London: Halcyon Press, 1954 Book. Illus. by Bertram Hume. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xviii, 190 pp, introduction, 1. The Dream of Christian Architecture; 2. The Dream of Virtue; 3. The Dream of Construction; 4. The Dream of Garden Cities; 5. the Dream of Co-Operation; 6. The Dream of Mechanization; 7. The Dream of Town Planning; 8.-9. The Tharacteristics of Unity; 10. The Alternative Principle; 11. Romantic Fury; 12. Classical Serentiy; 13. The Communist Levelling; 14. The Aristocratic Structure; 15. The Social Cycle; 16. Conclusions; 17. The Present Phase with drawings by the author. First Edition, 1954. "This book explains and discusses the theory of design in architecture with particular reference to the ideas which have most influenced it within the last hundred years and are most current to-day." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Light wear to top and bottom edge spine dj. Slightly foxed prelims with faintly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003188
Title: Form and Reform in Architecture
Author: Hume, Bertram
Illustrator: Bertram Hume
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Halcyon Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: ARCHITECTURE HISTORY THEORY OF DESIGN HISTORICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO FORM AND SOCIETY
Bookseller catalogs: ARCHITECTURE;
Size: 8vo

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