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For your convenience you can order online using a Visa, MasterCard or American Express. If you wish to pay by check, you may also submit your order online, and complete your purchase by mailing a check or money order to the Athenæum. To purchase any of the titles on this page, click the "Add to Shopping Cart" button next to the title you wish to purchase. When you are done selecting books, click the "Review Order / Checkout" button below, review your order, and then choose "Go to Payments" to pay for your order.

The Study of Architectural Design

by John F. Harbeson (W. W. Norton, 2008) 320 pages, illustrated, soft cover.

Thomas U. Walter: The Lectures on Architecture, 1841-1853

Edited by Jhennifer Amundson (Athenæum 2006) Soft Cover; 280pp., Illustrated, Index.

$24.95

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The Planning of Center City Philadelphia from William Penn to the Present

Essay by John Andrew Gallery (Center for Architecture, 2007) 96 pages, illustrated, soft cover.

$17.95

Architectural Research In Philadelphia: A Guide to the Resources Available throughout Philadelphia

By Jefferson M. Moak (Athenæum 2001, revised 2002)

$30.00

Historic Houses of Philadelphia

By Roger W. Moss (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998). 256 pages / 8-3/4" x 11-3/4" / Cloth. Photographs by Tom Crane.

With 160 photographs so breathtaking they practically invite the reader to step over the threshold, Historic Houses of Philadelphia brings the region's most impressive museum homes to life. The only comprehensive reader's tour of the area's rich array of historic residences open to the public, the book is complete with maps, touring information, and historical notes on fifty distinctive houses.

$34.95

Historic Sacred Places of Philadelphia

By Roger W. Moss (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004). 328 pages / 8-3/4" x 11-3/4" / Cloth. Photographs by Tom Crane.

$34.95

Philadelphia Victorian: The Building of the Athenæum

By Roger W. Moss (Athenæum) 172pp., 169 duotone illustrations; 10 ½ x II 3/8 full cloth hardcover with slipcase.

The Athenæum of Philadelphia sponsored three competitions for a building to house its growing library in the 1830s and 1840s. Few American structures of that period are so richly documented or can claim as competitors such early 19th-century masters as William Strickland, John Haviland, Napoleon LeBrun, Thomas Ustick Walter, Thomas S. Stewart, and John Notman--and have their drawings survive.

$72.00

Philadelphia Victorian: The Building of the Athenæum

By Roger W. Moss (Athenæum) 172pp., 169 duotone illustrations; paperback.

$45.00

Monument To Philanthropy: The Design and Building of Girard College, 1832-1848

By Bruce Laverty, Michael J. Lewis & Michelle Taillon Taylor. (Girard College, 1998).174 pages, Soft bound with color illustrations.

This comprehensive work, which served as a catalog for a 1998 exhibition, is the first published work specifically addressing the design and construction issues raised by Girard College, the single most expensive building project in America prior to the Civil War.

$35.00

Robert Smith: Architect, Builder, Patriot 1722-1777

By Charles E. Peterson FAIA with Constance M. Grieff & Maria M. Thompson. (Athenæum, 2000). 164 pages, Illustrated hardcover, with a forward by Robert Venturi.

Robert Smith was the most important and influential architect-builder in the American colonies. His major buildings were ornaments of Philadelphia, where he lived. But his reputation also brought him commissions from as far away as Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, and Williamsburg, Virginia. Among his accomplishments were the steeple of Christ Church (1753-54), St. Peter's Church (1758-61), The Walnut Street Jail (1773-74), and Benjamin Franklin's House (1763-65).

$25.00

The Fairmount Park Motor Races, 1908-1911

By Michael J. Seneca (McFarland & Co., 2003). 238 pages, Illustrated Hardcover

History of early automobile races in Fairmount Park, written by a member of the Athenæum staff.

$39.95

John Notman, Architect

By Constance Grieff (Athenæum) Illustrated paperback.

Biography and catalogue of the mid-19th century American architect published on the occasion of an NEA-sponsored exhibition at the Athenæum.

$20.00

Lighting for Historic Buildings

By Roger W. Moss (Preservation Press) Illustrated paperback.

History of lighting in America and a guide to authentic reproductions for use in historic buildings today. Published by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

$19.95

America's Membership Libraries

Edited by Richard Wendorf (Oak Knoll Press, 2007) Hardcover, 352 pages, illustrated.

$39.95

Victorian Exterior Decoration

By Roger W. Moss & Gail Caskey Winkler (H.Holt) Color illustrated paperback.

Revised edition with latest paint color references. How to paint your historic building authentically. Reproduces original documents from Athenæum collection.

$22.95

Floor Coverings for Historic Buildings

By Gail C. Winkler (Preservation Press)

The National Trust guide to reproduction floor coverings in the marketplace today.

$19.95

Philadelphia Theaters: A Pictorial Architectural History from the Collections of The Athenæum of Philadelphia

By Irvin R. Glazer (Dover, 1994). Illustrated paperback.

Catalogue of an exhibition at the Athenæum, 1994. Contains over 140 photographs and drawings.

$13.95

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For your convenience you can order online using a Visa, MasterCard or American Express. If you wish to pay by check, you may also submit your order online, and complete your purchase by mailing a check or money order to the Athenæum. To purchase any of the titles on this page, click the "Add to Shopping Cart" button next to the title you wish to purchase. When you are done selecting books, click the "Review Order / Checkout" button below, review your order, and then choose "Go to Payments" to pay for your order.

All titles may be ordered by mail from Publications Secretary, The Athenæum of Philadelphia, 219 S. Sixth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3794. Include price as indicated and $3.00 for postage and handling per book unless otherwise noted.