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SOFTBACK PAMPHLET SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 2nd. Revised.* Impression: 3rd.* Date of Publication: Nov 1985.* Publisher: H.H.Entwisle.* Binding and cover condition: B/w photo-illustrated paper covers, staple bound no rust. Very slight creases to rear cover. No creases to spine or hinge. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No Annotations or Inscriptions, No tanning, seems un-read. VG++* Illustrations: B/w photos & line drawn map at rear.* Pages: 15 pp. text. No Index at rear.* Product Description :- Over a century ago the Rev. Robert Francis Kilvert, Vicar of Bredwardine, died on the 23rd. September 1879. Some 60 years later this humble parish priest achieved a world-wide posthumous fame through the publication of his diary. The three volumes of Kilvert?s Diary, edited by William Plomer and published by Jonathan Cape, appeared in 1938-40 to give an unique picture of life in Victorian Times. They have been reprinted on numerous occasions and an…
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Kilvert's Bredwardine
by R, CLEW Kenneth
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PORTPATRICK THROUGH THE AGES
by R, Cunningham R
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SOFTBACK PAMPHLET SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus Revised Reprint.* Date of Publication: 1985 (1997)* Publisher: Wigtown Free Press.* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers, very slight ageing & a few light marks, No creases to spine or corners. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, Clean, crisp, tight & bright. Neat dedication to title page. No annotations to text, no tanning, seems very lightly used. VG+* Illustrations: Black and white photographs and line drawn maps throughout.* Pages: 31 pp. text. i pp. Bibliography at rear.* Product Description :- Visitors to Portpatrick, looking at the ruins of the harbour, the relics of the railway, and hearing references to Barrack Street and Colonel Street, wonder why. The story of Portpatrick is long and complex and this short history can give only an outline of the growth of the village.* This is a NEAR FINE copy of the revised edition with slight ageing, small marks and inscription reducing it to VG*
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Readings in Urban Sociology: Readings in Sociology
by R.E.Pahl., Ed.
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SOFTBACK "OPEN UNIVERSITY SET TEXT," SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus Reprint.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1974 (1968)* Publisher: Pergamon Press.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers showing a design in orange and white on an olive green background. Black & white titles to spine and face. No bumps or rubs, in clear attached library film. No shelf wear or reading creases to spine, none to hinge. Seems lightly used. VG+* Contents condition: Ex-library copy with usual stamps and labels. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text. Slight age and library stamps to page edges. No tanning to contents. VG+* Illustrations: A few b/w graphs and tables within text. * Pages: 329 pp. text. vi pp. notes, references & blank pages at rear.* Product Description:- One of a series of volumes published by The Pergamon Press. Each will consist of a collection of articles on a specialised aspect of sociology. Each volume of Readings has been…
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Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History: Publications of 1979 (Copy 2).
by G.R.Elton.
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HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1980 * Publisher: Harvester Press.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, gilt title to spine only. No bumps or rubs, some scratches to front board, no other visible faults. VG+.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to edges, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 133 pp. text. lxvi pp. indices & blank pages at rear.* Description: The Royal Historical Society publication of the Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History for 1979. It contains chapters headed Auxiliary, General, Roman Britain, England 450-1066, England 1066-1500, England and Wales 1500-1714, Britain 1715-1815, Britain 1815-1914, Britain since 1914, Medieval Wales, Scotland before the Union, Ireland to c. 1640, Ireland since c.1640. Author Index & Subject Index.* A…
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Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History: Publications of 1979
by G.R.Elton.
