Search Results: ARCHITECTURE / History from William Robertson

London: Viking , 1998. Hardcover. Good/good. History and guide to Althorp, ancestral home and burial place of Diana, Princess of Wales. Written by Diana's brother, this lavishly illustrated book takes the reader inside the house and shows its treasures in beautiful colour photographs. Includes photos of Diana's memorial temple and her last resting place. Size, 25.5 x 20cm, 168 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpapers removed, some library markings. Green cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Cambridge: Pevensey Press , 1986. Hardcover. Good/very good. More than any other city in England, Bath was planned with a coherent vision and commitment to a particular architectural style. Hence, its beautiful Georgian squares, crescents and terraces are the result of a calculated effect - but a very harmonious one. This book reveals the city's Georgian splendour in a series of striking colour plates, accompanied by an authorative text on its history. A feast for both the eye and the intellect. Size,25.5 x 20cm, 96 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library stamps. Grey cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, shows partially missing map on front endpaper, otherwise very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

London: Michael Joseph , 1996. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good/-. The official visitor's guide to Buckingham Palace, London. A lavishly illustrated booklet including floor plans and close-up colour photos of art, furniture, architectural detail, etc. Comprehensive text gives historical details of the building and its contents. Size, 28 x 21cm, 48 pages, illustrated throughout in colour. Scarlet card covers bearing gilt coat-of-arms, in good condition. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

Milan: Kina Italia, 2000. First English language edition. Paperback. Fine. Milan: Kina Italia, 2000. First English language edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover. 1st English language edition. Fine. A photographic travelogue showing the best of modern Canada: nature; scenery; cities; people; architecture; history, etc, etc. With informative text and 'info-boxes'. Size, 26.5 x 19.5cm, 128 pages, illustrated throughout with colour photos and maps. Pictorial card covers in fine conditon. Internally fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks, feels and smells like new.

London: Riverhill Press, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. London: Riverhill Press, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Softcover. 1st Edition. Near Fine/-. Includes drawings and illustrations of various types of building (mostly now demolished, and some never actuallly built in the first place) from the villages of Pinner; Stanmore; Bentley Priory; Stanmore Park; Harrow Weald; Headstone; Hatch End; Kenton; Roxeth; Greenhill; and Wealdstone, all accompanied by detailed and informative captions, with a brief introduction to each village. A fascinating volume for historians, architects, town planners (?), or anyone with an interest in the area in general. Contains 352 pages, 29.5 x 21cm, and illustrated throughout with numerous b&w drawings and sketches. Illustrated card covers in Near Fine condition. Internally, Near Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

Frankfurt : Buchergilde Gutenberg , 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. Very Good/fair jacket. A photographic celebration of Germany, with special emphasis on its Mediaeval past, accompanied by informative German language text. The atmospheric images (c.1956) of towns, castles, manor houses and villages provide a glimpse of past architectural splendour for the historian or tourist. Size, 25 x 19.5cm, 46 pages of text, with 240 full-page b&w photos. Orange cloth boards in pictorial dust jacket showing small cuts to edges, otherwise in fair condition, very good internally: small neat inscription in German on front endpaper, otherwise clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.

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.

London: Batsford , 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. A comprehensive survey of the English Gothic style, at its truest expression, in architecture and music. This extraordinary national spirit is not confined to the Gothic age, but is found before and since in all its warm geniality and grotesqueness. The author traces its history from its beginnings and gives us many fine examples in the form of buildings, plays and musical compositions. An essential reference work on first publication, this volume has remained an important tool for scholars and enthusiasts for many generations. Contains 242 pages, 215 x 15cm, with 6 colour and 170 b&w illustrations, plus 172 figures. Ex-library, front endpapers removed, some library markings. Russet-red cloth boards in Very Good condition. No dust jacket (as issued). Internally, Very Good: clean and unmarked in excellent bindings. Exceptional condition for ex-library example.

London: BBC, 1986. Paperback. Fair. London: BBC, 1986. Paperback. Fair. Softcover. 1st edition. Fair/-. Published to tie in with the BBC television series 'House and Home', broadcast Spring 1986. This nostalgic and delightful volume explores the development of everyday homes in England, from the 13th Century hall-houses to modern housing estates. It focuses in particular on why the houses were built in their various forms and who lived in them - a story which is part architecture, part social history. Size, 24.5 x 19.5cm, 200 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photos including 16 pages in colour, plus numerous architectural plans & drawings. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Laminated pictorial card covers showing numerous creases within the laminate. Internally, fair: generally 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.

London: BCA, 1976. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Near Fine/near fine jacket. Hardback. A visual impression of the life and townscape of Regency and early Victorian London, as depicted by the Shepherd family over three generations. Here, for the first time, a cross-section of their work has been selected to bring out its strength and attractiveness, and the surprisingly high quality of draughtsmanship. A fascinating volume for art lovers, architects, or anyone interested in this historical period. Contains 116 pages, 28 x 22cm, and illustrated throughout with (mostly) b&w art reproductions. Beige cloth boards in Near Fine illustrated dustjacket. Internally, Near Fine: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings. Looks like new.

London: BCA, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Comprehensive guide to defence-works in Britain, from pre-historic earthen ramparts, to Roman walls and forts, the magnificent castles of Mediaeval times, Civil War and Napoleonic-era defences, and modern obstacles erected during WWII. The story ends with the official extinction of Britain's coastal defences in 1956. The author's detailed text is accompanied by 173 b&w and 20 colour photographs by Peter Cheze-Brown and numerous plans and drawings. A fascinating read for anyone interested in the history and/or archaeology of military architecture. Contains 208-pages, 26 x 20cms, and illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos, plans and drawings. Red cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, very good: clean, bright and unmarked in excellent bindings.