Florida Architecture, Signed (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. SIGNED by author. 1st edition. Bookplate of Collington Writer's Collection. Near fine copy in near fine dj.; 8.8 X 6.4 X 1.1 inches; 300 pages.

Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition, First Printing. "Emphasizes the importance of many Spanish Colonial sites and puts them in context with American History."Donald A. Crichlow, architect Signed by the Author with no personalization on the title page. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. 4to; 10.25 inches tall; 351 pages with Chapter Notes and Index. Background Information: A sweeping saga of Florida's built landscape from 6000 b.c. to the present, Heart and Soul of Florida begins with pre-Columbian archaeological sites. Architectural historian Elsbeth Gordon re-creates the original atmosphere of many such ancient places. These burial and worship arrangements serve as printed watermarks of Native American traditions, grounding Florida's identity as time passes. Spanish Colonial architecture provides Florida with a second important layer of cultural history. This book is filled with accounts of remarkable architectural activity from this period: it tells the story of the Spanish mission of Nombre de Dios (15801793) and compares the Spanish Royal Ordinances of 1573 with the town plan of St. Augustine today. Photographs, drawings, and maps make these tales even more absorbing and tangible. Ending with Florida's exciting pioneering and dynamic entrepreneurial era, Florida's newest era, Gordon provides a much-needed broad synthesis of Florida's rich architectural heritage. She expands the definition of "sacred space" by including preserved historic civic buildings, like the State Capitol, to fully examine the multitude of places that nurture the spirits of Florida's people. Gordon inspires the general and professional public to see Florida's built environment as a rich continuum of history and identity that shaped and continues to impact Florida's culturefrom the mundane to the transcendent. These humanizing places, many of which endure permanently in the landscape, represent an "architecture of the soul." Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket.

8vo Oblong Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed. 311p. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Alberto Alfonso on front endpaper in pencil, but signature is not authenticated. Text is otherwise unmarked with color photos. Tightly bound with securely attached hinges. Royal blue boards are pointed. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minor shelf wear on rear panel and is foxed on internal side.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Illustrated With Photographs (illustrator). Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight; floor plan drawing included in back of book); very nice d/j. 8vo., beige cloth in dust jacket; 250 pages First Edition, second printing. Signed by Curl on the title page. Signed.

Prints. Condition: Very Good. NUMBERED. (1981). Extra large clamshell case containing the numbered portfolio. SIGNED by Stern. Contains: 10 Mylar prints in toned folders (folders display offsetting and have some edgewear) and 10 approx. 15.5X19.5in silver prints made by Stern. Faint, small spots of soiling and minor faint offsetting to limitation page, contents page, and title page which also shows a small spot of scraping and rubbing under title. Edgewear to cloth covered clamshell case with bumping and slight fraying to all corners. Slight bumping and dent to case top forecorner and edge. Faintly marked leather binding of case shows wear along both joints which is more concentrated at corners. VG in VG case. Author.