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HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1980 * Publisher: Harvester Press.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, gilt title to spine only. No bumps or rubs, some slight marks to font board, no other visible faults. VG+.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Owners book plate to front paste-down. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks, otherwise no visible faults. VG+.* Illustrations: None. * Pages: 133 pp. text. lxvi pp. indices & blank pages at rear.* Description: The Royal Historical Society publication of the Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History for 1979. It contains chapters headed Auxiliary, General, Roman Britain, England 450-1066, England 1066-1500, England and Wales 1500-1714, Britain 1715-1815, Britain 1815-1914, Britain since 1914, Medieval Wales, Scotland before the Union, Ireland to c. 1640, Ireland since c.1640.…
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The Burlington Magazine December 1928.
by R.R.Tatlock
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The Burlington Magazinne Ltd., 1931-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. VG++/GD/ND. Box 98 MONTHLY MAGAZINE, ?THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE NO: CCCIX VOL LIII.?* SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: Dec 1928* Publisher: The Burlington Magazine.* Binding and cover condition: Light brown text illustrated stiff paper covers which overhang the pages. Black and brown text to spine and face. Overall darkened with a few marks at rear. Edges somewhat frayed. Spine slightly darkened with tear at head, rubbed but legible. Binding tight, no pages missing. GD* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Binding fragile. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Very slight colouration to top edges. VG* Illustrations: A few tissue guarded colour plates & b/w illustrations (including advertisements,) within text throughout.* Pages: 63 pp. text. lxiipp. advertisements at front and rear.* Product…
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The Burlington Magazine December 1930
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The Burlington Magazinne Ltd., 1931-01-01. First Edition Thus. Paperback. VG/GD/ND. Box 98 MONTHLY MAGAZINE, ?THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE NO: CCCXXXIII VOL LVII.?* SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: Dec 1930* Publisher: The Burlington Magazine.* Binding and cover condition: Light brown text illustrated stiff paper covers which overhang the pages. Black and brown text to spine and face. Overall darkened with a few marks at rear. Edges somewhat frayed. Spine slightly darkened with tears at head & tail, rubbed but legible. Binding tight, no pages missing. GD* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Lower corners slightly bumped. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Very slight colouration to top edges. VG* Illustrations: A few tissue guarded colour plates & b/w illustrations (including advertisements,) within text throughout.* Pages: 63 pp. (255-318) text. xlxpp.…
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The Burlington Magazine December 1931.
by R.R.Tatlock
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The Burlington Magazinne Ltd., 1932-01-01. First Edition Thus. Paperback. VG+/GD/ND. Box 98 MONTHLY MAGAZINE, ?THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE NO: CCCXLV VOL LIX.?* SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: Dec 1931* Publisher: The Burlington Magazine.* Binding and cover condition: Light brown text illustrated stiff paper covers which overhang the pages. Black and brown text to spine and face. Edges somewhat frayed. Spine darkened and rubbed with slight lean. Binding tender & slightly split at head and tail of spine but no pages missing. GD* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Very slight colouration to page edges. VG* Illustrations: A few tissue guarded colour plates & b/w illustrations (including advertisements,) within text throughout.* Pages: 69 (257-326) pp. text. xlii pp. advertisements, at front and rear.* Product Description:- The…
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The Burlington Magazine January 1930.
by R.R.Tatlock
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The Burlington Magazine Ltd, 1930-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. VG/GD/ND. Box 98 SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: Jan 1930* Publisher: The Burlington Magazine.* Binding and cover condition: Light brown text illustrated stiff paper covers which overhang the pages. Black and brown text to spine and face. No bumps or rubs. Slightly darkened. GOOD* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Very slight colouration to page edges. VG* Illustrations: A few colour plates & b/w illustrations (including advertisements,) within text throughout.* Pages: 52 pp. text. xlvi pp. advertisements, at front and rear.* Product Description:- The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, illustrated and published weekly was the premier magazine in the 20th. century for fine art, antiques and collectibles. The magazine is fascinating not only for the…
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The Burlington Magazine January 1932
by R.R.Tatlock
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The Burlington Magazinne Ltd., 1932-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. VG/ACC/ND. Box 98 MONTHLY MAGAZINE, ?THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE NO: CCCXLVI VOL LX.?* SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: Jan 1932* Publisher: The Burlington Magazine.* Binding and cover condition: Light brown text illustrated stiff paper covers which overhang the pages. Black and brown text to spine and face. Edges a little frayed. Spine slightly darkened. Binding tender & slightly split but no pages missing. ACC* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. Very slight colouration to page edges. VG* Illustrations: A few tissue guarded colour plates & b/w illustrations (including advertisements,) within text throughout.* Pages: 74 pp. text. xl pp. advertisements, at front and rear.* Product Description:- The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, illustrated and published…
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a to z of Safe Driving.
by T.R.Brown.
