Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1929. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown tree calf rebacked with gilt front cover crest of Dulwich College. All edges marbled. Fine. 406 pages. 22.5 x 15.5 cm. Presents Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles in various Roman and Hellenistic periods, plus examples of temple, theatres and town planning. 24 black and white plates, 134 black and white figures. Appendices and General Index. Dulwitch College, London is an independent boy boarding school founded 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn to educate poor scholars. New endpapers, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt. Bright, very fresh copy.

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Bookseller: Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 23686
Title: A Handbook of Greek & Roman Architecture
Author: Robertson, D.S
Format/Binding: Leather_bound
Book Condition: Used - Contemporary full brown tree calf rebacked with gilt front cover crest of Dulwich College. All edges marbled. Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication: Cambridge
Date Published: 1929
Keywords: Roman
Bookseller catalogs: Architecture; Art Reference;

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