Author: Fred H. Crossley
Title: Timber Building in England from Early Times to the End of the Seventeenth Century
Description: London, B. T. Batsford LTD , 1951. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this celebration of carpentry in England, complete with its dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, retracing the history of carpentry in England from the early seventeenth century. By Fred H. Crossley. Looking at the evolution of construction and architecture in the country. Crossley writer of timber building in both religious and secular buildings, discussing monasteries and churches, steeples and spires, roofs, doors, lych-gates, as well as forts and bridges, water and windmills, halls, ceilings, and more. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. Featuring numerous reproductions, photographs, plans, and diagrams. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. A touch of fading to the spine. The dust wrapper is price clipped and very smart with minor shelf wear, some age toning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to the fore edge, not affecting the leaves which are otherwise bright and clean. Featuring numerous reproductions, photographs, plans, and diagrams.  Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Keywords: carpentry england history architecture england Not Stated


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