Chambers, James — The English Houses

New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1985. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Big, tall, handsomely bound Imperial octavo hardcover format copy, Stated First American Edition, with "1" in number line present. A fine and engrossing survey of the English house from Medieval dwellings to the present-day. Pea-green cloth over boards, with gilt lettering to spien, quite sharp and distinct. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Regency squares, Georgian villas, and Victorian terraces. Sumptuously illustrated in black-and-white and full-color, printed on high-gloss paper, many in full-page. [6], 7-288 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,