Pleasure of ruins / Rose Macaulay

Macaulay, Rose (1881-1958)

1953, First Edition. London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #453576

Physical description; xvii, 466 pages, 43 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; "First published 1953". Includes illustrations and bibliographical references. Contents; Art, fantasy and affectation -- The stupendous past -- Ghostly streets -- The haunting gods -- Pleasures and palaces -- A fantasy of castles -- A note on new ruins. Subjects; Ruins. Archaeology Philosophy. Extinct cities. Antiquities. Ruins in art. Ruins in literature.

Price: €30.00