GOTCH J. Alfred

The Growth of the English House a Short History of Its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800

B.T. Batsford, 1909. 1st edn inscribed by publisher on front prelim. 8vo (8 x 5¼ ins). Original gilt lettered vellum, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers (spine a little discoloured - otherwise VG). Pp. viii + 336, illus with b&w plates and in text (prelims spotted; no other inscriptions). .

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Book number: 178189

Catalogue: Architecture

J. Alfred Gotch

The Growth of the English House, a Short History of Its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800

London, B. T. Batsford, 1909 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this architectural history of English houses with illustrations. First edition of The Growth of the English House, A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800 by J. Alfred Gotch. In the original publisher's red cloth binding with decorative gilt to the front board and spine. Illustrated throughout the text with photographs and in-text drawings and diagrams. With a monochrome plate as the frontispiece. Contents of this architectural history include 'The Later Manor House of the Middle Ages' and 'Elizabethan and Jacobean Houses&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the very occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 838W55

Catalogue: Art & Architecture

Keywords: English houses Architecture History Alfred Gotch Architecture Illustrated Not stated

J. Alfred Gotch

The Growth of the English Country House a Short History of Its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800

London , B.T. Batsford , 1909. First edition. Cloth. A lovely rich history of the architecture of the English House, with illustrations and in the first edition. A first edition copy of this work. The Growth of the English house tells a short history of the architectural development of the house from 1100 to 1800, from its first appearance in a permanent form. From the Norman Keep to the details and interiors of the late Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century. John Alfred Gotch was a noted English architect and architectural historian. With illustrations throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light marks to the boards and spine and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With a previous owner inscription in pencil to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 841B39

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: The Growth of the English Country House A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800 architecture country house England architecture Not Stated

J. Alfred Gotch

The Growth of the English House: A Short History of Its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800

London, B. T. Batsford, 1909. Cloth. 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 . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 762R37

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: English Architecture History of Architecture J Alfred Gotch History of Architecture Not Stated