Sir John Soane, architect
1984, 1st edition. London : Faber. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: Bookplate of John F. Ashby. Item #390302
Physical description: 300 p. : ill., plans,ports. ; 26 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p288. - Includes index. Contents: Part 1. The Soane story. A good boy learns... -- A travelling student -- Setting up a practice -- Form, if you can, a style of your own -- The Pitzhanger dream -- Family troubles -- The last decades -- Part 2. The architectural works of Sir John Soane. Major commissions -- Early works 1781-1792 -- The middle period 1792-1820 -- Late works 1820-1833. Subjects: Soane, John Sir 1753-1837; Architects Great Britain Biography.
Price: €45.00