Search Results: ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation from William Robertson

Berchtesgaden: Druckerei Und Verlag Plenk KG, 1985. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Fine/-. Pictorial card covers in Fine condition. Internally, Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Contains 80-pages, 29.5 x 21cm, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos, plus special artwork and maps. Comprehensive and detailed history of the so-called 'Eagle's Nest' - the mountain lodge overlooking Berchtesgaden, constructed as a 50th birthday present by Martin Bormann for Adolph Hitler. Covers the design and construction of the house itself, as well as the breathtaking mountain road built to reach it. Sections also cover such details as, the anti-aircraft defences around Berchtesgaden; the RAF air raid of April, 1945; the American occupation of the area in May, 1945; post-war reconstruction, and 'The Eagle's Nes' today. There is even a page devoted to Hitler's Mercedes-Benz limousine. The book's photographs are remarkable, some never before published, showing Hitler, Eva Braun, and other… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1994. Hardcover. Good/good. Published to mark the centenary of England's largest land- and property-owning charity, The National Trust. Formed in 1894, the Trust's aim is to preserve and/or restore fine examples of English architecture, as well as gardens, prehistoric monuments and stretches of coastline. This is a comprehensive study of the charity's growth, describing its internal wranglings, its dealings with the government, and its cast of sometimes eccentric people who have been part of its life, from Beatrix Potter to G.M. Trevelyan and George Nathaniel Curzon to Vita Sackville-West. Along the way we are introduced to some beautiful historic buildings and other treasures. Contains 369 pages, 24 x 16cm, with 36 colour and b&w photos, plus maps on endpapers. Ex-library with some library markings. Blue cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.

Maidenhead: The Landmark Trust, 1996. Sixteenth Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. The Landmark Trust is a British charity which preserves old and interesting buildings by renting them out to holidaymakers, using the money gained for restoration work. Since its foundation in 1965 the Trust has saved over 200 buildings of historic or architectural importance from decay or unsympathetic alteration. Here, then, is a catalogue of these properties as extant in 1997/98. Each entry is accompanied by a map giving its location, details of its history and restoration, a floor plan, and photographs of exterior and interior. A fascinating book for the student of architecture, the historian, or anyone who appreciates old buildings. Contains 168 pages, 29.5 x 23.5cm, illustrated throughout with b&w photos and plans. Pictorial card covers with minor wear to edges and small crease to bottom/right edge, otherwise in good condition. Internally Very Good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

A beautiful collection of photographs, with accompanying text, which illustrates some of the finest examples of the 'old English village'. Provides a visual time capsule of an architectural style, and way of life, that all too often gets swallowed up and forgotten in this modern world. One to browse beside a roaring fire on a winter's day, with a small glass of something in hand, possibly.

Prague: Olympia , 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. A photographic record of old Prague in 161 large format plates, with introduction and detailed captions in Czech, Russian, German and English. Unlike other European capitals, Prague was spared the destruction of heavy bombing during World War II. This has preserved the Mediaeval look and feel of this beautiful city, captured here in stunning black and white photography. Essential reference for students of Mediaeval art and architecture or anyone visiting the Czech capital. Size, 31 x 24cm, pages not numbered (c200+), b&w photos throughout. Off-white/cream cloth boards showing some age staining around edges, otherwise in fair-to-good condition. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in sound bindings.