Search Results: Pleasure Of Ruins by Rose MacAulay

Barnes & Noble, 1996-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1966. 2nd Impression. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. Illustrated by Beny, Roloff (design and photos). The text has been selected and edited by Constance Babington Smith.160 pages in photogravure, 12 hand mounted colour plates, 29 maps and plans of the sites. 286 pages. Text block Near Fine, cover edgeslightly scuffed. DJ has multiple chips, edges rubbed, spine top 3/4" missing, now stabilized in mylar sleeve. This very heavy book will cost extra for shipping; please inquire.; 10 3/4 x 14 ''.

BARNES & NOBLE. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0760702489 . Light spill stain to the edge of the pages. - Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No major blemishes. No writing. .

Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. First Edition. 466 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages slightly loose. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends.

Hardback. Very Good.

Barnes & Noble, 1996. Reprint. Spine with minor skew, near fine in near fine, lightly rubbed dust jacket in mylar cover..

Thames And Hudson, 1964. Book. Illus. by Photos By Roloff Beny. Very Good. Hardcover. Second 1966.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953. Hardcover. Good. 1953. First Edition. 466 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with dulled gilt lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Minor scuffing and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean.

Thames & Hudson, 1984. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Thames & Hudson, 1984. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Barnes & Noble, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/Very Good. Large, thick, sturdy book, dark blue cloth spine, dark blue boards, very bright bronze lettering on spine, 466 pages with many illustrations throughout. DJ glossy dark blue background, a color photo of stunning ruins in thin white frame on front. DJ has a tiny near-chip at top back tip. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

NY: Thames & Hudson. VG+. 1964. 1st Printing. Hardcover. First printing. 10 1/2" x 14", 286 page hardcover. A VG+ copy in a VG+ dust jacket. Rubbing along the lower edges of the book's covers. The pages are tanned, mainly at the margins, but are still supple. The dus t jacket has rubs to its corners and spine tips. The rear panel is wri nkled. This is Roloff Beny's photographic interpretation of Macaulsy 's Pleasure in Ruins. Includes 160 pages of photogravure, 12 hand-moun ted colour plates, and 29 maps and plans of the sites. Shipping weig ht is seven pounds. Additional shipping charges will apply. .

Thames and Hudson, 1966. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1966. Reprinted. 466 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Tape marks to end papers. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing. Jacket is covered in a non removable laminate.

Barnes & Noble, New York 1996 (first published 1953). 24.0 x 16.0cms, 466pp, 71 b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper Macaulay summons up pleasant and melancholy emotions as she introduces us to the ruins of Ampurias, Old Antigua, Vilcpampas, Magna Graecis, Mayan Copan, Amber, Angkor, the Luignan castles etc etc,

Thames & Hudson, London & New York 1966 (first published 1953). 22.0 x 15.0cms, 466pp, 71 b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper Macaulay summons up pleasant and melanchly emotions as she introduces us to the ruins of Ampurias, Old Antigua, Vilcpampas, Magna Graecis, Mayan Copan, Amber, Angkor, the Luignan castles etc etc,

New York: Walker and Company. 1st American ed. (1966). 466pp. VG/VG copy, ink name on ffep, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1966.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Thames and Hudson, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1966. 466 pages. Orange pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners.

London]: Thames And Hudson, 1964, Second Printing 1966, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Folio, hardcover, near fine in white pictorial boards in somewhat edgeworn green and grey pictorial dj. (with chips and tears at edges) 160 full-page, 12 tipped-in color photos, 29 maps & plans. index. 84 sites are illustrated from around the world. A very handsome coffee-table edition. In exploring the development of the taste for ruins, author has dipped into most periods of history and most countries of the world. The jungle-grown cities of Mexico and India, the abbeys and churches of Europe, the Crusader Castles of the Middle East, the ruins of Greece and Italy, Asia Minor, Africa and China-examples from these and many others find their place in a book which recalls much of the history of mankind by contemplating the great monuments that successive ages have left behind.

London: Thames & Hudson, 1966. Second Impression. Hardcover. Generally VG- but with areas of (coffee?) stains to closed page ends; some age toning to page margins. Covers lovely and text clean and tight. DJ not price-clipped but with wear to edges. Blind-stamp from library of Clare Boothe Luce.. Bw illustrated leatherette/boards with silver lettering on spine. Glossy, color-illustrated dj with black lettering on silver spine. 286 pp. with 160 pp. in photogravure, 12 hand-mounted color plates, and 29 maps and plans of the sites. Another classic by the intrepid novelist and travel writer, Rose Macaulay (Towers of Trebizond, etc.). A gigantic excursion across the continents and down the centuries through the marvellous relics of dead cities, palaces, and civilizations. Macaulay speculates on the people who built and on those who destroyed these glorious places (and who continue to do so today...) and what their ruins have meant to others. Covers archaeological and architectural aspects, literary… Read More