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An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture
by J. C. Loudon
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€628.16€565.35
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About This Item
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1836. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated. John Loudon's extensive architectural encyclopeadia, illustrated with thousands of engravings throughout. An immense encyclopaedia on the architecture and furniture found in cottages, farms, and villas.Lavishly illustrated with in-text engravings throughout.Written by John Claudius Loudon.Institutional label of the Reading Public Libraries to the recto to the front endpaper, stamp and ink to the reverse to the title page.A new corrected edition of this work.Bound without page vii/viii, a contents page. Rebound in an institutional cloth. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of minor marks to the boards. Institutional label to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Small repair to the gutter of the half-title. Chip to the half-title and title page, not affecting text. Institutional stamp and ink to the reverse of the title page. Bound without page vii/viii/. Small tape repairs to a couple of pages. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 765P12
- Title
- An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture
- Author
- J. C. Loudon
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1836
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture architecture furniture j. c. loudon architecture cottage farm
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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