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The book of the modern house. A panoramic survey of contemporary domestic design
by Edited and prepared under the direction of Patrick Abercrombie, professor of town planning in the University of London
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1939 Book. Good. Hardcover. The book of the modern house. A panoramic survey of contemporary domestic design Edited and prepared under the direction of Patrick Abercrombie, professor of town planning in the University of London London: Hodder & Stoughton; 1939 xl, 378 pages + 6 colour plates. Small errata leaf tipped in after the title page. In the original cloth binding, this is unevenly faded. Small tear to the head of the spine. Bookplate to the front free end paper. The glue on the bookplate has wrinkled the paper. Spotting to the half title page. Very light browning to pages throughout..
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- Bookseller
- Stephen Rench
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012488
- Title
- The book of the modern house. A panoramic survey of contemporary domestic design
- Author
- Edited and prepared under the direction of Patrick Abercrombie, professor of town planning in the University of London
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1939
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Stephen Rench
Biblio member since 2012
Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire
About Stephen Rench
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- Cloth
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- Half Title
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
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