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New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham’s Jazz Age Architecture
$29.95 Read moreA native New Yorker and twenty-year veteran of the New York City Landmarks Commission, Anthony W. Robins is the author of books on Grand Central Terminal, the World Trade Center, and the art and archi… [more below]
- Series: Excelsior Editions
- Author: Robins, Anthony W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1438463960
- Language: English
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The Empire State Building
$25.95 Add to cartThe Empire State Building is the landmark book on one of the world’s most notable landmarks. Since its publication in 1995, John Tauranac’s book, focused on the inception and construction of the build
- Author: Tauranac, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: March 25 2014
- ISBN10: 0801479398
- Language: English
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Larry Gets Lost in San Diego
$18.99 Add to cartThis is the newest adventure in the Larry Gets Lost series of best-selling children’s books highlighting one adorable dog’s adventures through favorite American cities.
Larry, a playful pup, loves to- Series: Larry Gets Lost
- Author: Skewes, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 10 2017
- ISBN10: 163217121X
- Language: English
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Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side
$37.50 Read moreSouthern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side is the first book devoted to the South Side’s rich and unfairly ignored architectural heritage. With lively, insightful text and … [more below]
- Series: Second to None: Chicago Stories
- Author: Bey, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0810140985
- Language: English
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Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals
$18.00 Add to cart“The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the edge of tears. Someth… [more below]
- Author: Follett, Ken
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: October 29 2019
- ISBN10: 198488025X
- Language: English
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Buffalo Art Deco
$23.99 Read moreSeveral movements helped to define the era known as the Roaring Twenties. Prohibition brought about the speakeasy, moonshine, the flapper, and the arrival of the jazz age, while the elegance and glamo… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Charles, Trisha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1467107433
- Language: English
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Guide to Chicago’s Twenty-First-Century Architecture: Volume 1
$34.95 Read moreExploring a new century of architecture in the Windy City
Chicago’s wealth of architectural treasures makes it one of the world’s majestic cityscapes. Published in collaboration with the Chicago Arch- Author: Chicago Architecture Center
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 025208571X
- Language: English
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Early Denver
$24.99 Read moreThe city of Denver was born out of a small mining camp established in the late 1850s. The lure of gold brought countless men and their families to the foot of the great Rocky Mountains, where the Plat… [more below]
- Series: Postcard History
- Author: Bretz, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 20 2012
- ISBN10: 738588857
- Language: English
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The Architecture of Downtown Troy: An Illustrated History
$49.95 Read moreDiana S. Waite is president of Mount Ida Press in Albany, New York. She is the author of Ornamental Ironwork: Two Centuries of Craftsmanship in Albany and Troy, New York and editor of Architects in Al… [more below]
- Series: Rensselaer County Historical Society
- Author: Waite, Diana S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1438474733
- Language: English
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Sky-High: A Critique of Nyc’s Supertall Towers from Top to Bottom
$40.00 Read morePart architectural guidebook and part critique, Sky-High documents the pencil-thin, supertall towers that are transforming New York City’s skyline as well as its streets.
New York City’s penchant for- Author: Nash, Eric P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1797222546
- Language: English
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Churches of Paris
$60.00 Read more- The first contemporary, illustrated English-language book to reflect the history and beauty of Parisian churches
- Explores 37 of the most beautiful churches in Paris, replete with photography and must-s
- Author: Shannon, Peggy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1788841018
- Language: English
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The Statue of Liberty
$5.99 Read moreOver 125 years ago our beloved Statue of Liberty made its way to New York Harbor. This Step 2 non-fiction reader uses illustrations and photographs to tell the story of how Lady Liberty was sculpted,
- Series: Step Into Reading
- Author: Penner, Lucille Recht
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 1995
- ISBN10: 067986928X
- Language: English
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Lady on the Hill: How Biltmore Estate Became an American Icon
$32.00 Add to cart“What William Cecil has accomplished at Biltmore Estate is one of the great preservation success stories of all time. He has set a high standard for what all historic house museums strive for: magnifi
- Author: Covington, Howard E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0471758183
- Language: English
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Historic Buildings of Waco, Texas
$45.00 Read moreCommunity life takes place in the spaces where business is transacted, where worship and fellowship take place, where goods and services are purchased, where students are educated, and where working a… [more below]
- Author: Hafertepe, Kenneth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 02 2023
- ISBN10: 164843083X
- Language: English
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Aia Guide to the Architecture of Washington, DC
$34.95 Add to cart“The model of what a concise, attractive guidebook should be.”–Mid-Atlantic Country
This lively and informative guide offers tourists, residents, and architecture aficionados insights into nearly 450
- Author: Moeller, G. Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1421443856
- Language: English
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Larry Gets Lost in San Diego
$18.99 Add to cartThis is the newest adventure in the Larry Gets Lost series of best-selling children’s books highlighting one adorable dog’s adventures through favorite American cities.
Larry, a playful pup, loves to- Series: Larry Gets Lost
- Author: Skewes, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 10 2017
- ISBN10: 163217121X
- Language: English
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Where Is the Empire State Building?
$7.99 Add to cartNew York City boasts one of the most famous skylines in the world, and the Empire State Building is undeniably the focal point of this incredible view. At 102 stories, the structure was no small feat…. [more below]
- Series: Where Is?
- Author: Pascal, Janet B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 19 2015
- ISBN10: 0448484269
- Language: English
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Where Is the Brooklyn Bridge?
$7.99 Add to cartYoung readers will connect with the story of this National Historic Landmark–the Brooklyn Bridge
Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of e- Series: Where Is?
- Author: Stine, Megan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 19 2016
- ISBN10: 0448484242
- Language: English
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Brick by Brick
$17.99 Read moreThe compelling true story behind the building of the White House, a powerful part of history rarely taught. From Coretta Scott King Award winners Charles R. Smith Jr. and Floyd Cooper.
The home of the
- Author: Smith, Charles R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 26 2012
- ISBN10: 0061920827
- Language: English
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Brick by Brick
$9.99 Add to cartThe compelling true story behind the building of the White House, a powerful part of history rarely taught. From Coretta Scott King Award winners Charles R. Smith Jr. and Floyd Cooper.
The home of the
- Author: Smith, Charles R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 06 2015
- ISBN10: 0061920843
- Language: English
