Amphion or the Nineteenth Century (XIXth)
by Harbron, Dudley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Hollis Center, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London and Toronto: J. M. Dent & Co., 1930 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. In a RARE dust jacket, which is in a protective mylar; and has moderate edge tears. Illustrated; 179 page "entertaining account of the architectural exploits of our grandfathers; deals with persons rather than things; with the views of Augustan monarchs and enthusiastic queens, fantastic aldermen and prim social reformers; with evangelists who taught that beauty was vanity an dugliness holiness; with ideas as evidenced in pasteboard astles, Crystal Palaces, and heaven-selected sites. . . ".
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Details
- Bookseller
- UHR Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 064424
- Title
- Amphion or the Nineteenth Century (XIXth)
- Author
- Harbron, Dudley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London and Toronto
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- 19th nineteenth Century Architecture, history architecture, Architectural Advancements, palace Architecture, architectural Design
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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About the Seller
UHR Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hollis Center, Maine
About UHR Books
A large collection of about 45,000 books, one third of which are in the medical area.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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