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In this richly comic classic, first published in the 1920s, the pitfalls and vicissitudes of home building are presented in sharp and unforgettable detail, in the form of letters to and from the architect, a hapless young man named James Spin-love, who, in his valiant attempts to create the Honeywood mansion for Sir Leslie Brash, encounters a motley collection of contractors, surveyors, plumbers and town planners, to say nothing of intensely litigious lawyers, and Sir Leslie Brash himself, along with his good lady. This book follows the rich tradition of wry English humour. It also contains a great deal of valuable and still pertinent information about building a house.
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date1964
- ISBN 10 0571058299
- ISBN 13 9780571058297
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages225
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The Honeywood File
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Faber and Faber
(1972)
ISBN 10: 0571058299
ISBN 13: 9780571058297
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First published 1929. An intimate portrait of the adventures while building a house and the personalities involved in that adventure. Perhaps it is a rebellion agains6t the encroaching suburbs which began to expand in London in the Edwardian age and which alarmed some commentators who perhaps thought everyone was becoming like Mr Pooter. Author thinks the fabric of life more significant than the fabric of bricks and mortar planned by architects. 226 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £4.95. Seller Inventory # 3822
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