Overcrowding (2 results)
Published by The Builder, London 1862
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- Periodical
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Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. A single sheet double print with some accompanying text, image area approx. 6 x 12 cms. A social critique of industrial working conditions, advocating reform and architectural intervention. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centur…ies, 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. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.
More imagesPublished by Quarterly Review, John Murray, London 1843
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Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. Sir Francis Bond Headâs review of Chadwick's Sanitary Report offers one of the earliest and sharpest conservative critiques of Victorian public health reform. While acknowledging the grim conditions of the labouring poor, Head rejects Chadwick's centralised sanitary machinery as int…rusive, expensive, and hostile to local autonomy. He argues that moral improvement and individual responsibility are as vital as drainage and sewerage, warning that bureaucratic intervention risks eroding English liberties. A key contemporary counter-voice to the utilitarian sanitary movement. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: Quarterly Review; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.
