THE ARCHITECTURAL, LANDSCAPE AND CONSTITUTIONAL PLANS OF THE EARL OF MAR, 1700-32
Written by Margaret Stewart.
Stock no. 1831650
Published by Four Courts Press. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The life and achievements of John Erskine, sixth earl of Mar and eleventh Lord Erskine. Politics, architecture, landscapes, city designs and infrastructure planning were the substance of the earl of Mar's creative thinking before and after the Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707. Green paper boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. xxx and 418 pages including index. ISBN: 9781846825750. Dustwrapper has minor scuffing, overall a lovely copy.

ARCHITECTURAL COLOUR IN BRITISH INTERIORS 1615-1840
Written by Ian C. Bristow.
Stock no. 1831649
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Bristow contrasts the noble interiors of Inigo Jones with more intimate spaces of the period. He then sets the succeeding drabness adopted in many rooms in the second half of the seventeenth century against the era's taste for marbling, graining, and imitation Japan. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. xxi and 265 pages including index. ISBN: 0300038666. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly sunned/faded to spine. A lovely copy contained in thin white card slipcase which has a few marks and imperfections.

BRITTON'S CATHEDRALS (CATHEDRAL ANTIQUITIES): WELLS AND EXETER
Written by John Britton.
Stock no. 1831641
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown And Green. 1826. Very good condition.

Two volumes bound as one in modern red cloth binding with gilt title 'Britton's Cathedrals' to spine with date of '1824' to base of spine. Contains: The History and the Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Wells 1824; The History and Antiquities of the See and Cathedral Church of Exeter 1826. Marbled text block. B/w engravings of views, elevations, plans etc. First printings, latest date is 1826. A few minor grubby marks to boards which are otherwise bright. Some foxing to contents, mainly to plates. Binding is lovely and tight. Overall, a decent copy in modern binding.

BRITTON'S CATHEDRALS (CATHEDRAL ANTIQUITIES): NORWICH, YORK AND PETERBOROUGH
Written by John Britton.
Stock no. 1831640
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 1828. Very good condition.

Three volumes bound as one in modern red cloth binding with gilt title 'Britton's Cathedrals' to spine with date of '1816' to base of spine. Contains: The History and Antiquities of the See and Cathedral Church of Norwich 1816; The History and Antiquities of the Metropolitical Church of York 1819; The History and Antiquities of the Abbey, and Cathedral Church of Peterborough 1828. Marbled text block. B/w engravings of views, elevations, plans etc. First printings, latest date is 1828. A few minor grubby marks to boards which are otherwise bright. Top corner tips of boards very lightly bumped. Some foxing to contents, mainly to plates. Binding is lovely and tight. Overall, a decent copy in modern binding.

BRITTON'S CATHEDRALS (CATHEDRAL ANTIQUITIES): GLOUCESTER, HEREFORD AND WORCESTER
Written by John Britton.
Stock no. 1831639
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown And Green. 1829. Very good condition.

Three volumes bound as one in modern red cloth binding with gilt title 'Britton's Cathedrals' to spine with date of '1829' to base of spine. Contains: The History and the Antiquities of the Abbey and Cathedral Church of Gloucester 1829; The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Hereford 1831; The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Worcester 1835. Marbled text block. B/w engravings of views, elevations, plans etc. First printings, latest date is 1835. A few minor grubby marks to boards which are otherwise bright. Some foxing to contents, mainly to plates. Binding is lovely and tight. Overall, a decent copy in modern binding.

BRITTON'S CATHEDRALS (CATHEDRAL ANTIQUITIES): SALISBURY, LICHFIELD AND CANTERBURY
Written by John Britton.
Stock no. 1831638
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 1821. Very good condition.

