MID-VICTORIAN MASTERPIECE: THE STORY OF AN INSTITUTION UNABLE TO PUT ITS OWN HOUSE IN ORDER
Published by BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES, 1977
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Bishops Green Books, Newbury, Berks, United KingdomBishops Green Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 26.75
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A black cloth bound, hardback book with gilt titles on the spine, comes with nice, not price clipped, dust jacket. This wonderful book is in really good condition, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Several newspaper cutting about the author etc are sellotaped inside the book, please see photos. 207 pages, all intact and nice tight binding. The New Palace of Westminster stands today as London's most widely recognised landmark. Begun in the reign of William IV, and built to the plans of Sir Charles Barry, it was not completed until 1870, when it was fairly regarded as a masterpiece of mid Victorian architecture. Few however, would guess at the wry history that lies within its walls: a history of construction and subsequent desecration which the members of the mother of parliaments have, with their own special skill or folly, stage managed throughout the years. As a tale of missed opportunities, incompetence and bumbledom, this story stands as a classic.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- MID-VICTORIAN MASTERPIECE: THE STORY OF AN INSTITUTION UNABLE TO PUT ITS OWN HOUSE IN ORDER
- Author
- BARNETT COCKS
- Publisher
- BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES
- Publication year
- 1977
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
Bishops Green Books
Newbury, Berks, United Kingdom
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