Alison Henry Editor (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 148 pages. Illustrated. Richmal Crompton / Henry Fielding / Liza Cody / Alison Uttley.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 275 pages. Paper binding. Tight and unworn. Very light stamps of university language lab. NO markings on the interior pages. Papers include: The construct state in Irish and Hebrew, Syntactic variation in Belfast English, 'No Surrender': Existentialist sociolinguistics and politics in Northern Ireland, Singular concord in Belfast English, The Ulster dictionary project, Cultural identity and language: Young Punjabis in Northern Ireland, Phonetic characteristics of prominence in Belfast intonation, Paradoxes: Sociolinguistics and everyday accounts.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The dust jacket is a little edge worn and scuffed. Faint smudge on the edge of the text block. Winner of the RIBA Book Award, this important and timely publication brings together contributions from leading stone conservation practitioners. It discusses the philosophical principles on which stone conservation is founded and the need to understand the full history and development of a building before starting work. Other topics covered in this book include consolidation, cleaning, and the replacement of stone; conservation of different stone types, including limestone, sandstone, and marble; problems of dealing with polychrome stone; and finally, issues relating to church monuments and graveyards, taking account of the need for good maintenance and health and safety requirements. The book is illustrated with the authors' own examples of stone conservation in practice. Architects, surveyors and craftsmen involved in the conservation of stone structures will find this both a practical and useful reference work. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 9th har/psc edition. 1246 pages. 10.75x8.50x2.00 inches. In Stock.