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AARON, H. Pillar to Post. Looking at Street Furniture. Warne: 1982 1st ed 182 pp, numerous b/w photos by Ian Sherren. Owner's bookplate o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w. (Book Ref #32333)  £20.00

AIRS, M. The Tudor and Jacobean Country House. A building history. Bramley: 1988 rep 240 pp, b/w photos, notes, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. 'Carefully researched and lucidly written." - TLS. (Book Ref #29968)  £10.00

AL-BAYATI, B. Basil Al-Bayati: Architect. Academy: 1988 1st ed 276 pp, 400 illustrations, over 150 in colour, biography, bibliog. Fine in slightly nicked d/w. A lavishly illustrated look at the Iraqi architect's projects in both East and West which also discusses his social, religious and artistic influences. (Book Ref #26324)  £14.00

AMERY, C. (et al). Lutyens. The Work of the English Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944). Arts Council: 1981 p/b 1st ed 200 pp, profuse b/w and colour photos and illustrations, appendices, bibliog. Corners slightly creased o/w VG+. A well-illustrated companion to an exhibition in the Hayward Gallery in November 1981 to January 1982. (Book Ref #33241)  £25.00

AMSONEIT, W. Contemporary European Architects. Taschen: 1991 p/b 1st ed 160 pp, numerous colour illustrations throughout. VG+. The volume juxtaposes outstanding works by contemporary European architects next to influential avant garde designs.. (Book Ref #27843)  £12.00

ANDREWS, W. Architecture in New England. A Photo History. Harper & Row: 1980 p/b rep 202 pp, 230 b/w photos, bibliog. Back cover creased o/w VG. From the salt boxes of Cape Cod, the covered bridges of Vermont and the mills of Lowell to the civic grandeur of Richardson's Boston. (Book Ref #12883)  £12.00

ANDREWS, J. & TAYLOR, J. Architecture: A Performing Art. Lutterworth: 1982 1st ed 176 pp, b/w illustrations throughout. VG+/VG. 'a portrait of the young artist as an architect' from first job to the completion of a building. (Book Ref #11004)  £8.00

ANON. Terra Cotta of The Italian Renaissance. The Terra Cotta Association: 1928 1st ed 200 pp, 200 b/w plates. Extremities rubbed and marked. Page edges and endpapers lightly marked o/w VG+. 'Offers a precedent which will always endure'. (Book Ref #20081)  £15.00

ANON. The House Book. Phaidon: 2001 1st ed 511 pp, profuse colour photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. A global survey of 500 houses from all styles and periods. A book weighing 3200 grams, please contact us for a postage quote. (Book Ref #31827)  £16.50

ANON. York Historic Buildings in the Central Area. A photographic record. HMSO: 1981 p/b 1st ed Unpaginated, 200 pages of photographs, some colour. VG+. Based on the fifth volume of the Royal Commission's complete inventory of the city and includes all of the 200 pages of photos from that volume. (Book Ref #13712)  £15.00

APLING, H. Norfolk Corn Windmills. Norfolk Windmills Trust: 1984 1st ed 376 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Intended to be the first of two volumes; the second was never written as the author died before completing the pair. (Book Ref #15476)  £15.00

AURENHAMMER, H. J.B Fischer Von Erlach. Allen Lane: 1973 1st ed 193 pp, 110 b/w illustrations, chronological list of works, including drawings. Ex-library with usual stamps, pocket and label traces o/w VG in d/w with small amount of surface loss from removed label at spine bottom. A thorough survey of the virtual creator of the Austrian Baroque which includes his many temporary structures and symbolic meanings. (Book Ref #18550)  £15.00

AYLMER, G.E. & CANT, R. (eds). A History of York Minster. Clarendon Press: 1977 1st ed 586 pp, colour frontis, 182 b/w photos, 3 b/w plans. Traces of tape on endpapers, top edge marked o/w VG+ in slightly nicked d/w with tape marks on rear panel flap. The co-ordination of much new knowledge, gained in the decades immediately preceding publication. (Book Ref #32231)  £25.00

BAILEY, B. Almshouses. Hale: 1988 1st ed 208 pp, b/w photos and illustrations throughout, bibliog. VG+/VG+. A fascinating insight into these ancient charitable institutions. (Book Ref #29016)  £8.50

BAILEY, B. The English Village Green. Hale: 1985 1st ed 223 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos, appendix. Inscription on f.ep o/w VG+ in slightly chipped d/w. A detailed description of over 600 of the most important village greens in England. (Book Ref #17952)  £10.00

BAILEY, B. The English Village Green. Hale: 1985 1st ed 223 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos, bibliog. Fine in a fine d/w. A detailed description of over 600 of the most important village greens in England. (Book Ref #29920)  £5.00

BAKER, DIANE. Potworks. The Industrial Architecture of The Staffordshire Potteries. RCHM: 1991 p/b 1st ed 131 pp, b/w photos throughout, glossary, notes, abbreviations, bibliog. Lamination of front edge chipped o/w VG+. (Book Ref #33279)  £18.00

BANKS, O.F. & TANQUERAY, R. Lofts. Living In Space. Carlton: 1999 1st ed 190 pp, profuse colour illustrations, resources. Fine in slightly nicked d/w. Combining the aspirational with the practical, a sourcebook with lavish photographs. (Book Ref #17045)  £14.00

BARRETT, H. & PHILLIPS, J. Suburban Style. The British Home 1840 - 1960. Macdonald Orbis: 1988 rep 224 pp, 100 colour and 200 b/w illustrations, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. A useful source book for those wishing to renovate a property or interested in the neglected architecture and style of British suburbia. (Book Ref #33642)  £18.00

BATSFORD, H. & FRY, C. The Cathedrals of England. Batsford: 1950 rep 128 pp, colour frontis, b/w photos and b/w drawings by Brian Cook. Bottom corners lightly bumped o/w VG+ in lightly edge-worn but bright and attractive d/w. Our Heritage Series. (Book Ref #22900)  £10.00

BEARD, G. The Work of Christopher Wren. John Bartholemew and Son: 1982 1st ed 240 pp, over 200 colour and b/w photos, illustrations and plans, bibliog. F/VG+. Comprehensive visual survey of Wren's work, with photographs by the distinguished architectural photographer Anthony Kersting. (Book Ref #15302)  £10.00

BEARD, G. The Work of Robert Adam. Bloomsbury: 1987 rep 244 pp, 181 b/w and 60 colour plates, chronology, list of buildings and monuments, bibliog. Top edge foxed o/w VG+/VG+. A visual survey of Adam's work with the plates, many specially photographed for this book, providing the only comprehensive coverage of his work since 1922.. (Book Ref #30913)  £11.00

BELL, C. & BELL, B. City Fathers. The Early History of Town Planning in Britain. Cresset Press: 1969 1st ed 216 pp, numerous b/w illustrations and plans, bibliog. Gift Inscription o/w VG+ in a worn d/w. The story of the brave new towns and the pragmatic decisions which governed their fates. (Book Ref #31173)  £15.00

BENHAM, H. Some Essex Water Mills. Essex County Newspapers: 1976 1st ed 120 pp, b/w illustrations throughout. Fine in an edge-worn and slightly torn d.w. Contains over a hundred mills past and present on the Rivers Chelmer, Blackwater and Colne, together with a dozen coastal tide mills. (Book Ref #30409)  £15.00

BERRIDGE, C. The Almshouses of London. Ashford: 1987 1st ed 74 pp, profuse b/w and colour photos by author, maps, notes. VG+/VG+. Luxuriously illustrated guide around London's almshouses, both demolished and surviving, chronicling their virtually forgotten history. (Book Ref #17810)  £7.50

BERRIDGE, C. The Almshouses of London. Ashford: 1987 1st ed 74 pp, profuse b/w and colour photos by author, maps, bibliog. Fine in a slightly torn d/w. Luxuriously illustrated guide around London's almshouses, both demolished and surviving, chronicling their virtually forgotten history. (Book Ref #30039)  £6.00

BETJEMAN, J. (ed). Collins Guide to Parish Churches of England and Wales. Collins: 1980 revised ed 528 pp, b/w photos. Bottom edge lightly bumped o/w VG+ in slightly creased d/w. An aesthetic and atmospheric assessment of English, Manx and Welsh parish churches. (Book Ref #23012)  £13.50

BETTHAUSEN, P. & GOMBRICH, D. (trans). Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Henschelverlag: 1985 1st ed unpaginated, 15 colour and 54 b/w plates, bibliog. Pictorial laminated boards lightly bumped at bottom of spine o/w VG+. Schinkel was the architect responsible for many of the public buildings commissioned as Berlin became not only Prussia's, but Germany's state capital. This book also examines his paintings, furniture and decorative designs. (Book Ref #26816)  £15.00

BINNEY, M. & BURMAN, P. Change and Decay. The Future of our Churches. Studio Vista: 1977 p/b 1st ed 191 pp, b/w photos. VG+. Written to alert laymen to the wholesale decay and destruction threatening both Anglican and nonconformist buildings. Covers all aspects of church architecture and furnishings. (Book Ref #25226)  £7.50

BINNEY, M. & SAPIEHA, N. Country Manors of Portugal. A Passage Through Seven Centuries. Antique Collectors Club: 1987 1st ed 231 pp, numerous colour photos, bibliog. VG+ in a lightly edge-worn d/w. Domestic architecture ranging in influence from Moorish through French. Attention is paid to the tiles (azulejos) and to more recent homes built in the Azores, Madiera and Brazil. (Book Ref #31137)  £20.00

BINNEY, M. & SAPIEHA, N. Country Manors of Portugal. A Passage Through Seven Centuries. Antique Collectors Club: 1987 1st ed 231 pp, numerous colour photos, bibliog. VG+ in a lightly edge-worn d/w. Domestic architecture ranging in influence from Moorish through French. Attention is paid to the tiles (azulejos) and to more recent homes built in the Azores, Madiera and Brazil. (Book Ref #31181)  £20.00

BIZLEY, A.C. The Slate Figures of Cornwall. Alice Bizley: 1965 1st ed 184 pp, 67 b/w line drawings by the author. VG+ in lightly browned and slightly edge-worn d/w. Signed on title page by the author. Careful study of an ancient craft peculiar to Cornwall; that of carving family portraits in slate. (Book Ref #23524)  £30.00

BLUNT, A. (ed). Baroque & Rococo. Architecture & Decoration. Granada: 1982 p/b re-issue 352 pp, 427 b/w photos by Wim Swaan. Front cover creased across top corner, small previous owner's name o/w VG. (Book Ref #33529)  £12.00

BOND, M. Monastic Landscapes. Tempus: 2004 p/b 1st ed 384 pp, b/w photos, line drawings and maps. Top corner slightly creased o/w VG+. Mick Aston describes the book as 'gathering and ordering all the material and marshalling the information to give us a full and comprehensive survey of the monastic contribution to the medieval landscape.'. (Book Ref #33298)  £15.00

BORSI, F. The Monumental Era. European Architecture and Design 1929-1939. Lund Humphries: 1987 1st UK ed 207 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Examines national contributions, teasing out complex relationships between individual styles and architects, analysing paradoxes with great insight. (Book Ref #29526)  £25.00

BOTEY, J.M. Inside Barcelona. Discovering Barcelona's Classic Interiors. Phaidon: 1992 1st ed 127 pp, colour photos throughout by Peter Aprahamian. Olympic Games Promotional Gift Label tipped to front endpaper o/w Fine in a Fine d/w. A photographic record of a hundred historic interiors. (Book Ref #31102)  £15.00

BOYD WHYTE, I. Hoppe, Kammerer, Schonthal. Three Architects from the Master Class of Otto Wagner. Ernst and Sohn 240 pp, colour and b/w architectural drawings and b/w photographs, notes on the plates. F/VG+. A close study of three graduates of Otto Wagner's Viennese Accademie where graphic presentation had become a high art. (Book Ref #11016)  £20.00

BRANDON-JONES, J. and others. C.F.A. Voysey; Architect and Designer 1857-1941. Lund Humphries: 1978 p/b 1st ed 138 pp, profuse b/w illustrations. Top edge slightly marked and lightly worn at corner, a touch of foxing to a few top margins o/w VG+. A 'comprehensive and balanced account' of Voysey's work. (Book Ref #33630)  £40.00

BRIERS, R. English Country Churches. Robson: 1989 1st ed 290 pp, profuse b/w and some colour photos. F/VG+. Actor Richard Briers visits 100 of our most memorable churches. (Book Ref #11954)  £7.50

BROOKS, M.W. John Ruskin and Victorian Architecture. Thames & Hudson: 1989 p/b rep 364 pp, 106 b/w illustrations, notes. Lightly edge-worn o/w VG+. (Book Ref #32603)  £15.00

