Author: Stanley Baldwin; Thomas Hardy
Title: The Preservation of Ancient Cottages: An Appeal
Description: London, The Royal Society of Arts, 1927. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart copy of this illustrated appeal for the preservation of ancient English cottages. Illustrated with eight plates. Collated complete. An appeal for the preservation of ancient English cottages, with commentary on why they are disappearing and being left to disrepair, as well as plans for an organisation to implement action. Written by Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on three occasions between the World Wars. With a note by Thomas Hardy, a renowned English novelist and poet. In the original brown paper wraps. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark to the boards. Sunning to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound with pages 7 to 10 detached but present. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting and rust marks from the staples. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Preservation Ancient Cottages Appeal Ancient Hardy None


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