The Castles On the Ground

London: The Architectural Press , 1946. Written while he was in Cairo working for the Ministry of Information during the war. Richards was interested in the unversality of domectic architecture with the modernist movement. It is illus by John Piper war artist noted for his depictions of bomb damaged buildings. CONDITION Brown bds with bright gilt title (clean and unworn,… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Architectural Press 1946. 8vo. 86 pp. Brown cloth in a colour illustrated jacket. Minor wear to jacket spine ends and spots to rear panel. Minimal spotting to endpapers, otherwise clean and fresh internally. 8 two tone lithographs by John Piper depicting British suburban housing of the period in a beautifully muted and gloomy fashion. Jacket illustration also by Piper.… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Architectural Press, London, 1946. 86pp + 8 full pg lithographs by John Piper. Cloth boards. Piper illus d/w, little foxed, soiled and scuffed. Outer pages little foxed. 22x14cms.

London: The Archictectural Press, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Piper, John. 86pp, eight 2-colour illustration plates including frontispiece. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt text on spine. Rubbed corners. Previous owner's stamp on front paste down. 8vo. A discourse on England's architecture, written through the lens of a long absence… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Architectural Press 1946. 8vo. 86 pp. Brown cloth in an illustrated dust jacket. Wear and some fading to jacket. A couple of small closed tears and one more notable tear on front panel, some discolouration and foxing to rear panel of jacket, some wear and creasing to the spine. Book in very good condition with just small amount of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Architectural Press 1946. 8vo. 86 pp., 8 two tone lithographs by John Piper depicting British suburban housing of the period in a beautifully muted and gloomy fashion. Jacket illustration also by Piper. Minor fading and wear to edges of jacket. A couple of small closed tears, light foxing to inner flaps and slight discolouration to rear panel of jacket.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London : Architectural Press, (1946). First edition. "Ewbank'd inside and Atco'd out, the English suburban residence and the garden which is an integral part of it stand trim and lovingly cared for in the mild sunshine" - Richards' faultless homage to suburbia, written while he was serving overseas. If not regarded as a minor classic, then it should be.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: The Architectural Press, 1946. 86, 8 colour illustrations by Piper to accompany essays on The Englishman's Home, The Anatomy of Suburbia, The Desirable Residence. The landscape from within etc. Publisher's brown clot gilt, excellent condition, occasional spotting of eps. Ink signature of architect/designer D. Medd 1947 on ffep.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Illus. by John Piper. 12mo -… Saber más sobre este artículo

John Murray, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Nr Fine. 22hx15w. John Piper. Book: Fine. Dust Jacket: Slightly rubbed along tope edge. Else FineEstd. packed weight: 0.48kg.

London: The Architectural Press, 1946. A first edition, first printing published by The Architectural Press in London in 1946. A near fine book without inscriptions, with a little spotting to the endpapers and edges. In a very good unclipped wrapper with just a little light soiling to the rear panel and some light chipping to the head of the… Saber más sobre este artículo

J. Murray. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1973. First Thus. Hardcover. 0719529085 . Tight clean book, still stiff to open and about new but for "booksale" stamp to front endpaper; in bright dj with 1.5 cm tear to bottom front edge; 96 pp .

London : J. Murray, 1973. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: v, 96, [8] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes: Previous ed. London, Architectural Press, 1946. Subjects: Suburban life; Urban areas; Suburbs; Suburbs England Sociological Perspectives.

The Architectural Press, London, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, brown cloth. Vg condition. Covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 86 pp.

London: The Architectural Press,, (1946) First edition. 8vo; 86 pp.; illustrated with 8 color lithographs by John Piper. Owner's name to front pastedown; else a very good copy or better in original gilt-stamped brown cloth, in a Piper-designed lithographic dust jacket with chipping to bottom of spine. The first and best edition of Richards's essay on the English… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Architectural Press, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. A clean, tight copy in a very good dust jacket with a protective plastic case.First edition; 1946. Very Light wear to extremities. Black and white illustrations throughout by John Piper. Clothbound in brown with the title in gold gilt to the spine.

Architectural Press, 1946-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket with loss. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Light foxing. Corners bumped. Pages unmarked. 86 p., ill., 22 cm.

London: The Architectural Press, 1946. There is a jacket present but it is a facsimile copy, not an original! Front board has a couple of stains, one being a mug ring. Content very clean and tidy.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Piper, John. 8vo.

Published by The Architectural Press, London, 1946, 1st edition.Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under Piper illustrated dustwrapper. 8.5ins x 5.75ins, 86pp plus frontis and 7pp plates. (all by John Piper). Previous owners name to top of front free endpaper. Dw has loss to top & bottom of spine and is generally rather rubbed and worn. VG /… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paperback. Very Good.

John Murray, 1973. Hardcover. Fine. J.M.Richards - The castles on the ground - the anatomy of surburbia - John Murray 1973. Second edition with illustrations by John Piper. Fine jacket priced £1.95 net. Fine covers and contents - no owner inscriptions. Quite collectables. p