A History of English Brickwork Tapa dura - 1983

Acc Art Books, 2003. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2550grams, ISBN:9780907462361

Antique Collectors Club, 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2350grams, ISBN:0907462367

Hardback. Very Good.

London, England: Antique Collector's Club, 1983. Hardcover. VG/VG (light scratches, scuffs to cloth boards. some bumping & creasing to corners. spine ends crinkled & creased. upper textblock has section of dense, speckled foxing w/ fine to light remnants to pg edges. dustjacket scuffed & scratched; corners have light rubbing, small tears; spine ends creased; creasing curling to upper edges & internal flaps). olive cloth boards w/ gilt printing. 449 pgs w/ bw illustrations, photographs. glossy pictorial dustjacket w/ black printing, white spine. "Nathaniel Lloyd (1867-1933), the distinguished architect and author, wrote this great standard work on English bricks and brickwork in 1925. It is a superb photographic record, meticulously annotated, which has never been rivalled and is unlikely ever to be surpassed. A History of English Brickwork is one of those rare books which covers the whole spectrum of the subject, from the practical problems faced by the craftsman shaping a brick or 'manipulating' it… Leer más

Antique Collectors Club Dist. New. 1983. Hardcover. 0907462367 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- Corresponds to ISBN: 0907462367. 464 pages. Description: " 'A History of English Brickwork' is one of those rare books which covers the whole spectrum of the subject, from the practical problems faced by the craftsman shaping a brick or 'manipulating' it to make the glorious decorations found on so many English houses, to the detailed drawings necessary to construct a complicated capital; from the historical aspects of the manufacture to the dating of work by the thickness of the joints. Thus, whether the reader seeks practical advice on the restoration of an old house, wishes to make modern structure that will tone in with the older one, or simply wants to undestand the most varied and valuable building material used in this… Leer más