A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 by Howard Colvin - 1980

Facts on File, Inc.. VG/VG. (1980). First American Edition. Cloth w/DJ. 8vo., 1080pp. .

NY: Facts on File, 1980. First American edition. Thick octavo. 1,080 pp. Cloth with gilt-lettered spine with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, an unmarked, solid copy, small dent in middle of back cover; unclipped jacket with corresponding blemish on back cover, light toning to jacket flaps. An unaltered re-issue of the British second edition of 1978. First published in 1954, this edition includes biographies of Scottish and Welsh as well as of English architects for the first time, and the starting date is now 1600 instead of 1660.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Facts On File. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0871964422 . 1088 pages; This authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architects who practiced in England, Scotland, and Wales from the time of Inigo Jones (1573-1650) to that of William Burn (1789-1870) and Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860). The third edition of what began in 1954 as A Biographical Dictionary of English Architects 1600-1840, it now includes 150 new entries. .

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Facts on File, 1980 hardback book in fine condition,dust jacket is near fine,half inch closed tear top of spine,in clear mylar protective sleeve. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Facts On File, Inc., [1980]., 1980. 8vo. pp. 1080. index. cloth. dw. (upper edges bit ragged).. Hardcover.