Language: English
Published by Lippincott, 1964
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Philadelphia, 1964; black cloth covered boards; mild edge and corner wear; edges lightly faded; pink jacket with corner and spine edge wear; 4to, 9 3/4"-12" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 306 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Language: English
Published by J. Murray, 1957
Seller: GuthrieBooks, Spring Branch, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ex-Library hardcover no dj (green boards) in very nice condition with all the usual markings and attachments. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.
Published by Lippincott, 1964
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Language: English
Published by Lippincott, 1964
Seller: SELG Inc. Booksellers, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. Hardcover; no dust jacket. Stated First Edition. 1st printing (no later printings indicated). Spine lettering clear. Bookplate; no other markings. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Fast shipping from NYC!
Language: English
Published by Lippincott, 1964
Seller: Amazing Books Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Prices from a previous seller in front, otherwise the interior clean and unmarked. Pages beginning to yellow. Dust jacket now in mylar and shows minimal wear. Not clipped ($8.95). 1964. Hardcover. 1h.
Published by J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia & New York, 1964
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First US Edition. DJ has edge wear; owner presentation on half-titlepage.
Published by J.B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, PA & New York, NY, 1964
Seller: RW Books, Strasburg, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very Good minus condition with light sun fading on top and bottom edges of cover, owner's name inside. Content very clean and free of marks, binding strong. Dust jacket is Good with moderate edge wear and several small edge chips, small surface scar on front. Dust jacket in new mylar protector. Index, black & white photos. Because of size, international and priority orders will have extra shipping charges.
Published by John Murray, London, UK, 1957
Seller: Book Dispensary, Concord, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VERY GOOD hardcover, no marks in text, strong square spine; name on fron free endpaper. Book.
Published by John Murray, 1957
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1957. No Edition Stated. 230 pages. Pictorial jacket over cloth. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with large tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Noticeable rubbing and marking.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1964
Seller: The Book Exchange, Hickory, NC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. *HARDBACK, no edition stated w/date of 1964 on title page and copyright date of 1963. Black cloth boards with purple lettering on spine. Minor edge and handling wear to boards. Some very light fading along the edges. Dust jacket in good condition. Dj has rubbing, edgewear, creasing, small nicks, chips and tears. 305 pages with 32 pages of black and white photographs of English examples of the architecture.
Published by John Murray, 1957
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Fair DJ with some edge wear and creasing.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1963
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ.
Published by Lippincott, PA, 1964
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fine in an about Very good dust jacket. Dustwrapper rubbed with some stainined, browning, wear.
Published by Lippincott, PA, 1964
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very good in good dust jacket. Yellowing. Dustwrapper torn, worn and browned.
Language: English
Published by John Murray, London, 1957
Seller: Garden City Books, Herts, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1957 first edition hardback with clipped dustjacket. Interior very clean with no writing, marks or tears and all pages tight in binding, covers clean and unscuffed. Dustjacket clean and unscuffed, light wear to corners and spine extremities.
Published by John Murray, London, 1957
Seller: Lost and Found Books, Healesville, VIC, Australia
hard cover with dustjacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Biography of controversial industrialist involved in building Big Ben and repairing St. Alban's Cathedral. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. XIV, 230 pages VG/G. Light soiling and shelf wear to dust jacket with several short tears, small part missing on top of rear and rear damp affected. Front and rear endpapers a little damp affected and light soiling to page edges, overall very good condition.
Language: English
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1963
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Clitheroe, LANCA, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's original cloth in a Very Good Dust-Jacket with no chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not Price clipped.There are NO former owner's names present.Binding remains firm with no hinge weakness.Illustrated with of some 100 examples of Victorian Buildings mentioned in the text.4to 304pp First Edition 1st Impression [1950].
Condition: GOOD. 1963 HCw/DJ. Lippincott. X-library protected in mylar. Liibrary signage to include rear pocket, tape shadows. Edgewear to bottom board. Clean text.
Published by J. B. Lippincott Co, New York, 1964
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 306 pages. 99 b&w photographs. Some wear, rubbing to price-clipped dust jacket. Slight fading to bottom edge of cover. A nice, clean copy. Record # 851674.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1963
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.
Language: English
Published by Jonathon Cape, London., 1963
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 305 pages. Illustrated, small bookseller's label, slight foxing end papers, price clipped to dust jacket.