BROWN, JANE. Lutyens and The Edwardians. An English Architect and His Clients. Viking: 1996 1st ed 276 pp, 26 colour and several b/w illustrations, bibliog. Previous owner's name o/w Near Fine in near Fine d/w. (Book Ref #33631)  £25.00

BROWN, R.J. Timber-Framed Buildings of England. Hale: 1986 1st ed 366 pp, numerous b/w pen and ink drawings by author, glossary, gazetteer, bibliog. F/F. Deals with construction, structure, feature and detail in buildings public and communal, ecclesiastical, domestic, farm and industrial over 600 years. (Book Ref #26062)  £30.00

BROWN, R.J. Timber-Framed Buildings of England. Hale: 1986 1st ed 366 pp, numerous b/w pen and ink drawings by author, glossary, gazetteer, bibliog. Fine in Fine d/w. Deals with construction, structure, feature and detail in buildings public and communal, ecclesiastical, domestic, farm and industrial over 600 years. (Book Ref #32351)  £20.00

BROWN, R.J. Windmills of England. Hale: 1982 rep 256 pp, 100 pen and ink drawings by the author, bibliog. Bookplate o/w F/F. The history of these mills, their millers and the efforts made to preserve them.. (Book Ref #13789)  £10.00

BRUNSKILL, R.W. Traditional Buildings of Britain. Gollancz: 1981 1st ed 160 pp, b/w photos and drawings throughout, bibliog. Inscription o/w VG/VG. A useful introduction to vernacular architecture. (Book Ref #26544)  £15.00

BRUNSKILL, R.W. Traditional Buildings of Britain. Gollancz: 1984 rep 160 pp, b/w photos and drawings throughout, bibliog. F/F. A useful introduction to vernacular architecture. (Book Ref #27854)  £15.00

BURCH DONALD, ELSIE. The French Farmhouse. Little Brown: 1995 1st ed 200 pp, 85 colour and 30 b/w photos and 300 b/w line drawings throughout, bibliog. Prelims heavily libradised with stamps and labels. Historic price on front endpaper & 1 margin slightly marked o/w a clean affordable copy in a slightly torn d/w in a laminated library jacket which has been trimmed to the edge of the front flap blurb. The most complete one volume account of French farmhouses describes the rich variety of regional styles together with the history of their construction, traditional life and furnishings. (Book Ref #33456)  £55.00

BUSCH, A. Rooftop Architecture. The art of going through the roof. Henry Holt: 1991 1st ed 205 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. The dreams and designs that over forty architects and their clients have put into reality, ranging from three-story brownstones to thirty-story apartment blocks, copiously illustrated with photos, floor plans and sketches. (Book Ref #10376)  £7.99

BUTTNER, H. & MEISSNER, G. Town Houses of Europe. Antique Collectors Club: 1983 1st UK ed 348 pp, 223 colour and b/w photos and numerous b/w line illustrations, bibliog. Fine in a VG+ d/w and plain slipcase. A thorough and well illustrated analysis, through individual example, of the effect the town house had on the rise of modern European civilization. (Book Ref #27814)  £25.00

CARLEY, J.P. Glastonbury Abbey. The holy house at the head of the moores adventurous. Boydell: 1988 1st ed 189 pp, b/w and colour illustrations. Fine/VG+. The first general survey of the material history and remains of the abbey which also take account of what John Cowper Powys called 'the immemorial mystery of Glastonbury'. (Book Ref #29393)  £7.00

CARPENTER, E. & GENTLEMAN, D. Westminster Abbey. Weidenfeld: 1987 1st ed 128 pp, numerous watercolours by David Gentleman. VG+ in d/w with a small piece of reinforcing tape on the verso. (Book Ref #22885)  £15.00

CARR, J.L. Churches in Retirement. A Gazetteer. HMSO: 1990 p/b 1st ed 162 pp, b/w photos and map, glossary. VG+. An illustrated record of the 250 churches in the care of the Redundant Churches Fund. (Book Ref #33501)  £8.00

CHAMBERLIN, R. The English Cathedral. Webb & Bower: 1987 1st ed 208 pp, colour and b/w photos. VG+/VG+. A lively biographical look at the history and role of these great churches and their clergy. (Book Ref #27212)  £10.00

CHAMBERS, J. The English House. Thames Methuen: 1985 1st ed 288 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout, bibliog. F/F. A very useful introduction to the subject. (Book Ref #26091)  £10.00

CHERRY, G.E. Urban Change and Planning. A history of urban development in Britain since 1750. Foulis: 1972 1st ed 254 pp, b/w photos. VG+ in slightly chipped d/w. Written from the related view points of the social, economic, political and cultural change of the past two centuries and the standpoint of the town planner. (Book Ref #18024)  £15.00

CHRISTIE, C. The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century. Manchester University Press: 2000 p/b 1st thus 333 pp, colour photos, numerous b/w illustrations. Front bottom corner lightly creased o/w VG+. A 'clear, thoughtful and analytical' insight into the culture, class, possessions and consumption of the privileged and their rural retreats. (Book Ref #33764)  £18.00

CHRISTIE'S. The Michael Robert Collection of Architectural and Garden Ornaments. Christie's: 2004 p/b 1st ed 297 pp, numerous colour illustrations. Fine. The catalogue of the September 2004 sale. (Book Ref #31902)  £10.00

CLOAKE, J. Palaces and Parks of Richmond and Kew. Volume I: The Palaces of Shene and Richmond. Volume II: Richmond Lodge and the Kew Palaces. Phillimore: 1995, 1996 1eds 288 pp, 248 pp, 24 colour plates, 327 b/w illustrations, bibliog. Both volumes VG+ in VG+ d/ws. A thorough examination not only of the bricks and mortar, landscape, use and occupation but also their involvement in significant events in national history. Uses a mass of history, much previously unpublished, and a wealth of contemporary illustrations. (Book Ref #32380)  £50.00

CONDIT, C.W. The Chicago School of Architecture. A History of Commercial and Public Building in the Chicago Area, 1875-1925. University of Chicago: 1964 1st ed 255 pp, 196 b/w photos, bibliog. VG+ in an edge-worn d/w. Revised and enlarged from 'The Rise of The Skyscraper', Condit's 1952 book. (Book Ref #32539)  £20.00

CONNER, P. Oriental Architecture in the West. Thames & Hudson: 1979 1st ed 200 pp, 154 illustrations, 14 in colour, Notes, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Traces the fluctuations in the taste for Oriental architecture, relating them to the development of the landscape garden in England and France. (Book Ref #32105)  £20.00

CONRAN, T. The Essential House Book. The comprehensive source book of home design. Conran Octopus: 1995 rep 272 pp, over 650 colour photos, 250 artworks. Top edge bumped, rear panel indented o/w VG+ in chipped d/w. Covers five sections of A Sense of Place, Room for Change, Rooms for Living, A Directory of Decorating and Furnishing options and a checklist for trouble shooting. (Book Ref #28117)  £13.50

COOK, O. English Cottages and Farmhouses. BCA: 1982 rep 208 pp, 163 b/w and 14 colour photos by Edwin Smith. VG in nicked d/w. Olive Cook was often present when these photos were taken, and her account of the history of country buildings is enriched by vivid recollections of individual houses and their inhabitants. (Book Ref #26213)  £8.00

COOK, O. The English Country House. Thames & Hudson: 1974 1st ed 240 pp, 269 plates, 22 in col. VG+ in slightly chipped d/w. Examines both the social and architectural development of the country house. (Book Ref #11537)  £8.50

COOK, O. & KERSTING, A.F (photo). The English Country House. Thames & Hudson: 1974 1st ed 240 pp, 269 plates, 22 in col. Front board lightly bowed o/w VG+/VG+. Examines both the social and architectural development of the country house. (Book Ref #23004)  £15.00

COOPER, J. Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors. From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau. Thames & Hudson: 1987 1st ed 256 pp, 74 colour, 609 b/w illustrations. VG+ in a slightly torn d/w. Excellent reference which allows comparison of the work of the great designers and craftsmen of the period. (Book Ref #32662)  £30.00

CORNFORTH, J. The Inspiration of the Past. Country house taste in the twentieth century. Viking: 1985 1st ed 228 pp, 196 b/w photos, 80 colour photos. Fine in VG+ d/w. Signed dedication by Cornforth on the title page. Concentrates principally on the work of John Fowler and his contribution to the interior decoration and restoration of the houses in the care of the National Trust. (Book Ref #33581)  £30.00

CORNFORTH, J. The Search for a Style. Country Life and Architecture 1897 - 1935. Andre Deutsch: 1989 1st ed 263 pp, 270 b/w photos. VG+ in a VG+ d/w. A well illustrated book tracing the history of taste in relation to the style, furnishing and decoration of the English Country House from the pages of Country Life. (Book Ref #32503)  £15.00

CREWE, S (ed). Visionary Spires. Waterstone: 1986 1st ed 144 pp, 170 illustrations, 20 in col, bibliog. Fine in chipped d/w. The best of the unexecuted plans and drawings for the worlds' major churches and cathedrals, from Cologne to New York, from Milan to Liverpool. (Book Ref #11933)  £8.00

CRUICKSHANK, D. A Guide to the Georgian Buildings of Britain and Ireland. Rizzoli: 1986 1st US ed 320 pp, 200 b/w photos, drawings and plans, notes, bibliog. F/VG+. An invaluable sourcebook, scholarly, practical and eminently readable, written for the National Trust and the Irish Georgian Society. (Book Ref #29948)  £12.00

CRUICKSHANK, DAN. & BURTON, NEIL. Life In The Georgian City. Viking: 1990 1st ed 288 pp, 14 colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. Fine in a slightly nicked d/w. Using contemporary illustrations life inside and outside Georgian town dwellings is revealed. (Book Ref #33250)  £60.00

CURL, J.S. The Life and Work of Henry Roberts. 1803-1876 Architect. Phillimore: 1983 1st ed 273 pp, b/w photos & line drawings, appendices, bibliog. F/VG+. 'The first detailed and fully illustrated account of a successful Victorian architect and housing reformer'. (Book Ref #12848)  £18.00

CURL, J.S. The Life and Works of Henry Roberts 1803 - 1876 Architect. The evangelical concience and the Campaign for Model Housing and Healthy Nations. Phillimore: 1983 1st ed 273 pp, 85 b/w plates, 42 text figures. Fine in a Fine d/w. Roberts established a prosperous practice but became heavily involved in philanthropic design for which his work became international exemplars . A vivid and well-illustrated text. (Book Ref #12986)  £18.00

CURL, J.S. Victorian Churches. English Heritage: 1995 p/b 1st ed 144 pp, 104 b/w and 8 colour photos, glossary, bibliog. Owner's name o/w VG+. Covers denominations and movements, sects and styles. (Book Ref #32153)  £12.00

DAVIES, P. Troughs and Drinking Fountains. Chatto: 1989 p/b 1st ed 115 pp, profuse b/w photos. VG+. An extraordinary and long forgotten chapter of architectural and social history. (Book Ref #10832)  £7.50

DAVIES, P. Troughs and Drinking Fountains. Chatto: 1989 p/b 1st ed 115 pp, profuse b/w photos. Previous owners small label o/w VG+. (Book Ref #24105)  £7.00

DAVIES, P. Troughs and Drinking Fountains. Chatto: 1989 p/b 1st ed 115 pp, profuse b/w photos. Previous owners name o/w VG+. (Book Ref #27274)  £6.50

DAY, M. Modern Art in English Churches. Mowbray: 1984 p/b 1st ed 91 pp, 25 b/w and 39 colour plates, list of churches. VG+. A study of works in churches by modern artists, including Gill, Sutherland, Piper, Hepworth, Epstein, Frink, Moore and many others. (Book Ref #24722)  £10.00

DERESENYI, B. & KAISER, O. Hungarian Castles. Officina: 2000 1st ed 160 pp, Over 200 colour photos by Otto Kaiser, list of 40 castles. Fine in Fine d/w. Introduced with scholarly and enjoyable essay by Tibor Koppany illustrated by b/w etchings and small architectural drawings. (Book Ref #29316)  £20.00

DICK, S. & ALLINGHAM, H. The Cottage Homes of England. Bracken: 1991 rep 192 pp, b/w line drawings and colour plates. Fine in chipped d/w. 'it appears, 75 years later, an ideal world'. (Book Ref #10988)  £6.00

DORMANN, G. (preface). & VAISSE, C. (photos). Living in Mauritius. Traditional Architecture of Mauritius. Thames & Hudson: 1990 1st UK ed 208 pp, 238 colour, 20 b/w, 1map, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. A study of both elegant and domestic private and public dwellings with their authentic interiors, often eighteenth century. Their survival in 'a capricious climate' is in doubt, and they face a threat of contemporary demolition. (Book Ref #31314)  £30.00

