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Great English Houses
by Chamberlin, Russell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0517550865
- ISBN 13
- 9780517550861
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harmony Books 19881983, 1988. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Harmony Books, 19881983. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition in original unclipped jacket. Clean dark blue cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean photo-illustrated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with beautiful full color and black and white photographs. 152 pages. Dustjacket is not price clipped (14.95 on front inside flap), unchipped, small closed tear at spine gutter. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Chronological survey of 50 of the most notable houses in England from Norman times to the present, emphasizing the unique character of each. Provdes a revealing view ofthe development of the English country house through the ages, its survival in today's economic climate and its continuing importance as a monument to the past..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021734
- Title
- Great English Houses
- Author
- Chamberlin, Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0517550865
- ISBN 13
- 9780517550861
- Publisher
- Harmony Books 19881983
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSES, ARCHITECTURE, TRAVEL, GREAT BRITAIN, RUSSELL CHAMBERLIN, FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Great Britain; Adventure/Travel; Architecture;
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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