John Gillanders (9 results)

Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Second Edition. 1999. xx, 235pp. Colour and B&W photos. "This revised and fully illustrated edition of Building Stones of Edinburgh highlights the geological characteristics of sandstones from famous local quarries such as Craigleith and Hailes and contrasts these with materials available today from other parts of Scotland and northern England." Light wear to covers. Book is otherwise in very good condition. No inscriptions. All contents are tight and clean.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Softcover, some light shelfwear, otherwise in Very Good condition. Second edition, pp234, b&w and colour illustrations. Edinburgh, 'Grey Athens of the North', owes much of its splendour to the quality of the sandstone from which most of its finest buildings are constructed. Building Stones of Edinburgh focuses on the geological characteristics of these sandstones which were extracted from local quarries and includes within its pages examples of many of the fine buildings which have made Edinburgh famous.…

paperback. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

First Edition. DW. 308pp inc index. Some wear to extremities of wrapper, with a small closed tear to upper cover. Edges a little foxed. Overall a clean and tight copy. VG+/VG.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. An excellent copy, gently worn; Pages free of markings; Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.4.

Second edition, revised and fully illustrated. xx + 235pp; 6 appendices; 14 colour plates; 38 figures; 6 tables; index. Pictorial soft covers slightly rubbed at edges, otherwise Fine. No inscriptions. [the origin, geological characteristics, preparation and uses of the high quality sandstones from local Edinburgh quarries including Craigleith and Hailes is described in detail. Most of the city's finest buildings were constructed from these stones].…