Beginning in the 19th century, peaking in the Art Deco period, and enjoying a renaissance in the 1990s, terra-cotta has been used to ornament facades, rooflines, doors and windows and create numerous architectural reliefs within American architectural history.
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Beginning in the 19th century, peaking in the Art Deco period, and enjoying a renaissance in the 1990s, terra-cotta has been used to ornament facades, rooflines, doors and windows and create numerous architectural reliefs within American architectural history.
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Add this copy of Terra-Cotta Skyline: New York's Architectural Ornament to cart. $11.92, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Add this copy of Terra-Cotta Skyline: New York's Architectural Ornament to cart. $11.92, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Add this copy of Terra-Cotta Skyline: New York's Architectural Ornament to cart. $18.99, very good condition, Sold by Hennessey + Ingalls rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Used-Very Good. Any city walker knows the delight that a flash of colorful ornament can bestow on an otherwise gray promenade. More often than not, these glazed splashes of color are made of terra cotta, which, for more than 100 years, has been an integralC'but largely unknownC'part of America's architectural legacy. Beginning in the nineteenth century, peaking in the Art Deco period, and enjoying a renaissance today, terra cotta has been used to ornament facades, rooflines, doors, and windows and create many of the most famous and fanciful architectural reliefs. 'Terra-Cotta Skyline presents the history, manufacture, and art of architectural terra cotta through documents, drawings, archival photographs, and brilliant new color images commissioned exclusively for this book. Also included is a catalog of 200 extant terra-cotta buildings in New York, as well as directories of terra-cotta manufacturers and preservation organizations. BEAUTIFUL COPY! ! ! wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector...
Add this copy of Terra-Cotta Skyline: New York's Architectural Ornament to cart. $22.00, very good condition, Sold by Kurtis A Phillips rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Roswell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book A large clean and unmarked pictorial-boards hardback with a dust jacket now protected in a new archival-quality, removable Mylar plastic cover. Stated First Edition with an incomplete number-line. This University Press copy has an "opened-only-a-few-times" look & feel with no crushes to the boards' corners. Black-&-white and color illustrations. Stored in sealed plastic protection and mailed (bubble-wrapped) in a sturdy Jiffy Rigi Bag envelope. We ship daily from Roswell, Ga. Serving satisfied customers since 1999.
Add this copy of Terra-Cotta Skyline: New York's Architectural Ornament to cart. $29.72, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1450grams, ISBN: 9781568981055.
Add this copy of Terra-Cotta Skyline, New York's Architectural Ornament to cart. $30.00, like new condition, Sold by Take Five Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ashland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Princeton Architectural Press.
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Mauss, Peter; Photographs By. Fine in Very Good+ jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Dust jacket in brodart. Expedited or International shipping may cost more.
Add this copy of Terra-Cotta Skyline: New York's Architectural Ornament to cart. $30.00, like new condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Princeton University Press.
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Peter Mauss. Fine. Many color and b/w photo illustrations throughout by Peter Mauss. 160 pages. Small folio, pictorial boards. (New York): Princeton University Press, (1997). Later printing of the first edition. A fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. Inscribed and signed by the author and photographer on title page.
