The Buildings of England. County Durham. [First Cloth Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED FIRST-STYLE DUSTWRAPPER
by PEVSNER Nikolaus
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- Hardcover
- first
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Penguin,, [1953]. Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, with plates, illustrations and double-page map in the text; original tan cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly sunned at backstrip. COPIES OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THE FIRST-STYLE DUSTWRAPPER. CHERRY RECORDS NO DUSTWRAPPER IN HER BIBLIOGRAPHY. Buildings of England, BE9. Cherry 9; HB1 [no dw noted].
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37079
- Title
- The Buildings of England. County Durham. [First Cloth Edition]. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED FIRST-STYLE DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- PEVSNER Nikolaus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Penguin,
- Date Published
- [1953]
- Keywords
- topography, pevsner, architecture, buildings of england, county durham, durham
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