Sisson Marshall 1897 1978 (3 results)
Published by London : Methuen & Co 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Cloth endbands faintly rubbed; remains well-preserved overall. Series; Field study books ; 4. Physical description; ix, 53 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 22 cm. Notes; With 4 plates in colour by…John Penton and numerous line drawings by the author. "Short bibliography of recommended books": page 52. Contents: Regional variations The past: development of form Constructional methods and materials The setting The present. Subjects; Sisson, Marshall 1897-1978. Cottages Great Britain. Architecture, Domestic Great Britain. Vernacular architecture Great Britain. Country homes Great Britain. 3 Kg.
Published by London : Methuen & Co 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 16.00
£ 12.04 shippingShips from Ireland to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Cloth endbands faintly rubbed; remains well-preserved overall. Series; Field study books ; 4. Physical description; ix, 53 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 22 cm. Notes; With 4 plates in colour by…John Penton and numerous line drawings by the author. "Short bibliography of recommended books": page 52. Contents: Regional variations The past: development of form Constructional methods and materials The setting The present. Subjects; Sisson, Marshall 1897-1978. Cottages Great Britain. Architecture, Domestic Great Britain. Vernacular architecture Great Britain. Country homes Great Britain. 1 Kg.
[Libraries; bibliotheques] 69 engravings, mostly of libraries, from 'Encyclopédie d'Architecture' of Victor Caillat & Alfred Lance, bound by George Pymm in a volume with 'BIBLIOTHEQUES' on the spine.
Victor Caillat and Alfred Lance [Marshall Sisson [Marshall Arnott Sisson], RA (1897-1978), British architect; George Pymm, London bookbinder]
Published by Paris; according to stamping on spine 1855
- Hardcover
Seller: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, United KingdomRichard M. Ford Ltd
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£ 350.00
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From the collection of English architect Marshall Sisson. 69 engravings, in brown 4to quarter-binding, with 'BIBLIO- | THEQUES' in gilt at head of spine, and 'PARIS | 1855' at foot. In fair condition, on aged paper, in binding worn at hinges. All engravings in 4to, with 12 double-page and 57 single-page. Two are in colour, the r…est in black and white. Binder's stamp on front pastedown: 'BOUND BY G. PYMM'. (According to BBTI, the London binder George Pymm was active at 14 Upper Crown St, Westminster, at least as late as 1846.) Bookplate of 'MARSHALL SISSON | FARM HALL | GODMANCHESTER' also on front pastedown, with ownership inscription on facing free endpaper: 'Marshall Sisson | 1. 9. 43. | Farm Hall, | Godmanchester, | Hants.' Sisson specialised in the restoration of old buildings. Peter Foster (1919-2010), later Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey, studied under Sisson, before becoming a partner in the firm, of which he became sole principal in 1971.
