Parallel Orders Architecture by Charles Normand (9 results)

John Tiranti & Company, London, 1929. Folio, iv pages, 63 plates. Original cloth with boards, small tear at the bottom of spine, otherwise a very good copy. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Cornell Van Siclen III, with his signature on the title page, formerly from the library of Gerson B. Levi, with the latter's bookplate (VSX). Language: English. This book ships from the USA, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (TXR). Relevant subjects: Rome, Greece & Aegean.

Hardback. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: G++ DW. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Cream paper covered boards and grey cloth spine. Broiwn typogrpahic DW (7/6). 68 pages of plates (5 and 1-63). In loose polythene protector. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. DW has minor loss to spine ends.Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in good double plus condition with noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 9pp + 63 full page black and white plates. 'Full size reprint'. Boards with cloth spine. Dust jacket. Dust jacket scuffed, edge worn and torn, lacking small pieces from corners, rear panel and spine ends. Stain at base of jacket also on front cover. Ownership name on front free end paper. Contents little age browned. 37x26cms.

Condition: Good. Revised edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and marked. 380mm x 250mm (15" x 10"). [viii], 63pp. 63 b/w plates. Grey hardback boards with grey cloth spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. charles normand (illustrator). Disbound. Some of cloth on spine missing (the title is actuall for 'Durand, Paralelle des Edifices') Contents: End-paper, frontis plate (foxed) , title page; Translator's preface (3pp), 'The Orders' (47pp), all present, a little foxing, but quite clean. Synopsis (2pp). Followed by 64 pages of plates (counted), plates of variable quality but quite clean with some foxing. Overall contents in fair condition A re-binding or reference copy Large format heavy book, will incur extra postage/insurance (at cost) outside the UK. Not suitable for international economy postage.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; Fine. An immaculate copy of this 1998 American re-issue of the original 19th century text. Clean and Fine in its 1/4 cloth over laminate boards. Tall quarto, 100 line-drawn plates. "Compiled and edited with an introduction by Donald M. Rattner".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Sixty-four full page plates, 18 x 11.5", 1/2 green leather, gilt spine lettering, marbled boards, 48pp+plates. Covers worn, rubbed, scuffed/scraped, corners & spine tips bumped, rear inner hinge cracked and cover loose, scattered foxing. Extremely SCARCE.

Leather. Condition: Good. Charles Normand; Augustus Pugin (illustrator). A scarce illustrated work exploring the different orders of architecture, ancient and modern, highlighted with detailed plates. A scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and sixty-six plates.Collated, complete.This volume offers a comparative view of all the varieties of the Orders of Architecture, both ancient and modern. An interesting study on the architecture of the Greeks, Romans, Tuscans, and contemporary orders, such as Palladio, Scamozzi, Vignola, and more.This work in an English translation of Charles Normand's work of the same title in French. Normand was a French architect, designer, and engraver, who first published this work in 1819.Translated into English by Augustus Pugin. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, a little rubbed. Bumping to the extremities, resulting in a little loss of leather, with a small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Cracks to the head and tail of the joints. Light age-toning to the extremities of the boards. Hinges are starting but firm. Spine is faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with scattered spots. Good. book.

Half Morocco. Condition: Very Good. Normand, Charles (illustrator). 50 pp., [66] plates complete. Bound in black straight grained morocco with marbled boards. Some wear to the extremities with chipping to the tail of the spine and rubbing to the boards. Scattered spotting throughout and particularly to the frontis. Binding firm. Illustrated with engraved decorative frontis and 66 plates complete, short tear to the edge of the last plate. An uncommon title. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. Atlas Folio Illustrated.