Buy this book on-line JOHN PIPER : Buildings and ProspectsThe Architectural Press, London, 1948
First Edition (first printing). Small 4to. 146pp. Light brown rough-weave cloth, lettered and ruled in orange at the spine. With a magnificent double-spread title-page lithograph by Piper, and profusely illustrated with photographs, paintings and illustrations, many full page. Former owner name and motif inked to the front free endpaper (and a printed letter laid-in explaining the provenance). A very good copy in very good non-price-clipped dust wrapper which reproduces the lithographic title page decoration, and is just a little rubbed at the spine ends and corner tips and with a single area of internal taped reinforcement. A two-page foreword by the author precedes eleven essays ("intended to elucidate the pictures, not the other way about"), mostly revised from their original periodical appearances; with two completely rewritten.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of JOHN PIPER : Buildings and Prospects. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, antiquarian books, out-of-print books, incunabula and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |