MEN AND BUILDINGS
John Gloag
From Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 11 January 2000
From Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 11 January 2000
About this Item
Second revised and illustrated edition, and first edition thus - the first edition was not illustrated. Profusely illustrated with black and white illustrations in the text throughout, and 64 photographic plates following page 258, and a full-page frontispiece showing 'Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639) author of The Elements of Architecture.' ***Very good in black cloth-covered boards with silver titles to spine. Edges of boards and corners slightly rubbed. Spine tight. No inscriptions. No dustwrapper. xxii prelim pages plus 271 pages. 224mm x 148mm. ***Chapters: I. Men and Buildings; II. Camp Among the Ruins; III. Adaptive Architecture; IV. Stone Comes to Life; V. Italy Repeats Itself; VI. England Edits Rome; VII. Great Century and Great Decline; VIII. Back to the Hand; IX. The Structural Revolution and the New Materials; X. Penalties of Standardisation; XI. Modernism and the Inhumanists; XII. The Future of Architecture; Epilogue; Appendix: A Note on Some Architectural Books; Index. ***John Gloag (1896 - 1981) was an English writer who wrote science fiction novels and short stories, historical novels, and non-fiction books and pamphlets about houses, furniture design and architecture. He was a friend of the science fiction writer and philosopher Olaf Stapleton. His speculative Science Fiction novels were also influenced by the writings of H. G. Wells. ***First impression of the second revised edition, and the first illustrated edition, packed with illustrations and photographic plates. Of interest to architects and historians researching English architecture, buildings and its history. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 3842
Bibliographic Details
Title: MEN AND BUILDINGS
Publisher: Chantry Publications Limited, London
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Second Revised Edition with illustration
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