Simons Albert Samuel Lapham Introduction (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Quartos. 2 Volumes. 223 pages, indexed. Soft covers in tan wrappers. There is light wear to the binding. Volume 2 shows some smudging and a has several small dents to the real panel. THIS IS A REBOUND PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT. The pages are clean and sound. Illustrated with photographs. Being photocopies, however, the photographs are sometimes quite dark.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Reprint. Brown and red cloth covers with red lettering. Lacking dust jacket. Features many photographs of South Carolina plantations in black and white. Previous owners inscription on fly leaf. Damp stains and foxing on some pages. General shelf wear on covers. Due to the size and weight of this item, an additional shipping charge will likely apply, and will be requested after purchase. Full refund if not satisfied.

Second edition, second printing (as stated upon copyright page and on dj front panel). 223 pages. Hardcover: H 33.25cm x L 25.5cm. Cream colored dust jacket lightly soiled with nicks, short tears, and some bumping; two small stains at front panel's bottom center; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. White cloth spine with gilt stamping; white boards. Some light staining to text block's top edge. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. Originally published in 1927 by the American Institute of Architects as the first book in an intended series (The Octagon Library of Early American Architecture) reviewing the architectural heritage of the eastern United States but, alas, the successive volumes were never published due to economic calamity of the Great Depression; the second edition was published in 1970 with this second printing following a decade later. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.25 pounds (1.92 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0872491978.

Fifth edition limited to 1500 copies (per publisher's statements upon copyright page and rear colophon). Slipcase, H 34cm x L 26.25cm, rubbed with some soiling and staining; several surface nicks at edges; short splitting at top and bottom entry seams. Dust jacket toned and soiled with some stains particularly along spine; two small red ink check marks to rear panel's title list; scuffs/nicks at edges with old tape repair to tear at front flap fold heel; front flap retains publisher's printed price at bottom right. [2], 247, [1] pages. Hardcover: H 33cm x L 25.75cm. Brown cloth with dark red lettering to front board and spine. Slight foxing to text block's top edge and fore-edge. Past owner's personal bookplate on half-title page; several leaves at center have impressions of two removed rusty paper clips and some associated rippling at their top margins; red ink underlining occurs in the Chronological Index as well as the General Index; two red ink check marks minimally mar the Bibliography; no other such markings found amongst the book's text or plate sections which otherwise remain clean. Binding is firm. Classic review of notable structures in South Carolina's coastal lowcountry region, the first edition of which was published in 1938. Features b/w photographic plates by Charles Richard Banks, Ben Judah Lubschez (1881-1963), and the remarkable Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) whose magnificent images complete similar architectural monographs regarding North Carolina and Tidewater Virginia. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 6.25 pounds (2.83 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {Arch_Shelf#4}.

Fifth edition limited to 1500 copies (per publisher's statements upon copyright page and rear colophon). Slipcase, H 34cm x L 26.25cm, rubbed; light soiling to pictorial title panel; indentation to undecorated side panel; mild discoloration to top panel; short splitting at top and bottom entry seams. Dust jacket toned at spine; nicks/scuffs at edges; front flap retains publisher's printed price at bottom right. [2], 247, [1] pages. Hardcover: H 33cm x L 25.75cm. Brown cloth with dark red lettering to front board and spine. Slight foxing/toning to text block edges. Father's Day 1971 red ink gift inscription written obtrusively across front flyleaf recto with ink impression mirroring onto opposing ffep verso; three small discreet ink marks amongst General Index - no other such markings found among text or plates and leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Classic review of notable structures in South Carolina's coastal lowcountry region, the first edition of which was published in 1938. Features b/w photographic plates by Charles Richard Banks, Ben Judah Lubschez (1881-1963), and the remarkable Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) whose magnificent images complete similar architectural monographs regarding North Carolina and Tidewater Virginia. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 6.25 pounds (2.83 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {Arch_Shelf#5}.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Cloth. One of 1500 copies of the sixth edition. Brown cloth in unclipped jacket, housed in a cardboard slipcase. 247 pages. Illustrated with black and white photos, floor plans and other architectural drawings. A history of the architecture of plantation homes and churches in the Carolina Low Country completed between 1697 and 1865, including important examples of ones that survived on or near the coast between the Pee Dee and Savannah Rivers. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Minor soiling and toning the jacket, heavier along the spine. Minor creasing and wrinkling. Light edgewear to the book. Interior clean and solid. Slipcase scuffed and worn, with the top and bottom splitting along the hinges.

Revised fifth edition limited to 1500 copies (per publisher's statements upon copyright page and rear colophon). Dark brown slipcase decorated with pictorial paste-on upon left side panel; rubbing and staining most prevalent to right side panel; shelf scuffing along bottom panel with short splitting at seams; some wear at corners and edges. Dust jacket panels and spine well toned/foxed with staining and soiling; a few short tears and wear at edges; front and rear flaps retain their original gray color. 248 pages. Hardcover: H 33cm x L 25.75cm. Light brown cloth with maroon lettering to spine and front board. Slight foxing to edges; past owner's personal bookplate affixed to front free endpaper verso; faint toning to front flyleaf recto; interior pages are otherwise quite clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a good dust jacket and a good slipcase. Classic review of notable structures in the South Carolina's coastal lowcountry region, the first edition of which was published in 1938. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 6 pounds (2.72 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {Arch_Shelf#1}.