Building for Books: The Architectural Evolution of the Advocates' Library 1689-1925
by BROWN, IAIN GORDON
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Aberdeen University Press 1989. Imperial octavo, black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, xx + 273pp, illus, VG+ (vv light creasing to spine extrems, light soiling to board edges, vv light foxing to page edges, light water staining to bottom of back pages) in d/w, VG+ (light buising to spine extrems & corners, vv light scuffing & denting to rear, light fading)
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- Building for Books: The Architectural Evolution of the Advocates' Library 1689-1925
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- BROWN, IAIN GORDON
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- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Aberdeen University Press 1989
- Keywords
- architecture buildings history Edinburgh Scotland faculty of advocates national library
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