Architecture from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

New Haven & London: Yale University Press 2014. 4to. 506 pp. Olive green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in a dustjacket. Illustrated in colour and black & white throughout. In lovely clean condition. 'In a seamless blend of architectural, art and ecclesiastical history, this lavish volume encapsulates the work of an influential visionary of Victorian design.' This is… Ler mais sobre este item

New Haven & London: Yale University Press 1999. 4to.Illustrated. 370 pp, Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in pictorial dustjacket. Illustrated in colour and black and white. Some minor rubbing to the edges of the jacket, but otherwise in lovely clean condition. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe.… Ler mais sobre este item

Zurich: Les Éditions D'Architecture Erlenbach 1946. Oblong 4to.Illustrated. FRENCH TEXT. 216 pp. Binding split at the front hinge and loosened at the spine; first free endpaper and half title are also coming loose. Markings and staining to the cloth. With a marking, to the front endpapers and some creasing to the leaves. With a tracing paper sketch enclosed. The Complete… Ler mais sobre este item

Brighton: Bredon & Heginbothom 1951. 8vo. Half navy diced calf over blue cloth boards with attractive marbled endpapers, 141 pp. Spine sunned with spots of wear to extremities; internally clean. An examination of the influence of Romantic thought and literature on the appearance of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton with a view of the Pavilion's history and newly discovered architectural… Ler mais sobre este item

Cardiff: The Welsh Housing & Development Association 1918. 4to. 44, [2] pp. Adverts to rear cover and verso of covers. Original paper wraps. A few short closed tears to edges and curling and creasing to corners. Internally clean. Full-page architectural plans of various designs for cottages. The aims of this endeavour are stated here as being that a high standard… Ler mais sobre este item

Orpington: George Allen 1894. 8vo. viii, 207 pp. Full vellum binding by W. J. Mansell, with gilt ruling to boards and two leather panels with gilt lettering to the spine. With top edge gilt, gilt turn ins and endpapers marbled. Vellum is a little grubbied and the leather panels to the spine are faded. With some foxing to the endpapers… Ler mais sobre este item

Bungay: The Paradigm Press 1984. 4to. 200 pp. Red hardback with black and gold printed title-label to front board in a white dust jacket; marbled endpapers. This is a privately printed edition of a 1707 collection of engravings drawn by Leonard Knyff and engraved by Jan Kypp, published in 1707 in 'Britannica Illustrata or Views of Several of the Queens… Ler mais sobre este item

Genoa: Yves Gravier 1781. Small 8vo. 143 pp. Full marbled calf; with raised bands, gilt floral decoration and lettering to spine; red edges. Contains complete set of 20 wood engraving plates, 16 folded and 2 of which are maps of Genoa. Edges slightly rubbed, some offsetting to endpapers, bright and clean internally with attractive, well-preserved illustrations. First published in 1768,… Ler mais sobre este item

Worcester: Images 1994. Oblong FolioSigned Limited Edition. Signed limited edition. 93 pp. no 58/500 limited copies. Illustrated with 44 colour and black and white plates. Printed in a combination of full colour, duotone and monochrome on Royal Art 170 gsm matt art paper. Hand sewn and bound in blue aberleave buckram with a case of equal quality. Slight rubbing to… Ler mais sobre este item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1995. 8vo. xxii, 387 pp. White hardcover with gilt lettering to spine in pictorial unclipped jacket, with later price sticker. Slight rubbing to jacket. John Peacock is a lecturer in English at the University of Southampton. This is the first full study of Jones' work as a stage designer for the Stuart court masques. A nice… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Butterworth Architecture 1991. Small 4to. xiv., 447 pp. illustrated. Nice clean copy. 075061286x . Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 1991.

London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, Paternoster-Row 1817. 16mo. 182; 414 [6] pp. Brown cloth with morocco and gilt lettered title-labels. Some wear or possible liquid damage to bottom right corners of volume 1. Otherwise neat volumes, with generally clean pages. Some light staining and offsetting. Includes a folding map of London, 18 plans of walks and 78 plates of detailed… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Country Life 1970. 4to. 382 pp. Blue cloth with blue printed jacket and black & white illustration; top edge gilt. A few tears to the jacket. Some sunning to boards and foxing to fore-edge. Bookplate of Roy and Nina Merley of Plash/Plaish Hall. Internally clean. Black and white illustrations. Price clipped, with later price sticker. The second volume of… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Gerald Duckworth and Co. Ltd. 1965. 4to. First trade edition. 69 pp. Publisher's blind-stamped dark blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Tanning to dust jacket spine and edges. Foxing to top edge. Internally clean with a few nail marks to pages. Jacket design by John Piper. Endpapers and lithograph illustrations throughout by John Piper. A poetic, sensory exploration of… Ler mais sobre este item

London: T. Cadell and W. Davies ; J. Murray 1816. Folio. viii, 174 pp. Bound in plain boards with leather title label and gilt lettering to spine. Some marking to boards. Contains 20 plates engraved by Woolnoth, from drawings from T. Hastings, all complete. A tall, clean, uncut copy. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1816.

London: Country Life 1970. 4to. 382 pp. Blue cloth with blue printed jacket and black & white illustration, not price clipped; top edge gilt. Minor wear around jacket edges. Otherwise all clean and bright inside and out. Black & white illustrations. The second volume of a narrative of English decorative painting (painting on architecture), covering William Kent to Benjamin Robert… Ler mais sobre este item

Madrid: Patrimonio Nacional 1990. Large Oblong 4to. Dual Spanish-English language. 2 vols. 119; 119 pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering in a colour illustrated red cloth slipcase. Minor fraying to slipcase edges. Minimal marks to boards, otherwise all internally & externally clean. Colour illustrated catalogue of the architecture and visual artworks within Madrid's Royal Palace. This is a heavy set… Ler mais sobre este item

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1921. 8vo.Illustrated. xiv, 170 pp & 63 plates. Half plum morocco over purple cloth boards, with gilt lettering and ruling to spine and boards and a stamp to the front board. Endpapers marbled. With in-text illustrations and plates to the rear of binding. Some light sunning and light rubbing to corners. An ex-library copy, with library… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Associated Newspapers 1922. Oblong 4to. lxii, 67pp. Marks to boards, light sunning to spine and minor rubbing to spine ends. Slight tanning to pages but neat and clean internally. A book made to reproduce the winning designs of the Daily Mail Architects Competition for Labour-Saving Bungalows in 1922. Includes detailed sketches of the bungalows from different angles, measurements, floorplans… Ler mais sobre este item

New Haven ; London: Yale University Press 2002. Tall Narrow 8vo. 879 pp. Black hardback in pictorial jacket. Small mark to top edge, light creasing and scratching to jacket. Internally as new. A republication by Yale University Press of Pevsner's famous 'Buildings of England' series. Includes many black-and-white illustrations and photographic plates of buildings referenced. A smart copy. . Near… Ler mais sobre este item