Guttery d r (5 Ergebnisse)

Card Covers. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Green card covers with stapled spine as issued, rusted staples, sl browning to spine, minor dust spotting to top text block edge, previous owner's name to top outer corner of upper cover. ; 210x135mm; 43 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. THE STORY OF PENSNETT CHASE Chapters from Kingswinford History By D. R. Guttery Published by Libraries and Arts Committee Brierley Hill 1950 Published in 1950 this is the First Edition of this history of Pensnett Chase, which was a large medieval hunting ground belonging to the Lords of Dudley Castle, it stretched across parts of the modern-day Black Country in England. While the ancient chase was formally broken up in the 18th century for industrial development, the landowners began exploiting the chase's extensive mineral wealth, including significant coal and ironstone deposits. This mining activity became more profitable than the land's use as a hunting ground, its legacy lives on in the area's rich history and in several local nature reserves that have restored parts of the landscape. The book is a slim paperback format measuring 8.5 inches tall approx., running to 47 pages, not illustrated. CONDITION The covers are browned with some marking to rear cover, small chip to lower corner of upper cover, old ownership name in pencil to top of front cover, internally some corner creasing wear else contents in good general condition.…

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 10'' x 6¼''. Contains [xiii] 161 printed pages of text with 69 plates, one colour and seventy-seven monochrome photographic illustrations, with a Table of the Henzey family dynasty and a short Bibliography. Light spotting to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with chips and small tears to the corners and spine ends, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. GLASS (Blowing, Stained).…

hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. First Edition. From Broad-Glass to Cut Crystal: A History of the Stourbridge Glass Industry by D.R. Guttery is a concise, well-researched history of one of Britainâs most important centres of glassmaking. Guttery traces the industry from its early broad-glass furnaces through the rise of Stourbridgeâs famed cut-crystal workshops, explaining how local skills, geology and family firms shaped a tradition recognised worldwide for its craftsmanship. The book blends industrial history with portraits of key makers, technical developments and the changing fortunes of the trade, showing how Stourbridge evolved from a regional craft to an internationally respected industry. Itâs a clear, informative account that offers collectors, historians and enthusiasts a solid grounding in the people, processes and innovations behind Stourbridge glass. Ex-Library. No dustjacket. First Edition.…

First edition. 252x160mm xiii+161 pages with index +70 pages of plates with colour frontispiece. Cloth. Very good indeed in dustjacket.