540 pgs., 8vo. A huge treatment of the history and appreciation of all aspects of architecture, ancient to modern. Heavily illustrated by photographs, the author moves his story thru every period of history and explains the changes in style related to new historic moments, and innovators who created changes to reflect them. One is, in ths book, reading history with a "sidebar" of designs created to embody social and societal changes as they occurred, to meet new challenges in scale and function. Very good condition in slightly edge worn "fair" dust jacket. New edition, updating the earlier 1919 original publication. Seller Inventory # 2638

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Title: How to Study Architecture, A Complete Guide ...

Publisher: Tudor Publ. Co., NY

Publication Date: 1937

Binding: Hardcover

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The "Old Book Surfer" store was started in 2009 near downtown Schenectady N.Y., in the "Bellevue" neighborhood first settled by General Electric and Alco Locomotive workers who built a small canal town into a mighty engine of U.S. industry. In 2014 we relocated to our present larger quarters in Cambridge, NY. Our literary and general interest bookstore also offers Recorded Music on vinyl to a collector clientele. We try to describe every internet item -- book or record -- as clearly as possible, just as if you were viewing it personally in the shop. With 20 years of collecting experience in our fields, we welcome you as either an on-line or in-store visitor! Our current business hours are Wed.-Sun., from 1-6pm, eastern time.

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