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Aldershot, Gale & Polden Ltd., 1958-01-01. 1st Thus, 2nd. Reprint.. Paperback. ACC/ACC/ND. Box 94 SOFTBACK ""HARD TO FIND,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Reprint: 2nd. .* Date of Publication: 1958 (1955).* Publisher: Aldershot, Gale & Polden Ltd..* Binding and cover condition: Text-illustrated soft card covers showing yellow-white titles on a black ground, front and rear. Considerable shelf wear to edges, corners and to head & tail of spine. Considerable wear and head/tail of spine split. ACC.* Contents condition: Clean, tight & bright. Staple bound, a few small annotations & marks to text, a few pages slightly torn, some damp staining and attachments to top front corners. No tanning to pages. Seems well used but complete. ACC. * Illustrations: B/w line drawings and diagrams within text throughout.* Pages: 35 pp. text. iii pp. blank pages at rear.* Description:- The author has had over twenty years in driving, driving instructional and driver testing experience. (1955). He gives the…
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The Star Pocket Book
by R, Weatherhead
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SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Date of Publication: 1911* Publisher: Longmans Green & Co.* Binding and cover condition: Limp green soft textured card covers. Black titles to spine and face. Considerable bumps & rubs. Shelf wear with marks & creases to edges & corners. Some wear to head & tail of spine. Seems lightly-used if at all. GD.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, tight & bright. Owners name in pen to inside of front cover. Minor annotations & inscriptions to text, minor spotting to text. VG* Illustrations: Star plans on dark blue background throughout.* Pages: 80 pp. text. ii pp. blank pages at rear.* Product Description:- Subtitled :- How to find your way at night by the stars, a simple manual for the use of soldiers, travellers and other landsmen. The diagrams are excellent, and the tables are simple and clear.* This is a GD copy of the 1st thus with some age and shelf wear.*
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Bad Land
by Raban, Jonathan
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HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1996* Publisher: Picador* Binding and cover condition: Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £15.99. Slight shelf wear to top edge and to head of spine. VG+ * Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, seems little used. FINE.* Illustrations: Monochrome maps to end papers. * Pages: 321 pp. text. viii pp. acknowledgements & blank pages at rear.* Description: In 1993 Jonathan Raban entered the Badlands, a place the size of England and the least visited region in all of the United States. Here he came across the ruins of a community and isolated homesteads. These homes, he realized, gave clues as to the characters and lives of the thousands of landless people who, seduced by the advertising of the railroad…
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How Shall I Know You?
by Raban-Williams, Ione
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HARDBACK "HARD TO FIND," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1979* Publisher: Londinium Press* Binding and cover condition: Oxford blue cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Light green and white title to black and white illustrated dust wrapper showing design of starry sky. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £4.50. Very slight shelf wear to top & bottom edges & to head and tail of spine. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to end papers, otherwise no visible faults. VG++* Illustrations: None* Pages: 222 pp. text.* Description: This novel is the story of a woman who recalls life aboard the P & O liner sailing from London to Mombassa in 1932 when as a young wife and mother she met Dr. Carson who promptly fell in love with her while her 12 year old daughter, Mary Rose, became ?sick with love? for the…
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Best Lesbian Romance 2009
by Radclyffe, Edited by
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SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st. FNL. * Date of Publication: 2009.* Publisher: Cleis Press.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers showing a couple of girls. No bumps or rubs, shelf wear or reading creases to spine, minimal wear to boards, none to hinge. Seems lightly used. In clear attached protective film cover. VG* Contents condition: Ex-Library with the usual stamps and labels. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, some slight damp marks to last 35 pages text especially to margins and edges. Library stamps to top and fore edges. No tanning or other visible faults. VG * Illustrations: None. * Pages: 221 pp. text. xi pp. authors notes & blank pages at rear.* Product Description:- An antholology from more than 20 different authors. Scale the heights of emotion and the depths of desire with this collection of the very best lesbian romance writing of the year. Essential reading for anyone who cherishes the highly imaginative,…
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Architecture Pop-Up Book
by Radevski, Anton
