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The Growth of the English House, A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800
by J. Alfred Gotch
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not stated. The first edition of this architectural history of English houses with illustrations. First edition of The Growth of the English House, A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800 by J. Alfred Gotch. In the original publisher's red cloth binding with decorative gilt to the front board and spine. Illustrated throughout the text with photographs and in-text drawings and diagrams. With a monochrome plate as the frontispiece. Contents of this architectural history include 'The Later Manor House of the Middle Ages' and 'Elizabethan and Jacobean Houses'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the very occasional spot. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 838W55
- Title
- The Growth of the English House, A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800
- Author
- J. Alfred Gotch
- Illustrator
- Not stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- English houses Architecture History Alfred Gotch Architecture Illustrated
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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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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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