The Truth About Cottages
Author(s):
Woodforde, John
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 6 - 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Very Good |
| Dust Jacket: | Yes |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Very Good |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | The Country Book Club |
| Publication Year: | 1966 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 035231 |
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| Categories: | Architecture , History - British |
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Book club edition. 138pp, with many black and white photographic illustrations and line drawings in text. Quarter bound in lime green cloth over patterned green cloth, gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Cloth gently pushed at spine ends else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust wrapper, lightly rubbed on edges, slightly shelf worn.
As much a social history of rural life as an architectural history, this volume details fifty typical styles of English cottage from the 17th century onwards.
Keywords:
Cottages
Housing
Dwellings
Rural Life
Architecture
Social History
