Architecture

The National Trust, 1978. Paper covers. Fine/ No Jacket. Well illustrated guide book to the house once inhabited by Thomas, Archbishop of York in 1070 and subsequently occupied by his Treasurer. The house's foundations are even older, as a Roman column was discovered at sub-basement level. 25 pp., with illustrations and plans. more information

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Cement and Concrete Association, 1960. Light card stapled binding. Paper covers. Fine /No Jacket. Fine. Helpful booklet which aims to maximise the use of concrete in garden design; includes a section on 'how to mix concrete by hand'. 48 pp. more information

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Lake District Art Gallery and Museum Trust, [1999]. comb binding. V.g. / No Jacket . Comb bound with acrylic sheet protecting front cover; col ill; 11 pp, 2 pp of architect's plans, 1 p of maps more information

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Stroyizdat, Moskva / Moscow, 1987. 1st edition. Pictorial hard covers. Fine/No Jacket. Inscribed by donor. Pskov, one of Russia's most ancient and well-preserved cities, has been the focus of an intensive programme of architectural restoration, spearheaded by the artist and architectural conservator Yury Spegalsky. This book presents a rich visual record of his work and is accompanied by location plans, isometric drawings, photographs, and an appendix showing a selection of attractive decorative panels. 197, (4) pp. more information

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Lexicos, San Francisco, 1984. 1st edition. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. Carefully selected walking tours showing off the architectural, cultural and historical delights of California's most scenic city. Spine sunned. xiv, 111 pp., 12 maps. more information

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The Lauderdale House Society, 1993. 1st edition. Paper covers. Fine/No Jacket. Exemplary architectural history of an intriguing north London house located in Waterlow Park, Highgate. The rather luscious Peter Lely portrait of 'Venus and Cupid' (Nell Gwynne and the Duke of St Albans) alludes to just two of the house's illustrious former occupants. 68 pp. more information

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Bancaixa, 1994. 1st edition. Pictorial hard covers. As new /No Jacket. A well photographed guide to the renaissance architecture of Valencia, covering both exteriors, interiors and sculptural elements. 287 pp. more information

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Allen Lane, 1979. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g. /V.g. A critical assessment of the architecture of the Baroque, though Classically rooted, architect of the Bernini era in Italy. 240 pp. more information

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Promotional Reprint Company, 1995. Reprint of 1989 Complete Editions edition. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. Although the author is better known as a (slightly hammy) actor, this personal and idiosyncratic selection of English rural churches is actually rather well written and accessible. It's perfect for the glove-box of anyone wishing for a guide to churches that are "worth a detour". xii, 290 pp. more information

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Robert Hale, 1993. 1st paperback edition, originally published in 1982. Paper covers. Fine /No Jacket. Deals with two main themes, the first being types and layout plans, the second materials and vernacular characteristics. Well illustrated with line drawings by the author. 304 pp. more information

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English Heritage, 2008. 1st edition. Paper covers. New /No Jacket. English Heritage's informed conservation series includes a number of titles about Liverpool. viii, 96 pp. more information

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Walkround Books, 1990. 1st edition. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. A precis ot Terry's later and much more detailed 'Public Sculpture' volume for Greater Manchester, this time focussing on the city centre. A pioneering publication on a little-studied theme. (4), 60 pp., map on rear inside cover. more information

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Paul Cave, 1979. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g/V.g. Slight edge wear to jacket, price clipped, bottom edge of front cover bumped, otherwise near fine. Once the largest church in the world this is possibly still the most interesting English cathedral, not least for its turlough in the crypt. With decorative carvings ranging from the sublime (quire stalls) to the ridiculous (a memorial to the diver who repaired the foundations) the building has much to offer its visitors. Sadly this noncentenary account, by the canon residentiary, is somewhat pedestrian, unless you are easily enthralled by episcopal portraits. Appendices list the Bishops, Priors, Deans, Prebendaries and Canons, not forgetting the Cathedral Organists. Notes to each chapter, but no other bibliography. (16), 252 pp. more information

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Warren & Son, Winchester, 1955. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. ix, 29 pp. Ex-library copy with bookplate and stamps. more information

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The National Trust, 1972. Reprint of 1962 edition, with revisions. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. 1972 reprint of the 1962 edition. Little used, but with some edge wear. 52 pp. more information

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Liverpool University Press, 1997. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine /Fine. Fine/fine, sl. edge curl to d.w. The first volume of a highly collectible series on the non-ecclesiastical public sculptures of Britain. As Liverpool has a richer and higher-quality inventory than most comparable cities this is an essential reference work for anyone interested in monumental and architectural sculpture. Copiously illustrated with monochrome photographs. xxii, 371 pp. more information

