Donovan Purcell — Cambridge Stone

London , Faber and Faber, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A charming history of the stone that built the beautiful buildings of Cambridge University with plates to the rear of the volume. A book that excavates the history of the stone that built the wonderful buildings of Cambridge University, considering where it came from, how it was quarried and how it was brought to Cambridge. The book is for all who love the buildings of Cambridge and for architects and others who use stone. With a foreword by the Earl of Euston. With forty eight pages of plates to the rear of the volume. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original clipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the publisher's original clipped dustwrapper that is smart with a small tear to the bottom of the front wrap. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good Indeed.