George Devey Architect 1820-1886 by Allibone, Jill - 1991

UsedVeryGood The cover shows normal wear and tear. .

Cambridge, U. K.: Lutterworth Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 189 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

Cambridge: The Lutterworth Press, 1991. Hardcover. VG (Boards have extremely light scuffing/smudging; textblock edges are lightly worn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid.)/Good+ (DJ is edgeworn/scuffed/smudged). Dark aqua cloth, gilt letters on spine, white & illus. dust jacket, 189 pp., 112 BW illus. "Little has hitherto been written about George Devey, yet his contribution to the vernacular revival which took place in the 1860s was important and innovative. He was the first architect to apply the Wealden style to cottages and small estate buildings, and to use the Flemish manner found in east Kent and East Anglia in combination with the Jacobean for his mansions, whether in town or country, anticipating architects such as Richard Norman Shaw and William Eden Nesfield by at least ten years. His interest in the use of local materials directly contributed to the emergence of the Arts and Crafts Movement and thereby to the model for British middle-class housing up to the Second World… Read More

Cambridge: The Lutterworth Press, 1991. First edition (hardback). 8vo (26cm by 18cm), 189pp. Frontispiece, 112 text figures. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0718827856

United Kingdom: Lutterworth Pr, 1997. Hardback in fine condition with near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket clipped.. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

The Lutterworth Press, 1991. 1st. hardcover. New. 114x11x163.

Cambridge: The Lutterworth Press, 1991. 189 pages, b/w illustrations, plans, catalogue of buildings, projects. Minor wear, bumping, contents fine, unmarked, rubbing edgewear to unclipped dustjacket. [725]. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 260mm. x 185mm.. Book.

Cambridge : Lutterworth Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 189 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-149) and index.Subjects: Devey, George 1820-1886 Criticism and interpretation. Devey, George 1820-1886.Devey, George 1820-1886.Devey, George Architect.Geschichte 1846-1886Vernacular architecture England Influence. Architecture vernaculaire Angleterre Influence.Vernacular architecture Influence. HausbauHerrenhaus Gebouwen. Architects Great Britain ; Biography. Architecture, Victorian Great Britain. Architects Great Britain ; Biography. Architecture, Victorian Great Britain. Architecture, Modern 19th century England. Architecture, Modern 19th century England. Architecture, Modern 19th century England Architecture England 19th century Architects. 19th… Read More

Lutterworth Pr, 1997. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 10.10x7.10x0.70 inches.

Cambridge : Lutterworth Press, 1991. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 189 pp.: illustrations ; 26 cm. Subjects; Devey, George 1820-1886 Criticism and interpretation. Vernacular architecture England Influence. Biography. Architectural design. Victorian.