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Architecture and Social Reform in late-Victorian London
by Weiner, Deborah E.B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0719039142
- ISBN 13
- 9780719039140
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Manchester, U.K.: Manchester University Press, 1994. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Book examines the architecture of the newly-emergent institutions of reform and philanthropy in late-Victorian London that were intended to bring the redemptive values of English middle-class to the working-classes. Book will be of interest to postgraduates and lecturers of architectural history; urban history; social history. Brown hard cover with gilt titling on spine, inscribed by author on first free end paper, illustrated throughout with black and white plates, 244 pages. Spine of dust jacket and upper front edge sunned. This is a handsome volume. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014711
- Title
- Architecture and Social Reform in late-Victorian London
- Author
- Weiner, Deborah E.B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0719039142
- ISBN 13
- 9780719039140
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Place of Publication
- Manchester, U.K.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- ARCHITECTURE, VICTORIAN LONDON, SOCIAL HISTORY, URBAN ENGLAND, PUBLIC U.K.,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Architecture; the United Kingdom;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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