DOWNES, K. The Architecture of Wren. Redhedge: 1988 p/b rep 139 pp of text, 169 b/w plates, bibliog. VG+. Excellent visual coverage to accompany Downes affirmation of Wren's range and quality. (Book Ref #25708)  £12.50

DOWNES, KERRY. English Baroque Architecture. Zwemmer: 1966 1st ed 135 pp of text, 578 b/w plates at rear of book, 68 b/w figures throughout text, bibliog. Boards lightly marked with a few small punctures to rear panel. Prelims and closed page edges of text foxed o/w a clean, attractive copy. Downes based his book on 'a balance between great and little masterpieces' divided by topic and type in this book of fine plates. (Book Ref #33434)  £75.00

DOWNING, A.J. The Architecture of Country Houses. Dover: 1969 p/b 1st thus 484 pp, 321 b/w illustrations. VG. Originally published in 1850. (Book Ref #20973)  £6.00

DURMAN, R. Classical Buildings of Wiltshire and Bath. A Palladian Quest. Millstream: 2000 1st ed 208 pp, over 180 b/w photos. Small mark on the half title page o/w VG+ in a VG+ d/w. Wiltshire benefited from its proximity to Bath during in the eighteenth century Palladian revival. A knowledgeable yet straightforward guide to the classical buildings of the area. (Book Ref #32121)  £25.00

ELLIS, G. Modern Practical Stairbuilding and Handrailing. For the Use of Workmen, Builders, Architects and Others. Batsford: 1932 1st ed 108 pp, 32 b/w plates, working drawings and diagrams, many folding, 26 b/w figures, glossary. Ex-Library with 1 accession and 1 withdrawn stamp and traces of poorly removed label. Bottom edge slightly bumped o/w VG. Handrailing and Wreath Making. (Book Ref #33480)  £45.00

ELLIS, GEORGE. Modern Practical Joinery. A Comprehensive Treatise on The Practice of Joiner's Work by Hand and Machine for The Use of Workmen, Builders, Machinists and Architects. The Library Press: 1921 4th revised & enlarged ed 502 pp, over 1400 illustrations including 20 double pages & 41 photographic plates, extensive glossary. Boards bumped and marked, extremities rubbed, spine slightly faded, small surface loss at front bottom corner. Closed edges and prelims slightly marked o/w a very good, clean, tight working copy. (Book Ref #33730)  £45.00

FLAGG, I. (ed). Ackermann und Partners. Buildings and Projects. Prestel: 1998 1st ed 320 pp, b/w and colour illustrations. F/F. Text in English and German. Projects from 1978 to 1998 by this Munich partnership. (Book Ref #24823)  £20.00

FRANKL, P. & O'GORMAN, J.F. (ed). Principles of Architectural History. The Four Phases of Architectural Style, 1400-1900. MIT: 1968 p/b new ed 213 pp, b/w photos and architect's drawings. Card covers unevenly faded o/w slightly bumped, internally VG+. The categories are spatial composition, treatment of mass and surface, light, colour and other optical effects and relation of design to social functions. (Book Ref #30377)  £12.00

FRENCH, T. & O'CONNOR, D. York Minster: A Catalogue of Medieval Stained Glass. Fascicule 1 The West Windows of The Nave. British Academy/OUP: 1983 1st ed 96 pp of text, 16 colour plates, 14 multiple b/w plates, 72 b/w line drawings. Bottom corners lightly bumped o/w VG+ in a slightly torn and scuffed d/w. Part 1 of a series on the cathedrals windows in the Corpus Vitrearum Mediiaevi Great Britain Volume III. (Book Ref #32949)  £30.00

FROMMEL, C.L. The Architecture of The Italian Renaissance. Thames & Hudson: 2007 1st ed 224 pp, 309 b/w photos, glossary. Fine in a Fine d/w. Translated from the German by Peter Spring. Deals with the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries organized by period and architect. 'Social context, technical innovation and aesthetic judgement are given equal weight'. Please note this book weighs 1650 grams and will require extra postage if ordered on ABE or Biblio. Do contact us for a postal quote before ordering. (Book Ref #32928)  £30.00

GANNET, W.C. & LLOYD WRIGHT, F. The House Beautiful. Pomegranite: 1996 1st thus unpaginated, black and red illustrations and 12 gravure photos. Fine in a d/w with a slightly sun-faded spine. Centennial edition of this famous work, the first to reproduce the full text, gravure photographs, and Wright's design of the original. (Book Ref #32451)  £12.00

GIEDION, S. A Decade of Contemporary Architecture. Wittenborn: n.d c.1964 2nd ed 265 pp, b/w photos and line drawings. Boards very slighly marked, owner's name o/w VG+. Text in German, English and French. With a supplement on the years between 1937-47. (Book Ref #27204)  £30.00

GIEDION, S. Space, Time and Architecture. Harvard University Press: 1954 3rd ed 881 pp, 531 b/w plates. Inscription o/w VG. No d/w. (Book Ref #33478)  £12.00

GIEDION, S. Walter Gropius, Work and Teamwork. Architectural Press: 1954 1st ed 249 pp, 140 pages of b/w illustrations and architect's drawings, bibliog. Prelims and d/w flaps foxed o/w VG+ in a chipped d/w by Herbert Bayer. Acclaimed on its publication as the most important work then produced on Gropius. (Book Ref #25440)  £40.00

GIORDANO, S. The Splendour of Monreal. edizioni Poligraf: 1986 p/b 1st ed 110 pp, profuse colour photos. VG. A lavishly illustrated study of the cathedral, with details of mosaics. (Book Ref #24852)  £7.50

GIROUARD, M. Life in the English Country House. A social and architectural history. BCA: 1979 rep 344 pp, b/w illustrations throughout, notes. VG+/VG+. The evolution of the country house from the middle ages to the world of Evelyn Waugh and P.G. Wodehouse drawing widely from familiar novels and plays. (Book Ref #14085)  £12.00

GIROUARD, M. Life in the English Country House. A social and architectural history. BCA: 1978 rep 344 pp, 250 plates, including 33 in col, notes, list of illustrations. Bookplate o/w VG+ in slightly torn d/w. The evolution of the country house from the middle ages to the world of Evelyn Waugh and P.G Wodehouse, drawing widely from familiar novels and plays. (Book Ref #19418)  £12.00

GIROUARD, M. Sweetness and Light. The 'Queen Anne' Movement 1860-1900. Clarendon Press: 1977 1st UK ed 250 pp, 8 colour plates, 215 b/w illustrations. Page edges slightly browned o/w VG+ in d/w with lightly faded spine. Girouard's authoritative study of the stylistic revolt of the Victorian progressive middle classes through architecture, design, furnishings and objects for 'The House Beautiful'. Includes the export of the fashion to America and its distillation into popular architecture. Principal architects include Norman Shaw, J.J Stevenson, G.E Scott, J.R. and E.W Godwin. (Book Ref #33471)  £40.00

GIROUARD, M. The English Town. Yale University Press: 1990 1st ed 330 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos and illustrations, notes. Bookplate o/w fine in a VG+ d/w. 'Girouard's witty, learned, and original text provides an unparalleled celebration of the architectural and social phenomenon of the town'. (Book Ref #30074)  £13.50

GIROUARD, M. The Victorian Country House. Yale: 1979 rep 467 pp, b/w and colour photos, notes. VG+ in price-clipped d/w. Written with his distinctive blend of scholarship, fluency and wit. (Book Ref #21851)  £25.00

GLANCEY, J. Twentieth Century Architecture. The Structures That Shaped the Century. Carlton: 1998 1st ed 400 pp. Fine in a Fine d/w. A jargon-free and robust examination of the influence of social and political history on innovation, modernity and conservatism by The Guardian's architecture and design editor. (Book Ref #17026)  £20.00

GLASSTONE, V. Victorian and Edwardian Theatres. Thames & Hudson: 1975 p/b 1st ed 136 pp, 208 b/w, 8 colour illustrations, bibliog. Head of spine slightly chipped, inscription, o/w VG+. A wealth of illustrations includes contemporary engravings and photographs, very few of which have previously been reproduced. (Book Ref #20768)  £15.00

GLEINIGER, A. et al. Paris Contemporary Architecture. Prestel: 1997 1st ed 160 pp, 131 col, 131 b/w illustrations. Fine in a Fine d/w. Once considered 'the capital of nineteenth century Europe', Paris on the eve of The Millennium, believes it has reassumed that position. (Book Ref #15954)  £12.50

GLOAG, J. The Architectural Interpretation of History. St Martin's Press: 1977 1st US ed 348 pp, 49 b/w plates, 140 line drawings. VG+/VG+. 'To some extent...a miniature history of Mediterranean and Western architecture. (Book Ref #14709)  £12.00

GOLANY, G.S. & OJIMA, T. Geo-Space Urban Design. Wiley & Sons: 1996 1st ed 380 pp, b/w photos, line drawings and diagrams. VG/VG. Champions subsurface urban expansion using 3 Japanese case studies. Addresses the issues of land ownership, legal rights and psychological adjustment as well as design, construction and operation of the facility. (Book Ref #27111)  £20.00

GOLDSTEIN, B. (trans). Frank Lloyd Wright: Early Visions. The great achievements of the Oak Park years. Ranson: 1995 new trans. 166 pp, profuse b/w photos and architectural drawings. M/M. Facsimile of Lloyd's first book of architectural photographs covers the 'idealistic formative years' that helped to create his European reputation. (Book Ref #6225)  £9.99

GOODWIN, G. Islamic Architecture: Ottoman Turkey. Scorpion: 1977 p/b 1st ed 192 pp, 24 colour and 130 b/w plates, chronology, glossary, bibliog. Owner's label o/w VG+. A well illustrated study tracing the first appearance of Ottoman architecture through to the soaring elegance of the classical age and on the opulent curves of the baroque. (Book Ref #27401)  £6.00

GOY, RICHARD. Florence: the City and its Architecture. Phaidon: 2002 1st ed 320 pp, profuse colour illustrations, bibliog. Long inscription, pages slightly cockled o/w Fine in a Fine d/w. The book's two specific aims are to give a succinct yet comprehensive chronological account of the city's urban fabric, then detailed analysis of the great monumental buildings. A typological discussion forms the concluding section together with an examination of the more recent Florentine architecture. A heavy book. Please ring us from a postage quote. (Book Ref #32510)  £20.00

GRAJEWSKI, T. The Building That Would Not Go Away. The Story of How Sam Morris Rescued the Royal Agricultural Hall. Royal Agricultural Hall: 1989 1st ed 147 pp, b/w photos. Fine in an edge-worn d/w. Number 366 of a limited edition. (Book Ref #27297)  £20.00

GRAY, R. Cinemas in Britain. One Hundred Years of Cinema Architecture. Lund Humphries: 1996 1st ed 144 pp, b/w and some colour illustrations throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. Signed by the author on the half title page. (Book Ref #32744)  £40.00

GRAY, R. Cinemas in Britain. One Hundred Years of Cinema Architecture. Lund Humphries: 1996 1st ed 144 pp, b/w and some colour illustrations throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #33486)  £30.00

GRAY, M. & ARMSTRONG, R. Lettering For Architects and Designers. Batsford: 1962 1st ed 160 pp, 300 photos throughout. Boards slightly faded at edges o/w VG+ in edge-worn d/w with small losses. 'Alphabet and symbol in relation to entrances & interiors'. Covers public spaces both civic and commercial, factors governing selection, use and purpose. Focuses on corporate image and brand identity. Designed for architects, planners and authorities. (Book Ref #32273)  £12.00

HAGAR, J. Pilgrimage. A Chronicle of Christianity through the Churches of Rome. Weidenfeld & Nicholson: 1999 1st ed 224 pp, colour photos throughout. Inked historic price on half title page o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w. (Book Ref #33316)  £15.00

HANDJIYSKI, A. Rock Monasteries. Septemvri: 1985 1st UK ed 144 pp, numerous colour and b/w photos by the author, bibliog. Owner's bookplate o/w VG+ in an edge-worn d/w. English text. A visual study of the man-made cave churches and monasteries of the Byzantine Hezychasm sect of 13th-14th century Bulgaria. (Book Ref #32078)  £15.00

HANSELL, P. & HANSELL, J. Doves and Dovecotes. Millstream: 1988 1st ed 248 pp, numerous b/w and some colour illustrations. Front panel of d/w lightly creased o/w Fine in a Fine d/w. The first serious study for fifty years attempts to classify types and styles, while tackling the issues of restoration, conservation, and adaptation. (Book Ref #32138)  £20.00

HART, S. Flint Architecture of East Anglia. DLM: 2000 p/b 1st ed 150 pp, numerous small colour and some b/w photos by the author, glossary. Fine. Hart, a practising architect, has devised a classification system based on analysis of flint materials and workmanship and produced the first comprehensive study. (Book Ref #32107)  £18.00