Three volumes bound as one in modern red cloth binding with gilt title 'Britton's Cathedrals' to spine with date of '1814' to base of spine. Contains: The History and the Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury 1814; The History and Antiquities of the See and Cathedral Church of Litchfied 1820; The History and Antiquities of The Metropolitical Church of Canterbury 1821. Marbled text block. B/w engravings of views, elevations, plans etc. First printings, latest date is 1821. A few minor grubby marks to boards which are otherwise bright. Top corner lightly bumped. Some foxing to contents. Binding is lovely and tight. Overall, a decent copy in modern binding.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE I: THE COTSWOLDS (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; David Verey; Alan Brooks.
Stock no. 1831609
Published by Yale University Press. 2020. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Extensively revised and expanded. The celebrated architecture of the Cotswold villages - stone-built manor houses, cottages, and medieval churches - is covered in full. Longer entries describe market towns such as Cirencester, Fairford and Chipping Camptden, with their great wool churches, almshouses, and charming civic buildings. Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, diagrams and illustrations. 826 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300096040. Reprint. Text block slightly dusty. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. A lovely copy.

OXFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Jennifer Sherwood.
Stock no. 1831607
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford's unique collection of university and college buildings both old and new form a major part of this book. The city itself with its medieval walls and castle and ancient churches is also fully described. Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. 948 pages including index. ISBN: 0300096399. Headbands have become unglued from outer spine. Top edge of text block grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-pworn and is scuffed to rear panel.

THREE CENTURIES OF ARCHITECTURAL CRAFTSMANSHIP
Written by Colin Amery.
Stock no. 1831587
Published by The Architectural Press. 1986. Very good condition.

A selection of the best drawings from the classic 1920 to 1930 AR series of looseleaf folders entitled A Practical Exemplar of Architecture. These folders represented a source of authentic 17th and 18th century stonework, woodwork, fireplace, doorway and similar building details. Edited by Colin Amery. Large format. White cardwraps. B/w photos and drawings. xiv plus 221 plates and 3 page bibliography to rear. ISBN: 0851396623. Reprint. Cardwraps are lightly browned and lightly scuffed. Foxing to text block else contents clean.

A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS 1600-1840
Written by Howard Colvin.
Stock no. 1831582
Published by Yale University Press. 3rd 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third edition with 150 new entries and fully revised. This authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architects who practiced from the time of Inigo Jones (1573-1650) to that of William Burn (1789-1870) and Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860). Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 1264 pages including index. ISBN: 0300060912. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Presented to Dr Ronald Brunskill (an architect and historian) September 1995 and signed by members of English Heritage. Text block a little grubby else contents clean. Front joint between front endpaper and half-title page is pulled but binding is tight. Grey dustwrapper is a little marked.

SOME ACCOUNT OF DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND (4 VOLUMES)
Written by T. Hudson Turner.
Stock no. 1831572
Published by John Henry Parker. 1st 1851. Very good condition.

Volume I: From The Conquest to the End of the Thirteenth Century; Volume II: From Edward I. to Richard II.; Volume III: From Richard II. to Henry VIII. Part II.; Volume IV: From Richard II. to Henry VIII Part I. Full leather binding, gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers. Numerous b/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Vol I 1st 1851; Vol II 1st 1853; Vol III 1st 1859; Vol IV 1st 1859. Volume III and IV are possibly bound with incorrect number on spine ie III should be IV and IV should be III. Boards are lightly scuffed at edges, bumped at corners but otherwise in very good condition for the age of the volumes. Some foxing present but not bad. A nice set.

ABBEYS
Written by M.R. James.
Stock no. 1831565
Published by GWR. 1926. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An authoritative and beautifully written survey of the medieval monastic houses of Great Britain, authored by the renowned scholar and medievalist M. R. James. Black cloth spine, gilt titles. Red boards. B/w photos, plans and illustrations. 7 colour plates and a Map in pocket on rear board. x and 153 pages. Second impression. Top & tail of spine and board corners lightly worn. Text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers, prelims and text block. Map present in rear pocket. Plain dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and chipped at top & tail of spine and corners. Strong cigarette odour present.