Search Results: Architecture from BookMangos

London: Macmillan, 1985. Very Good/very good. A personal anthology of John Julius Norwich of the finest and most fascinating buildings in southern England. This is a large book so the post and packing will be adjusted accordingly. Blue boards with writing to spine. Some bumping to corners. Dj minor bumping and shelf wear. Nice tight binding and clean pages. Not price clipped. First Edition AB59

New York: Museum of modern art, 1966. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. This is a study in a series of occasional papers concerned with the theoretical background of modern architecture. quite dirty covers.some rubbing and bumping, but tight binding.This is a scarce book. AB74

Spurbooks, 1977. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. The story of the rare breed of craftsmen who exported their skills to the world. Illustrated with many original photographs, describing the history of a living English craft. Some shelf wear and user marks AB1

London: Batsford, 1974. First Published. Very Good/very good. This is not a book about the history of the churches but looks at each church as it is now, and what he thinks is worth seeking out and what he thinks needs to be done to them. It is therefore subjective and will invite discussion. Red boards with gold writing to the spine. Some bumping to the spine at the bottom. Dj photograph of Burford Church, Oxfordshire. Slight bumping and shelf wear. Tight binding and clean pages. Price clipped and owner inscribed. Black and white photos throughout. First Edition AB50

London: John Murray, 1964. Hardback. second hand - Fine/Fine. London: John Murray, 1964. Fine/Fine. This is a history of the parsonage as a building. Blue boards. Tight binding and clean pages. Black and white photos of parsonages.Minor bumping and shelf wear. Dj mylar covered, a little rubbed and dirty. Dj mylar covered, a little rubbed and dirty. AB78

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1956. First printing. Very Good +. The author provides an insight to the design of the cathedral as an image, and meant to be understood as one and develops the thesis that ecclesiastical architecture represents the reality of which it is a symbol or image in a manner that differs radically from that of painting or sculpture; this volume also contains an appendix on the proportions of the south tower of Chartres Cathedral by Ernst Levy. Pencil markings and signatures, and owner's label. AB54

London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. Second edition. Very Good. A plain practical instruction for those who have a greenhouse and desire to grow in it good plants to their best advantage. There is no date but on the rear pages there are advertisements with reference to King Edward VII so possibly early 1900s. Green boards with writing to front cover and embossed picture of plants in a greenhouse. Reverese cover has an advertisement for Frys Cocoa. Top of spine torn and bumping to corners. Nice tight binding. At the front and also the rear of the book inside are many advertisements so this is a wonderful book for those who love ephemera. AB12

Butterworth-heinemann, 2007. Second edition. Paperback. Near Fine. The author enables the lay person to find the correct technical term by means of easy to read diagrams. AB3

London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1977. First edition. Very Good +/very good +. Lincolnshire, in addition to being one of the largest counties in England, has an exceptional range of scenery and architecture to offer its visitors: the variety of fens, wold and marshland; small towns, as worth seeing as they are rarely explored; houses and castles; the village churches. About all these topics the author is enthusiastically informative, just as he is about the long roll of Lincolnshire worthies who are all duly remembered in the places with which they are associated. The author, a native of Lincolnshire, has quartered a county he already knew well before writing this book. That is why his account is fresh, up-to-date and exceedingly well informed. Excellent photographs and a sketch map illustrate a book whose author combines the understanding of the native with the expertise of the accomplished topographer. black boards with writing to spine.minor shelf wear.dj not price clipped. tight binding and clean… Read More

London: B T Batsford, 1899. Very Good. A book prepared for the use of students and craftsmen for treating upon the evolution, tradition and development of architecture and other applied arts. Blue boards with gold writing to spine and front cover.All corners are bumped and there is a stain on the back cover in the top right hand corner.the inside pages at the front and back are very foxed but the internal pages are clean. There is a user mark on the first page. The spine is a little loose. There are 470 illustrations by the author. AB60

London: Longmans, 1962. First edition. Very Good/very good. The history of architecture from the close of the gothic period to the end of the eighteenthe century. Blue boards with writing to spine. Rubbed and some shelfwear.clean pages and tight binding. owner inscription in ink. dj mylar covered and not price clipped.Many photographs in black and white throughout.heavy book so post and packing to be adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB74

London: Country Life, 1914. Hardback. Very Good. A lovely book for real lovers of English Country Homes. It has examples of 40 houses from five centuries. Many black and white photos. Red embossed boards with bumped corners and one small mark on the front. The top of the spine is bumped. Inside cover is like red wallpaper and has an owners bookplate. The pages are clean and the binding is loose. This is a large heavy book so postage and packing will be adjusted accordingly. A lovely book for real lovers of English Country Homes. It has examples of 40 houses from five centuries. Many black and white photos. Red embossed boards with bumped corners and one small mark on the front. The top of the spine is bumped. Inside cover is like red wallpaper and has an owners bookplate. The pages are clean and the binding is loose. This is a large heavy book so postage and packing will be adjusted accordingly. AB78

London: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 1993. First printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Throughout history the much loved English country cottage has meant different things to different people and to a certain extent it has become a victim of its own image. Over the centuries, the cottage evolved from being little more then a poorly constructed hut to something more substantial and permanent. clean;tight AB40

London: barrie and jenkins, 1991. First edition. Very Good/very good. a beautiful pictorial book of english houses. burgundy boards with writing to spine. some minor bumping and marks. clean pages and tight binding.dj mylar covered, not price clipped.minor shelfwear.heavy book so post and packing to be adjusted accordingly. First Edition AB73