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Written by Norman Foster. Illustrated by Norman Foster.
Stock no. 1827181
Published by Prestel. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Compiled by Norman Foster, this book is a personal statement about architecture, how we understand it and how it is perceived. Organised thematically, in a series of visual 'chapters', it collates and contrasts black-and-white photographic images from four decades of Foster's practice to create a compelling narrative. ISBN: 3791334255. A few marks to boards. Minor grubby mark to front endpaper. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed.

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THE COUNTRY LIFE BOOK OF COTTAGES
Written by Lawrence Weaver.
Stock no. 1326565
Published by Country Life. 2nd 1919. Very good condition.

Second, revised and enlarged edition. Brown cloth, black titles. Numerous black and white photographs and diagrams throughout. 266 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A couple of small marks to front cover. Endpapers browned, name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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HEREFORDSHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1326536
Published by Penguin. 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0140710256. Very small address label stuck to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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THE HOME UPGRADE NEW HOMES IN REMODELED BUILDINGS
Written by Tessa Pearson; Robert Klanten; Andrea Servert; Elli Stuhler.
Stock no. 1326513
Published by Gestalten. 1st 2019. Very good condition.

Large, heavy format. Pale grey pictorial boards. A far-reaching look at renovation stories around the world. ISBN: 9783899559798. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF TURKEY
Written by Ekrem Akurgal.
Stock no. 1827153
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Eight eminent Turkish specialists have worked together to present this book, in all its variety, from prehistoric times to the end of the Ottoman Empire. A thorough introduction to a nation with a manifold tradition in the fine arts. Edited by Ekrem Akurgal. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w plans. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0192114514. Top edge of text block browned with some foxing and also some foxing to top of vertical edge. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and very lightly scuffed.

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THE ALBERTINA: THE PALAIS AND THE HABSBURG STATE ROOMS
Written by Christian Benedik.
Stock no. 1827130
Published by Christian Brandstatter Verlag. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Albertina in Vienna is one of the most important art collections in the world. Furthermore, it has since 1802 been housed in one of the most magnificent neo-Classical palaces in Europe: the Palais Albertina. Large format. Duck egg blue paper boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9783850332446. Top corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BRITAIN'S HISTORIC RAILWAY BUILDINGS
Written by Gordon Biddle.
Stock no. 1827127
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites. From Penzance to Thurso - a fascinating tour of Britain's remarkable railway heritage. B/w photos. 759 pages includes index. . ISBN: 0198662475. Text block just slightly grubby. Rear hinge starting to pull (from the weight of the contents). Else a very nice copy.

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VENICE AND ITS LAGOON
Written by Giulio Lorenzetti.
Stock no. 1827118
Published by Edizioni Lint Trieste. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reprint from the 1961 edition. Small format. Cream cloth boards, blue titles and black illustration to front. B/w photos. Folding maps. Text block a little grubby. Tiny crease to tip of top corners, light diagonal crease to top corner of prelims. Else a clean copy. Blue dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a biro mark crossing out to rear panel (price?).

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THE TENEMENT: A WAY OF LIFE
Written by Frank Worsdall.
Stock no. 1826852
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Social, Historical, and Architectural Study of Housing in Glasgow. The development of the tenement from its origins in the 17th century to its finest expression during the industrial expansion of Victorian Glasgow. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and sketches. ISBN: 0550203524. Text block browned. Surface paper damage to top of front pastedown (see photo). A few marks to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby.

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FIVE PER CENT PHILANTHROPY: AN ACCOUNT OF HOUSING IN URBAN AREAS BETWEEN 1840 AND 1914
Written by John Nelson Tarn.
Stock no. 1826841
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A history of working-class housing, tracing the social, political and moral arguments which defeated laissez-faire and eventually produced a public policy on housing. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, illustrations and plans. ISBN: 0521085063. Minor fading to top edge of boards. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and edge-worn.

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CONCERNING ARCHITECTURE
Written by John Summerson.
Stock no. 1826837
Published by Allen Lane; Penguin Press. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Essays on Architetural Writers and Writing Present to Nikolaus Pevsner and edited by John Summerson. Cream paper spine with gilt title on black, brown paper boards. B/w illustrations. Small 'nibble' to lower edge of boards. Spine lightly browned. Text block browned with foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge-rubbed.

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THE SEARCH FOR ENVIRONMENT
Written by Walter L. Creese.
Stock no. 1826835
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Garden City: Before and After. The evolution of the Garden City and the suburb, which resulted from changes in the cities and their dwellings and the embergence of model villages around factories during the early nineteenth century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and plans. Brown tape marks to endpapers. Text block browned. Price-cut brown dustwrapper is lightly chipped at top & tail of spine and is a little grubby.

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