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The Victorian Country House
by Mark Girouard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1973. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 12.5" by 9.5". Unamed. A profusely illustrated work of British architectural history explore the designs of Victorian country houses. The first reprint of this work, punlished two years after the first edition. Held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Written by Mark Girouard the notable architectural writer who publisher numerous works of historical design. This particular work explores the history of the Victorian Country House. Illustrated throughout, with a folding plate to the rear of the volume. A lovely work of design history exploring the preferred style in Britain in the 19th century. In the publisher's cloth binding and held in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally generally smart. with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Patches of lightly rubbing to the extremities. Light spots to the top edge. Dustwrapper is bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a tear and a small amount of loss to the head of the spine. Light rubbing to the extremities. Tear to the front hinge. Light age toning internal to the wrap to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 627C6
- Title
- The Victorian Country House
- Author
- Mark Girouard
- Illustrator
- Unamed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 12.5" by 9.5"
- Keywords
- Dustwrapper Mark Girouard Illustrated Victorian Mark Girouard
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Plate
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- Reprint
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Cloth
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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