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HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2004* Publisher: Thames and Hudson, Universe Publishing.* Binding and cover condition: Colour laminated illustrated boards showing Florence Cathedral, maroon and black titles to spine and face. No rubs, minor bumps to head and tail of spine. Minimal wear to head of spine. No other visible faults. VG+.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. Showing no shelf price. ND.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text. Minimal creases in a couple of places. No other visible faults. VG+.* Illustrations: Colour illustrations, pop-ups, fold-outs and line drawings throughout. * Pages: xx sections with filler at rear.* Description: The Architecture Pop-Up Book is a magnificent journey through history. Featuring amazing three-dimensional replications of famous buildings from ancient to modern times, the book showcases artwork,…
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Crowther's Encyclopaedia Of Phrases
by Radford, Edwin
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HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE US," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 2nd.* Date of Publication: 1945* Publisher: John Crowther?s Publications.* Binding and cover condition: Beige waxed linen cloth, black title to spine and facsimile signature to face. Corners bumped and rubbed. Boards somewhat aged with a few small marks. GD+* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Wartime production copy. Thick coarse light brown end papers. Clean, crisp and tight with no reading wear, no marks to text, very light ageing to margins & top edge. VG+* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 151 pp. text.* Description: A welcome alternative to Brewers Phrase and Fable. Particular care was taken by the author to include only those numerous words and phrases which can be proved to have grown from some definite custom, or arising out of corrupted words of a past age. He was careful to exclude those which have merely grown into the language as slang, without any etymological…
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A Huguenot Family 1536-1889: Des Bouverie, Bouverie, Pleydell-Bouverie
by Radnor, Jake
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HARDBACK "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2001. * Publisher: Foxbury Press. * Binding and cover condition: Maroon cloth, gilt title & armorial bearing to face & title only to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: B/w textually illustrated dust wrapper with coat of arms to face, title to spine. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, but showing no shelf price. No shelf wear to edges or to head or tail of spine. Seems little used if at all. FINE * Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear. Illustrated end papers, (early print of Longford Castle.) No marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Colour & b/w photos, prints and line drawings throughout. * Pages: 78 pp. text. xi pp. epilogue, family tree, index & blank pages at rear.* Description: From their start with Laurens Des Bouverie who was born a Catholic near Lille (a part of the Spanish…
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Blazers, Badges and Boaters: Pictorial History of School Uniform
by Rae, John
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Scope International Ltd, 1990-02-19. First Edition. Hardcover. F/F/F. Box 70 HARDBACK * Edition: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1990* Publisher: Scope Books* Binding and cover condition: Light Blue cloth, Silver title to spine. No Bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £12.95, Humourous design to front cover, protected in clear film jacket, probably from new. FINE,* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY, sepiatone photographic end papers, clean, crisp, tight and bright, no inscriptions or annotations, FINE* Illustrations: B/W photos and print reproductions throughout.* Pages: 173 pp. text. xix pp. Glossary, Bibliography, & Index.* Synopsis :- In a subject as apparently innocent and functional as school uniform lies a history of tradition, secret codes of conduct, ritual and hierarchy. This book comprehensively surveys not just the ""fossilised fashion"" of schoolwear, but also the privileged history of our unique English public…
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An outline of world architecture
by Raeburn, Michael
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HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1973* Publisher: Octopus Books Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Textured and decorated cloth covers with sepia title to spine and architectural drawings to face. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour photo-illustrated dust wrapper. price clipped. Slight shelf wear to top & bottom edge and to head & tail of spine. One ¾? tear to lower back edge. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning, no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: 237 colour & b/w photos, prints and line drawings.* Pages: 125 pp. text. iv pp. acknowledgements, index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Monumental civilizations; Greece and Rome; Christian Middle Ages; Islamic Era; Renaissance; Civilizations of the East; Revivals; Modern Monuments, etc.A comprehensive survey of the world's architecture giving…
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