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MAZES AND LABYRINTHS : Their History and Development
by Matthews, W. H
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- Used - Very Good +
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- 1970
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- Soft cover
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$30.77
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New York: Dover Publications Inc, 1970. Soft cover. Very Good +. Includes the ancient mazes of Egypt, crete and Greece, Cathedral Mazes, Garden Mazes and the hampton Court Maze. 151 illustrations (B&W drawings & photos). 234 p.pages + publisher's catalogue. Slight wear to cover. No inscriptions. Spine uncreased. Item Price
A$30.77
THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW : The Magazine of Architecture and the Arts of Design (The Issues From October 1904, Volume XVI No. 95 to December 1905 Volume XVIII No. 109, All Bound in One Large Volume )
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- Used - Near Very Good
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- 1905
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- Vellum
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$528.82
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Great New Street, London: The Architectural Review, 1905. Vellum. Near Very Good. Very interesting articles, well illustrated with many B&W photos, Drawings, Plans etc, and several Colour Plates. The book begins with the issues for October, November & December 1904, paginated146 - 288. Articles include: Burlington House, Piccadily; Architecture at the St. Louis World's Fair; Sedgwick Memorial Museum,… Read more about this item Item Price
A$528.82
Fanlights: A Visual Architectural History
by Gray, Alexander Stuart; Sambrook, John
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
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- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780713630770
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$15.38
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London: Alphabooks / a & c Black, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Charlotte Halliday. Well illustrated with over 200 Drawings. 148 p.pages, 10" tall. No inscriptions except old penciled price & ref. in corner of ffep. Jacket unclipped. protected in removable clear plastic wrapper. Item Price
A$15.38
LECTURES ON ARCHITECTURE in Two Volumes ( Volumes 1 & 2, Complete Set )
by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Trade Paperback
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A$57.69
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New York: Dover Publications Inc. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Complete and unabridged republication of the 1877 original French Edition. translated by Benjamin Bucknall. ENGLISH TEXT. illustrated with B&W Drawings. Vol. I, 487 p.pages. Vol. II, 468 pages + publisher's catalogue. 8 1/2" tall, 1250g. Very slight edge wear. No inscriptions except old penciled price in corner of ffeps.… Read more about this item Item Price
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WILLIAM KENT
by Weber, Susan ( Editior )
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- Used - Fine
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- 2014
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- Quarter Cloth
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$259.60
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Many Expert Contributors including: Catherine Arbuthnot, Geoffrey Beard & Nicholas Savage. Beautifully illustrated with Full-Page Colour Photos and many In-Text Colour and B&W illustrations.
Blue cloth spine with brifht gilt Lettering and Pictorial boards.
688 p.pages, 3.9 kilos, 12 1/2" tall.
No inscriptions.
Weight, 3.7 kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra.
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A$259.60
VILLA VENETE
by Monicelli, Francesco
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2012
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- Cloth
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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Guide through 5 Centuries of venetian History and 28 Villas. Well illustrated with many fine Colour Photos.
287 p.pages, 1.7 kilos, 11 1/2" tall.
No inscriptions.
Weight 1.7 kilos so shipping outside UK will be extra. Item Price
A$57.69
Pendennis and St. Mawes
by Oliver, Samuel Pasfield
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- 1985
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- Cloth
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$17.31
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Facsimile of the 1875 Edition. Frontis illus. Pendennis Castle.
101 p.pages, 300g, 8 3/4" tall.
No inscriptions. Item Price
A$17.31
OLD JERSEY HOUSES and Those Who Lived in Them 1500 -1700
by Stevens, Joan
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1965
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- Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering on spine
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$163.46
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Detailed Local Architectural History. Very well illustrated with Fold-out Plates, Full-Page and In-text Drawings, Plans, photos etc. Includes Mediaeval Crosses, Map of Jersey 1685, Dated Keystones, Window Lintels, Map of Jersey mills and much more. Colour Frontis. illus. "Entrance Gate at Hamtonne.". Includes much Church Architecture and many Houses.
258 p.pages,1.2 Kilos.
Slight fading to front cover. … Read more about this item Item Price
A$163.46
The Stately Homes of England
by Jewitt, Llewellyn and S. C. Hall
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- Used - Good
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- 1874
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- Blue cloth with gilt lettering and black design to front & spine
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$38.46
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Well illustrated with 210 Engravings on Wood. Includes: Arundel and Warwick Castles, Chatsworth, Hatfield House and much more.
Beveled Edges. 399 p.pages, 1.2 kilos, 9 1/4" tall.