Published by Jonathan Cape, 1963
Seller: Books for Libraries, Inc., Santa Clarita, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1963 Hardcover. First Edition. Ex-Library. Text is clean, Binding is strong. A few pages have a tiny fold from manufacturer's miscut on lower corners. B & W illustrations. Rebound in dark green cloth cover.
xiii+230pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper, slightly edgeworn with some chipping. Black and white plates. Pale foxing to edges. First edition.
Published by London : J. Murray, 1957
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Contents; The Beckett Denison family -- E.B. Denison -- The Westminister clock, 1844-1848 -- The Westminster clock, 1851-1854 -- Church buildings -- Big Ben, 1855-1858 -- Big Ben, 1858 -- Dent v. Denison, 1860 -- The middle years, 1861-1877 -- Gothic revivalist -- Sir Edmund Beckett and St Albans -- 1877 -- St Albans and St Alban's, 1878 -- St Albans, 1879 -- St Albans, 1880 -- St Alban's and Big Ben, 1881 -- 1882-1883 -- Peterborough, 1884 -- Peterborough and St Alban's, 1885 -- Lord Grimthorpe at St Alban's; Lord Grimthorpe on doctors, 1886-1887 -- St Alban's, 1888-1889 -- Religion and ritualism -- Architecture and restoration, 1890-1900 -- The man and the men about him. Subjects; Grimthorpe, Edmund Beckett Baron 1816-1905. Beckett, Edmund [formerly Edmund Beckett Denison], first Baron Grimthorpe 1816-1905 ecclesiastical controversialist, architect, and horologist. St. Albans Cathedral. Westminster (London, England) Buildings, structures, etc. Lawyers Great Britain 19th century. Clock and watch makers Great Britain ; Biography. Horology History. Clock and watch makers England ; Biography. Big Ben, horology. Church architecture England. 3 Kg.
Published by The Library Association, London, 1962
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. Ex-library. Several marks and scores on boards. Spine is faded. Splits along spine sides. Leading corners are worn and bumped; nick on front lower leading corner. A few marks on page block. Library stamp and pen on FEP. Title page is creased. Contents are clear. AM. Ex-Library.
Published by The Library Association, London, 1961
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Ex-library. Several marks and scores on boards. Spine is faded. Leading corners, edges and spine ends are worn and bumped. A few marks on page block. Library stamp and pen on FEP. Contents are clear. AM. Ex-Library.
Published by John Murray, 1957
Seller: Hessay Books, York, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. 230pp. Priceclipped iIllustrated dustjacket with sellotape to the top edge in a prrotective plastic sleeve. B + w illustrations. Previous owner's bookplate to the inner board, fox marks to the foredge, otherwise internally clean, A biography of E B Denison, later Sir Edward Beckett, a lawyer whose father had founded modern Doncaster. He successfully pushed through the plans for the making of Big Ben for the Houses of Parliament. He also, controversially, took over the restoration of St Alban's Cathedral. Hero or villain? Comes with a separate page of the Beckett family tree.
Published by London : J. Murray, 1957
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Contents; The Beckett Denison family -- E.B. Denison -- The Westminister clock, 1844-1848 -- The Westminster clock, 1851-1854 -- Church buildings -- Big Ben, 1855-1858 -- Big Ben, 1858 -- Dent v. Denison, 1860 -- The middle years, 1861-1877 -- Gothic revivalist -- Sir Edmund Beckett and St Albans -- 1877 -- St Albans and St Alban's, 1878 -- St Albans, 1879 -- St Albans, 1880 -- St Alban's and Big Ben, 1881 -- 1882-1883 -- Peterborough, 1884 -- Peterborough and St Alban's, 1885 -- Lord Grimthorpe at St Alban's; Lord Grimthorpe on doctors, 1886-1887 -- St Alban's, 1888-1889 -- Religion and ritualism -- Architecture and restoration, 1890-1900 -- The man and the men about him. Subjects; Grimthorpe, Edmund Beckett Baron 1816-1905. Beckett, Edmund [formerly Edmund Beckett Denison], first Baron Grimthorpe 1816-1905 ecclesiastical controversialist, architect, and horologist. St. Albans Cathedral. Westminster (London, England) Buildings, structures, etc. Lawyers Great Britain 19th century. Clock and watch makers Great Britain ; Biography. Horology History. Clock and watch makers England ; Biography. Big Ben, horology. Church architecture England. 1 Kg.
Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1963
Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 305 pages. The dust jacket is a bit worn and tanned. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size G: 10"-11" Tall (254-279mm).