HART, S. Frank Lloyd Wright. Grange: 1993 1st ed 128 pp, numerous colour and b/w photos throughout. M/M. (Book Ref #6236)  £8.99

HIBBERT, C. London's Churches. Macdonald: 1988 1st ed 224 pp, profuse b/w and colour photos by Martin Black, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. A lavishly illustrated survey of over 160 churches throughout Greater London. (Book Ref #33074)  £10.00

HOCKMAN, H. Edwardian House Style. An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book. David & Charles: 1998 rep 192 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos and illustrations, stockists, bibliog. Fine in a VG+ d/w. Draws on the rich variety of contemporary guides to home-making and building published for the middle classes, creating an authentic picture of how Edwardians lived and decorated their homes. (Book Ref #33143)  £20.00

HOCKMAN, H. Edwardian House Style. An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book. David & Charles: 1994 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos and illustrations, stockists, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Draws on the rich variety of contemporary guides to home-making and building published for the middle classes, creating an authentic picture of how Edwardians lived and decorated their homes. (Book Ref #33559)  £15.00

HOLLINGSWORTH, A. & BLOEMENDAL, F.A.H. Cotswold Architecture and Heritage. Ian Allan: 1992 1st ed 96 pp, profuse colour photos. Laminated boards F. Looks closely at the matchless heritage of Cotswold buildings in a variety of styles and periods. (Book Ref #11655)  £5.99

HORAN, J.L. The Porcelain God. A social history of the toilet. Robson: 1966 1st ed 216 pp, over 30 line drawings and photos. Fine in slightly torn d/w. 'This unique history contends that civilisation began not with the written word but with the toilet'. (Book Ref #29970)  £10.00

HOSKINS, W.G. The Making of the English Landscape. BCA: 1977 rep 326 pp, profuse b/w photos and maps, bibliog. Fine in spine-faded d/w. Originally published in 1955 it remains a milestone in the study of history. (Book Ref #26209)  £10.00

HOWARD, D. The Architectural History of Scotland. Scottish architecture from the Reformation to the Restoration, 1560-1660. Edinburgh University: 1995 1st ed 270 pp, profuse b/w photos and illustrations, notes, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Illustrates the proliferation of architectural innovations during this important period by looking at the wide variety of structures built for the court, the countryside, the towns and the church. (Book Ref #18344)  £15.00

HUMPHREY, S. & MORRIS, J. Churches and Cathedrals of London. New Holland: 2000 1st ed 160 pp, over 200 colour photos. Page edges slightly cockled o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w. (Book Ref #33079)  £10.00

INSKIP, P (intro). Edwin Lutyens. Architectural Monographs. Academy: 1986 rep 112 pp, over 200 illustrations, including 41 in colour and 7 gatefolds, list of buildings and projects, bibliog. Two small marks on front board o/w VG+ in d/w slightly de-laminating at one point on back panel top edge. Vividly illustrated with original plans, drawings and photos from Country Life, and a series of colour gatefolds. (Book Ref #33595)  £40.00

INSKIP, P. (intro). Edwin Lutyens. Architectural Monograph no 6. Academy: 1979 1st ed 112 pp, over 200 b/w and colour photos, bibliog. VG. Two postcards of the interior of Lindisfarne Castle loosely inserted. Vividly illustrated with original plans, drawings and photos from Country Life and a series of colour gatefolds. (Book Ref #33632)  £25.00

JACKSON, D. Selected and Current Works. The Master Architects Series II. Images: 1996 1st ed 256 pp, numerous colour photos, architects drawings and plans, bibliog. New. Jackson's central tenet is the urbanity of the city and its role in urban form and public space. He calls for new 'powerful, formal imagery to introduce a civic dimension into our regard for fellow humans and to give the city 'meaning and memory.'. (Book Ref #12048)  £12.00

JACKSON-STOPS, G. & NASH, J. Views of the Royal Pavilion. Pavilion: 1991 1st ed 128 pp, reproductions of the original colour aquatints. Owner's bookplate o/w Fine in d/w with creased top edge to rear panel. Reproduces the complete series of the Nash/Pugin aquatints for the first time since they were executed and includes a three page fold-out of the section through the state apartments. (Book Ref #26786)  £15.00

JELLICOE, G. and S. The Landscape of Man. Thames & Hudson: 1975 1st ed 400 pp, 702 b/w illustrations and 6 maps, bibliog. Front endpaper removed o/w VG+/VG+. Shaping the environment from prehistory to the present day. (Book Ref #30166)  £20.00

JENNER, M. London Heritage. The Changing Style of a City. Michael Joseph: 1988 1st ed 255 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Highlights the most significant and interesting aspects of London's evolution, not only its major landmarks, but also the less obvious structures of everyday life. (Book Ref #21709)  £9.00

JENNINGS, TREVOR.S. The Development of British Bell Fittings. Privately printed: 1991 1st ed 168 pp, 23 b/w plates, 74 b/w figures and b/w tables. VG+ in a VG+ d/w. 'Trevor Jennings is to be congratulated for revealing the obscurity of the belfry' from the foreword by Dr. Marilyn Palmer. (Book Ref #32655)  £25.00

JENSEN, R. & CONWAY, P. Ornamentalism. The New Decorativeness in Architecture and Design. Potter: 1982 1st ed 297 pp, over 500 colour and b/w illustrations. Fine in slightly creased d/w. Examines the revival of decoration in private and public spaces to claim and focus our attention on detail. (Book Ref #16500)  £15.00

JOHNSON, A. How to Restore and Improve your Victorian House. David & Charles: 1988 rep 208 pp, profuse b/w illustrations, directory of restoration products and services, bibliog. Top edge lightly foxed o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w. 'Essential reference for anyone who not only wants to renovate their Victorian house, but who wants to do it sympathetically' - Home Improvement Guide. (Book Ref #33444)  £18.00

JOHNSON, M. Behind The Castle Gate. From Medieval to Renaissance. Routledge: 2002 1st ed 209 pp, 60 b/w figures and line drawings and maps, glossary, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Concentrates on use, influence, and modification. (Book Ref #31260)  £30.00

JOHNSON, P. British Cathedrals. Weidenfeld: 1980 1st ed 275 pp, colour and b/w photos and drawings, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. 90 cathedrals are examined in what is perhaps the most comprehensive study for the general reader. (Book Ref #22223)  £18.00

JONES, B. Follies and Grottoes. Constable: 1974 revised ed 459 pp, b/w photos and illustrations throughout. Fine copy in a spine-faded d/w. The rise and fall of folly fashion plus a reference section of over 830 follies of the British Isles. (Book Ref #33119)  £28.00

JONES, S. The Village Homes of England. Bracken: 1995 rep 163 pp, 12 colour and 150 b/w illustrations. Board bottoms very slightly dented, o/w VG in d/w with light scuffing to front panel. First published in 1912 by 'The Studio', this is the large format reprint. (Book Ref #24688)  £8.50

JOPE, E.M. (ed). Studies in Building History. Odhams: 1961 1st ed 287 pp, 32 b/w plates, b/w figures in text. Ex-Library, minimal stamps but new front endpapers o/w VG+ in a slightly grubby d/w with a strip cut from front d/w flap. (Book Ref #31941)  £20.00

KAHLER, H. & MANGO, C. (chapter on mosaics). Hagia Sophia. Zwemmer: 1967 1st ed 74 pp of text, 99 b/w plates including fold out of architectural drawings, bibliog. VG+ in chipped d/w. Translated by Ellyn Childs. (Book Ref #33771)  £18.00

KAROL, E. & ALLIBONE, F. Charles Holden. Architect 1875-1960. RIBA: 1988 p/b 1st ed 35 pp, sepia photos and architect's plans, chronology of buildings & events. VG+. Published to celebrate the 1988 RIBA London exhibition. Foreword by Sir John Summerson. (Book Ref #33514)  £12.00

KAUFMAN, E. (ed). & WRIGHT, F. L. An American Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright. Bramhall House: 1955 1st thus 269 pp, 250 b/w illustrations. Front end paper clipped o/w F in spine faded dustwrapper. 'Organic architecture natural to the time and place for which it is designed - natural for the man for whom it is built'. (Book Ref #6985)  £40.00

KELLY, A. The Book of English Fireplaces. Country Life: 1968 1st ed 96 pp, 115 b/w photos. A fine copy in a VG+ d/w. The development of the English fireplace from Roman times through Vanbrugh, Adam, Kent and Burges to the present day. (Book Ref #30061)  £10.00

KEMP, J. American Vernacular. Regional influences in architecture and interior design. The Aia Press: 1990 p/b rep 256 pp, 225 colour photos, bibliog. VG+. The first book to comprehensively catalogue the distinctive vernacular regional styles and their re-interpretations. (Book Ref #17619)  £10.00

KEMPE, D. Living Underground. A history of cave and cliff dwelling. Herbert: 1988 1st ed 256 pp, b/w illustrations and photos throughout, bibliog. Bottom of boards lightly nicked o/w F/F. The first comprehensive survey of troglodytes and other cave dwellers worldwide. (Book Ref #12921)  £14.00

KEMPE, D. Living Underground. A history of cave and cliff dwelling. Herbert: 1988 1st ed 256 pp, b/w illustrations and photos throughout, bibliog. Fine in slightly chipped d/w. The first comprehensive survey of troglodytes and other cave dwellers worldwide. (Book Ref #13019)  £14.00

KIDDER SMITH, G.E. Italy Builds. L'Italia Costruisce. Architectural Press: 1964 1st ed 264 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, bibliog. Ex-Reference Library with usual stamps o/w VG+ in a worn and torn d/w. Text in English and Italian. Introduction by Ernesto Rogers. (Book Ref #26237)  £12.00

KIGHTLY, C. & CHEZE-BROWN, P. Strongholds of the Realm. Defences in Britain from prehistory to the twentieth century. Thames & Hudson: 1979 1st ed 208 pp, 193 photos, 20 in colour, bibliog. VG+ in chipped d/w. (Book Ref #17303)  £6.00

KLOTZ, H. The History of Postmodern Architecture. MIT: 1988 1st US ed 461 pp, over 500 b/w and colour illustrations. Fine in a lightly edge-worn d/w. This first standard work reprises twenty five years of postmodern architect's work. Structural analysis is combined with 'an assessment of programmatic and philosophical content'. (Book Ref #31471)  £25.00

KRAUS, D. & KRAUS, H. The Gothic Choirstalls of Spain. RKP: 1986 1st ed 218 pp, b/w photos throughout, notes. Fine in a Fine d/w. Invaluable study of the eleven major Gothic assemblies of Spanish choirstalls, plus one mystery; the search for and restoration of the choirstalls of Oviedo thought to have disappeared in the Spanish Civil War. (Book Ref #15705)  £12.00

KUBACH, H.E. Romanesque Architecture. History of World Architecture. Harry N Abrams: 1975 1st ed 430 pp, profuse b/w illustrations and photos, bibliog. F/VG+. Kubach shed light on the previously confusing period of migration prior to the Middle Ages. He traced the development of the Romanesque through Meringovian, Carolingian and Ottonian times through High Romanesque. He concludes with the late religious edifices, fortress cities, fortified donjons and ring walls and their methods and materials. (Book Ref #28447)  £30.00

KULTERMANN, U. New Directions in African Architecture. Studio Vista: 1969 1st ed 128 pp, 120 b/w photos. VG+/VG+. Contrasts tribal styles with the then newly-emergent modernism in Africa. (Book Ref #12974)  £6.00

LADD, F.J. Architects at Corsham Court. A Study in Revival Style Architecture and Landscaping 1747 -1849. Moonraker Press: 1978 1st ed 184 pp text, 90 b/w illustrations, bibliog. F in price clipped rather short dustwrapper. Detailed and scholarly study of the Methuens' patronage of architects of the calibre of Brown, Repton and Nash and Corsham's example of the complexity and eclecticism of English architectural styles of this period.. Includes John Nash's experimental work in cast iron. (Book Ref #11517)  £15.00

LAING, L. & LAING, J. Early English Art and Architecture. Archeology and Society. Sutton: 1996 1st ed 246 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout, app/notes, bibliog. F/F. An ideal introduction to a period of dynamic artistic development encompassing 5th to 12 century English art.. (Book Ref #24810)  £10.00

LAIRD, M. The English Misericords. John Murray: 1986 p/b 1st ed 128 pp, b/w illustrations throughout, locations and dates. VG+. A fabulous collection enlivened by an informative and lively text. (Book Ref #32752)  £12.00

LAMBTON, L. An Album of Curious Houses. Chatto & Windus: 1988 1st ed 160 pp, profuse colour photos by the author, bibliog. Fine in spine-faded, price-clipped d/w. A lavishly illustrated look at arcanely and intriguingly decorated houses throughout Britain. (Book Ref #26337)  £18.00

