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The Observer's Book of British Architecture.
London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1951. [Observer Book] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (15 x 10cm), pp.218 [4]. With frequent in-text illustrations, many dichromatic. Publisher's grey cloth with maroon titles to spine and upper. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 5s. Cloth spine slightly toned. Light rubbing to jacket edges, with a few small closed tears. Near fine. A genuinely useful little reference work, including a visual index to windows, doorways, ceilings etc. Item #57805
Price: £35.00
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