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GLOUCESTERSHIRE I: THE COTSWOLDS (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; David Verey; Alan Brooks.
Stock no. 1831609
Published by Yale University Press.
2020.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Extensively revised and expanded. The celebrated architecture of the Cotswold villages - stone-built manor houses, cottages, and medieval churches - is covered in full. Longer entries describe market towns such as Cirencester, Fairford and Chipping Camptden, with their great wool churches, almshouses, and charming civic buildings. Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, diagrams and illustrations. 826 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300096040. Reprint. Text block slightly dusty. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. A lovely copy.
OXFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Jennifer Sherwood.
Stock no. 1831607
Published by Yale University Press.
1st thus
2002.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Oxford's unique collection of university and college buildings both old and new form a major part of this book. The city itself with its medieval walls and castle and ancient churches is also fully described. Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. 948 pages including index. ISBN: 0300096399. Headbands have become unglued from outer spine. Top edge of text block grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-pworn and is scuffed to rear panel.
THREE CENTURIES OF ARCHITECTURAL CRAFTSMANSHIP
Written by Colin Amery.
Stock no. 1831587
Published by The Architectural Press.
1986.
Very good condition.
A selection of the best drawings from the classic 1920 to 1930 AR series of looseleaf folders entitled A Practical Exemplar of Architecture. These folders represented a source of authentic 17th and 18th century stonework, woodwork, fireplace, doorway and similar building details. Edited by Colin Amery. Large format. White cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. xiv plus 221 plates and 3 page bibliography to rear. ISBN: 0851396623. Reprint. Cardwraps are lightly browned and lightly scuffed. Foxing to text block else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- INTERIOR DESIGN
- BUILDINGS
A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS 1600-1840
Written by Howard Colvin.
Stock no. 1831582
Published by Yale University Press.
3rd
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Third edition with 150 new entries and fully revised. This authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architects who practiced from the time of Inigo Jones (1573-1650) to that of William Burn (1789-1870) and Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860). Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 1264 pages including index. ISBN: 0300060912. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Presented to Dr Ronald Brunskill (an architect and historian) September 1995 and signed by members of English Heritage. Text block a little grubby else contents clean. Front joint between front endpaper and half-title page is pulled but binding is tight. Grey dustwrapper is a little marked.
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- ARCHITECTURE
- DICTIONARIES
- UK (GENERAL)
- REFERENCE
SOME ACCOUNT OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND (4 VOLUMES)
Written by T. Hudson Turner.
Stock no. 1831572
Published by John Henry Parker.
1st
1851.
Very good condition.
Volume I: From The Conquest to the End of the Thirteenth Century; Volume II: From Edward I. to Richard II.; Volume III: From Richard II. to Henry VIII. Part II.; Volume IV: From Richard II. to Henry VIII Part I. Full leather binding, gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers. Numerous b/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Vol I 1st 1851; Vol II 1st 1853; Vol III 1st 1859; Vol IV 1st 1859. Volume III and IV are possibly bound with incorrect number on spine ie III should be IV and IV should be III. Boards are lightly scuffed at edges, bumped at corners but otherwise in very good condition for the age of the volumes. Some foxing present but not bad. A nice set.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HOMES AND HOUSING
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
ABBEYS
Written by M.R. James.
Stock no. 1831565
Published by GWR.
1926.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An authoritative and beautifully written survey of the medieval monastic houses of Great Britain, authored by the renowned scholar and medievalist M. R. James. Black cloth spine, gilt titles. Red boards. B/w photos, plans and illustrations. 7 colour plates and a Map in pocket on rear board. x and 153 pages. Second impression. Top & tail of spine and board corners lightly worn. Text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers, prelims and text block. Map present in rear pocket. Plain dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and chipped at top & tail of spine and corners. Strong cigarette odour present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- CHURCHES
- ARCHITECTURE
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CATHEDRALS
Written by Anthony S.B. New.
Stock no. 1331389
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Observer book no. 43. 16 full-page plates and over 250 illustrations in colour and b/w. Small format. Red boards. ISBN: 0723215006. Minimal fading to cover edges. Some light spotting to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with 'new' price sticker above), is slightly edge rubbed and has a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- OBSERVERS
- CHURCHES
- ARCHITECTURE
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF OLD ENGLISH CHURCHES
Written by Lawrence E. Jones.
Illustrated by A.S.B. New.
Stock no. 1331384
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Observer book No. 36. Describing the principle exterior and interior features with 44 plates from photographs and text drawings. Red boards, black titles. Small format. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, slightly grubby with a light damp stain to lower edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- OBSERVERS
- ARCHITECTURE
- CHURCHES
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SCOTTISH MEDIEVAL CHURCH 1100-1560
Written by Richard Fawcett.
Stock no. 1831498
Published by Yale University Press.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The first in-depth survey of Scotland's medieval church architecture covers buildings constructed between the early 12th century and the Reformation in 1560. From majestic cathedrals and abbeys to modest parish churches and chapels, Richard Fawcett places the architecture in context by considering the varied sources of ideas that underlay church designs. Large format. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w photos. xiii and 456 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300170498. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed. Top corners of boards bumped giving rise to a light corner cease to contents (minor). Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- MIDDLE AGES
- SCOTLAND
- CHURCHES
EARLY MEDIEVAL SCULPTURE IN THE WEST HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS
Written by Ian Fisher.
Stock no. 1831496
Published by The Royal Commission On The Ancient And Historical Monuments Of Scotland.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The results of two extensive surveys, covering over 150 sites from the southernmost islands of Argyll to the most northerly of the Hebrides. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. xiii and 178 pages including index. ISBN: 090390330X. Some light scuffing to boards. Else boards and contents lovely and clean.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- SCULPTURE
- SCOTLAND
- ARGYLL
THE CHARACTER OF TOWNS: AN APPROACH TO CONSERVATION
Written by Roy Worskett.
Stock no. 1831477
Published by Architectural Press.
1st
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Towns are alive: though they may be preserved they can never be embalmed. So this book is not only about safeguarding and enjoyment of what already exists; it is also about how best to make room for what is new. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 271 pages including index. ISBN: 0851391214. Light shelf-rubbing to top & tail of spine and corners. Minor knock to horizontal board edges. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block. Previous owner's name plate to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and edge-worn with a little loss at corners.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- TOWN PLANNING
- CONSERVATION
LETTERING FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS
Written by Milner Gray; Ronald Armstrong.
Stock no. 1831476
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd..
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Alphabet and symbol in relation to entrances & interiors; public places; civic buildings; road signs; shops & stores; supermarkets; the corporate image; illuminated signs; and exhibitions. Visual communications in the architectural setting. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 160 pages including index. A couple of very minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned. Page edes lightly browned else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-rubbed with slight wear.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- DESIGN