Achilles rolf (13 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. From Nickelodeons and penny arcades in the 1890s to sophisticated, grand movie palaces in the 1920s and '30s, the evolution of American movie theaters was as dramatic as the films they showed. These were the places that gave many millions of Americans their first glimpses of glamor, romance and adventure, and which took them on previously undreamed-of roller-coaster rides of action, thrills and drama. While film stars became gods and goddesses and films became ever more spectacular, movie palaces rose up across the nation and matched the grandeur of these new cinematic worlds with their architectural spectacle, adopting the exotic styles of everything from Egyptian temples to Chinese pagodas to Italian villages. This book identifies the main styles of decoration, the most brilliant examples, the architects and designers behind them, and conjures up the experience of actually sitting in one as the lights dimmed and the music swelled.…

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

, Achilles, Rolf. Humanities' mirror : reading at the Newberry, 1887-1987. Compiled and edited by Rolf Achilles. Chicago : Newberry Library, 1987, 124pp., large square PAPERBACK, very good, illustrated. Many color illustrations, chronology, and essays.

Zustand: New. pp. 70.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 70 pages. 8.25x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Stiff paper wrappers. First edition. 124 pp. Illus. with 30 color & 6 b/w photos. Large trade format. A history and eleven essays on one of the great research libraries prepared for its centenary. About fine with slight shelfwear.

Zustand: New. The birth of the skyscraper in Chicago in the mid-1880s introduced a new direction for city architecture: upwards. But how - and why- was it that Chicago set the standard for high-rise buildings, not only across the USA but all over the world? This title introduces the style of the First Chicago School from 1880 to 1910. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 210 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150. . 2013. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Laminated Card Covers. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket as Published. Shire Library Number 741. 64pp, colour illustrations, pages clean and crisp, laminated card covers, 741 written on a small white sticker top right corner of front cover, otherwise covers pristine. Size: 8.25 x 6 Inches. Shire Publication. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The perfect introduction to a style of architecture that has transformed the look of the modern age in America and the rest of the world, this book reveals Chicago's architecture as constantly pushing boundaries over a century and a half through design innovation and a wholly new and creative use of materials through engineering. Each section of Chicago's history, starting with the 1870s and ending in the 2010s is illustrated with selected examples of buildings that define the style and achievements.TOC: I: The Great Fire /II: World Fair /III: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Chicago School /IV: Mies and the Second Chicago School /V: Weese and Goldberg - Mies' legacy /Further reading /Index.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. The birth of the skyscraper in Chicago in the mid-1880s introduced a new direction for city architecture: upwards. But how - and why- was it that Chicago set the standard for high-rise buildings, not only across the USA but all over the world? This title in.