The four men who are the subject of this book were all trained in the traditional European mode, but in transferring their ideas from Europe to the American West, they incorporated rustic vernacular precedents and local materials to create the distinct style of the San Francisco Bay area.
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The four men who are the subject of this book were all trained in the traditional European mode, but in transferring their ideas from Europe to the American West, they incorporated rustic vernacular precedents and local materials to create the distinct style of the San Francisco Bay area.
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Add this copy of On the Edge of the World: Four Architects in San to cart. $16.47, new condition, Sold by Books International rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1989 by MIT Press (MA).
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Used-Very Good. The four men who are the subject of this book were all trained in the traditional European mode, but in transferring their ideas from Europe to the American West, they incorporated rustic vernacular precedents and local materials to create the distinct style of the San Francisco Bay area. Richard W. Longstreth is Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at George Washington University. 'On the Edge of the World' is included in the Architectural History Foundation American Monograph Series. The four men who are the subject of this book were all trained in the traditional European mode, but in transferring their ideas from Europe to the American West, they incorporated rustic vernacular precedents and local materials to create the distinct style of the San Francisco Bay area. Book has minor shelf wear. Corner is bent.
Add this copy of On the Edge of the World: Four Architects in San to cart. $37.99, very good condition, Sold by Resource Books, LLC rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from East Granby, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by The MIT Press.
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Very Good. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1989. Thick softcover, 455 pages. Very good condition with light edgewear, firm binding, half-title through contents page have identical shallow vertical creases which appear to be from the original binding process, pages very clean, no names or other markings. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Add this copy of On the Edge of the World: Four Architects in San to cart. $56.78, very good condition, Sold by Pistil Books Online rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Architectural History Foundation / MIT.
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Very Good. Architecture Book has a curled cover, corner wear, little dog-ears. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 455 pages with a great many b&w photos, floorplans, maps, elevations, landscapes, interiors, exteriors, drawings. Chapters include: Academic eclecticism: the question of style, Training: London, New York, Paris, Transition: a few young men, Coxhead and Polk: The rustic city house, The rustic suburban and country houses, Civic projects, Schweinfurth: the cause of regional expression, Maybeck, etc. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books.
Add this copy of On the Edge of the World: Four Architects in San to cart. $89.50, very good condition, Sold by BingoBooks2 rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A. : Mit Pr.
