gilt lettering/decorations (including college crest). Floral endpapers, red 'splatter' effect to text block edges. ** Ex-college library** Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, drawings. Articles include: The Chaco Canyon and Its Ancient Monuments; What the Potsherds Tell; The Excavation of Chettro Kettle; What the War Cost France in Art Treasures; Playing Cards: Their Hist...
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Category: Architecture/Interior Design