Let's Buy a Terrace House by Hillier, Rob - 1967

Ure Smith, Sydney, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Photographic. acknowledgements. Illustrated endpapers showing a row of terraced houses from the 18th century. The text is illustrated with copious black-and-white photographs taken by author. Olive coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. A photographic journey of terraced houses in both Melbourne and Sydney, showing their architectural features, decorations, wrought iron work and interiors. Softening of the back strip edges with bumping to the top book corners and rubbing to all corners. Patchy fading to the book panels along with some handling marks and fading to the back strip. Age toning of the text block edges with scattered foxing. The dustwrapper is in shaky shape – please see photograph. The top 0.25'' of the top back strip edge and portions either side of the back strip are missing, as is there a piece missing from the lower edge of the front panel, lower left hand corner of the rear panel and the top right hand corner of the front panel. Numerous tears to the top dustwrapper edge, with associated creasing. Rubbing and other marks also present. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 125, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Architecture; Australia; Photography. Inventory No: 0123378. .