sir herbert baker (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightl aged. Folded once for postage. The recipient is not named, but the letter has at its head the date stamp of the Royal Society of Arts, London, and is docketed by Wood. Signed 'H. Brereton Baker'. He agrees to give 'the three Cantor lectures as you suggest, provided they can begin after the 3rd. week in February'. He gives the subject as 'Catalysis in its scientific and industrial aspects'. A pencil note at the foot gives dates for the lectures as 'Mch 16, 23, 30'.

Limited 1st edn (200 copies). Folio (15 x 11 ins). Original bevelled-edged gilt decorated red cloth (recently re-backed with backstrip neatly re-laid and new endpapers; some discolouring on upper board). Pp. 62, illus with 23 full-page b&w plates (pages bright and unmarked; no inscriptions).

(3) pages 'Index Supplement [Fitfth Volume, January to December 1930], Building, December 1930'; 564 annually counted pages on medium-glossy paper; fully illustrated throughout with photographs of buildings or their details and ground and floor plans; 8 multiple (partly huge) folded plans and views ('Baker Street Station Buildings', 'Builders' Administration', 'New Olympial Hall', 'New Headquarters Martins Bank Liverpool', 'New Midland Bank, new Headquarters, London', 'Liverpool Cathedral Organ Cases', 2x 'Thames House Westmister London', 'New Masonic Peace Memorial, Queen Street, London'). - Gilt-titled 'olive-grey' cloth-binding of the period with red-sparkled edges; 4to.(ca. 30 x 23 x 4 cm; ca. 2,5 kg.). *** FIRST EDITION, COMPLETE ANNUAL OF THE AS IMPORTANT AS NOWADAYS RARE ARCHITECTURAL MONTHLY; CLOTHBOUND ORIGINAL, Fifth Year in 12 monthly Issues complete. - Cloth-binding minimally used, last two sheets with short central tear, corners of last page slightly dusty; A BEAUTIFEL COPY.