THE ARCHITECTURE OF HISTORIC HUNGARY
by WIEBENSON, Dora, and Jozsef Sisa (editors)
WIEBENSON, Dora, and Jozsef Sisa (editors). THE ARCHITECTURE OF HISTORIC HUNGARY. Cambridge, Massachusetts: (1998). Square 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. xxxii, 328 pages, 12 color plates. First edition. This is the first published survey in English of Hungarian architecture from Roman times to the present. Private, public, ecclestistical, and governmenta architecture as well as issues of city planning, engineering, and technologic advances are discussed in essays by leading Hungarian architectural historian With twelve color plates and numerous black and... Read More
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TONY GARNIER: THE CITE INDUSTRIELLE
by WIEBENSON, Dora
(GARNIER) WIEBENSON, Dora. TONY GARNIER: THE CITE INDUSTRIELLE. London: Studio Vista, (1979). 8vo. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacket. 127 pag First edition. A description of the cultural setting in which Garnier developed his Cite Industrielle, and its function as a bridge between 19th and 20th-century planning, with illustrations. Short tear in dust jacket, else fine.
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VASEN
by WIEGAND, Martin
WIEGAND, Martin. VASEN. Dresden: Gerhard Kugtmann, (circa 1900). Folio. Portfolio (14 x 10 inches). (iv) pages, 34 plates. First edition. A survey of vase design from antiquities through art nouveau. The first fourteen plates are photogravures of historic vases; the remainder are drawin of new vases based on them. Uncommon. OCLC lists only five copies world-wid four of which are in the United States. Ownership stamps on the title page a in the upper corner of many plates,... Read More
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CULTUUR EN KUNST, VERZAMELDE OPSTELLEN, 1917-1929
by WIJDEVELD, H.T.
WIJDEVELD, H.T. CULTUUR EN KUNST, VERZAMELDE OPSTELLEN, 1917-1929. Amsterdam: De Spieghel, 1929. Tall 8vo. Cloth. 150 pages. First, and only, edition. Scarce item. Study of the arts and modern civilization in the early twentiet century. Owner's inscription on front blank leaf, else very good.
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AN ATTEMPT AT A GLOSSARY OF SOME WORDS USED IN CHESHIRE
by WILBRAHAM, Roger
WILBRAHAM, Roger. AN ATTEMPT AT A GLOSSARY OF SOME WORDS USED IN CHESHIRE. London: T. Rodd, 1826. 8vo. Original boards. (ii), 117 pages. Second edition Taken from the Archaeologia, Volume XIX, this glossary was originally present before the Society of Antiquaries, May 8, 1817. Spine heavily chipped, else very good.
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LAGESLAUF IM PUPPENHAUS
by WILCKENS, Leonie von
WILCKENS, Leonie von. LAGESLAUF IM PUPPENHAUS. Munich: Prestel, (1956). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. Very good.
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SELECT EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR IN BELGIUM, GERMANY, AND
by WILD, Charles
WILD, Charles. SELECT EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR IN BELGIUM, GERMANY AND FRANCE, bound with SELECT EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR....SECOND SERIES. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1837. Folio. Quarter-leather. 8 pages, 12 plates; 8 pages, 12 plates. First edition. Illustrates church architecture, primarily from Belgium, France, and Germany. Twenty-four plates, drawn by Wild, and etched by John Le Keux and others. Sp rubbed, tips worn. Light foxing and water stains.
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SELECT EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR IN BELGIUM, GERMANY, AND
by WILD, Charles
WILD, Charles. SELECT EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR IN BELGIUM, GERMANY AND FRANCE. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1843. Folio. Quarter-leather. 16 pages, 24 plates. Second edition. An illustration of the architecture of selected cathedrals, palaces, and city buildings. Plates drawn by the author, and etched by John Le Keux and other artists. Plates lightly foxed and water stained. Binding chipped and worn.
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SELECT EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR IN BELGIUM, GERMANY, AND
by WILD, Charles
WILD, Charles. SELECT EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL GRANDEUR IN BELGIUM, GERMANY AND FRANCE. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1843. Folio. Cloth. 16 pages, 24 plates. Second editi A brief illustration of architecture in Belgium, France, and Germany. The plates are drawn by Wild and etched by John Le Keux and other artists. Later cloth rubbed, else very good.
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MODERN FRENCH PAINTERS
by Wilenski, R.H.
Wilenski, R.H. MODERN FRENCH PAINTERS. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, n.d., (1939). 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, xxxii, 424 pages, 96 plates. "This book is an attempt to tell the story of modern French painting as developed by the Impressionists and subsequent adventurers in the last 75 yea in Paris"--preface. Bookplate. Cover worn, minor foxing, else very good.
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URWAL AF NAGRA MAST MARKWARDIGA BREF...
by (WILKES)
(WILKES, J.) URWAL AF NAGRA MAST MARKWARDIGA BREF.... Gederhdem: Johan Arvid Carlbohm, 1770. 12mo. Later wrappers. 32 pages. Being a Swedish translation of correspondence between Wilkes and the Earl of Grafton. Private library stamp on title page and front wrapper, else very go.
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THE LATER MIDDLE AGES IN ENGLAND
by WILKINSON, B.
WILKINSON, B. THE LATER MIDDLE AGES IN ENGLAND. New York: David McKay (1969). 8vo. Cloth. 419 pages, index, bibliography, ma First American edition. The years 1216 to 1485 are covered in the fourth volume of ten, edited by W.N Medlicott; designed to be conscise and cover interaction of various details o English life. Fine.
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LETTERS ON CONNOISSEURSHIP, OR THE ANATOMY OF A PICTURE
by WILKINS, William Noy
WILKINS, William Noy. LETTERS ON CONNOISSEURSHIP, OR THE ANATOMY OF A PICTURE. London: Chapman and Hall, 1857. 8vo. Publisher's brown embossed cloth. Frontispiece, viii, 108 pages. First edition. Subtitled: "With some remarks on National Galleries, and the Mission of the Modern Artist." Wilkins was born in Dublin in 1820, and these letters are dedicated to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. One section concentrates on the ideal distances to hang paintings in a gallery, so as to provide the... Read More
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APULIEN. LAND DER NORMANNEN, LAND DER STAUFER
by WILLEMSEN, Carl Arnold, and Dagmar Odenthal
WILLEMSEN, Carl Arnold, and Dagmar Odenthal. APULIEN. LAND DER NORMANNEN, LA DER STAUFER. Koln: M. DuMont Schauberg, (1958). 4to. Cloth, dust jacket. 272 pages. First edition. A photographic study of Southern Italian architecture. Very good.
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COTTAGE BUILDING IN COB, PISE, CHALK & CLAY
by WILLIAMS-ELLIS, Clough
WILLIAMS-ELLIS, Clough. COTTAGE BUILDING IN COB, PISE, CHALK & CLAY. London: Country Life, 1920. 8vo. Cloth spine, boards. Frontispiece, 141, (3) pages, 32 plates. Second edition. Following in an English tradition begun by Gandy over a hundred years before. Williams-Ellis details the construction of cottages using non-traditional building materials, adapting them to modern housing. First published in 1919 this second edition has been expanded. Very good.
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WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA, A BRIEF STUDY IN PHOTOGRAPHS
by (COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG)
(COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG) WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA, A BRIEF STUDY IN PHOTOGRAPHS. Richmond: The Dietz Press, 1942. 4to. Cloth spine, boards. 86 pages. Third printing. There are thirty five black and white photographs by Richard Garrison, of the restored Colonial Capital. Rutherfoord Goodwin provides the introduction. Edgewear, interior very good.
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...WILLIAMSBURG TELLS IT LIKE IT WAS.
by COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG. "...WILLIAMSBURG TELLS IT LIKE IT WAS." Williamsburg, Virginia: Colonial Williamsburg, (1968.) 4to. Wrappers. 64 pag Very good.
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HOW TO FURNISH OLD AMERICAN HOUSES
by WILLIAMS, Henry, and Ottalie Williams
WILLIAMS, Henry, and Ottalie Williams. HOW TO FURNISH OLD AMERICAN HOUSES. New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, (1949). 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, (xii), 251 pages. First edition. An instructional guide on furnishing and arranging homes in the early America styles, with over one hundred and fifty photographs and illustrations. Fine.
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HOUSEHOLD ELEGANCIES
by WILLIAMS, Henry T. and Mrs. C.S. Jones
WILLIAMS, Henry T., and Mrs. C.S. Jones. HOUSEHOLD ELEGANCIES. New York: Henry T. Williams, 1875. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 300, (8) pages. Second edition. Part of Williams' Household Series, this is an instructional guide for making art objects in the home. Illustrations throughout. Purple covers sunned and chipped at the extremities of the spine.
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CATALOGUE OF RARE AND INTERESTING BOOKS
by WILLIAM HELBURN, INC
WILLIAM HELBURN, INC. CATALOGUE OF RARE AND INTERESTING BOOKS. New York: William Helburn, Inc., 1938. 8vo. Self-wrappers. 64 pages. First edition. Booksellers catalogue from November 1938. Subjects include Architecture, Art Sculpture, Wall Papers, Ecclesiastical, Ornament, Oriental Arts, Furniture, among others. Papers browned, edges lightly chipped, else very good.
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CATALOGUE OF RARE AND INTERESTING BOOKS
by WILLIAM HELBURN, INC
WILLIAM HELBURN, INC. CATALOGUE OF RARE AND INTERESTING BOOKS. New York: William Helburn, Inc., 1935. 8vo. Self-wrappers. 44 pages. First edition. Bookselling cataloge from September, 1935. Subjects include Architecture, Ar Bookbinding, Oriental Art, Glass, Porcelain, Pottery among others. Edges lightly browned, else very good.
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EARLY ENGLISH WATERCOLOURS...
by WILLIAMS, Iolo A.
WILLIAMS, Iolo A. EARLY ENGLISH WATERCOLOURS. London: The Connoisseur, 1952. 4to. Cloth. Frontispiece, xxii, (ii), 266 pag 200 plates. First edition. [Arntzen, M-288]. A biographical survey on artists born before 1785, including the lesser known Slightly shaken, else very good.
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SEVEN XVIITH CENTURY BIBLIOGRAPHIES
by WILLIAMS, Iolo A.
WILLIAMS, Iolo A. SEVEN XVIITH CENTURY BIBLIOGRAPHIES. London: Dulau, 1924. 8vo. Cloth. 244 pages. First edition. With essays on and bibliographies of John Armstrong, William Shenstone, Mark Akenside, William Collins, Oliver Goldsmith, Charles Churchill, and Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan. Light browing to leaves, light rubbing to covers.
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AMERICA ILLUSTRATED
by WILLIAMS, J. David, (editor)
WILLIAMS, J. David, (editor). AMERICA ILLUSTRATED. Boston: DeWolf, Fiske, (1883). Large 4to. Publisher's cloth. (ii), 121 pages First edition. Light rubbing and spotting, a good to very good copy only.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY NOVEL IN FRANCE
by WILLIAMS, Ralph Coplestone
WILLIAMS, Ralph Coplestone. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY NOVEL IN FRANCE. London: Holland Press, 1964. 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 355 pages. First edition. The first, and to our knowledge, only bibliography of the French novel of thi period.
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