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208 pages with 15 illustrations and 61 line drawings in the text
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'... a comprehensive and competent study of all aspects of thatching,' Country Life - 'Even a cursory glance at the photographs ... reveals the serene beauty of thatched buildings ... reinforced by the informative narrative.' Ideal Home - 'A charming and informative read for lovers of the countryside.' Manchester Evening News
About the Author
Michael Billett was born in Dorset and after several years spent in London and travelling widely, has returned to live there permanently. He wrote the book whilst living in a restored eighteenth-century thatched house in the heart of the Dorset countryside with his wife and two daughters. He is the author of Thatched Buildings of Dorset and The History of English Country Sports (both published by Hale)
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Thatching and Thatched Buildings
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Robert Hale, London, UK, 1979
ISBN 10: 0709172052
ISBN 13: 9780709172055
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ISBN 10: 0709172052
ISBN 13: 9780709172055
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Hardcover. Condition: VG++/f/f. y 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp. HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1979* Publisher: Robert Hale. * Binding and cover condition: Pale blue cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps, rubs or other visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: Colour photo-illustrated dust wrapper showing a thatcher on a roof. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £5.50. Re/white titles to spine & face. No other visible faults. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight spotting to top edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: Two 8pp. blocks of b/w photos & line drawings throughout. * Pages: 200 pp. text. ix pp. index blank pages at rear.* Description: The initial chapters of this book describe the development of thatching through the ages, the plant materials used and the various types of buildings covered by thatch which can still be seen in rural England. The numbers and variety of people who live in thatched homes are also looked at. Next there is an outline of the craft of thatching. The later chapters describe over five hundred of the most attractive thatched villages in England.* A NEAR FINE copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS. V sl top edge spotting reduces it to VG++.* 1979-01-01. n. Seller Inventory # 5948
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