A HANDBOOK OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN...BY W. COLLETT- SANDARS. A New Edition
by Rosengarten, A
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London & New Yor, 1893. xxii,509pp. including 639 wood-engraved in- text illustrations. Original decorative cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Spine sunned. Binding a bit loose. Two index leaves detached but present. A good copy. The first American edition was published 1876. An uncommon work, of particular interest for its academic, Classical orientation during an era dominated by the essentially Romantic writings of such authors as Street, Scott, Viollet-le-Duc, and Ruskin. HITCHCOCK 1022 (first ed).
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- A HANDBOOK OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN...BY W. COLLETT- SANDARS. A New Edition
- Author
- Rosengarten, A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London & New Yor
- Date Published
- 1893
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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