Maxwell Ayrton; Arnold Silcock — Wrought Iron and Its Decorative Use

London, Country Life LTD, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition of this Country Life volume exploring wrought iron and its many decorative uses, lavishly illustrated throughout. The first edition.Michael Ayrton and Arnold Silcock's conclusive work on wrought iron, looking at its general history and its beautiful decorative uses. Chapters in this volume include looking at wrought iron in different centuries and in different parts of England, as well as a chapter of the Huguenot ironworker Jean Tijou, who worked on several key English Baroque buildings.Illustrated with in-text photographs throughout. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little discolouration to the extremities, and a few very light marks. Wrinkle to the tail of the front board, due to a crack to the front paste down. Light spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .