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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE or, a depressing story of the rise and fall of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
St. Martin's Press, 1971. First American Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. xxvii, 112 pp., long foldouts to rear. Large 8vo, printed mauve paper over boards backed in black cloth, silver gilt spine lettering. Gift inscription to FFEP, exceedingly clean and sharp otherwise. DJ tips just a bit rubbed, crisp and bright otherwise, price of $10 intact, now wrapped in mylar.
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- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 500444
- Title
- GHASTLY GOOD TASTE or, a depressing story of the rise and fall of English Architecture
- Author
- Betjeman, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - NEAR FINE
- Jacket Condition
- NEAR FINE
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Date Published
- 1971
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Arches Bookhouse
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Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
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- Gilt
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