Phoenix Coventry by Spence Basil (32 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Unknown binding. Condition: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Stated first. NOT an ex library book. 141 pages including the index. Dust jacket has minimal wear on edges, no chips or tears, price is not clipped.

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. unmarked, light shelfwear-NICE Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gift inscription on early page. Newspaper article about the cathedral glued to front endpaper.

Condition: Good. 1964. First Edition Thus. 160 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Tight square book in sunned dust jacket with chipping to top edge ; unmarked but for booksale stamp to rear endpaper. ; 141 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. xviii, 141pp, index, ills. Owner name else vg in aged whole dj. The architect tells the story of the new Cathedral Size: 4to.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: Good. 1964. Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing on cover and endpapers, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First American Edition. B & W and Color Photos; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 141 pages; 1962 Harper & Row. HC/DJ.First American edition, from the British plates. Snugly bound in full black cloth, lettered in gilt with metallic green and red to spine. In the original color pictorial dust jacket with $6.95 price intact to unclipped front flap. Prior owner's small ink name stamp to the bottom edge of the page block. Jacket lightly shelf rubbed with tiny nicks at extremities. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white and color photographs on glossy stock. VG++ / VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Tight clean unmarked book in mustard cloth; dj with slight chipping and short tear to top of spine; 141 pp illustrated. (see also, Out of the Ashes by Spence, also available).

Hardcover. photos: Henk Snoek & author (illustrator). 2nd impression. xvii, 141 p.: 45 pl. (11 color), facsimile of building licence in text; 23.5 cm. [First printed earlier in October 1962] Contents -- A joyful and glorious resurrection as a symbol of reconciliation and hope, R. T. Howard, former provost of Coventry -- In a single, fearful night [14th November 1940]--and the vow was made: `The Cathedral will rise again, more splended than before', Gilbert Moore and John Miles -- `This magnificent new Cathedral', Cuthbert K. N. Bardsley, bishop of Coventry, `the first Bishop in all history to have seen both the beginning and the completion of his Cathedral during his episcopate' -- A challenge to a thousand years, R. Furneaux Jordan -- The nave windows, an appreciation, Basil Taylor -- The new Cathedral and the community, H. C. N. Williams, provost of Coventry, in an interview with F. A. D. Kelsey -- A Cathedral in the modern world, H. C. N. Williams, in an interview with Robert Payne -- The Consecration of the new Cathedral, 25th May 1962. VG orig. celadon cloth, gilt phoenix on front cover, edgeworn dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Contents -- A joyful and glorious resurrection as a symbol of reconciliation and hope, R T Howard, former provost of Coventry -- In a single, fearful night [14th November 1940]--and the vow was made: `The Cathedral will rise again, more splended than before', Gilbert Moore and John Miles -- `This magnificent new Cathedral', Cuthbert K N Bardsley, bishop of Coventry, `the first Bishop in all history to have seen both the beginning and the completion of his Cathedral during his episcopate' -- A challenge to a thousand years, R Furneaux Jordan -- The nave windows, an appreciation, Basil Taylor -- The new Cathedral and the community, H C N Williams, provost of Coventry, in an interview with F A D Kelsey -- A Cathedral in the modern world, H C N Williams, in an interview with Robert Payne -- The Consecration of the new Cathedral, 25th May 1962 141 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Large 8vo. xvii (i), 141 (1) pp, illus. Reprinted, October 1962. Price clipped. Light wear and partial age-toning dj. Light dust line top text block with faintly bumped bottom front fore-edge tips, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7" x 9.25". Illustrated light-olive green cloth with black title plate and gilt lettering to spine, and decorative end papers. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. Size: Large 8vo. Book.

Condition: Good. 1964. Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing on cover and endpapers, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 141 pages. dj worn. Price clipped.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Description.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Author: Basil Spence Title: Phoenix at Coventry: The Rebuilding of a Cathedral Publication Details: London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962 (GB, 52 Doughty Street, WC1) Condition: Very Good Description: A compelling architectural and historical account of the reconstruction of Coventry Cathedral following its destruction during the Coventry Blitz. Written by the cathedral's architect, Basil Spence, this work provides a unique first-hand perspective on one of the most significant post-war rebuilding projects in Britain. The volume is illustrated with a rich selection of black-and-white and colour photographs, documenting both the devastation and the visionary process of renewal. Spence reflects on the architectural philosophy, artistic collaborations, and symbolic importance of the new cathedral as a monument to reconciliation and hope. A well-preserved copy, with clean pages and sound binding. Light age-related wear may be present, consistent with its vintage. Pagination: 141 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hbk small 4to, 139pp illustr b+w photos and facsimile documents, dj lightly shelfworn with a small closed tear at rear upper corner and toning to extremities, now in protective sleeve, otherwise a very good clean tight unmarked copy.

Condition: good to very good condition. some colour illust (illustrator).

Cloth. Dust Jacket Included. Reprint. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is very good ex library stamps, Dustwrapper is chipped and rubbed in cracked Glued protection, pp 141, 4 appendix, index 11 cloured and 35 monochrome illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

[1962], 1st edition. (Hardcover) Very good in good dust jacket. 141pp. Photographs, illustrations, appendices, index, decorated endpapers. The dust jacket ie soiled and edgeworn., previous owner's name. Locale: ; ; Coventry; Coventry. (Architecture, Cathedrals, Cathedrals, Coventry Cathedral).

Paperback. Condition: Good. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Fairly good condition for year.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. With many photographs of the progress from drawing board to final success. The first cathedral in Coventry was built at the time of the Norman Conquest, the second was destroyed by German bombing in 1940 and this, the third, was Sir Basil Spence's conception, with the inspired help of many famous artists of the period, starting in 1955.This is Sir Basil Spence's fascinating history of the design and building.Many excellent photographs from start to finish.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. The signed, limited edition (1/500, #210) with glossed jacket and slipcase. Previous owners inscription. In near fine condition. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. The signed, limited edition (1/500, #210) with glossed jacket and slipcase. Previous owners inscription. In near fine condition. Signed by Author(s). Book.