Pages in good, clean condition, a little foxing to several pages. Some wear to covers, cloth on fore corners worn through to boards. Spine ends have some nicks and little bits… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Concise Glossary of Terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture
by Parker, John Henry
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- Used - Near Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1822
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- Hardcover
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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London: Parker and Co., 1822. Sixth Edition Revised. Frontis is a Fold-Out Tinted Plan of Wells Cathedral. Useful guide with many B&W In-Text Line Drawings throughout. Brown cloth cover with gilt lettering & Decoration to front & spine. Bevelled Edges. 6 3/4" Tall. A little loss of colour to cover (see photo) and spine slightly faded. Binding fragile, 1 signature… Read more about this item Item Price
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Remarks on Domestic and Secular Architecture, Present and Future
by Scott, George Gilbert
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- Used - Near Very Good
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- 1858
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- Hardcover
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$125.00
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Albermarle St, London: John Murray, 1858. Second Edition. Illustrated Title Page. Very interesting work which makes a strong case in favour of Gothic Architectural style for Secular and Domestic buildings in addition to its use in Ecclesiastical Architecture. Chapters include "The Revival of Pointed Architecture.", "Internal Features & decorations" and "The Architecture of the future." Original Brown cloth cover with… Read more about this item Item Price
A$125.00
THE LURE OF ENGLISH CATHEDRALS ( Northern )
by Gostling, Frances M
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1925
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- Cloth
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$7.69
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London: Mills & Boon, 1925. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. With 8 illustrations from Photographs by Dr. W. A. Gostling. Frontis shows the Dean's Door, Ely Cathedral. Dark Blue cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to front & spine. 185 Pages, 380g, 7 1/2" Tall. Closed tear to cloth half way down left side of spine and some chipping. No inscriptions.… Read more about this item Item Price
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SALISBURY Some Architecture in the City and the Close
by Heape, R. Grundy
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- Used - Near Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1934
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- Paper Covered Boards
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$13.46
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London: Methuen & Co Ltd, 1934. Paper Covered Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Very interesting local History mainly dealing with the Cathedral Buildings and Close. Illustrated with Many B&W Drawings by the Author. Frontispiece shows "The Poultry Cross". Ivory paper covered boards with central medallion and black lettering to front.52 Pages, 380g, 10" Tall. A little soiling to… Read more about this item Item Price
A$13.46
The Roof Tree
by Kenward, James
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- Used - Very Good
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- Near Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1938
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- Cloth
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$28.84
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London: Oxford University Press, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Very personal Architectural History. Frontis has a B&W Illustration "The House with the Cabbages". 123 Pages, Illustrated with B&W Drawings. 490g, 9" Tall. Light brown cloth cover with Gilt lettering on red ground to spine. No inscriptions except penciled price and "first" on endpaper. Jacket has… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.: A Magazine of Architecture & Decoration. : Incorporating The DECORATION Supplement. Vol. LXXVIII October 1935 No. 467
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- Used - Good+
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- 1935
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- Original Wraps
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$221.14
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9 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster: The Architectural Press, 1935. Original Wraps. Good+. Very interesting Professional Periodical with many fascinating Articles including: "Reforming the Royal Academy", by R. H. Wilenski; "Ben Nicholson's Carved Reliefs" by Paul Nash; "A House at Farnham Common", "A House at Wimbledon"; "Architecture Afloat, The Orion" "The Wallpaper Museum at Cassell" "Work at Heston Airport… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.: A Magazine of Architecture & Decoration. : Incorporating The DECORATION Supplement. Vol. LXXXII ANovember 1937 No. 492
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- Used - Near Very Good
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- 1937
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- Original Wraps
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$240.38
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9 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster: The Architectural Press, 1937. Original Wraps. Near Very Good. Very interesting Professional Periodical with many fascinating Articles including: "Black & White" by J. M. Richards, "Zoo at Dudley", "The Desert Highway", " Redleaf Gardens, Penshurst", "The Garden Seat", "Relics of a Negro Kingdom". CURRENT ARCHITECTURE, including "Barrie House, Lancaster" & "Kingston Telephone Exchang.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.: A Magazine of Architecture & Decoration. : Incorporating The DECORATION Supplement. Vol. LXXVII April 1935 No. 461
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- Used - Good+
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- 1935
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- Original Wraps
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$201.92
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9 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster: The Architectural Press, 1935. Original Wraps. Good+. Very interesting Professional Periodical with many fascinating Articles including: "A VILLA AT CAPRI", by Rafaello Fagnoni; "Fifty Years of New York" by John Gloag; "The English Tradition in the Coutryside, Part II" by W. A. Eden, "KINRARA, Esher Place, Surrey"; "Three New Buildings" by Mitchell &… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture. With Illustrations Drawn by the Author
by Ruskin, John
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- Used - Near Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1899
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- Cloth
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$86.54
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Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1899. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Twenty-Ninth Thousand. Illustrated with 14 Plates protected by Tissue guards. Green cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on spine. Top page edges Gilt, other edges untrimmed. 444 pages, 750g, 7 3/4" Tall. Slight edge wear, mainly at tips of corners, on right side of spine and spine ends. Front… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Seven Lamps of Architecture. With Illustrations Drawn by the Author
by Ruskin, John
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 4th Edition
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- 1883
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- Cloth
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$53.84
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Orpington, Kent: George Allen, 1883. 4th Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illustrated with 14 Plates protected by plain paper guards. Brown cloth cover with original paper label on spine (1/4 of it rubbed away). Hinges cracked and repaired with white tape. Pages and plates in very good, clean condition, just one smudgy mark on the Notes page and a… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.: A Magazine of Architecture & Decoration. : Incorporating The DECORATION Supplement. Vol. LXXX August 1936 No. 477
by Pevsner, Nikolaus & Shand, P. Morton & Others
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- Used - Good+
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- 1936
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- Original Wraps
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Penzance, Cornwall, GBR
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A$201.92
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9 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster: The Architectural Press, 1936. Original Wraps. Good+. Very interesting Professional Periodical with many fascinating Articles including: "John Loudon Macadam", by P. Morton Shand; "House in Frognal Wat, Hampstead", "Hillsborough Church, Sheffield" "The Early Iron Bridges of the British Isles" by C. B. Andrews, CURRENT ARCHITECTURE, including"The White House, Albany St, London" & "Claridges… Read more about this item Item Price
A$201.92