The Georgian Buildings of Bath from 1700 to 1830
by Walter Ison
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1948. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 11" by 8". None. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the Georgian buildings around Bath. First edition. Illustrated throughout with one folding plate, one hundred and thirty-six plates, and many in-text line drawings. Collated complete. A detailed study of the city of Bath's many important and eye-catching Georgian buildings with recognizable landmarks and styles. Written by Walter Ison, a British architectural historian. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper sound with light chipping and wear to the extremities. The odd small closed tear to the boards and folds. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 866T1
- Title
- The Georgian Buildings of Bath from 1700 to 1830
- Author
- Walter Ison
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 11" by 8"
- Keywords
- Georgian Bath Buildings Ison Bath
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Chipping
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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