Description

Hardcover in publisher’s clipped dust-jacket. 96 pages. Short Bibliography, Index. Copiously illustrated with drawings. First edition. The history of types of shelter common to the ordinary citizen from pre-Roman Britain through the 19th century, with an emphasis on not only architecture and construction but also style, furnishings and decoration. Previous owner’s small label and publisher’s label [Dufour Editions, American publisher] inside front cover. Dust-jacket protected by handsomely crafted home-made acetate covers. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Very good+ in a very good+ dust-jacket.