The Country Houses of Robert Adam, from the Archives of Country Life
by Harris, Eileen
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG(Both boards and DJ show minimal shelfwear, but two small slices in spine; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid)
- ISBN 10
- 1845132637
- ISBN 13
- 9781845132637
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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London: Aurum Press, 2007. Hardcover. VG/VG(Both boards and DJ show minimal shelfwear, but two small slices in spine; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid). Black buckram, gilt letters on spine, blue & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 192 pp., profusely illus., mostly in BW. Showcases the work of British architect Robert Adams (1728-92), as published in articles found in the periodical Country Life. "Eileen Harris ... has made a selection of two hundred of the archive's finest images to provide an illuminating study of twenty-two of Adam's masterpieces: his great country houses and his glamorous London houses. Arranged chronologically, they show the development of Adam's style of domestic architecture and decoration: his intricate planning and breathtaking interiors, including furniture and fittings, which demonstrate the enormous range of his genius." (dj) Uncommon.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 146059
- Title
- The Country Houses of Robert Adam, from the Archives of Country Life
- Author
- Harris, Eileen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG(Both boards and DJ show minimal shelfwear, but two small slices in spine; pages are clean and bright; text block is solid)
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 1845132637
- ISBN 13
- 9781845132637
- Publisher
- Aurum Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- European Architecture ; Adam, Robert ; ;
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