SIMON H ADAMSON

Seaside Piers

London, B T Batsford Ltd. 1977, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713402423) Hard Cover, 10 x 7.5 inches. Ex reference library book with usual (minimal) marks and stamps. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slightly faded spine and very minor traces of storage. 116pp. Piers were originally built for the disembarkation of visitors by boat arriving at the newly fashionable seaside resorts in the early 19th century, Their function soon changed however when they developed into the seaside pleasure pier as a total of eighty-four piers were built in England, Wales and the Isle of Man. Very Good/Near Fine.

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Book number: 019393

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Keywords: Architecture, History, Entertainment, Resorts, Piers Social History 0713402423

AIKMAN, LONNELLE

The Living White House

Washington, DC, White House Historical Association. 1987. (ISBN: 0912308311) Hard Cover, 10.25 x 7 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, crease to one page corner and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with slight rubbing and tiny nicks to edges. 151pp. The Reagan version of how the American President lives at home with some history and the hospitality events. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 004225

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: Presidents United States Homes Haunts 0912308311

AIKMAN, LONNELLE

The Living White House

Washington, DC, White House Historical Association. 1967. Soft Cover, 10 x 6.75 inches. No inscriptions or marks. Slight creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards, running to spine and no bumping to corners. 143pp. The Johnson version of how the American President lives at home with some history and the hospitality events. A scarce edition. Very Good.

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Book number: 021383

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: Presidents United States Homes Haunts Politics and Current Affairs Social History

ALBRECHT, KLAUS

Malta's Temples : Alignments and Religious Motives

Potsdam, Sven Nather Verlag. 2007. (ISBN: 3934858155) Soft Cover, 8.25 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Minor crease to lower corner of rear cover and corners slightly turned out. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, missing front end paper and no bumping to corners. 118pp. A study of the astronomical orientation of the megalithic temples in Malta and Gozo and the religious connotations. Well illustrated in colour photographs and black & white drawings. Very scarce in the UK. Very Good (-).

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Book number: 028776

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Keywords: Malta, Religion, History History Archaeology Religion / Spirituality / Occult 3934858155

MEGAN ALDRICH

Thomas Rickman and the Victorians : The Victorian Society Volume 7

London, The Victorian Society. 2019, First Edition. (ISBN: 0901657565) Soft Cover, 9.5 x 6.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 151pp. Study of the life and work of the Quaker architect who wrote the ground-breaking hand-book 'An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of English'.. Fine.

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Book number: 023805

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Keywords: Quaker Architect, Biography History Biography - Art 0901657565

ANDERSON, WILLIAM

The Rise of the Gothic

London, Hutchinson. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 0091618401) Hard Cover, 11 x 8 inches. Ill.: Clive Hicks (photographs). No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards, slight foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to upper edge. 208pp. An exploration of creativity on the grand scale of civilization in the great Gothic cathedrals and churches in the Western world. Vey well illustrated. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 022684

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Keywords: History, Art, Architecture, Cathedrals History Arts - General / Style / Ornament Religion / Spirituality / Occult 0091618401 Clive Hicks (Photographs)

ANSON, BRIAN

I'll Fight You for It! : Behind the Struggle for Covent Garden

London, Jonathan Cape. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 0224017950) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards, very minor foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with sunning to spine. 270pp. Written by the man who started a people's revolt against the redevopment of London's Covent Garden. A very important book about social issues and how badly we treat residents who get in the way of prestige projects. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 023153

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Keywords: City Planning, London, Citizen Participation, Covent Garden, Politics and Current Affairs Social History 0224017950

ATKINS, W. M.

The Pictorial History of St. Paul's Cathedral

London, Pitkin Pictorials. 1955. Paperback, 9 x 7 inches. No inscriptions or marks and no creasing to covers. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked covers and no bumping to corners. 24pp. The story of St Paul's Cathedral, well illustrated in black & white. in the Pride of Britain series. Undated ca. 1955. Tucked-in article on St Paul's from The Listener 1951. Fine.

