Building Lives: Constructing Rites and Passages by Neil Harris - 1999-01-11

Yale University Press, 1999-01-11. Hardcover. Good. 10x7x0. New Haven, 1999; black paper covered boards with silver spine titles; rubbing to rear board; black dust jacket with white cover titles and spine titles; mild corner and edge wear; heavy rubbing to jacket; 4to, 9 3/4" to 12" tall; pages rippled near spine; interior is clean and unmarked. 198 pages.

Yale. Used - Very Good. 1999. Hardcover. Very Good.

Yale. Used - Good. 1999. Hardcover. Good. No Dust Jacket

Yale University Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Yale Univ Pr, 1999. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good.

Yale University Press, 1999,. Hbk small 4to 198pp illustr excellent in dj as new.

Yale University Press, 1999,.Hbk small 4to 198pp illustr excellent in dj as new.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1999. First Edition. First Printing. good, good. 198, illus., notes, index, minor wear and soiling to DJ, minor paperclip marks and damage at pp. 191-193. Conception and birth, growth and maturity, aging and death--these are important moments in the human life story. They are also stages in the existence of a building, says the author of this unconventional history of the rituals and practices that surround built structures in America. Drawing on sources as varied as Masonic manuals, promotional brochures, janitorial contracts, tourist guidebooks, and religious texts, cultural historian Neil Harris explores the rites of building passage over the past one hundred and fifty years. In this generously illustrated volume, he offers fascinating new insights into the social and cultural roles of buildings. This book suggests that architecture is a performing art as well as a fine art. Harris provides entertaining accounts of building introductions and presentations;… Read More

New Haven, CT & London: Yale University Press, 1999. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): between 6" - 9" tall . Thomas Whitridge (Design). 198 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Dust jacket shows minimal wear aound edges. Synopsis: Conception and birth, growth and maturity, aging and death; these are important moments in the human life story. They are also stages in the existence of a building, says the author of this unconventional history of the rituals and practices that surround built structures in America. Drawing on sources as varied as Masonic manuals, promotional brochures, janitorial contracts, tourist guidebooks, and religious texts, cultural historian Neil Harris explores the rites of building passage over… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.