About this title: This excellent collection of historic decorative ornament contains 3,000 examples ranging from the cultures of the Greeks and Romans through the Victorians: chairs, thrones, crowns, heraldic emblems, altars, armor, architecture, and more.
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Description: Fair. Chip and crease on front cover. Slight edgewear. Binding is tight and square. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dover, New York
Date Published: 1957
ISBN-13:9780486203027ISBN:0486203026
Description: Very Good ++ Trade paperback, later printing, 548 pages, "3002 [black-and-white] illustrations"; very light shelf wear only, very clean and unmarked. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wilcox & Follett Company, Chicago, IL
Date Published: 1945
Description: Good+ No Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 548 pp. Original orange cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine sunned. Spine ends bumped. Crease to bottom corners. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Includes three hundred plates, containing about three thousand illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to objects. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wilcox & Follett Company, Chicago, IL
Date Published: 1945
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 548 pp. Original red cloth covers, a bit soiled. Spine ends bumped. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear, tear, and chips to edges. Spine sunned. Old tape repair to extremities of DJ. Illust. w/ b/w plates. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, New York
Date Published: 1957
Description: Good. New York. Dover Publications Inc. 1957. Paper back. 5 1/2" x 8". 548 pages. Illustrations. Some wear to corners and edges. Tear to bottom of spine. Some wear to top of spine and creasing to spine. Good condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wilcox & Follett Co
Date Published: 1946
Description: Good with no dust jacket. Rust brown cloth over boards with black lettering and decoration. Rubbed and soiled at the edges and corners, more wear at the spine ends. Light foxing to page edges. Unmarked text, no ownership marks. Square, secure binding. No dust jacket.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 548 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780715607138ISBN:0715607138
Description: Good in good-unclipped jacket. Hardback complete with dustcover, unclipped. Dustcover a bit worn and chipped; internally All in good condition; read more
Edition: Third American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Architectural Book Publishing Company, New York
Description: Good to Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (No Date) 548+2 pp. Original brown cloth covers, moderately soiled and rubbed. Spine darkened. Inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. Illust. w/ three hundred plates, containing about three thousand illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to objects. read more
Edition: Fourth American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc., New York
Description: Good or Better in Good- jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (No Date) 548+2 pp. Original brown cloth covers moderately soiled w/ a little "nibbling" along top edge of front cover near corner. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Rear hinge starting at last numbered page. DJ soiled w/ approx. 1 1/2" loss at top edge of front panel. Small chips to edges w/ two small holes to rear panel. Dampstain to bottom edge of rear panel. Faint musty ... read more
Description: The Architectural Book Publishing Company, NY, no date; Cloth; Second American Edition; 548pp; Brown cloth boards, wear to corners of boards & spine ends, previous owner's name on front pastedown, pages clean & tight, Good+ condition. Handbook of ornament with 300 plates, containing about 3000 illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to objects. Published circa early 1900s. read more
Edition: Seventh Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bruno Hessling, Publisher Of Architectural And Art Industrial Works, NY
Date Published: 1910
Description: VG/NONE. A grammar of Art Industrial and Architectural Designing in all its branches for practical as well as theoretical use. Ca1910. Profusely illustrated. Almost VG+. Light extremity wear/rubbing on spine and a couple tiny closed edge tears on spine head. A very small lightening spot on front cover and a touch of minor extremity rubbing on edges.; 300 plates and numerous illust.; 548 pages. read more
Edition: Republication
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publication, New York
Date Published: 1957
Description: Fine as New. No Jacket. Non Ficition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book is unread and flawless--pristine! 3, 002 illustrations! A collectioin of ornamental forms. read more
Edition: Third English Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. A. Seemann Publishing, Incorporated
Date Published: 1924
Description: Used; Acceptable. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Virtually unbound at this time, but all pages and boards are present. About 300 b/w plates with 3000 or so illustrations showing elements and application of decoration to objects. RARE and DEFINITELY WORTH SEEING. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bruno Hessling, New York
Description: Near Fine. Stain to the cover, else a clean and bright and superior copy. Printed circa 1900 or somehat before. Hundreds of B & W plates of Architectural and other Ornament with Text. Uncommon in such nice condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bruno Hessling, New York
Date Published: 1892
Description: Poor. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Third Revised Edition with 800 plates & in-text illustrations. 548 pages. Heavy wear to boards with spine missing, boards just about detached, loose end pages, page edges heavily soiled. Important reference work. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bruno Hessling
Date Published: 1892
Description: Very Good. Hardcover, Very Good, clean, tight, unmarked, some light cover edge wear, some age toning, front end paper inscription, North American Orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. International orders are shipped on Tuesdays and Friday's. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Architectural Book Publishing Company, New York
Date Published: No date
Description: 3rd American Edition (8 1/2"x5 3/4") 548pp including Index plus ads. With 300 plates containing about 3, 000 illustratiions of the elements and the application of decoration to objects. No dustwrapper. Owner inscriptiion, green covers with gilt and black lettering and decoration, spine slightly darkened and very slight wear to top and bottom of spine, but lettering clear, corners slightly bumped, generally a Very Good condition book. read more
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