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Lancashire County Council Planning Department, 1989. 1st paperback edition. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. A well-illustrated guide to the most distinguished buildings and structures (viz. Blackpool Tower) in the modern shire county of Lancashire, thus excluding Liverpool and Manchester. Ironically, the rear cover shows Gawthorpe Hall viewed from the sundial; sadly only the base now remained at my last visit, which virtually sums up the report (few if any mentions of 'buildings at risk', such as Extwistle Hall). Amusing chapter headings, e.g. 'the battle of the styles'. (7), 168 pp. more information

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Chatsworth House Trust, 2008. Paper covers. Fine /No Jacket. Handsomely illustrated, A4 sized, with a preface by the 12th Duke of Devonshire. 72 pp. more information

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HMSO, London, 1955. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. Cover creased at one corner. A Ministry of Works Guidebook, more succinct than more recent productions but a handy pocket size. Illustrated in monochrome, save for colour photograph of the Western Gatehouse on cover. 36 pp., plan of state apartments inside rear cover, plan of grounds inside front cover. more information

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City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall, 1937. 1st edition . Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. V.g. Two newspaper cuttings loosely inserted (one from 'Answers', November 4th, 1944, the other an article by H.V. Morton). more information

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Flammarion: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1995. English edition. Paper covers with wrap-around flaps. V.g/No Jacket. English co-publication of a book originally written to accompany an exhibition in Montreal and Barcelona. 224 pp. more information

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Book Club Associates, 1974. reprint of Thames & Hudson edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine /Fine. Fine/fine. A well illustrated and thoughtfully written account of the evolution of the English country house, ranging from the Normans' to the Arts & Crafts houses of the early 20th century. 240 pp., 269 plates (22 in colour). more information

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The National Trust, 2001. Revised edition, first published in 1997. Paper covers. New /No Jacket. A guide to one of the best preserved early 17th century houses in Oxfordshire. The former owners of the estate included Robert Catesby (mastermind of the Gunpowder Plot), and the present house was built by a rich woollen merchant from Witney, Walter Jones. More recent owners included the Clutton-Brocks. The plaster work is remarkable, particularly in the Great Chamber (almost out-doing that of Astley Hall) and the Long Gallery, one of the most dramatic Jacobean spaces in England. 64 pp., plans on end-papers. more information

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The National Trust, 1998. Reprint of 1992 revision. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. Little used; date on front cover. 44 pp. more information

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The National Trust, 1988. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. 62, (2) pp. more information

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Phillimore, Chichester, 1988. English Country House series. Fine /Fine. Hard covers, dust jacket Nearly new (faint tanning to page edges); price clipped. The definitive account of country houses in Cheshire, written by the former Keeper of the Walker art gallery, Liverpool (then working in Manchester) in conjunction with one of English Heritage's senior staff in the region, formerly conservation officer in Macclesfield. Contrasting houses grace the dust jacket: the new Ferranti mansion, Henbury Hall, on the front and Little Moreton Hall at the rear. Although Cheshire is placed by the government in England's north-west region, its grand houses have more in common with those of the west midlands, as the wealth which built many of them came from manufacturing and trade rather than agriculture. The gentle topography limits the scope for fine vistas, though occasionally (as at Tirley Garth) there is an inspired choice of site. In addition to the main treatments, there is a gazetteer of lesser houses and useful reference notes. xviii, 294 pp. more information

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The National Trust, 1987. Reprint of 1983 edition. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. Guide to the 13th century castle located just within the border of Wales and founded by Edward I to solidify his conquest of the area. It contains a decent art collection as well as some handsome furniture. Despite its elevated location it is not visually impressive. Illustrated with plans and photographs. 65 pp. more information

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The National Trust, 2000. Paper covers. Fine/ No Jacket. Well illustrated guide book to the Jacobean hall, a typical 'black and white' timber building with brick extensions. 56 pp., with illustrations and plans. more information

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The National Trust, 1988. Paper covers. Fine /No Jacket. Informative guide book to the fine Elizabethan country residence located on the banks of the river Calder near Burnley, Lancashire. Includes a family tree of the (Kay-) Shuttleworth family and a rather short chapter on the garden and estate. 61, (2) pp.; illustrated. more information

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The National Trust, 2002. Reprint of 1992 edition, with revisions. Paper covers. Fine /No Jacket. Nearly new; slide fading to edge of front cover. 64 pp. more information

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Heinemann, 1978. 1st edition. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. Slight edge wear to corners, former owner's signature. An original contribution to knowledge of world architecture, covering many styles from across Africa and with numerous references, plans and diagrams. xiv, 210 pp. more information

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Reprinted from Archaeologia Cantiana, vol. 50, n.d. Paper covers. Fine /No Jacket. Pp. 11-32, 13 monochrome plates. more information

