The Work of Robert Adam
by Geoffrey Beard
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0702810878
- ISBN 13
- 9780702810879
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: John Bartholomew & Son Ltd, 1978 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. 2nd Impression. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Visual survey of the work of the Scottish neoclassical architect Robert Adam (1728-1792), one of Britain's greatest architects and founder of the 'Adam style'. 244pp with index, illustrated with 60 photographs in colour and 181 in black and white, plus double page map showing surviving examples of Adam's work in the British Isles. Gilt lettering to spine. Boards slightly bowed and former owner's name to pastedown, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear and minor fading to spine, otherwise very good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014854
- Title
- The Work of Robert Adam
- Author
- Geoffrey Beard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0702810878
- ISBN 13
- 9780702810879
- Publisher
- John Bartholomew & Son Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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