LAMBTON, L. Beastly Buildings. Atlantic Monthly Press: 1985 1st US ed 191 pp, colour and b/w photos throughout, bibliog. F/VG+. An obelisk for a pig, a tomb for a trout and 200 other flights of fancy. (Book Ref #20012)  £12.00

LAMBTON, L. Beastly Buildings. Atlantic Monthly Press: 1985 1st US ed 191 pp, colour and b/w photos throughout, bibliog. F/F. An obelisk for a pig, a tomb for a trout and 200 other flights of fancy. (Book Ref #26274)  £12.00

LAMBTON, L. Temples of Convenience and Chambers of Delight. St. Martin's Press: 1995 1st ed 160 pp, over 150 colour photos, bibliog. VG+ in a VG+ d/w. Privies, toilets and chamber pots galore; everything that symbolises the glories and splendours of sanitation. (Book Ref #33442)  £12.00

LAMBTON, L. Vanishing Victoriana. Foreword by Sir John Betjeman. Elsevier: 1976 1st ed 141 pp, 40 colour and 88 b/w photos, bibliog. Laminated boards. F. A typically personal anthology of Victorian architecture detail. (Book Ref #27028)  £12.00

LASDUN, S. Victorians at Home. Weidenfeld: 1985 rep 160 pp, 16 colour plates and 90 b/w illustrations, notes. Fine in chipped d/w. Lasdun traces the changing character and trends of the era. (Book Ref #10555)  £12.50

LASDUN, S. Victorians at Home. Weidenfeld: 1981 1st ed 160 pp, 16 colour plates and 90 b/w illustrations, notes. VG+/VG+. Lasdun traces the changing character and trends of the era. (Book Ref #11276)  £8.00

LASDUN, S. Victorians at Home. Weidenfeld: 1981 1st ed 160 pp, 16 colour plates and 90 b/w illustrations, notes. F/VG+. Lasdun traces the changing character and trends of the era. (Book Ref #13988)  £10.00

LASDUN, S. Victorians at Home. Weidenfeld: 1985 p/b rep 160 pp, 16 colour plates and 90 b/w illustrations, notes. F/VG+. Lasdun traces the changing character and trends of the era. (Book Ref #17150)  £5.00

LAWRENCE, D. Underground Architecture. Capital Transport: 1994 1st ed 208 pp, profuse b/w illustrations, some colour, biographical details, primary sources and further reading. Fine in a VG+ d/w. A chronological journey through London Underground's architecture. (Book Ref #33593)  £45.00

LE CORBUSIER. & COHEN, J.L. (intro). Towards An Architecture. Frances Lincoln: 2007 p/b new ed 269 pp, profuse b/w photos and illustrations. VG+. Originally published as Vers Une Architecture. (Book Ref #33479)  £12.00

LEITH, IAN. Dellamotte's Crystal Palace. A Victorian Pleasure Dome Revealed. English Heritage: 2005 1st ed 122 pp, sepia, b/w and colour throughout. Page edges slightly cockled o/w Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #32749)  £12.00

LEVER, J. & RICHARDSON, M. The Art of The Architect. Treasures from the RIBA's Collections. Trefoil: 1984 p/b 1st ed 144 pp, 130 b/w illustrations. Fine. Published for the exhibition of the same name. (Book Ref #32884)  £8.00

LITTLE, B. Architecture in Norman Britain. Batsford: 1985 1st ed 191 pp, b/w photos throughout, appendix, bibliog. Owner's name, d/w stuck to endpapers o/w VG+/VG+. Re-examines the architecture and decoration of the buildings erected in Britain during the late 11th and 12th centuries. (Book Ref #27079)  £10.00

LITTLE, B. The Building of Bath. An architectural and social study. Collins: 1948 rep 176 pp, profuse b/w photos, appendices, bibliog. VG in worn edge worn d/w with some loss. Detailed history of the city from Roman times to the late 1940s. (Book Ref #15488)  £10.00

LLOYD, N. A History of the English House from Primitive Times to the Victorian Period. Architectural Press: 1975 rep 487 pp, 888 b/w photos. VG+ in d/w with 3cm tear in short zigzags on rear panel. Still the standard work. (Book Ref #31546)  £25.00

LLOYD, N. A History of the English House from Primitive Times to the Victorian Period. Architectural Press: 1983 rep 487 pp, 888 b/w photos. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Still the standard work. (Book Ref #33073)  £25.00

LONG, H. The Edwardian House. 1880 - 1914. Manchester: 1993 1st ed 208 pp, 25 colour plates, 80 b/w figures, bibliog. Prelims lightly marked at foreedge o/w F/VG+. The 'high-water mark of British achievement in mass speculative building'. With foreword by Stefan Muthesias on the usefulness of the book for restoration purposes. (Book Ref #26224)  £38.00

LONG, NEVILLE. Lights of East Anglia. Terance Dalton: 1983 p/b 1st ed 172 pp, b/w photos and maps. VG+. All originally established by private enterprise, these lights were taken over by Trinity House in the nineteenth century. (Book Ref #32552)  £7.00

MACLEOD, R. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Architect and artist. Collins: 1968 1st ed 160 pp, profuse b/w and colour illustrations, chronology, bibliog. VG+/VG+. (Book Ref #25497)  £15.00

MAINSTONE, R.J. Hagia Sophia. Architecture, Structure and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Church. Thames & Hudson: 1988 p/b 1st ed 288 pp, 305 b/w photos, 56 b/w plans and drawings, bibliog. Fine. (Book Ref #33641)  £40.00

MANSFIELD, H. Norfolk Churches. Their foundations, architecture and furnishings. Terance Dalton: 1976 1st ed 207 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Justifies Sir John Betjeman's statement that 'Norfolk is one of the great architectural treasures of Europe because of its medieval country churches'. (Book Ref #16030)  £12.00

MANSFIELD, H. Norfolk Churches. Their foundations, architecture and furnishings. Terance Dalton: 1976 1st ed 207 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. F/VG+. Justifies Sir John Betjeman's statement that 'Norfolk is one of the great architectural treasures of Europe because of its medieval country churches'. (Book Ref #25559)  £12.00

MANSON, GRANT CARPENTER. Frank Lloyd Wright to 1910. The First Golden Age. Reinhold: 1958 1st ed 227 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, bibliog. VG+ in edge-worn and slightly darkened d/w. (Book Ref #32865)  £25.00

MATHEW, C. A Different World. Stories of Great Hotels. Paddington Press: 1976 1st ed 350 pp, numerous b/w photos by Ben Martin. VG+ in slightly torn d/w. A personal tour of the 'glorious past and elegant present of buildings, hoteliers, guests, great food and flawless service'. (Book Ref #6278)  £12.00

MAZZOLENI, D. Palaces of Naples. Rizzoli: 1999 1st ed 323 pp, lavish colour photos by Mark E. Smith, bibliog. Foot of d/w spine chipped o/w Fine in a Fine d/w. The background, restoration and glories of thirty estates and palaces. As this his book weighs almost 3 kilos, please contact us for a postage quote. (Book Ref #31720)  £25.00

MEEKS, C.L.V. The Railroad Station. An Architectural History. Castle: 1978 rep 203 pp, 251 b/w illustrations. VG+ in a slightly torn d/w. Recaptures the Mid-Victorian enthusiasm for the then-new institution of the terminals and their hotels. (Book Ref #25696)  £8.00

MELLER, H. Exeter Architecture. Phillimore: 1989 1st ed 138 pp, 117 b/w plates, map, glossary. Fine in a Fine d/w. Describes each surviving building of architectural importance from its days as one of the half dozen largest towns in medieval England and the glories of the woollen industry. (Book Ref #30910)  £8.00

MIDANT, J-P. Viollet-le-Duc. The French Gothic Revival. L'Adventurine: 2002 p/b 1st ed 174 pp, profuse colour and b/w illustrations throughout, notes, chronology. Fine. An excellent and well-illustrated study of the man who had unwavering confidence that history supported his view of the architect as historian. He saw the Gothic period as 'one long cry against abuse' and his ebullient, exuberant designs supported this. (Book Ref #32975)  £15.00

MIDDLETON, R. & WATKIN, D. Neoclassical and 19th Century Architecture. Vols 1&2. Vol 1:The Enlightenment in France and England. Vol II: The Diffusion and Development of Classicism and The Gothic Revival. Faber/Electa: 1980 p/b rep 415 pp, 664 b/w and colour illustrations. Card covers slightly yellowed at edges, corner tips creased o/w VG+. (Book Ref #33251)  £35.00

MIGNOT, C. Architecture of The Nineteenth Century. Evergreen: 1983 1st ed 322 pp, numerous b/w and colour photos, bibliog. Ink price on front endpaper o/w VG+ in VG+ d/w. Deals with successive architectural movements in both public and private buildings. Please note this book weighs 2500 grams and will require extra postage if ordered on ABE or Biblio. Do contact us for a postal quote before ordering. (Book Ref #33075)  £20.00

MILLER, J. Period Details Sourcebook. Mitchell Beazley: 2006 rep 191 pp, numerous colour photos, directory, glossary. VG+ in slightly chipped d/w. Unique pictorial survey of structural and decorative styles, fixtures and fittings, period by period throughout the house with 800 visual examples. (Book Ref #33643)  £12.00

MILLER, J. & MILLER, M. Period Finishes and Effects. A step-by-step guide to decorating techniques. Mitchell Beazley: 1997 rep 178 pp, over 400 colour photos, Notes. Fine in a price-clipped d/w. Comprehensive guide to the whole range of of traditional surface treatments - paint colours, paint finishes, papers, stains, varnishes, waxes and polishes. (Book Ref #32240)  £10.00

MORIARTY, D. Buildings of the Cotswolds. Gollancz: 1989 1st ed 216 pp, colour and b/w illustrations, glossary. VG+ in a VG+ d/w. A ' highly informative and entertaining guide'. (Book Ref #30547)  £12.50

MORRICE, R. The Buildings of Britain - Stuart and Baroque. A guide and gazetteer. Barrie & Jenkins: 1982 1st ed 192 pp, 120 b/w photos, plans and maps, bibliog. F in spine faded and slightly torn d/w. Concise historical account, listing some 1100 buildings with regional maps. (Book Ref #24403)  £12.00

MORRIS, B. The Houses of Singleton. A Swansea Landscape and its History. W. Glamorgan County Archive Service: 1995 1st ed 153 pp, numerous b/w illustrations. Fine in lightly creased d/w. A painstaking fusion of documentation and landscape detail. (Book Ref #25039)  £20.00

MORSHEAD, O. Dorset Churches. Dorset Historic Churches Trust: 1975 p/b 1st ed 64 pp, profuse b/w illustrations. VG+. (Book Ref #12232)  £5.00

MOWL, TIM. & EARNSHAW, BRIAN. John Wood. Architect of Obsession. Millstream Books: 1988 1st ed 224 pp, 120 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliog. Fine in a d/w with lightly sunned top to back panel. Affectionate dedicated by the Tim Mowl on the half title page. The first biography of John Wood, the ferociously eccentric creator of the designer city - Bath. (Book Ref #33527)  £60.00

McDONNELL, K. Medieval London Suburbs. Phillimore: 1978 1st ed 196 pp, a few b/w photos. VG+ in chipped d/w. Focuses on the area of East London between Aldgate and The Lea and their increasing economic significance to Medieval London. (Book Ref #27773)  £12.00

McKEAN, J. & BAXTER, C. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Architect. Artist. Icon. Lomond Books: 2000 1st ed 160 pp, numerous colour illustrations and photographs, bibliog. Fine in a fine d/w. A fresh overview of his troubled life and multi-faceted genius. (Book Ref #33324)  £15.00

McKINSTRY, S. Rowand Anderson. 'The premier architect of Scotland'. Edinburgh University: 1991 1st ed 223 pp, over 80 b/w plates, appendices, notes, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Combines a chronological account of the architect's life with a detailed description of his major works. (Book Ref #13023)  £20.00

McWILLIAM, C. Scottish Townscape. Collins: 1975 1st ed 256 pp, b/w photos, further reading. VG+ in a slightly torn d/w. The evolution of the Scottish town from the medieval burgh to Georgian dignity and Victorian romanticism. (Book Ref #28890)  £8.00

NAISH, J. Seamarks. Their History and Development. Stanford Maritime: 1985 1st ed 192 pp, b/w photos, illustrations, maps and charts throughout, chapter notes, appendices, bibliog. Inscription, price-clipped o/w fine in a fine d/w. A well illustrated study of the sea guidance systems, covering Ancient Phonecia to the Roman Empire and on to the present day. (Book Ref #29514)  £15.00

NEWTON, N.T. Design on the Land. The Development of Landscape Architecture. Harvard: 1971 1st ed 714 pp, 424 b/w photos. Top edge lightly marked o/w VG+ in lightly edge-worn d/w. Concentrates on the Western World and America in particular. (Book Ref #22317)  £15.00

