Spencer House: Chronicle of a great London mansion
by Friedman, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG (DJ interior and book page edges are tanning lightly; slight scuffs to dj; text and illus. are clear.)
- ISBN 10
- 0302006176
- ISBN 13
- 9780302006177
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Zwemmer, 1993. Hardcover. VG (DJ interior and book page edges are tanning lightly; slight scuffs to dj; text and illus. are clear.). Navy cloth, gilt letters on spine, black & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 368 pp., BW & color illus.; weighs 4.5 lbs. "Spencer House is one of the great architectural landmarks of London. Built in the eighteenth century by John, 1st Earl Spencer, an ancestor of the Princess of Wales, it was immediately recognized as a building of major importance and is today the most complete surviving example of its kind, the great London mansions of the nobility and gentry having largely been demolished. ... In this first in-depth study, Joseph Friedman highlights the unique importance of the building and argues that the great London mansion was no less significant than the country house in shaping the architectural, social and political history of England. He documents the history of Spencer House from its construction to the present day, and examines the revolutionary work of its architects. (dj).
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150825
- Title
- Spencer House: Chronicle of a great London mansion
- Author
- Friedman, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG (DJ interior and book page edges are tanning lightly; slight scuffs to dj; text and illus. are clear.)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0302006176
- ISBN 13
- 9780302006177
- Publisher
- Zwemmer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- European Architecture ; Spencer House ; ;
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