The Building News and Engineering Journal, Volume 44 January to June 1883 and Volume 45 July to December 1883 by Not Given, Various - 1883

Published by E. J. Kibblewhite at the Office of the Building News, London, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Weekly journals bound together in two volumes containing articles, correspondence, parliamentary notes, building intelligence, designs, tenders, etc. and numerous black and white illustrations, plates and plans. Modern binding in dark red quarter leather with raised bands on spine and black and gilt spine labels. Marbled covers, darkened upper text block edge. Clean red replacement end-papers and additional end-papers. Original free end-papers and titles. Index at front. Text in three columns. Tight binding, clean pages and plates. Some, but not all, double plates are tightly bound, obscuring the image close to the gutter. Some plates have faint library stamps on reverse. Articles and designs include: Mr William Morris on Popular Artistic Culture; Portland Cement and Concrete; The George Green Schools, Blackwall, Architect John Sulman; The New Church of the Oratory, South Kensington, Architect Herbert Gribble; Clock and Carillon Tower Abberley Hall, Architect JP St. Aubyn; Royal Jubilee School, Newcastle; The New Town Hall, Westminster; St. Michel's Bridge, Paris and Bridge of the Beautiful Cross at Nantes; Quuensmead Cottage, Windsor for Col. Reginald Talbot, Architect Morris Adams; Nottingham New Municipal Offices by Verity & Hunt Architects; etc. 2-volume set (complete). No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 25019011108.. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations..