Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Some coverwear with several small tears at bottom ; 12.0 X 9.0 X 1.0 inches; 255 pages.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: McClelland and Stewart, Canada, 1975
ISBN 10: 0771090307 ISBN 13: 9780771090301
Erstausgabe
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. Witney, Dudley (Photographer) (illustrator). First Edition. 256 pages. Index. Bibliography. Profusely illustrated with colour photography. ".Displays the distinctive beauties of ancient and modern lighthouses. Harbour lights, beacons, massive boxes. there's an infinite variety of materials and designs, a striking integration of structure and landscape. Here are the outstanding lighthouses of the Atlantic coast, including the Cape Race lighthouse in Newfoundland, the light af Fother Point, Quebec, the tower at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and the iron structure at Fowey Rocks, Florida. Informative and enjoyable text compliments the illustrations, outling the history and architectural significance of the lighthouses. Early architectural plans, old photographs, and drawings add to the book's beauty and fascination." - from dust jacket. Price-clipped dust jacket shows excessive wear but is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart.