Selected Pictres Ryoanji Temple
no date. Softbound. Folder with 2 postcards, one sheet of text in Japanese and English, and 8 large color photographs. Cover title is spelled piuctres, not pictures. More
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English Country Churches, One Hundred Views Selected by Ralph Adams Cram, Architect
Boston: Bates and Gild, 1898. Hardbound. 3/4 red cloth portfolio with three cloth ties. More
Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt: A Photographic Essay
New York/New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art in Collaboration with Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai/Yale University Press, 2004. Paperback. Color-photo-illustrated wraps with black and white lettering; 96 pp.; richly illustrated. "In this book the Monastery and its buildings are presented in many newly commissioned color photographs: included are views of the..... More
Chen Chi-Kwan: 2004 - 8th National Award for Arts (Documentary DVD)
Taipei: National Culture and Arts Foundation, 2004. Original. DVD. DVD in jewel case, still in shrink wrap. Text on insert in Chinese and English. Chen Chi-kwan was born in 1921 in Beijing (then Beiping). He studied architecture at Central University. . In 1951 he was invited by the famous Bauhaus..... More
Museum of Scotland
London: August Media in association with Benson & Forsyth, 1999. First. Hardbound. Photo-illustrated slip-case, black cloth on boards with white lettering on front and spine, 143 pp, BW illustrations, some color. Label presenting the volume to books previous owner, signed by the president of the board of trustees. A magnificent..... More
The Red Fort, Delhi
London: Tauris Parke Books, 1989. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; Bright green pictorial dj.; 128 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Part of the Travel to Landmarks series; A history of the Red Fort and Shahjahanabad, the fort and city built by Shah Jahan, the fifth Mughal Emperor; Includes information about..... More
The Hakone Open Air Museum
Hakone-machi, Japan: akone Open Air Museum, 1969 circa. Hardcover. Grey textured and stapled wraps, 24 pp. Illustrated throughout in bw. Text in English. Likely issued for the first opening of the museum. Catalogue undated, but date-stamp inside reads "March 3, 1970". Showcases the architecture of the building and its grounds..... More
Taj Mahal
New York: Abbeville Press, 1993. Nou, Jean-Louis. Hardbound. Blue cloth, stamped lettering on front, silver spine lettering; glossy illustrated dustjacket. color illustrated flyleaves; 232 pp. Profusely illustrated in color, with many gatefolds. Sumptuous photographs are by Jean-Louis Nou. THE book to have if the Taj Mahal peaks your interest in..... More
Brunel's Tunnel And Where It Led
London: Brunel Exhibition Project, no date given (mid-1980s?). Softcover. Light brown illus. stapled wraps with cutout; Unpaginated, 32 pp.; 47 illustrations, 40 bw, 7 color. An in-depth look at the building of John Brunel's tunnel underneath the Thames River that connected Wapping and Rotherhithe; Information about the Brunel Exhibition Project..... More
Ise: Prototype of Japanese Architecture
Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1965. Hardcover. White cloth; Gilt and orange lettering at spine; Red line illustration on front cover; 212 pp.; 2 gatefolds; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and line drawings. Bruno Taut ranks the Ise Shrine with the Parthenon in architectural importance. John Burchard, in his preface, characterizes..... More
Ise: Prototype of Japanese Architecture
Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1965. Hardcover. White cloth; Gilt and orange lettering at spine; Red line illustration on front cover; 212 pp.; 2 gatefolds; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and line drawings. Bruno Taut ranks the Ise Shrine with the Parthenon in architectural importance. John Burchard, in his preface, characterizes..... More
The Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta: Conception, Collections, Conservation
Mumbai: Marg Publications, 1997. Hardcover. Steel blue cloth with gray lettering on spine. Color pictorial dust jacket with black lettering. 160 pp. A plethora of both BW and color plates. Volume 49, No. 2, December 1997. "This volume presentsthe Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta, its architecture and the collections -- as..... More
The Architecture of the National Museum of Korea
Seoul, Korea: National Museum of Korea, 2006. Softcover. Black printed boards with bw illus. 231 p. : illustrates in color and BW. Includes some maps. In Korean and English. "The new world class building of the National Museum of Korea was designed and built by the Koreans' own hands and..... More
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The Hindu Temple: Deification of Eroticism
Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions, 2001. Softcover. Maroon pictorial wraps; 130 pp. with color and bw illustrations throughout;. A stunningly-illustrated tour of the major temple complexes of India. Through the power of the magical diagrams created by the placement of the erotic imagery, the architect made the temple a faithful reflection..... More
Katsura: Tradition and Creation In Japanese Architecture
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1960. First English. Hardcover. Blue cloth with white titling to spine and white titling and decoration on front cover. Photos by Yasuhiro Ishimoto; Introductory essay by Walter Gropius; An in-depth look at Katsura Palace and the cultural aspects that influenced its design; Beautiful photos..... More
The Katsura Imperial Villa
Tokyo: The Mainichi Newspapers, 1953. Limited overseas edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth boards with silver lettering, bw illustrated dust jacket with black lettering on burgundy; 14 pp, 83 pp, unpaginated bw illustrations. Printed in edition of 2000 copies, this is number 0592. Photographs by Tatsuzo Sato. Text in English and Japanese..... More
Cleveland Builds An Art Museum: Patronage, Politics, and Architecture, 1884-1916
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Softcover. Grey illus. wraps; 94 pp.; 60 bw figures. An in-depth study of the creation of the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1916; Prepared in preparation for the museum's sevent-fifth anniversary in 1991. More
Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum: The Building and Its History
Tokyo: Tokyo Metropolitan Culture Foundation, 1987. First English. Softcover. Lavender pictorial stapled wraps; 29 pp.; 23 color photos, 4 map drawings. An overview of the residence of Prince Asaka, an Art Deco palace open today as the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum; Interiors of the building include works by Henri..... More
Katsura: A Princely Retreat
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1977. First Edition. Hardbound. Oblong, grey embossed cloth with silver lettering on spine; pictorial glossy dustjacket, white spine with black lettering. Contained in a grey slipcase. 182 pp. 94 color plates and numerous BW illustrations. Folding map laid in at the rear. A very nice copy that..... More
Katsura: A Princely Retreat
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1994. Hardbound. Katsura PalaceGrey embossed cloth with pictorial glossy dustjacket, contained in a grey slipcase. 182 pp., 94 color plates and folding map at the rear. A sumptuous and pleasing examination, with stunning color plates by this superb photographer. Examines the history of this Japanese Imperial retreat..... More
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