Ghastly Good Taste or a Depressing Story of the Rise and Fall of English Architecture de Betjeman, John - 1970

London: Century, 1989. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed; corners lightly dog-eared. 112p.. Reprint. Wraps. Very Good+. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Paperback.

LONDON: ANTHONY BLOND, 1970 Printed plain card covers, (Paperback) 235 x 180 mm approx. xxviii + 114 pp + Fold out illustration as called for. First published by Chapman and Hall in 1933 the copy offered is a proof copy 1970 of the re- issue by Blond with a new preface and a 16 page introduction by Betjeman entitled an aesthete's apologia acknowledging the arrogance and sweeping generalisations made by him in his youth in the first edition. VG (Book- Browning to margins of covers and general shelf soiling to rear. No previous owner name or insc. Fold out in Good condition with no other notable defects) Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

[London], Anthony Blond, 1970.. xxviii+112pp. Lg. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. Large b&w fold-out illustration, a very good copy.

8vo hardcover in dust jacket. 112 pp. plus a large fold-out timeline at rear. NF/VG+. Very light wear to dust jacket which is now in a brand new Brodart clear protective sleeve. Book is in excellent condition with minimal wear. Bookplate on ffep. Text is clean and appears unread. Fold-out is in excellent condition. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.

Anthony Blond, 1970,. 1970. Hardcover. 0218511566 hardback reprint, large 8vo, xxviii,112pp, folding plates at rear, slight browning, clean and sound, no inscriptions, printed boards and quarter-cloth, Very Good / no dustwrapper; ISBN: 0218511566 .

London etc., Century, 1970. Softcover. Good.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1971. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. xxviii, 112 pp., + foldout illustration. Revised and with annotations by the author. Nine foot long illustration at rear by Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh. Ghost where price sticker removed on front cover, some minor soiling to dustjacket.

St. Martin's Press, 1971. First American Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. xxvii, 112 pp., long foldouts to rear. Large 8vo, printed mauve paper over boards backed in black cloth, silver gilt spine lettering. Gift inscription to FFEP, exceedingly clean and sharp otherwise. DJ tips just a bit rubbed, crisp and bright otherwise, price of $10 intact, now wrapped in mylar.

London: Anthony Blond Ltd., 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is the 1970 revised edition (first published 1933). Pink paper covered boards with title in silver on black cloth spine and in black on front cover. Condition: Good, with light bumping to lower right corner of front cover. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Good, with general light shelfwear, light sunning to edges and some light soiling to rear cover of dustjacket. Price-clipped. 112pp. One folding b/w illustration by Peter Fleetwood-Hesketh, 9ft long..

Lond. Anthony Blond Ltd., 1970.. (new ed) 4to. Or.bds. Qtr.cloth. Dustjacket. 112pp. pages. Dustjacket with light fading to spine & sl.tears to top edge. B/w fold-out architectural ills. Very good copy. English poet & writer brings his impish humour to bear on English architecture in this light hearted look at the history of English architecture.