New York: Da Capo Press, 1967 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Octavo. 8vo. (2) 238 (4) pp, illus. Unabridged reprint of the first edition published in London in 1913. Price clipped. Small chips top edge spine dj with some light foxing along edge of front panel, and slight rubbing to back panel of same, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.5" x 9.25". Grey marbled leatherette with black paper-covered boards, and black lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "The author observes 'this is in any way an attempt to create a wholesale revival of Baroque Architecture in England. It is simply a history of a complex and neglected period'. In an effort to dispel the popular misconceptions regarding the Baroque period, he offers a careful study with great historical breadth and aesthetic sensitivity.".

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005871
Title: Baroque Architecture
Author: Briggs, Martin Shaw
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1967
Keywords: ARCHITECTURE ENGLAND BAROQUE HISTORICAL AND AESTHETC ASPECTS
Bookseller catalogs: ARCHITECTURE;
Size: Octavo

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.