Simon Jenkins Foreword (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Virginia Smith (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Virginia Smith (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Virginia Smith (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by Jenkins.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. First published in 1935, this is a Batsford reissue of 2011. Some edge wear and chipping to top and bottom of classic Batsford jacket and spine, 2" split to bottom corner of front jacket, corners slightly bruised, not price clipped (original price 7s 6d, price on back cover £16.99), some faint grubby fingerprints to unlaminated back jacket, internally clean tight and square, overall a reasonable copy. 116pp, illustrated. A reissue of a truly classic title on the Batsford backlist. First published in 1935, it is a wonderful snapshot of our capital before the Second World War, and a charming insight into our attitudes to urban life back in the Thirties. Our guide Paul Cohen-Portheim offers us his interpretation of life in London through her people, her buildings and her history. Paul Cohen-Portheim (1880-1932), was an Austrian artist and travel writer. He was a proficient linguist and spoke a half a dozen European languages fluently. When World War I broke out, he was painting in Devonshire, and found himself interned for the length of the war. This gave him time to read, observe and meditate, especially on his enforced new home. 'The Spirit of London' was the last thing to be published after his sudden death in 1932. Quite scarce, even in this later reissue. Jacket by Brian Cook (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hbk, 128 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), port. ; 29 cm. A clean unmarked copy in fine condition. Dust wrapper also in fine condition. [Church architecture-Conservation and restoration-England - Church architecture-Conservation and restoration-Wales - Friends of Friendless Churches History] s104 / m14609.…

Soft. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, soft covers tidy with minimal shelf wear. Size: 4to.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 192 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

HARDCOVER. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Tall large 4to. in colour printed boards, 224pp, illustrated in colour throughout . [CONDITION: A well preserved AS NEW unmarked copy ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS. …

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original monochrome photographic laminated green covers, racing green end papers. Folio 12½'' x 10¼''. Contains 208 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1844032949 RURAL VILLAGE LIFE.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 192 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 192 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.