Lefroy Rob (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression, 2011 near fine hardback, bump to top right of front board. No inscription. 138 pages. Illustrations. Bibliography.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still excellent. John Hawes (1876 to 1956), architect priest lived and worked in Western Australia for over twenty years. His architectural work in the Mid West region including Geraldton was prolific. In this book, Rob Lefroy provides stunning photographs and insightful commentary on John Hawes buildings in Western Australia and the Bahamas.

1st edition laminated boards As New large octavo 138pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., plans, bibliog., John Hawes: architect, stonemason, woodcarver, Anglican cleric, Catholic priest, dean, monsignor & Franciscan monk; known for designing and constructing church buildings in England, WA and The Bahamas.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book condition near fine. Hard cover. 1st edition, published 2011. No dust jacket. Text body clean throughout the book. Book block clean and unmarked all side. Book boards clean front and back of the book. Spine intact. Over-all an excellent and neat copy of the book. Extra charges for over-sea.

Boards. 1st edition. 1st ed., quarto, pp.138, colour illus, orig pictorial bds. Presentation inscription from the Bishop of Geraldton. Near-fine condition. Monsignor John Cyril Hawes (Father Jerome) was an architect and priest. Hawes was known for designing and constructing church buildings in England, Western Australia and The Bahamas. He designed the St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Geraldton. "The cathedral is Hawes's most important building: frankly eclectic, a mixture of Romanesque and Californian Spanish Mission styles, but with a roughcast simplicity and dignity totally in harmony with the surroundings." (Australian Dictionary of Biography).

Boards. 1st edition. 1st ed., quarto, pp.138, b&w plates, orig pictorial bds., very good condn. Monsignor John Cyril Hawes (Father Jerome) was an architect and priest. Hawes was known for designing and constructing church buildings in England, Western Australia and The Bahamas, where he later moved and was called, "The Hermit of Cat Island".