Crompton D H (9 results)

Hard cover. First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 64 p. Contains: Illustrations. Naturally Better Book. Audience: General/trade; General/trade. book has some dents and some edge wear at the bottom front edge, jacket is clean with light shelf wear, no markings, Very good in very good dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. W H Auden, Stanley Kunitz and Stanley Moss " Translations of Voznesensky" / Graham Hough "MacNiece and Auden" / John Wain "'Much Ado About Nothing'" / D W Crompton "The Spire" / David Lodge "Current Critical Theory" / Mildred Hartsock "'The Awkward Age'".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing. Oversized red cloth with gilt lettering. Minor edgewear, light rub to head and heel of spine and tips of corners with a thin line of sun to head and heel of spine. Previous owner notation to front endpaper from the University of Liverpool. Text is otherwise clean and bright, no marks. Illustrated throughout with charts, diagrams and maps. Unclipped DJ with 35s. price shows heavy wear, rubbing to all edges, loss to heel of spine and upper corners, spine darkened, moderate general soiling, but intact and still doing its job. "The editors and authors of this book believe that the causes of the major failings in the working of town planning are political, and affect the whole country. Their remedy would require, first of all, an appraisal of the big so9cial and technological changes and migrations since the war, in the light of their influence on the location and form of all building developments; and then a recasting of central policies to form a clear and workable framework for local plans." (from the jacket).

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. Two single sheet prints, image areas approx. 18 x 28 cms. A country house with picturesque massing and domestic elegance, lending character to Cumbria' architectural texture. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the period's architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; Unframed Prints : Old; PRINTS : Buildings & Places. Cosmo Books : 28 years selling on ABE; 28 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Near Fine. Nendeln 1970. Kraus Reprint of the 4 issues for this volume of this quarterly review of architecture and town planning, bound in one volume without original front covers for the individual issues. Hardcover. sm4to., 257pp., photo plates, diagrams, buckram. University stamp on each fore-edge, gilt stamping on spine, one or two minor internal stamps (not affecting plates or diagrams). Near Fine, some spotting on fore-edges. 4 issues bound in one volume.