By W. J. Arkell
London   Faber and Faber
9" by 5.5" 185pp
A fascinating first edition volume on Oxford Stone, with illustrations throughout.
By W. J. Arkell

1947 Oxford Stone

London   Faber and Faber
9" by 5.5" 185pp
A fascinating first edition volume on Oxford Stone, with illustrations throughout.
£44.00
: 0.5kgs / : 831B58

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Description

First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

A first edition copy of this work on Oxford Stone. 

The work deals with the buildings of Oxford in an original manner, sifting through college archives to reveal the sources of stone used through the ages. The architects Sir Christopher Wren and Sir Thomas Jackson are mentioned throughout the pages. 

With thirty seven plates of illustrations. With a folding geological map to the rear.
Collated, complete. 

In the original unclipped dust wrapper.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light fading to the extremities and spine. A previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with some chipping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities.

Near Fine

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