Houses of To-Day - A Practical Guide
Language: English
Published by B.T.Batsford Ltd., London, 1954
- Hardcover
- Used



Seller: Karen Jakobsen (Member of the PBFA), Sturminster Newton, United KingdomKaren Jakobsen (Member of the PBFA)
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Coral red colour hardcover with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Prize bookplate dated 1956 on front pastedown. Some light foxing and browning to endpapers, as well as light foxing to edges of textblock. Dustjacket condition: Fair, generally shelfworn, with sunning to spine and a vertical two inch wide strip to the front cover of the jacket where it meets the spine. Not price-clipped. Some foxing and browning to inner flaps of jacket. 184pp. 110 b/w illustrations. This book, written by the architect Colin Penn in 1954 is very much of its era and is aimed at the layman who might be considering designing their own home with the help of an architect. It includes chapters on planning, construction, heating and lighting, finishes and fitments and costs and finance.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Houses of To-Day - A Practical Guide
- Author
- Penn, Colin
- Publisher
- B.T.Batsford Ltd., London
- Publication year
- 1954
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Fair
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Seller catalogs
- Architecture, Design and Planning
Karen Jakobsen (Member of the PBFA)
Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books is based in Dorset. We specialise in books on 20th Century Art, Architecture and Design.
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United Kingdom
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