hobbss architecture von isaac hobbs (8 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand: New. pp. 273.

hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 1873; Philadelphia; tan cloth covered boards with gilt titles; covers are worn especially at the the edges; rear joint is completely split, the front joint is starting to crack; back strip is unglued; front and rear hinges are unglued; Previous owner's name on ffep; frep is torn; Interior clean and unmarked; illustrated; 8vo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; 189 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by J. B. Lippincott & Co. , Philadelphia, PA. 1876. 265 pp. ; frontispiece and 122 illustrations of house and building designs, with plans. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Bound in orange cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A collection of 122 designs for houses, villas, cottages, churches, carriage houses, etc. , in a wide range of styles by Hobbs's Philadelphia firm. Each design is described and given an estimated price; an introduction provides "practical hints in regard to the cultivation of artistic taste, choice of situation, style, construction, heating, ventilation, etc. To aid its readers in the cultivation of taste and the love of the beautiful." Originally published in 1873 with 84 designs, this edition includes 38 additional designs. Isaac Harding Hobbs represents the architect who managed to prosper in the economic boom present in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Although his work could be characterizes as an example of Victorian excess, he designed and built numerous residences during this period, both in and outside of Pennsylvania; he published two pattern books of his designs and further published and sold his designs through a major periodical intended for middle-class consumption, Godey's Lady's Book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Zustand: Used - Very Good. 1876. Hardcover. Maroon cloth with embossed decoration, with gilt stamped lettering on spine. Tall octavo. 265 pp. Includes frontispiece and 122 engraved illustrations. Mild shelf wear and scuffing to boards otherwise protected by an acetate jacket. Some sunning to spine. Spine slightly cocked. Penciled inscriptions to rear of endpapers, previous owner's inscription to front flyleaf and title page. Faint foxing to some pages. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good.