Ghastly Good Taste Or, a Depressing Story Of the Rise and Fallof English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE. Or, a depressing story of the rise and fall of English Architecture
by BETJEMAN. JOHN
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London, Greater London, GBR
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Chapman & Hall Ltd. London. 1933. Manuscript copy of the book in a neat hand, with the writer's brief notes in the margins, in a ruled notebook. (10 x 8.1 inches).
Calligraphic title page, the text written in black, red and green inks.
Photo negative of the fold out 'Street of taste' pull-out and typed leaf of 'The growth… Read more about this item Item Price
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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE OR, A DEPRESSING STORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE
by JOHN BETJEMAN
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- 1970
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- 0218511566
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Brighton, East Sussex, GBR
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LONDON: ANTHONY BLOND, 1970 Printed plain card covers, (Paperback) 235 x 180 mm approx. xxviii + 114 pp + Fold out illustration as called for. First published by Chapman and Hall in 1933 the copy offered is a proof copy 1970 of the re- issue by Blond with a new preface and a 16 page introduction by Betjeman entitled an… Read more about this item Item Price
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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE OR, A DEPRESSING STORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE (First Edition 1st state)
by JOHN BETJEMAN
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- 1933
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Brighton, East Sussex, GBR
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LONDON: CHAPMAN AND HALL, 1933 Slate blue cloth quarter binding with laid on printed title slip, pink paper covered boards. 190 x 130 mm approx.xii + 136 pp + Double page tree - The Growth of Good Taste + 40 Inch fold out illustration by Peter Fleetwood Hesketh as called for. Tipped in spare title slip to rear paste down.… Read more about this item Item Price
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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE OR A DEPRESSING STORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE
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BAKEWELL, Derbyshire, GBR
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LONDON, ANTHONY BLOND, 1970. A FINE COPY IN PINK AND BLACK BOARDS IN A SLIGHTLY FINGERED SPINE AT THE TOP. FOR THE FIRST TIME REVISED WITH ANNOTATIONS BY THE AUTHOR TOGETHER WITH A BEAUTIFUL FOLDING ILLUSTRATION NINE FEET LONG SPECIALLY DRAWN BY MR. PETER FLEETWOOD HESKETH. NEAT NAME IN INK ON FEP. Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste or a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
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- 1989
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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London: Century, 1989. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed; corners lightly dog-eared. 112p.. Reprint. Wraps. Very Good+. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback. Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste or a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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- 0218511566
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Sturminster Newton, GBR
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London: Anthony Blond Ltd., 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is the 1970 revised edition (first published 1933). Pink paper covered boards with title in silver on black cloth spine and in black on front cover. Condition: Good, with light bumping to lower right corner of front cover. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste or a depressing story of the rise and fall of English Architecture.
by Betjeman, John
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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London: Chapman and Hall, 1933. First edition, first printing. Published by Chapman and Hall in London, 1933. This is a near fine copy. Issued without a dust wrapper, the quarter-blue buckram and pink paper-covered boards are bright. Slightly toned at the edges, and with some slight separation at the corners. Marginally bumped at the spine tips. The original white… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste or, a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
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- 1971
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1971. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. xxviii, 112 pp., + foldout illustration. Revised and with annotations by the author. Nine foot long illustration at rear by Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh. Ghost where price sticker removed on front cover, some minor soiling to dustjacket. Item Price
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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE or, a depressing story of the rise and fall of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
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- NEAR FINE
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- 1971
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste Or, a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
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- 1970
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Almere, NLD
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London etc., Century, 1970. Softcover. Good. Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste, or, a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
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- 1970
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- 0218511566
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LEWES, GBR
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Anthony Blond, 1970,. 1970. Hardcover. 0218511566 hardback reprint, large 8vo, xxviii,112pp, folding plates at rear, slight browning, clean and sound, no inscriptions, printed boards and quarter-cloth, Very Good / no dustwrapper; ISBN: 0218511566 . Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste or a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
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MELBOURNE, Victoria, AUS
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London: Anthony Blond, 1970. 1st edition thus. Nice copy. small quarto. hardback with dust jacket 112pp., With a Beautiful Folding Illustration, Nine Foot Specially Drawn by Mr Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh Item Price
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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE Or a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture
by BETJEMAN John
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Dulverton, GBR
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Anthony Blond, 1970. New edn signed by author on front endpaper. Tall 8vo. Original silver lettered cloth-backed printed paper-laid boards (VG), dustwrapper (some light wear at edges - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xxviii + 112, illus with folding plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper). Item Price
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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE. Or, a depressing story of the rise and fall of English Architecture.
by BETJEMAN, John.
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McMahons Point, New South Wales, AUS
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Lond. Anthony Blond Ltd., 1970.. (new ed) 4to. Or.bds. Qtr.cloth. Dustjacket. 112pp. pages. Dustjacket with light fading to spine & sl.tears to top edge. B/w fold-out architectural ills. Very good copy. English poet & writer brings his impish humour to bear on English architecture in this light hearted look at the history of English architecture. Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste or, A Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture.
by BETJEMAN, John.
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LONDON, GBR
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Chapman & Hall, London., 1933. First edition, first issue with the full text of the poem on pages 119-120 - in the second issue the reference to Mowbray in the third stanza was removed. Small octavo. pp viii, [iv], 139. Double-page tree, depicting the growth of good taste; forty inch folding illustration at the rear by Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh, entitled… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste or a depressing story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture
by BETJEMAN, John
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- 1933
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London, GBR
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London: Chapman & Hall, 1933 xi + 136 with a two page chart and a long folded vista. A crisp textblock with staining to where the vista is attached (could be from glue) , errata slip and spare spine label present, decorative bookplate of a John Godfrey on inside front cover, his signature (in pencil) on fep. Binding firm, cover… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ghastly Good Taste or, a depressing story of the rise & fall of English Architecture
by Betjeman, John
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Sylva, North Carolina, USA
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St.Martins, NY, c.1971, 1st., 7"x9-1/2", hardcover, 112pp.,+ 9" long folding plate. ex-lib.- spine label, pocket, stamps, G $ Item Price
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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE. Or, a depressing story of the rise and fall of English Architecture.
by BETJEMAN, , John.
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CHELTENHAM, Victoria, AUS
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[London], Anthony Blond, 1970.. xxviii+112pp. Lg. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. Large b&w fold-out illustration, a very good copy. Item Price
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GHASTLY GOOD TASTE or, A DEPRESSING STORY OF THE RISE AND FALL OF ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE
by Betjeman, John
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- 1971
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Ottawa, Ontario, CAN
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1971. 112 pages. Beautiful 9 foot folded illustration at the back of book by Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh. Pages v/g condition. Quarter bound black cloth with silver title on spine. Pink boards with black titles and small drawings at top and bottom. Pink dust jacket not price clipped. DJ lightly worn at edges. VG+/VG+. Hard Cover. Item Price
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