Inch's Books

King's Views of New York

KING Moses (publisher) · 1922

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,383)

1922. 80pp of photos, with captions naming the building and its construction details. Cloth, 37x27. Cloth rubbed on corners, piece of cloth cover missing bottom left hand corner (board still intact), 2 holes on spine where staples have rusted through, edge tears to first 10 p...

Four Very Detailed London Maps 1863: All of London and Outlying Villages Such As Hampstead, Stratford, Merton and Beckenham

STANFORD Edward (cartographer) · 2009

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Devon, Old House Books 2009 Four replica maps, full colour, in slipcase 25x18 slipcase, maps 97x68 each Slipcase a little worn, maps all in fine condition Reproduction of Edward Stanford's 1863 maps of the expanding city of London as the railways made suburbs the areas of ver...

English Panorama

SHARP Thomas · 1936

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, J.M. Dent, (1936) 1938 (Aldine Library edition) Frontis, 125pp, 55 b/w photo plates & 8 line drawings, 8pp publishers notice 22x15, blue cloth Cloth very faded on spine and slightly splitting, eps browing, contents good. Historical survey of the good and bad in Briti...

Design and Construction in Prestressed Concrete Session 1951/52

GUEST JE · 1952

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen 1952 62pp, diagrams throughout. 22x14, stapled card wraps Good, staples rusting, wraps a bit rubbed, fragile item. A practical reference pamphlet to new technology; the advantages of prestressed concerete for b...

Towards a Plan for Oxford City.

DALE Lawrence · 1944

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,274)

London, Faber & Faber, 1944. Frontis, 60pp, 9 b&w plates & incl 3 diagrams. End papers maps. 22x14, blue cloth, illustrated dw. Very good copy, slightly chipped and worn dust wrapper. The well-known precursor to Sharp's Oxford Plan - whimsical but influential.

The Albert N'Yanza: Great Basin of The Nile; The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamran Arabs (2 volumes)

BAKER Sir S · 1886

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, MacMillan (1886/1867) 1883/1874 (new editions) xxvii, 499pp, bw ills throughout, 32pp publishers catalogue; xx, 413pp, 2 maps (one frontispiece in colour, one fold out), 20 ills, 56pp catalogue 20x14, green cloth, glt lettering and decoration on spines, black images ...

Advanced Industrialization and the Inner Cities

SCHWARTZ Gail Garfield (ed) · 1981

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Lexington MS, Lexington Books/DC Heath and Company 1981 x, 173pp 23x17, boards Very good. Based on the Trinational Cities Exchange project bringing together experts from the US, UK and Germany addressing the international problems facing inner cities such as the loss of tradi...

The Land: Now and To-morrow

STAPLEDON R G · 1935

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Faber & Faber, 1935. Fp photo, xvii, 336pp, 13 b/w photos & 2 maps in rear pocket, bibliog. Pre-publication review copy from the publisher, with review note and review on onion skin typing paper loosely inserted. 23x15, blue cloth, glt lettering, illustrated dw. Goo...

The Bournville Carillon

BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST · 1955

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Bournville, nd c1955 12pp, bw photographs 13x19, stapled pamphlet. Staples rusting, contents very good. One of a series of guides published by the Village Trust about attractions of the area: the famous 48 bell carillon at the Bournville Junior School.

Selly Manor and Minworth Greaves, Bournville

BOURNVILLE VILLAGE TRUST · 1955

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Bournville, BVT nd c1955 12pp, bw photographs 13x19, stapled pamphlet. Staples rusting, contents very good. One of a series of guides published by the Bournville Village Trust about attractions of the area; Selly Manor and Minworth Greaves were saved from collapse and moved...

Remaking Chicago

BIOSSAT Bruce · 1945

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

Chicago Daily News 1945 48pp, bw maps throughout 17x13, stapled illustrated wraps Ex min lib, discrete labels and stamps on cover, good thus. A series of articles originally published in the Chicago Daily News in February and March 1945, giving readers of the newspaper - an...

Town and Country Planning Act, 1947. Explanatory Memorandum. Part II - Notes on Sections.

HMSO · 1948

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, HMSO, 1948 120pp. 25x15, wrapped pamphlet. Holes punched for ring binder, some wear to wraps, good thus for fragile item. Full official explanation of this seminal Act, the key to the British post-war planning system.

Report presented to Parliament by command of His Majesty January 1940.

ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE INDUSTRIAL POPULATION · 1940

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London, HMSO, (Cmd.6153) 1940 (reprinted 1951) x, 320pp. 21x14, wraps. Owner's name in ink on front, spine slightly chipped, good thus. The important Barlow Report on the problems of the distressed areas, one of three great 1940s reports alongside Uthwatt and Scott.

A Model Set of Coloured Plans: To accompany a Practical Guide in the Preparation of Town Planning Schemes

BENTLEY E G & TAYLOR S Pointon · 1911

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.05 | ¥10,548)

London, George Philip, 1911. 3 folded coloured maps in an envelope 22x16 (printed envelope), c. 70x66 (unfolded maps) Very good. This very scarce envelope of a Model Set of coloured folding Plans was designed to go with Bentley and Taylor's important and influential work the ...

National Parks in England and Wales (Cmd. 6628)

MINISTRY OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING; Report by John DOWER · 1945

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London, HMSO 1945 57pp, 2 bw maps 24x15, stapled pamphlet Good for fragile item The report on which the emerging National Parks were based. Dower's report was received well and a Government Committee developed the proposals into specific recommendations for the new Natonal Pa...

Report of the Committee on Land Utilisation in Rural Areas (Scott Report)

MINISTRY OF WORKS AND PLANNING · 1942

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London, HMSO (Cmd. 6378), 1942 (1952 reprint) vi, 138pp. 24x15, stapled pamphlet Good for fragile item. The famous Scott Report, one of three great 1940s reports alongside Uthwatt and Barlow. A key rural reconstruction document.

Final Report of the New Towns Committee

MINISTRY OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING/ DEPT OF HEALTH FOR SCOTLAND · 1946

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London, HMSO (Cmd 6876) 1946 83pp 24x15, stapled pamphlet Good for fragile items. Final Report of Lord Reith's Committee, covering housing, social mixture, layout, landscaping etc. Construction of the first New Towns began soon after.

The Control of Land Use: Presented to Parliament by (cmd. 6537)

MINISTER OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING · 1944

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, HMSO, 1944. 16pp. 24x15, stapled pamphlet Slight creasing to corners, good for fragile item. Important background for the emergence of the 1947 Act.

Housing Manual 1944.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH/MINISTRY OF WORKS (publ) · 1944

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

London, HMSO, 1944. 104pp, a great many ills (photos, diagrams, plans, etc). 25x15, card wraps Ex lib, labels and stamps, wraps worn and splitting, some pages slightly creased, fair thus for a fragile item. Crucial official manual laying down post-war standards.

Distribution of Industry (Cmd. 7540)

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE and the SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND (presented to Parliament by...) · 1948

£20.00 (€23.97 | $26.42 | ¥4,219)

London, HMSO 1948 (reprinted 1953) 52pp, maps, tables 25x15, stapled pamphlet Covers a bit creased, staples rusted, fair to good for fragile item. A report on the problems still faced by the 'Development Areas', designated in the depths of the pre-war Depression in Central S...