NORBERG-SCHULZ, C. Baroque Architecture. Faber/Electa: 1986 p/b rep 223 pp, colour and b/w photos throughout. Historic price and owner's inscription o/w VG. (Book Ref #33436)  £10.00

O'BRIEN, J. & with GUINNESS, D. Dublin. A Grand Tour. Weidenfeld & Nicholson: 1994 1st ed 256 pp, numerous colour illustrations, bibliog. Gift Inscription o/w VG+ in lightly scratched d/w. (Book Ref #33194)  £20.00

O'REILLY, DR. S. (ed). Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies. The Journal of The Irish Georgian Society - Volume 1. Irish Georgian Society: 1998 p/b 1st ed 224 pp, 37 b/w photos. VG+. Includes a database of Irish Architects working 1720 - 1940. (Book Ref #32190)  £10.00

O'REILLY, DR. S. (ed). Irish Architectural and Decorative Studies. The Journal of The Irish Georgian Society - Volume III. Irish Georgian Society: 2000 p/b 1st ed 190 pp, b/w photos. Corners lightly bumped o/w Fine. (Book Ref #32191)  £12.00

OLIVER, P. (ed). Shelter and Society. Barrie & Jenkins: 1969 1st ed 164 pp, b/w photos and illustrations throughout. Ex-reference library, usual stamps o/w VG+ in an edge-worn and torn d/w. Looks in detail at indigenous forms of habitation more usually passed over, looking in depth at specific examples from around the world. (Book Ref #26318)  £12.50

OLSEN, D.J. The City as a Work of Art. London, Paris, Vienna. Yale: 1986 1st US ed 341 pp, 142 b/w plans and photos, 3 colour plates, notes, bibliog. Inscription o/w fine in an edge-worn d/w. A well illustrated look at the public buildings and private dwellings of three 19th Century cities, showing how architectural taste, social aspirations and political strategies of the period produced urban environments that continue to meet man's needs. (Book Ref #29952)  £20.00

OSBAND, L. Victorian House Style. David & Charles: 1992 rep 192 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout, bibliog. Fine in nicked d/w. A detailed pictorial source book focusing both on major architectural features, and the smaller details of interior design. (Book Ref #33558)  £12.00

OSBORN, F.J. & WHITTICK, A. New Towns. The Answer to Megalopolis. Leonard Hill: 1969 2nd ed 465 pp, b/w photos and diagrams throughout, appendix, bibliog. VG+ in an edge-worn d/w. Standard work. (Book Ref #32537)  £20.00

OSBORNE, M. Pillboxes of Britain and Ireland. Tempus: 2008 p/b 1st ed 317 pp, profuse b/w photos and figures. Fine. By a recorder of defence structures for 30 years. (Book Ref #33602)  £15.00

OSMOND, S. Harold Falkner. More than an Arts and Crafts Architect. Phillimore: 2003 1st ed 140 pp, 56 b/w and some colour illustrations, list of Falkner's commissions, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Little-known early twentieth-century architect and long-time friend of Gertrude Jekyll. During a lengthy career Falkner moved stylistically through Arts and Crafts, Queen Anne and Neo-Georgian to Tudor, retaining a lifelong hostility to Modernism. (Book Ref #32771)  £25.00

OUGHTON, F. Grinling Gibbons and the English Woodcarving Tradition. Stobart: 1979 1st ed 224 pp, b/w photos and illustrations throughout, appendices. One corner bumped o/w VG+/VG+. A history focussing on royal patronage with a full critical discussion of Gibbon's major pieces. (Book Ref #20762)  £35.00

PACEY, A. Medieval Architectural Drawing. English Craftsmen's Methods and Their Later Persistence c.1220-1700. Tempus: 2007 p/b 1st ed 256 pp, colour and b/w photos, numerous b/w figures in text, glossary, notes, bibliog. Fine in Fine d/w. A comprehensive view of carpenter's, woodcarver's, mason's and surveyor's drawing techniques over several centuries. (Book Ref #33601)  £20.00

PALMER, R. The Water Closet. A New History. David & Charles: 1973 1st ed 141 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. Owner's name o/w VG+ in a slightly nicked d/w. The problems of pioneers and early plumbers and the gradual evolution of the equipment and its aesthetics are discussed with much incidental humour. (Book Ref #29291)  £8.50

PAPADAKIS, A. Classical Modern Architecture. Terrail: 1997 p/b 1st UK ed 207 pp, profuse colour illustrations. Fine. (Book Ref #28198)  £12.00

PAPADAKIS, A. (ed). & WATSON, H. (ed). New Classicism. Omnibus Volume. Academy: 1990 1st ed 264 pp, over 300 illustrations, mostly in colour, notes. F/F. An unbiased survey of the state of classicism today, which traces the revival of interest in classical architecture from its most abstract to its most flamboyant expressions. (Book Ref #26511)  £20.00

PARISSIEN, S. The Georgian Group Book of the Georgian House. Aurum: 1995 1st ed 240 pp, profuse colour photos and b/w illustrations throughout, sources, bibliog. VG+ in a VG+ dustwrapper. A wealth of practical advice on the preservation and restoration of both structure and decor. (Book Ref #33840)  £20.00

PEATLING, DR. A.V. (intro). Ancient Stained and Painted Glass in Surrey Churches. Butler and Tanner: 1930 1st ed 141 pp, 17 colour plates and b/w illustrations in text. Green cloth with gilt embossed roundel, lightly rubbed at the extremities o/w VG. Surrey Archaeological Society undertook this alphabetical gazetteer of churches by parish at a time when the county had experienced quite widespread destruction of medieval churches. (Book Ref #13822)  £25.00

PETERS, E. & MORGAN, R. Strongholds and Sanctuaries. The Borderland of England and Wales. Alan Sutton: 1997 rep 184 pp, 100 colour photos, notes on access. Fine in a price-clipped o/w fine d/w. A journey along the border counties from Chepstow to Chester using the historical settings realised so vividly in Ellis Peter's medieval mysteries. (Book Ref #30953)  £5.00

PEVSNER, N. The Building of England: London Volume Two. Except the The Cities of London and Westminster. Penguin: 1969 rep 496 pp, b/w photos. VG+ in lightly edge-rubbed d/w. (Book Ref #32712)  £12.50

PEVSNER, N. The Building of England: South Lancashire. Penguin: 1969 1st ed 480 pp, b/w photos. Fine in a lightly edge-worn d/w. (Book Ref #31714)  £15.00

PFEIFFER, B. Frank Lloyd Wright. Taschen: 2000 rep 175 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout, biography, executed work. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #20771)  £20.00

PICARD, C. (foreword). Delphes. Photographies De Georges De Mire. Editions Du Chene-Paris: 1943 1st ed 334 pp, profuse b/w illustrations. Cream cloth a little grubby o/w VG. Text in French. (Book Ref #22650)  £12.00

PLATT, C. The Parish Churches of Medieval England. Secker & Warburg: 1981 p/b 1st ed 185 pp, b/w photos throughout, notes. F/VG+. By the author of 'The English Medieval Town'. (Book Ref #28473)  £12.50

POLK, B. Christchurch Priory. Academy: 1994 p/b 1st ed 96 pp, 50 b/w plates, Appendix, bibliog. Fine. Architectural monograph exploring Christchurch Priory in Dorset. (Book Ref #22514)  £6.50

POWELL, K. City Transformed. Urban Architecture at the beginning of the 21st Century. Laurence King: 2000 1st ed 255 pp, 330 colour illustrations. F/F. (Book Ref #24447)  £12.99

PRATT BOORMAN, H. & TORR, V.J. Kent Churches. Kent Messenger: 1972 rep 173 pp, numerous b/w illustrations. Inscription o/w Fine in a lightly edge-worn d/w. (Book Ref #29973)  £10.00

QUANTRILL, M. & QUANTRILL, E. Monuments of Another Age. The City of London Churches. Quartet: 1975 1st ed 128 pp, numerous b/w photos by Malcolm Quantrill, b/w figures, maps and architects plans. VG+/VG+. Signed dedication from the author on the title page. A survey of church building in the city since The Middle Ages with a gazetteer listing the churches tucked away between high rise offices and financial institutions. (Book Ref #17132)  £12.50

QUINEY, A. The Traditional Buildings of England. Thames & Hudson: 1995 p/b rep 224 pp, 193 illustrations, 81 in colour, bibliog. Owner's name o/w VG+. A survey of England's rich and varied vernacular tradition, augmented by substantial original research, and ending with the recent re-evaluation of traditional craftsmanship. (Book Ref #32376)  £14.00

R.C.H.M. York Historic Buildings in the Central Area. A photographic record. HMSO: 1981 p/b 1st ed Unpaginated, 200 pages of photographs, some colour. Spine ends lightly bumped o/w VG+. Based on the fifth volume of the Royal Commission's complete inventory of the city and includes all of the 200 pages of photos from that volume. (Book Ref #14786)  £8.00

R.C.H.M. York: Historic Buildings in the Central Area. A Photographic Record. HMSO: 1981 p/b 1st ed unpaginated, 200 pages of photographs, some colour. Fine. Based on the fifth volume of the Royal Commission's complete inventory of the city and includes all of the 200 pages of photos from that volume. (Book Ref #24724)  £12.00

RANDALL, G. The English Parish Church. Batsford: 1982 1st ed 192 pp, 162 b/w photos, notes, bibliog. F/F. An illuminating and in-depth study taking in art history, theology, architecture and social history. (Book Ref #26833)  £8.00

RAVETZ, J. City Region 2020. Integrated Palnning for a Sustainable Environment. Earthscan: 2000 p/b 1st UK ed 307 pp, b/w tables and charts. Pencil date o/w VG+. A 25 year horizon drawn from the most detailed and comprehensive case study of a long-established metropolitan area ever undertaken. (Book Ref #26875)  £15.00

RCHM ENGLAND. Churches of South-East Wiltshire. HMSO: 1987 p/b 1st ed 259 pp, profuse b/w illustrations and photos, bibliog. VG+. Richly illustrated survey which will appeal to architectural historians as well as non-specialists. (Book Ref #11217)  £12.00

REID, R. The Georgian House and its Details. Bishopsgate: 1989 1st ed 190 pp, colour and b/w photos, plans, sections and drawings, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Describes the general improvements in the standards of domestic comfort, typical room arrangements and the design of period furniture and fittings. (Book Ref #32664)  £30.00

RICHARDSON, M. Architects of The Arts and Crafts Movement. Riba Drawings Series. Trefoil: 1983 p/b 1st ed 152 pp, 23 colour plates,136 b/w drawings, bibliog. Front bottom corner edge slightly creased o/w VG+. Drawn from the drawings forming part of the British Architectural Library and featuring the vernacular preoccupation common to all Arts and Crafts architects. (Book Ref #33629)  £60.00

RICHARDSON, A.E. & GILL, C.L. Regional Architecture of The West of England. Ernest Benn: 1924 1st ed 185 pp, numerous b/w illustrations. Small owner's label o/w VG. Includes Devon, Cornwall and The Scilly Isles. (Book Ref #32417)  £40.00

RICHARDSON, A.E.. & LOVETT GILL, C. Regional Architecture of the West of England. Halsgrove: 2001 1st ed 185 pp, numerous b/w illustrations. Rear board slightly sprung, light mark across closed front edge o/w VG+ in Fine d/w. Originally published in 1924. Now with introduction by Simon Huffe, Richardson's grandson. (Book Ref #33847)  £20.00

RITCHIE-NOAKES, N. Jesse Hartley. Dock Engineer to The Port of Liverpool 1824-60. Merseyside County Museums: 1980 p/b 1st ed 60 pp, profuse b/w and a few colour photos. Front corner slightly creased o/w VG+. The story of the man who built Liverpool Docks with a large enough entrance to accomodate Brunel's Great Britain. (Book Ref #30608)  £4.00

ROBERTS, E. The Hill of The Martyr. An Architectural History of St. Alban's Abbey. The Book Castle: 1994 p/b 1st thus 293 pp, b/w photos, figures and map. VG+. (Book Ref #26982)  £10.00

ROBINSON, J.B. Royal Residences. Macdonald: 1982 1st ed 207 pp, b/w and colour illustrations throughout. Fine in a VG+ d/w. The architectural history of English royal palaces and houses from Anglo-Saxon to late Victorian times. (Book Ref #32154)  £8.00

ROBINSON, J.M. Heraldry. Chatto: 1989 1st ed 82 pp, b/w photos, glossary, bibliog. Previous owners name o/w VG+. One of the Curiosities of the British Street series. (Book Ref #27275)  £5.00

ROBINSON, J.M. The Latest Country Houses. Bodley Head: 1984 1st ed 240 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos. Fine in a VG+ d/w. Includes an extensive gazetteer of the most important post-war country houses in Britain. (Book Ref #32432)  £8.50

