Author: CRAWFORD, DAVID
Title: British Building Firsts - a Field Guide
Description: Newton Abbot, David & Charles. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0715392719). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Britain has led the world in the development of building types to meet new social and economic needs, and over hundreds of years has innovated, preserved and adapted buildings for culture, worship, transport, government, defence, trading, travel and all its social constructs. This book is an A-Z of public buildings and the first, earliest known or oldest surviving buildings of those types, from Roman churches to multi-screen cinemas, from Bronze Age harbours to international airports. Fully illustrated. NOT EX LIB 3. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: British Public Buildings, Architectural Firsts, Architecture, Castles, Airports 0715392719


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