BRYCHEINIOG VOLUME XI: THE HOUSES OF BRECONSHIRE PART III. THE BRECON DISTRICT
Written by S.R. Jones; J.T. Smith.
Stock no. 1831472
Published by The Brecknock Society. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition.

Based on field-work undertaken in connection with a course for teachers, the aim of which was to provide material for the study of local history and to do this by arousing an interest in the buildings of the countryside and a visual awareness of them. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos & drawings. 148 pages. Covers marked, spine faded, neat name in ink across top edge of front cover. Some creasing to rear cover and corner tips of contents. Some pencil annotation and a few minor marks to contents.

THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1986: XIV MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE DIOCESE OF ST ANDREWS
Written by John Higgitt.
Stock no. 1831471
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Papers on the history of the medieval diocese, on the cult of St Andrew, on the eleventh to thirteenth century churches of St Andrews, Dunfermline and Arbroath as well as on facades and piers and distinctively Scottish architecture of the later Middle Ages. Edited by John Higgitt. Mustard yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. viii and 231 pages plus b/w plates to rear. ISBN: 0901286443. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

HOW TO PLAN A HOUSE: A BOOK FOR ALL ABOUT TO BUILD
Written by George Gordon Samson.
Stock no. 1831469
Published by Crosby Lockwood and Son. 1st 1910. Almost very good condition.

'One thing must never for an instant be lost sight of when preparing a plan. The wishes of woman - be she young and fair or not quite so young or unassistedly beauteous - must ever be considered... 'Brown cloth boards, dark brown titles. B/w plans, some folding. xvi and 133 pages plus 16 pages of publisher adverts to rear. Boards are grubby, slight lean to spine, tiny split to base of front edge of spine. Wear to top rear edge of spine. Text block browned. Some foxing, browning and a few marks to contents. A nice copy for its age.

SCOTTISH LIFE AND SOCIETY: A COMPENDIUM OF SCOTTISH ETHNOLOGY VOLUME 3: SCOTLAND'S BUILDINGS
Written by Geoffrey Stell; John Shaw; Susan Storrier.
Stock no. 1831468
Published by Tuckwell Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Architectural structures of Scotland and their historical context are discussed in this wide-ranging historical work. A variety of structures, from castles to community buildings, are considered in relation to their involvement and impact on the surrounding communities. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Edited by Geoffrey Stell et al. xxxii and 761 pages including index. ISBN: 186232123X. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily sunned/faded to front panel and spine, some fading to rear panel, light creasing. Book itself is clean.

COTTAGE BUILDING IN COB, PISE, CHALK & CLAY: A RENAISSANCE
Written by Clough Williams-Ellis; J.st. Loe Strachey.
Stock no. 1831465
Published by Country Life. 1st 1919. Almost very good condition.

A practical guide focused on alternative building materials, written in the early 20th century. Introduction by J. St. Loe Strachey. Grey cloth spine with red title, cream paper boards. B/w photos. 125 pages including index plus 2 page publisher advert to rear. Boards are browned and grubby. Red title to spine is fading, top & tail of spine shelf-worn. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. A few finger marks, mainly to prelims. Hinges pulled but binding is tight.

THE RURAL HOUSES OF NORTH AVON & SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1400-1720 (MONOGRAPH No. 6)
Written by Linda J. Hall.
Stock no. 1831425
Published by City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

In this monograph, the author has listed andm apped all the houses of north Avon and sought Gloucestershire of her study period known to her at December 1981 and her Gazetteer comprises a detailed description i nnote form of a major selection of them, fully planned and illustrated. Large format. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & plans. xvii (including subscribers list) and 316 pages including index. Card covers lightly foxed, damp staining to top edges. Text block and top margins damp stained (does not affect text). Otherwise, a nice, tight copy.

CITIES & PEOPLE: A SOCIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
Written by Mark Girouard.
Stock no. 1831225
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In an inimitable feat of social history, Girouard analyzes how the development of fashionable society, the increase in trade, the growth of population, and the widening of power of the nation state influenced seventeenth- and eighteenth-century cities, and how the Industrial Revolution affected cities of the nineteenth century. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour double-spread title page and colour & b/w illustrations throughout. vii and 397 pages including index. ISBN: 0300035020. Lower edge of boards lightly knocked (very minor). Corner bumped. Boards a little stained (faint). Top edge of text block a little grubby. A few minor foxspots to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a 2" split to lower front corners and a few marks. Musty odour present.

LINOLEUM: HISTORY, DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE 1882-2000
Written by Gerhard Kaldewei; Ingrid Nina Bell.
Stock no. 1831151
Published by Hatje Cantz Publishers. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

This text presents linoleum in its various guises. It looks at the historical and ecological importance of this material. The essays are contributed by experts and cover the history of linoleum, its "discovery" by modernist designers and architects and its renaissance in contemporary design. Edited by Gerhard Kaldewei, translated by Ingrid Nina Bell. Black spine with white title, brown paper boards with black title to front. B/w and colour illustrations/photos. 251 pages including index. ISBN: 3775709908. A very nice copy.

LINEN HOUSES OF BANBRIDGE
Written by Catherine Cahill; Jack Diamond. Illustrated by Clare Boyce; Elizabeth McCalla.
Stock no. 1831077
1st thus 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Historical and Architectural Study of the Houses of The Linen Merchants of Banbridge, Ireland. Limited Edition of 200. Oblong format. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 72 pages including index. This is copy 88 of 200. A few scuff marks to dustwrapper else a lovely copy.

HOW TO RENDER: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHT, SHADOW AND REFLECTIVITY
Written by Scott Robertson; Thomas Bertling. Illustrated by Scott Robertson; Thomas Bertling.
Stock no. 1831041
Published by Design Studio Press. Circa 2014. Nearly fine condition.

This book has its focus firmly on helping artists, architects and designers to improve visual understanding of the world around and on techniques for representing that world. Rendering is the next step after drawing to communicate ideas more clearly. Matt pictorial boards. B/w illustrations, colour photos. 272 pags. ISBN: 9781933492834. 4th printing. Very minor, faint spots to vertical edge of text block (not affecting contents). A lovely copy.

30 HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF YANGON: INSIDE THE CITY THAT CAPTURED TIME
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831020
Published by Association Of Myanmar Architects. 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book focuses on a selection of 30 key buildings and examines their past, present, and future. Piecing together the often forgotten social history of each building has involved delving into out-of-print books, company records, old city directories, newspaper archives, and people's memories. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 166 pages including index. ISBN: 9789997185211. Reprint. A very nice copy.

SOME COTSWOLD COUNTRY HOUSES
Written by James Lees-Milne.
Stock no. 1831018
Published by Dovecote Press. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Personal Selection of 28 houses known by the author in his lifetime. Contains extracts of the diary of Lees-Milne who in the 1930s and 40s travelled around country houses all over the country to try to persuade them to hand over their houses to the National Trust.Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 158 pages. ISBN: 0946159459. Boards clean. Text block lightly browned. A few faint foxspots an grubby marks to prelims. Price-cut green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, lightly edge-rubbed/creased and has a few minor marks.