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Book number: 013289

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: Religion, Architecture Religion / Spirituality / Occult

GREATER MANCHESTER PASSENGER TRANSPORT AUTHORITY & EXECUTIVE

Hyde Bus Station : Opened 12 December 2004 : Souvenir

Manchester, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority & Executive. 2004. Soft Cover, 7.25 x 11.75 Inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Folded 6pp. Card pamphlet published to celebrate the opening of Hyde Bus Station in 2004 with its spectcular iconic glass construction design by Aedas Architects Ltd. and stunning stained glass entranceway from Jo-Ann Eisenberg. Very scarce. Fine.

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Book number: 027624

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: Hyde, Tameside, Bus Station, Iconic Design Transport - Road Social History

AVENT, RICHARD (EDITOR)

Beaumaris Castle

Cardiff, Wales, Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments. 1985. (ISBN: 0948329017) Soft Cover, 8.25 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 48pp. History and description of Beaumaris Castle on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. Illustrated. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Fine.

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Book number: 026577

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: Wales, History, Anglesay, History Military 0948329017

ERICH BACHMAN, BURKARD VON RODA AND WERNER HEMLBEGER (EDITORS)

The Wurzburg Residence and Court Gardens

Munich, Bayerische Shlosserverwaltung. 2003. (ISBN: 3932982479) Soft Cover, 7.25 x 5.25 inches. Book in mint condition. 200pp. History and description of the German Palace in Wurzburg between Frankfurt and Nuremberg, considered to be the most beautiful Palace in the country. Very well illustrated. Fine.

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Book number: 020623

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: Germany, Stately Palace, Wurzburg History Travel Guides / Maps 3932982479

BAILEY, BRIAN

The Ordnance Survey Guide to Great British Ruins

London, Cassell. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 0304318558) Hard Cover, 11 x 8.75 inches. Ex-library book with usual marks and stamps, labels removed from feps. A clean tight copy with bright boards unmarked by tape and very minor bumping to upper corners. Contents very good (+). Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with a little creasing to edges and signs of general handling. 224pp. Over 600 famous, unusual or romantic ruins to visit and enjoy throughout England, Scotland & Wales. Accoimpanied by detailed Ordnanc Survey maps of where to find them. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 001750

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: Great Britain Antiquities Architecture History 0304318558

BALANENKO, YURY

Moscow

Moscow, Planeta Publishers. 1975, First Edition. Hard Cover, 13.75 x 10.75 Inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked cream cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Large fold-out pages in excellent condition. 207pp. A lavish look at Moscow, its arts, its history, its politics, its people portrayed mainly pictorially. Text in English. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 018671

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: Russia, History, Culture, History Politics and Current Affairs

BALL, D. G. (SECRETARY)

Richmond Castle Souvenir Handbook

Middlesborough, North Riding Publishing. 1971. Soft Cover, 11.25 x 8.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Slight creasing to covers. Clean tight pages in the booklet with foxed very slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. 24pp. Published to commemmorate 900 years of Richmond Castle, this covers the celebratory events, its history and visits nearby. Very scarce. Good.

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Book number: 027475

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: North Yorkshire, Castle, Richmond History

BANHAM, REYNER

Age of the Masters : A Personal View of Modern Architecture

London, The Architectural Press Ltd. 1978. (ISBN: 0851393950) Soft Cover, 8.25 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions to contents. Creasing to lower corner of rear cover, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with slightly rubbed/slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. 170pp. The Age of the Masters was an architectural revolution that lasted over fifty years of the last century. In the light of our discontent with this architecture, the author re-examines what the Masters were really trying to do, including, among others, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Mies van der Rohe. Very Good.

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Book number: 027924

Catalogue: Architecture / Properties

Keywords: Buildings, Properties, Design, Architecture Social History 0851393950