Isbn: 9780906969366 - Barns of Rural Britain (15 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Barns of Rural Britain This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A 192 page work with much black & white illustration. This is the first book on British barns; most of the barns seen in this book have never been illustrated before. The author suggests and describes ways in which barns may still be used. If we don't use them, we will lose them! Volume itself has brown covers with sharp gilt lettering on the spine. A bit of wear at the head and tail of the spine. There is a worn spot on the top of the front cover, it is small about 1/8 of an inch. Thee is a brown spot on the top of the pages about a 1/2 inch by a 1/4 of an inch. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. Dust jacket has wear at the top of the spine and at the top of the front dust flap. All in all, given its age, a quite presentable copy; available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. sm 4to, 192 pp. brown cloth, clean throughout. Previous owner's blind stamp appears on half title. Otherwise no notes underlining, turned corners. Lightly read. Light wear to dust jacket, spine a little faded. At the time of this publication an estimated 70,000 barns of various materials were standing. This volume is filled with detailed information, both as photographs and written, regarding them.A very nice copy. unnumbered b/w photographs (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:0906969360.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The Herbert Press, 1985. Hardback, d/j, 4to, 192pp, illust. A good copy. 0906969360/uk.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 10" x 7 3/8", 192 pages, glossary, selected bibliography. A unique book about an important, beautiful and sometimes all-too-little-known feature of Britain's countryside. Hb, near fine in spine-faded, but very good dw.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Type: Book 1st printing. Prior owner details to FPD. Book unread. DJ spine sun faded, otherwise fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Vg. Dust Jacket Condition: Vg. First Edition. 192pp. Fully illus Size: 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First UK edition-first impression. Near fine/VGC plus.The Herbet Press,1985.First UK edition-first impression.Tan hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(small nicks,scratches and crease on the Dj cover) in VGC plus.Illustrated with many b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new with two small nicks and ink mark on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.192pp including Glossary,select bibliography.A collectable first edition.Heavy book. …

Hardback. 1985, First edition. A fine copy with a previous owners bookplate on the front pastedown. The d/w is also fine. Scans available if required.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First UK edition-first impression. Near fine/VGC plus.The Herbet Press,1985.First UK edition-first impression.Tan hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(small nicks,scratches and crease on the Dj cover) in VGC plus.Illustrated with many b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new with two small nicks and ink mark on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.192pp including Glossary,select bibliography.A collectable first edition.Heavy book. …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp. 192. Illustrated double title page. Numerous illustrations. Original publisher's tan cloth lettered gilt on spine. Beige illustrated dust jacket lettered in red and light brown on upper cover and in grey and red on spine. ISBN 0906969360 Book label stating the book belongs to the National Trust on front pastedown endpaper. Typed signed letter from Graham Hughes to Martin Drury of the National Trust written on headed notepaper from Arts Review, 16 St. James Gardens, London W11 dated Nov 1 1985 and stamped received 5 Nov 1985 and consisting of about 515 words in which he says 'of course I am delighted by your enthusiasm. Being the first book on the subject, it was very difficult to write; if it continues to go well, I hope in due course to expand it with some colour.' There are references to the National Trust who will stock the book in their shops. He goes on to discuss an exhibition on barns suggesting possible places for it to be held and says he is overworked and stretched financially and would have to be paid if he is to supervise it. He mentions Jasper Jacob as a possible designer and offers to introduce Drury to him. Copy of a letter from M. D. Drury, Historic Buildings Secretary to Graham Hughes at the above address dated 21 November 1985 consisting of about 190 words in which he says 'the answer I'm afraid is cold water for the time being.' He then says a new appeal for barns cannot be given priority and an exhibition specifically on barns is not something that can be considered at this time. Contact details for selling the book in National Trust shops attached on a post it note. Martin Drury was the first Historic Buildings Representative for the National Trust. He went on to become Director General of the National Trust from 1996 until his retirement in 2001. Graham Hughes (1926-2010) was art director of the Goldsmiths' Company and became pivotal in the renaissance in modern silver design, chairman of the Crafts Centre of Great Britain and owner for about ten years of the Arts Review. Hughes owned a converted barn in East Sussex. Very good. Very good in very good dust jacket. …