GROWTH OF THE ENGLISH HOUSE by Gotch, J. Alfred - 1911

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London: Batsford, 1909. spine ends and corners bumped, else nice fresh copy, 336pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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BiblioLife, 2009-05-20. Paperback. Used:Good.

BiblioLife, 2009-05-20. Hardcover. Used:Good.

London : B. T. Batsford Ltd., 1928. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 214 pages, 22 cm. Subjects; Architecture, Domestic. Architecture England History. Dwellings England History. Housing Architecture. England. Great Britain Architecture History.

GOTCH, J. Alfred. THE GROWTH OF THE ENGLISH HOUSE. London: B.T. Batsford, 1909. 8vo. Cloth. Frontispiece, viii, 335, (6) pages. First edition. "A short history of its architectural development form 1100 to 1800." A rich illustrated history of English domestic architecture from the Norman keep of tenth century to the neo-classical homes (from the Baroque to the Palladian) from the late seventeenth to late eighteenth centuries. Gotch was a noted architect and architectural historian who had a special interest in Elizabeth and Jacobean architecture and became a national authority on the subject thro his writings. With many photographic images, floor plans, and measured detai Very good.

London: B. T. Batsford, 1909. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. A beautiful illustrated work detailing the architectural development of English homes between 1100 and 1800. This work explores the history of English houses, starting from Norman keeps, through various eras and style including medieval, Jacobean and Elizabethan.John Alfred Gotch (1852-1942) was an English architectural historian, with an interest in particular in Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture. He was Vice-President of the Royal Institute of British Architects.Lavishly illustrated throughout with vignette photographs and diagrams. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with gilt embellishment to the spine and cover. Externally very smart, with a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Ownership bookplates to the front pastedown and endpaper. Internally, firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed

London: Batsford. Signed and Inscribed by Publisher Herbert Batsford to T. Raffles Harison s Follows:" Ever ready to help. With Kind Regards and Thanks from Herbert Batsford, 29/10/1909" Bound in white vellum with gilt lettering and extensive decoration to front board and spine, this hardcover 1909 First Edition is VG. V111/336pp with marbled endpapers, headbands, all edges gilt. Contents include: Preface,14 chapters, Glossary and numerous illustrations (photographs, scale plans, engravings etc) Spine slightly dirty, odd marks to boards, otherwise VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1909.