British Architects and Craftsmen: a survey of taste, design and style during 3 centuries, 1600 to 1830. (First Edition).
by Sacheverell Sitwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: B.T. Batsford, 1945.. 8vo. 196 pp. Hard Cover. Very Good. Maroon cloth covered boards. Dust Jacket Good, with losses at corners, and head and tail of spine. Wear along edges. Signs of foxing. Original owners inscription on first page. Pages fine. B&W plates and illustrations throughout.Provenance: Ex-libris. Originally from the Oliver Collection of the Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Library. Library book plate, and other library markings present on spine and inside front cover.
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- Bookseller
- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts (US)
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- 18-6679
- Title
- British Architects and Craftsmen: a survey of taste, design and style during 3 centuries, 1600 to 1830. (First Edition).
- Author
- Sacheverell Sitwell
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: B.T. Batsford, 1945.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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