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THE FOUR BOOKS OF ARCHITECTURE (DOVER EDITION)
Written by Andrea Palladio; Adolf K. Placzek.
Stock no. 1830760
Published by General Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first published by Isaac Ware in 1738, to which has been added a new introduction written especially for this edition by Adolf K. Placzek. Large format. Grey cloth boards, blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-rubbed, boards clean. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Tape marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, lightly edge-creased with wear to top & tail of spine.

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THE ART OF FLORENCE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Glenn M. Andres; John M. Hunisak; A. Richard Turner.
Stock no. 1830758
Published by Artabras. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Two volumes. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Superb colour photos and numerous b/w illustrations. 1312 pages in total. Due to the size of this book, if posted, it will need to be sent via courier and may incur extra shipping costs. ISBN: 9780896601116. Spines slightly faded else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded to rear vertical open edge.

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TRADITIONAL DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF THE BANBURY REGION
Written by Raymond B. Wood-Jones.
Stock no. 1830729
Published by University of Manchester. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This work is concerned primarily with the lesser domestic architecture of the Oxfordshire region, the homes of the yeoman farmers in which traditional and regional features are most clearly expressed, producing a distinctive regional style of ubilding of remarkable homogeneity in material and character. A study of over 1,100 existing structures. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and plans. xvii and 309 pages plus b/w plates to rear. Top & tail of spine and top corners of boards bumped. Small name & date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to text block and endpapers. Else contents clean. Pale blue dustwrapper is grubby, edge-worn, browned to spine and some foxing present.

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ROBERT MYLNE: ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 1733 TO 1811
Written by A.E. Richardson.
Stock no. 1830728
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Robert Mylne was a famous eighteenth century architect. The diaries show by their day to day entries the way in which a busy eighteenth century architect worked, and, in the case of Mylne, the many long journeys he contstantly undertook and his meticulous care in carrying out his commissions, large or small. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 220 pages. Board corners lightly rubbed/worn. Foxing mainly to text block and prelims, some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is grubby, edge-rubbed, worn at corners with slight loss, browned to spine, some foxing.

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THOMAS EARP MASTER OF STONE
Written by Anthony Mitchell.
Stock no. 1830673
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Life and Work of this noted sculptor of the Victorian Era. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 112 pages including index and subscribers list. ISBN: 0860234630. A few minor marks to boards. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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A MANUAL OF GOTHIC MOLDINGS
Written by F.A. Paley; W.M. Fawcett.
Stock no. 1830672
Published by John Van Voorst. 4th 1877. Very good condition.

Fourth Edition. Title to spine is 'Paley's Gothic Moldings'. Directions for copying them and for determining their dates. Upwards of six hundred examples. B/w illustrations to text. 94 pages plus 21 plates to rear and 2 pages of publisher adverts. Boards lightly unevenly faded and have a few minor marks. Top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Text block browned. 'S.' in pen to front pastedown. Front joint publled between front endpaper and half-title page but binding tight. Half-title page browned and has a contemporary ink name & date to top ege.

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OLD HOUSE HANDBOOK: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CARE AND REPAIR
Written by Roger Hunt; Marianne Suhr.
Stock no. 1830647
Published by Frances Lincoln Limited. Circa 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In association with The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. If you live in an old house, and want to maintain it to prevent expensive repairs and avoid destruction of the very qualities that make it appealing, this is the book you need. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 204 pages including index. ISBN: 9780711227729. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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VILLAGE AND TOWN
Written by S.R. Badmin. Illustrated by S.R. Badmin.
Stock no. 1830571
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. Circa 1942. Almost very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 16. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and b/w lithographs. Second issue. Covers lightly edge-rubbed, worn at spine with split to top & tail. Light mark to rear cover. Approx 1" square loss to lower spine edge of rear cover. Some foxing to contents.

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FARM BUILDINGS VOLUME ONE: TECHNIQUES - DESIGN - PROFIT
Written by John B. Weller.
Stock no. 1830532
Published by Crosby Lockwood And Son Ltd. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"Every farm building forms part of an investment. Any part of a building which does not contribute a profit from the enterprise concerned hinders the success of the farm." This is the basis of the author's approach to his subject, as it must be, logically, that of the farmer, the architect, builder and agricultural adviser. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xv and 269 pages including index plus advertisement to rear. White marks to boards. Rust spots to front endpapers. Previous bookseller's address label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn, faded to spine and grubby to rear panel.

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NORFOLK I: NORWICH AND NORTH-EAST (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Bill Wilson.
Stock no. 1830524
Published by Penguin. 2nd 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition. Black vinyl cloth boards, gilt title to spine and publisher vignette to front. B/w maps, plans and photos. 796 pages including index. ISBN: 0140710582. Text block very slightly browned. Pages 593-600 mis-cut by printer to top margins (not affecting text). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, slightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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THE STONES OF VENICE
Written by John Ruskin; Jan Morris. Illustrated by John Ruskin.
Stock no. 1830517
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Stones of Venice was originally published in 3 volumes between 1851 and 1853. Ruskin believed that the best of Gothic architecture was to be found in Venice. This edition is in beautiful terracotta pictorial cloth with colour plates by Ruskin. Edited and Introduced by Jan Morris. Top edge terracotta. xlvi and 350 pages includes index. Headband to top of spine has come unglued from the outer spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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WEST COUNTRY HISTORIC HOUSES AND THEIR FAMILIES VOLUME THREE: THE COTSWOLD AREA
Written by Eric R. Delderfield.
Stock no. 1830484
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The author tells the eventful stories of fifteen historic homes in the Cotswolds area and of the families who built them through successive generations. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis & b/w photos. 124 pages including index. ISBN: 0715360892. Endpapers lightly browned else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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