ROBINSON, J.M. Treasures of The English Churches. Sinclair-Stevenson: 1995 1st ed 269 pp, a few colour, numerous b/w photos, gazetteer. F/F. (Book Ref #24601)  £12.50

ROBINSON, J.M. Treasures of the English Churches. Sinclair Stevenson: 1995 1st ed 269 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, gazetteer, glossary, bibliog. Fine in slightly chipped d/w with 20mm closed tear. 'Does for English parish churches what Girouard's book did for English country houses.' A deserved recommendation. (Book Ref #19930)  £15.00

ROSE, MARTIAL. The Norwich Apocalypse. The Cycle of Vault Carvings in the Cloisters of Norwich Cathedral. UEA: 1999 p/b 1st ed 227 pp, colour photos by Ken Harvey, b/w drawings by Heather Rose, bibliog. Corners edges slightly creased, fore-edge lightly marked o/w VG+. A cycle of one hundred carved stone bosses, begun in the early fourteenth century and a unique apocalyptic vision in medieval art. (Book Ref #33626)  £22.50

RUSKIN, J. The Poetry of Architecture. Or The Architecture of The Nations of Europe Considered in Its Association With Natural Scenery & National Characteristics. George Allen: 1893 1st UK ed 261 pp, frontis, 14 photogravure plates and 7 other illustrations from drawings by Ruskin. Board extremities lightly rubbed, marked and bottom edge slightly bumped. Endpapers browned, inscription o/w VG+. Divided into Part 1 - The Cottage and Part II - The Villa. (Book Ref #21539)  £75.00

RUSSELL, F. (ed). Terry Farrell. Academy Editions: 1984 p/b 1st ed 120 pp, numerous colour and b/w photos and plans, list of buildings and projects, bibliog. VG+. Architectural monograph. (Book Ref #20099)  £10.00

RYDER, P.F. Medieval Buildings of Yorkshire. Moorland: 1982 159 pp, profuse b/w photos, bibliog. Small bookplate o/w F/VG+. Describes and illustrates several hundred of Yorkshire's rich selection of buildings, including a host of lesser-known chapels, dovecotes, barns and fortified houses. (Book Ref #16889)  £9.00

RYDER, P.F. Medieval Buildings of Yorkshire. Moorland: 1982 1st ed 160 pp, b/w photos and illustrations throughout, bibliog. Front endpaper removed o/w VG+/VG+. Describes and illustrates several hundred of Yorkshire's rich selection of buildings dating from Andglo-Saxon times to 1550 AD. (Book Ref #27074)  £10.00

RYKWERT, J. & RYKWERT, A. The Brothers Adam. The Men and the Style. Collins: 1985 p/b 1st UK ed 223 pp, b/w and colour illustrations and photos, Notes, bibliog. A Fine Copy. A well illustrated guide to the work of the decorators, architects and town planners who had a style of architecture named after them. (Book Ref #29490)  £15.00

SAVAGE, G. A Concise History of Interior Decoration. Thames & Hudson: 1966 1st ed 285 pp, 31 colour and 170 b/w plates, references, bibliog. Label removed from f.ep o/w VG+/VG+. Surveys the more prominent aspects of the subject from the first century AD to the early 1960s. (Book Ref #18237)  £7.00

SCULLY, V. Architecture. The Natural and the Manmade. St Martins: 1993 p/b 1st ed 388 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos, credits. VG+. A distillation of Scully's work focused on the central question of man's relationship to the surrounding environment, viewing the history of building as a response to the natural world. (Book Ref #28825)  £15.00

SERVICE, A. The Architects of London. and their Buildings from 1066 to the Present Day. Architectural Press: 1979 1st ed 227 pp, profuse b/w photos and illustrations, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Describes the lives of thirty eight masons and their major contributions to London streets. (Book Ref #32885)  £12.00

SEVERIN, M. & REID, A. Engraved Bookplates. Private Libraries Association: 1972 1st ed 175 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, gazeteer. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #31907)  £25.00

SHARP, D. Modern Architecture and Expressionism. Longmans: 1966 1st ed 204 pp, b/w photos and illustrations throughout, bibliog. VG+ in edge-worn and chipped d/w. The first detailed study of the subject. (Book Ref #19526)  £20.00

SHAW, H. & MOULE, T. (text). Details of Elizabethan Architecture. ? Oliver & Boyd: 1839 1st ed 56 pp of text, 3 hand coloured and 57 b/w plates engraved by Henry Shaw. Boards rubbed, marked and worn at spine head. Free endpapers slightly edge-worn, inscription, a few page corners light creased o/w VG. (Book Ref #21540)  £135.00

SKEAT, FRANCIC. W. Stained Glass Windows of St. Albans Cathedral. Barracuda/White Crescent: 1977 Limited Edition 130 pp, 24 b/w plates. VG+ in VG+ d/w. No. 32 of a limited edition of 500 copies. (Book Ref #33343)  £25.00

SMITH, E. & COOK, O. et al. English Parish Churches. B.C.A: 1977 rep 252 pp, 214 b/w photos, notes, bibliog. Board edges slightly faded o/w F in lightly edge worn d/w. 'A classic of architectural philosophy' Assembled from Edwin Smith's unpublished work after his death. (Book Ref #12692)  £8.00

SNELL, R. William Weir and Dartington Hall. Dartington Hall Trust: 1986 1st ed 78 pp of text, b/w photos. F/F. Weir was Morris and Webb's pupil and responsible for the restoration of near-derelict Dartington Hall. A third of the book is devoted to the methods he used. (Book Ref #28589)  £25.00

SOMERVILLE-LARGE, P. The Irish Country House. A Social History. Sinclair-Stevenson: 1995 1st ed 372 pp, colour and b/w photos, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Somerville-Large examines the documented lives of The Ascendancy over seven hundred years and the 'wretched relationship between landlord and tenant'. 'Here is a story of conquest, ambition, acquisition, and loss; shameful, grim, hilarious, unedifying and glorious'. (Book Ref #32301)  £30.00

SPALLA, G. with. & SPALLA, C. Pietre E Paesaggi. L'architettura popolare in Liguria. Cassa di Risparmio di Genova e Imperia: 1984 1st ed 343 pp, profuse colour photos and b/w drawings. Fine in a d/w with a 2.5 cm closed tear at the spine head, in slightly edge-worn slipcase. Text in Italian. A superb visual study of a region, whose dwellings are a testament to the natural materials around them, used in a timeless way. Foto abbondanti di colore ed illustrazioni di bianco ed nero. (Book Ref #31110)  £45.00

STAMOV, S. et al. The Architectural Heritage of Bulgaria. Tehnika: 1972 1st ed 225 pp, numerous colour and b/w photos. Ex-Library with label, small stamps and tape mark across lower spine which is lightly faded. Rear inner hinge slightly tender o/w a VG copy. A detailed chronological history of the influences of Byzantine, Ottoman and Bulgarian civilisations on the country's sacred and secular buildings. (Book Ref #31973)  £20.00

STEELE, J. The Complete Architecture of Balkrishna Doshi. Rethinking modernism for the developing world. Thames & Hudson: 1998 p/b 1st ed 208 pp, colour and b/w illustrations, chronology, notes, bibliog. F. Informed commentaries on Doshi's most notable projects together with his original texts. (Book Ref #18608)  £12.00

STEELE, J. The Complete Architecture of Balkrishna Doshi. Rethinking Modernism For the Developing World. Thames & Hudson: 1998 p/b 1st ed 208 pp, 120 col, 119 b/w illustrations, bibliog. F. Includes some of Doshi's texts written to accompany his original concepts. (Book Ref #20028)  £12.00

STERN, R.A. Pride of Place. Building the American Dream. Houghton Mifflin: 1986 1st ed 344 pp, colour and b/w illustrations throughout. VG in slightly torn d/w. 'The story of American architecture from the thatched roofs of Plymouth Rock to the towering glass skyscrapers of Houston'. (Book Ref #12846)  £15.00

STHAPITANONDA, N. & MERTENS, B. Architecture of Thailand. A Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Forms. Thames & Hudson: 2006 1st ed 256 pp, lavish colour photographs throughout. VG+ in VG+ d/w. Considers the history and culture of both public and private, religious and secular Thai buildings. Please note this book weighs over 2125 grams and will require extra postage if ordered on ABE or Biblio. Do contact us for a postal quote before ordering. (Book Ref #33263)  £20.00

STROUD, DOROTHY. & RUSSSELL, PROF. HENRY-RUSSELL. The Architecture of Sir John Soane. Studio: 1961 1st ed 168 pp, 225 b/w illustrations. Prelims unevenly browned o/w VG+ in edge-worn d/w with slightly creased top corner to front flap. Stroud was the Inspectress of the Soane Museum. (Book Ref #33457)  £20.00

SWAAN, W. Art and Architecture of the Late Middle Ages. 1350 to the advent of The Renaissance. Omega: 1982 rep 232 pp, 17 colour and over 330 b/w illustrations, glossary, bibliog. Boards lightly rubbed o/w VG in slightly chipped d/w. Well-illustrated and detailed textual account of the various individual forms of Gothic which developed throughout Europe. (Book Ref #20308)  £15.00

SWAAN, W. The Gothic Cathedral. Ferndale: 1981 rep 328 pp, 388 mostly b/w illustrations, glossary, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Examines the great cathedral builders and their aspirations, the treasure accrued by their foundations and the role of the cathedral in medieval society. Built as a soaring expression of civic consciousness, they became meeting places and a focus for artistic and social life while the cathedral schools were the basis from which universities grew. (Book Ref #27777)  £15.00

SYKES, C.S. Ancient English Houses. 1240-1612. Chatto & Windus: 1988 1st ed 239 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos throughout, glossary. Fine in d/w with closed tear. Now in protective sleeve. Sykes found and photographed many previously unknown manor houses which, conveying an overwhelming sense of place and time, are 'hauntingly beautiful'. A visual feast for lovers of the English vernacular. (Book Ref #28312)  £45.00

TALBOT, M. Reviving Buildings and Communities. A Manual of Renewal. David & Charles: 1986 1st ed 207 pp, b/w photos and line drawings, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Part 1 consists of rescue operations, while Part 2 gives detail of formal organisations, funding and methods of regeneration. (Book Ref #25836)  £18.00

TAN HOCK BENG. Tropical Architecture and Interiors. Tradition-Based Design of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Page: 1994 1st ed 220 pp, profuse colour photos by the author throughout, bibliog. VG+ in d/w with slightly sun-faded front panel. The work of Singapore-born writer and photographer Tan Hock Beng. (Book Ref #28988)  £10.00

TAYLOR, J. The Architectural Medal. England and The Nineteenth Century. Batsford: 1978 1st ed Colonnade, numerous b/w illustrations. VG+/VG+. Commemorates a time of unparalleled building activity. Contains a catalogue of medals, buildings portrayed, architects and designers, medalists, scultors and publishers. (Book Ref #17108)  £12.50

TEMPLE, N. John Nash and the Village Picturesque. with special reference to the Reptons and Nash at Blaise Castle Estate, Bristol. Alan Sutton: 1979 1st ed 174 pp of text, 104 b/w plates, 9 illustrations in text, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Outlines the aesthetic climate that brought together these outstanding designers at Blaise, their work there and other Nash commissions. (Book Ref #30576)  £20.00

THE RESTORATION COMMITTEE. The Plan For Restoration and Adaptive Use of The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. University of Chicago: 1978 1st ed 82 pp, b/w photos, tritone architects drawings. Spiral bound card covers lightly marked with 2" biro trail on rear cover, covers and book lightly bent o/w a VG copy. (Book Ref #33179)  £30.00

TINNISWOOD, |A. Visions of Power. Ambition and Architecture From Ancient Times to the Present. Stewart, Tabori & Chang: 1998 1st ed 192 pp, 250 colour and some b/w illustrations. Fine in a Fine d/w. Explores the relationship of people, power and architecture from god-king to modern dictators. (Book Ref #31268)  £10.00

TUGNUTT, A. & ROBERTSON, M. Making Townscape. A contextual approach to building in an urban setting. Mitchell: 1987 p/b 1st ed 176 pp, 308 b/w photos and line drawings. VG+. 'The central tenet of making townscape is that respect for community and place outweighs the claims of individual buildings'. (Book Ref #26481)  £30.00

TURNER, R. & JOHNSON, A. (eds). Chepstow Castle. Its History and Buildings. Logaston Press: 2006 1st ed 300 pp, 14 colour plates, 269 pp, reference notes. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #32683)  £23.00

TWONBLY, R.C. Frank LLoyd Wright. His life and his architecture. Wiley-Interscience: 1979 p/b 1st ed 444 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. VG+ in edge-worn d/w. Thorough biographical study. (Book Ref #29862)  £12.00

