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Pictorial History of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++/VG/VG+
- ISBN 10
- 071952640X
- ISBN 13
- 9780719526404
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John Murray Publishers, 1972-07-06. 1st Edn, 1st. Imp.. Hardcover. VG++/VG/VG+. Box X29 HARDBACK ""ILLUSTRATED EDITION,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date: 1972.* Pub: John Murray & George Rainbird Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Red cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine strip and no title to face. No bumps, minor rubs, minimal shelf wear. VG* Jacket condition: Colour photo-illustrated jacket with red and white titles to face and black and white titles to faded spine. Not price clipped showing a shelf price of 5.00. Now in clear un-attached protective wrapper. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Patterned and coloured end papers (two-tone brown). Top edges coloured red. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, very slight toning to other edges. VG++* Illustrations: Colour and black and white illustrations throughout.* Pages: 104 pp. text. ix pp. index & blank pages at rear.* Description: From the 1950's through to the 1970's Betjeman wrote numerous books on Architecture and it was during this period that he put much effort into protecting historical buildings which were being dismantled post war without much concern for their architectural importance. His statue is to be seen today on the concourse at St Pancras station which is only with us today due to his intervention in the 60's.* A NEAR FINE text copy with some light age and wear to the jacket reducing it to VG. Now in protected dust jacket.* 0
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9123
- Title
- Pictorial History of English Architecture
- Author
- Betjeman, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++/VG/VG+
- Edition
- 1st Edn, 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 071952640X
- ISBN 13
- 9780719526404
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972-07-06
- Pages
- 112
- X weight
- g
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