Follies & grottoes / Barbara Jones
1974, First Edition. London : Constable. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #443665
ISBN: 0094593507
Physical description; xvii, 459 pages : illustrations, facsimile, genealogical table, plans ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-446) and index. Contents; The beginnings -- The landscaped parks -- The Gothick style: ruinous and full of owls -- The folly style: flints and irregular stones -- The exotic styles -- Follies in the classical style -- The grottoes -- The hermitages -- The moles -- Towers and giants -- Useful follies -- Cones, bones and druids -- Folly gardens -- Concrete and engineering bricks -- The twentieth century -- Follies by country : England ; Wales ; Scotland ; Ireland ; Islands. Subjects; Kenneth Gravett Bequest. Follies (Architecture) Great Britain. Caves Great Britain. Follies (Architecture). Architecture Great Britain.
Price: €65.00