UPTON, C. Living Back-to-Back. Phillimore: 2005 1st ed 166 pp, b/w photos and diagrams, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Dr Upton took Court 15 in Hurst Street, Birmingham as a representative microcosm of a social and economic way of life which lingered on in Britain until the 1960s. (Book Ref #33200)  £12.00

VAN DOESBURG, T. On European Architecture. Complete Essays from Het Bouwbedrijt 1924-1931. Birkhauser Verlag: 1990 1st US ed 324 pp, b/w photos, line drawings and diagrams throughout. Corners lightly rubbed o/w VG+. Van Doesburg's reviews on architecture collected in this volume give an overall picture of the most important developments of European architecture in the 1920s.. (Book Ref #30813)  £15.00

VARIOUS. Fort: The International Journal of Fortification and Military Architecture. Volume 4, Autumn 1877, Volume 5, Spring 1978. The Fortress Study Group: 1995 p/b new revised ed 118 pp, 108 pp, b/w and some colour photographs. Back cover lightly creased o/w VG+. Volume 4 has major articles on the fortifications of Malta, lesser-known castles of Henry VIII and a gazetteer of early gunports. Volume 5 has articles on Scottish Castles, Francisco de Hollanda, The Strategic Challenge to the French Engineers:1815-1851, Chatham Siege Operations in 1907. (Book Ref #30857)  £8.00

VARIOUS. Frank Lloyd Wright. The early work of the great architect. Gramercy: 1994 1st ed 164 pp, b/w illustrations throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. An unabridged facsimile of the contents of seven 1925 issues of the Dutch magazine Wendinge, including all the original photos, plans and drawings. (Book Ref #6394)  £10.00

VARIOUS. Fumihiko Maki. Buildings and Projects. Thames & Hudson: 1997 p/b 1st ed 272 pp, b/w photos, illustrations and maps throughout, data, chronology, biography, bibliog. VG+. An overview of nearly three decades of work, concentrating on major works of the most recent and productive decade. (Book Ref #25315)  £15.00

VARIOUS. Fumihiko Maki. Buildings and Projects. Thames & Hudson: 1997 p/b 1st ed 272 pp, b/w photos, illustrations and maps throughout, data, chronology, biography, bibliog. VG+. An overview of nearly three decades of work, concentrating on major works of the most recent and productive decade. (Book Ref #26401)  £12.50

VARIOUS. Spirit of the Age. Eight centuries of British architecture. BBC: 1976 rep 239 pp, profuse b/w and colour photos. VG+/VG+. Divided into eight chapters, with contributions from Alec Clifton-Taylor, Mark Girouard, Hugh Casson etc. Based on the BBC television series. (Book Ref #17068)  £5.00

WALTON,, R.A.E. Oasts in Kent. 16th - 20th Century. Their Construction and Equipment. Christine Swift: 1985 1st ed 134 pp, b/w photos, illustrations and diagrams throughout, appendix, glossary. Pencil inscription o/w fine in a slightly nicked and very lightly stained d/w. The first book to be solely devoted to that peculiarly Kentish agricultural architecture phenomenon, the conical roofed Oast House, well illustrated and researched. (Book Ref #30035)  £28.00

WARD, ROBIN. Echoes of Empire. Victoria and Its Remarkable Buildings. Harbour: 1996 rep 362 pp, b/w illustrations, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. A Vancouver artist writes on Victoria, capital of British Columbia, a distinctive city, once an outflung corner of The British Empire. (Book Ref #33604)  £10.00

WARD, W.H. The Architecture of The Renaissance in France 1495 - 1830. Vol II 1640 - 1830. Batsford: 1926 2nd revised ed 533 pp, 475 b/w photos and illustrations. Gilt decorated brown cloth lightly rubbed at extremities. Prelims foxed, a few fox spots to page edges o/w VG+. 'A history of the evolution of the arts of building, decoration and garden design under classical influence'. (Book Ref #20898)  £10.00

WARREN, G. Vanishing Street Furniture. David & Charles: 1978 1st ed 159 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, bibliog. Ex-library, usual marks, good working copy in d/w. He celebrates and details the golden 19th century age of street furniture in what has become a standard reference work. (Book Ref #25209)  £10.00

WARREN, G. Vanishing Street Furniture. David & Charles: 1978 1st ed 159 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, bibliog. Fine in a spine-faded d/w. He celebrates and details the golden 19th century age of street furniture in what has become a standard reference work. (Book Ref #30708)  £12.50

WATKIN, D. The Royal Interiors of Regency England. Dent: 1984 rep 128 pp, 62 b/w and 35 colour illustrations plus 10 plans, notes, bibliog. VG+ in a VG+ d/w. A well illustrated selection of WH Pyne's coloured aquatints of the various royal palaces' interiors in the reign of George III, now housed at the Royal Library in Windsor. (Book Ref #29519)  £10.00

WEAVER, L. Houses and Gardens by E.L Lutyens. Antique Collector's Club: 2004 rep 344 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, appendix. Fine in nicked d/w. In clear protective jacket. First published by Country Life in 1913, this book embodies the quintessence of the man and his work; the variety of style and design seen in the houses featured brings together in one volume the many strands of Lutyen's fertile mind. Please note this book weighs 2300 grams and will require extra postage if ordered on ABE or Biblio. Do contact us for a postal quote before ordering. (Book Ref #33744)  £35.00

WEBB, M. Architecture in Britain Today. Country Life: 1969 1st ed 255 pp, Over 300 b/w photos, 100 b/w plans and drawings, selected reading list. VG+ in d/w with 1" tear. Webb fervently believed in the opportunities of modernity for architecture and selected over a hundred buildings, both public and private to survey. (Book Ref #17209)  £9.00

WEBSTER, C. (ed). 'Temples... Worthy of His Presence'. The Early Publications of the Cambridge Camden Society. Spire: 2003 p/b 1st ed 272 pp, occasional b/w illustrations. Fine. This book reprints the pamphlets, written by Cambridge undergraduates, which helped transform the Anglican Church the world over, bringing back a Gothic style. 'Rarely in the history of publishing can a set of pamphlets have had a more profound influence'. (Book Ref #27294)  £15.00

WEIGHTMAN, G. & HUMPHRIES, S. The Making of Modern London 1914-1939. Sidgwick & Jackson: 1984 1st ed 175 pp, profuse b/w illustrations and photos. F/F. A completely new way of life emerges with the first trappings of a consumer society with a transatlantic influence. (Book Ref #28413)  £10.00

WENHAM, P. Watermills. Robert Hale: 1989 1st ed 254 pp, b/w illustrations throughout. F/VG+. An important record of a unique aspect of vernacular architecture. (Book Ref #25118)  £20.00

WHIFFEN, M. Stuart and Georgian Churches Outside London 1603-1837. Batsford: 1947 1st ed 118 pp, b/w photos. VG+ in a slightly spine-darkened d/w. Includes a list of Stuart and Georgian Churches arranged under Counties. (Book Ref #30713)  £15.00

WHIFFEN, M. & KOEPER, F. American Architecture. 1607-1976. RKP: 1981 1st UK ed 405 pp, 345 b/w illustrations, bibliog. Corner cut from both free front and rear endpapers and blind embossed stamps on half title page and rear e.p o/w VG+/VG+. Draws on the cultural and social history which together with the assimilation of European features, native influences and climatic features, informed American architecture. (Book Ref #25694)  £18.00

WHITCOMB, N.R. The Medieval Floor-Tiles of Leicestershire. Leicestershire Archaeological & Historical Society: 1956 p/b 1st ed 135 pp of text, 260 small b/w figures, b/w folding map, bibliog. Covers lightly creased o/w VG+. The detailed catalogue is arranged by type of tile. (Book Ref #32896)  £15.00

WILIAM, E. Traditional Farm Buildings in north-east Wales 1550-1900. Welsh Folk Museum: 1982 1st ed 334 pp, b/w photos and illustrations throughout, bibliog. F/VG+. The geographical and historical background of farm buildings in the richest agricultural area of Wales. (Book Ref #24278)  £18.00

WILKINSON, P. The Shock of the Old. A guide to British buildings. Channel 4: 2000 1st ed 192 pp, profuse colour photos. F in slightly edge-worn d/w. Explores the most significant eras and technologies of British architecture; from the Romans through to today's modern structures. Companion to the Channel 4 television series. (Book Ref #17488)  £9.00

WILLIAMS, E. Traditional Farm Buildings in N.E Wales 1550 -1990. Welsh Folk Museum: 1982 1st ed 334 pp, b/w photos and illustrations throughout, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. The Geographical and historical background of farm buildings in the richest agricultural area of Wales. (Book Ref #6403)  £25.00

WILLIAMS, J.D. Audley End. The Restoration of 1762 - 1797. Essex County Council: 1966 1st ed 71 pp, b/w photos, accounts and bills, bibliog. F in lightly edge-worn d/w. An in-depth study of the restoration of the Jacobean mansion and its estate by among others Robert Adam and Capability Brown. (Book Ref #17124)  £7.00

WISEMAN, C. The Architecture of I.M. Pei. With a Building Catalogue of The Buildings and Projects. Thames & Hudson: 1990 1st ed 320 pp, colour and b/w illustrations, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. The first full-scale study based on meticulous research and interviews, focusing on twelve of Pei's outstanding buildings. (Book Ref #32421)  £25.00

WITTKOWER, R. Art and Architecture in Italy 1600-1750. Penguin: 1965 revised ed 462 pp, 192 b/w plates and 38 line illustrations, Notes, bibliog. VG+/VG+ in VG+ slipcase. An historical vision of the period with much emphasis on Roman High Baroque and the development of centres such as Genoa, Sicily and Piedmont. (Book Ref #30104)  £25.00

WOOD, M. The English Mediaeval House. Bracken: 1990 rep 448 pp, 60 pages half-tone plates, 32 pages of engravings and 117 illustrations in the text, glossary, bibliog. VG+/VG+. A definitive work with a separate chapter devoted to each architectural feature. (Book Ref #28889)  £18.00

WOOD, M. The English Mediaeval House. Ferndale Editions: 1981 rep 448 pp, 60 pages half-tone plates, 32 pages of engravings and 117 illustrations in the text, glossary, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. A definitive work with a separate chapter devoted to each architectural feature. (Book Ref #30570)  £18.00

WOODCOCK, T. & ROBINSON, J.M. Heraldry in Historic Houses of Great Britain. National Trust: 2000 1st ed 240 pp, 111colour illustrations, 100 b/w line drawings throughout. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #31837)  £10.00

WOODFORDE, J. Georgian Houses for All. Routledge: 1985 p/b 1st ed 177 pp, b/w photos and illustrations, bibliog. Inscription o/w VG. Georgian houses at their smallest and simplest and their uses told in an entertaining and eclectic style. (Book Ref #27621)  £5.00

WORSLEY, G. England's Lost Houses. From The Archives of Country Life. Aurum: 2002 1st ed 192 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, gazetteer, bibliog. Fine in a VG+ d/w. The 'poignant and intriguing' visual records of destroyed great houses and their interiors reached their crescendo in 1955 with a house a week being lost. With text on each house. (Book Ref #33550)  £25.00

WORSLEY, G. (ed). Georgian Achitectural Practice. Papers Given at the Georgian Group Symposium 1991. The Georgian Group: 1992 p/b 1st ed 72 pp, b/w photos and illustrations, Notes. Owner's name o/w VG+. (Book Ref #27298)  £10.00

WRIGHT, G. The Stone Villages of Britain. David & Charles: 1985 1st ed 232 pp, b/w and some colour photos throughout, bibliog. F/VG+. A well illustrated study, full of intriguing and surprising connections, showing how many villages in England, and most in Wales and Scotland, derive their characters from the stone of which they are built. (Book Ref #30101)  £9.00

YOUNG. & MARTEN The Victorian House Catalogue. forward by Peter Howell chairman of the Victorian Society. Sidgwick & Jackson: 1990 1st ed 200 pp, over 1500 b/w and colour illustrations. Fine in lightly yellowed d/w. Essential reference for owners of Victorian houses, with fine illustrations of everything from fireplaces to lighting to WC fittings. (Book Ref #33368)  £30.00

ZUKOWSKY, J. (ed). The Many Faces of Modern Architecture. Building in Germany Between the Wars. Prestel: 1994 1st US ed 256 pp, 562 b/w photographs. F/F. A well-illustrated look at some of the forgotten buildings and architects in the Weimar Republic, edited by the curator of architecture at The Art Institute of Chicago. (Book Ref #26692)  £18.00

de ZOUCHE HALL, R. A Bibliography on Vernacular Architecture. David & Charles: 1972 1st ed 191 pp. F/VG+. Pulls together a widely-scattered literature, much of it combed from normally inaccessible local periodicals. (Book Ref #13434)  £8.50

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