The Growth of the English House: A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800
by J. Alfred Gotch
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford, 1909. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. 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
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 762R37
- Title
- The Growth of the English House: A Short History of its Architectural Development from 1100 to 1800
- Author
- J. Alfred Gotch
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- English Architecture History of Architecture J Alfred Gotch History of Architecture
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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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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...