CORNWALL AND ITS PEOPLE
Written by A.K. Hamilton Jenkin; Arthur Quiller-Couch.
Stock no. 1831634
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1946. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Comprising Cornish Seafarers, Cornwall and the Cornish, Cornish Homes and Customs. Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xvi and 487 pages including index. Reprint. Minor spotting to front board. A few minor foxspots present, mainly to prelims and text block. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby with a few tiny chips, top corner of front flap has been torn away.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ENGLISH HISTORIC CARPENTRY
Written by Cecil A. Hewett.
Stock no. 1830804
Published by Phillimore & Co. Ltd.. 2001. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Practical insight into the structure and age of our homes and outbuildings. Showing that the master carpenters of the past achieved their highest levels of craftsmanship well before the master masons. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 338 pages including index. ISBN: 0850333547. Reprint. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. A few minor marks to text block. A few instances of highlighting to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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.

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.

RURAL HOUSES OF NORTH OF IRELAND
Written by Alan Gailey.
Stock no. 1828444
Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd.. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A study of Irish traditional houses to set the field evidence in the context of historical documentation over a major part of Ireland. Discusses constructional and typological aspects as well as exploration of the social-historical background and semiotic interpretations. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0859760987. From the library of Ron Brunskill, authority on the history of architecture. Includes letter for permission to review from the Ancient Monuments Society and handwritten two sided review sheet. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly shelf-worn. Small patch of slight discolouration to front board. A little foxing to text block. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is a little creased and lightly scuffed.

RURAL HOUSES OF THE LANCASHIRE PENNINES 1560 TO 1760
Written by Sarah Pearson.
Stock no. 1828417
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Supplementary Series: 10. Pictorial cardwraps. Social and architectural history. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0117011924. SIGNED by the author (with personal gift dedication) to front endpaper. Also includes a loosely inserted excerpt from County Life August 1985 written and signed by same author. From the library of Ron Brunskill, authority on acrchitectural history. Spine lightly faded. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.