The Country Houses of Robert Adam: From the Archives of Country Life Tapa dura - 2007

Aurum Press, 01/10/2007 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 2.5980 in x 30.7766 in x 25.5806 in.

AURUM PRESS, 2007. FIRST EDITION, QUARTO, FINE IN FINE DUSTWRAPPER. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. A SUMPTIOUS BOOK.

Aurum Press, January 2008. Hardcover. VG/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

London : Aurum Press, 2010. 5th edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm.Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index. Subjects; Adam, Robert 1728-1792. 1700-1799. Country homes Great Britain History 18th century. Interior architecture Great Britain ; Pictorial works. Architecture, Domestic Great Britain ; Pictorial works. Architecture int�rieure Grande-Bretagne ; Ouvrages illustr�s. Architecture, Domestic.Country homes. Interior architecture. Architecture, Domestic Great Britain. Architecture Great Britain 18th century. Interior architecture Great Britain. Architecture, Domestic Great Britain. Architecture Great Britain 18th century. Interior architecture Great Britain. Country home.

London: Aurum Press, 2007. Hardcover. VG/VG(Both boards and DJ show minimal shelfwear, but two small slices in spine; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid). Black buckram, gilt letters on spine, blue & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 192 pp., profusely illus., mostly in BW. Showcases the work of British architect Robert Adams (1728-92), as published in articles found in the periodical Country Life. "Eileen Harris ... has made a selection of two hundred of the archive's finest images to provide an illuminating study of twenty-two of Adam's masterpieces: his great country houses and his glamorous London houses. Arranged chronologically, they show the development of Adam's style of domestic architecture and decoration: his intricate planning and breathtaking interiors, including furniture and fittings, which demonstrate the enormous range of his genius." (dj) Uncommon.

Aurum Press. Very Good. 2008. Hardcover. 1845132637 . Fine copy in fine DJ. ; 12.1 X 10.1 X 1.0 inches; 192 pages .

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Robert Adam is the only architect whose name appears in the Oxford English Dictionary to define a distinctive style, not only of architecture, but also of furniture and interior design. Given his preeminence, it is not surprising that barely a year has passed since 1913 in which Country Life did not feature at least one article on Adams work, and the magazine has accumulated an unrivaled archive of photographs of his buildings and their interiors. This book sets out to provide a pictorial survey of Adams country and town houses arranged in chronological order to show the development of his genius, including designs for furniture and interior fittings, as well as temples and estate… Leer más

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