London suburbs / introduction by Andrew Saint, text by Chris Miele [et al.]
London : Merrell Holberton in association with English Heritage, 1999. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #411940
ISBN: 185894077X
Physical description; 240 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm. Notes; Illustrated endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237) and index. Contentss; Introduction: The quality of London suburb / Andrew Saint -- ch. 1. From aristocratic ideal to middle-class idyll, 1690-1840 / Chris Miele -- ch. 2. Infinite variety in brick and stucco, 1840-1914 / Susie Barson -- ch. 3. Between the wars, 1914-1940 / Roger Bowdler -- ch. 4. The road to subtopia : 1940 to the present / Elain Harwood -- ch. 5. The place of conservation / Eddie Booth. Subjects; Architecture England London Metropolitan Area. Suburban homes England London Metropolitan Area. Suburbs England London Metropolitan Area. Architecture, Domestic England London History. London Metropolitan Area (England) Description and travel. London suburbs. Social communities. Urban development. Suburban Housing Public Estates Building.
Price: €21.95