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Derbyshire Countryside Ltd, 1987. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. Illustrated guide to the House. Loosely inserted 4-page leaflet on The Queen of Scots Rooms; 36 pp., estate map on rear end papers. more information

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Cartmel Priory, n.d. (c. 1990). 21st edition. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. A short descriptive and historical note that highlights some of the most noteworthy features of this historic chapel. 3-fold leaflet on cream paper with plan of the Priory loosely inserted. 16 pp. more information

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Penguin: Allen Lane, 2004. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. As new/As new. Nearly new. A personal selection of some of Britain's finest and most interesting museums and art galleries. The author was formerly Minister for the Arts and has a keen eye for the collections, not allowing himself to be distracted by the architecture alone. In selecting his best 350 he has taken care to include some of the smallest, as well as the more obvious ones. His grading system of stars, a la Michelin, seems quite fair overall, though he does tend to give fine art establishments higher ratings than (say) industrial history ones. The author is a Hon. Fellow of the RIBA and the RCA; he deserves something similar from the Museums Association for creating this stimulating and potentially long-selling addition to the museum literature. xxxi, 841 pp., numerous illustrations, maps of the regions into which the book is divided. more information

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The National Trust, 1985. Reprint of 1979 edition. Paper covers. Fine/ No Jacket. Well illustrated guide book to the Jacobean hall, a typical 'black and white' timber building with brick extensions. 39 pp., with illustrations and plans. more information

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David Spence, Kirkwall, 1947. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. V.g., priced in pencil on cover. Published in 1937 to mark the 800th anniversary of the foundation of Orkney's finest building. Reissued by a local stationer & newsagent. 52 pp., monochrome photographs. more information

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Collins, 1967. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g. /Vg. Bookseller's ticket on ffep. Corners rubbed. 176 pp. more information

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English Heritage, 2004. 1st edition. Paper covers. New /No Jacket. This was the English Heritage's "informed conservation" titles about Liverpool. vi, 74 pp. more information

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Orion Books, 1999. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g/V.g. Scarcely used. The story of the rediscovery of Borobudur, the world's largest Buddhist temple, by Sir Stamford Raffles. Beautifully photographed. 144 pp. more information

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2006. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. As new /As new. A handsomely illustrated account of the work of the previously little-known architect, responsible for a number of previously unattributed buildings in the Shenendoah Valley. xxiv, 272 pp. more information

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Castle Howard Estate Ltd., York, 1970. 10th edition, first published in 1958. Paper covers. Good /No Jacket. Pages sl. tanned at edges, but a good copy overall. 28 pp., maps on end pages. more information

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Ian Allan, 1964. 1st edition. Hard covers, no dust jacket. Fine /No Jacket. Fine, lower corners bumped. Illustrated with monochrome photographs. 56 pp. more information

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Jonathan Cape, 1990. Paperback reissue of first edition with revisions, originally published in 1986. Paper covers. V.g/No Jacket. V.g.; owner's signature. This is a revised version of the authors' "Follies - a National Trust guide" (1986), but without the treatment of garden buildings included in the third edition. The authors show an appropriate degree of whimsy in describing the often bizarre structures which we classify as Follies. xxvi, 564 pp., well illustrated with monochrome and colour photographs. more information

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Office de Cooperation et d'Information Museographiques, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon, 1994. la Lettre de l'OCIM, numero special (no. 33). Paper covers. Fine /No Jacket. A collection of essays celebrating the completion of a massive project to refurbish the main hall of the National Museum of Natural History at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. 82 pp. more information

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Castle Howard Estate Ltd., York, 1974. 2nd edition, first published in 1972. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. Pages sl. tanned at edges, but a very good copy overall. 36 pp., with many photographic illustrations. more information

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E.J. Morten, 1981. Reprint of 1972 facsimile, originally published in 1856. Hard covers, no dust jacket. V.g. /No Jacket. Cover slightly sunned. Attractively illustrated guidebook to Chester with an emphasis on the architecture. 132, (3) pp. more information

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The National Trust, 1979. Paper covers. V.g. /No Jacket. Little used; slight edge wear and pages somewhat tanned. Ours is the 1979 edition, with 52 pp. more information

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Oxford University Press, 1966. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g. /V.g. A series of essays based on lectures delivered at a variety of locations. Slight edge wear to jacket, otherwise near fine. more information

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Constable, 1975. hard covers, no dust jacket. V.g/No Jacket. V.g. A very readable account of the history of building development and planning in London, with a fascinating cast of speculators, landlords, racketeers, municipal politicians, architects and town planners. The author, now a respected columnist and ex-editor, was then a journalist working on the London Evening Standard. more information

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