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ARCHITECTURE Rail RAILWAY STATION Carroll L V Meeks 1st
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SEE PHOTOGRAPH/S AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE!
GOOD CONDITION - NO RESERVE - LOW OPENING BID!!!
This auction is for a superb large size quality vintage hardback FIRST EDITION (First impression of the First Edition) entitled “The Railway Station,” subtitled “An Architectural History,” by Carroll L. V. Meeks, lavishly illustrated with TWO-HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN wonderful vintage photographic and engraved illustrations, drawings and plans.
It was published by The Architectural Press, of London, in 1957 and is the FIRST BRITISH EDITION.
A fascinating study of the architecture of the Western world since 1800 as revealed by a single type of building - the passenger railroad station. These type of buildings were especially representative of the new problems of design posed by the Industrial Revolution.
The contents include:
· The Nineteenth Century Style: Picturesque Eclecticism
· Functional Pioneering (1830-1845)
· Standardization (1850s)
· The Middle Phase: Sophistication (1860-1890)
· The Third Phase: Megalomania (1890-1914)
· The Twentieth Century Style (1914-1956)
The book measures 10.75 inches x 8 inches.
The 203 pages are used but neat. The binding is good with no loose or missing pages (the lining paper is peeling at the hinge inside the front cover and at the hinge between the two blank pages at the rear, exposing the binding cloth under, but all is secure). The book is a former vintage library book with the usual stamps and stickers to the end papers.
The original red cloth hardback cover is sound, with wear around the ends of the faded spine and corners and is grubby (old tape residue marks to the rear board). The gold on the spine is dull.
A good reading copy of this lavishly illustrated vintage FIRST EDITION – the starting price is just ONE PENNY, with NO RESERVE, and I WILL SELL to the highest bidder.
I am more than happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases and cost will be determined on the total weight of your wins (see below for costs and full details).
Please click on “View Sellers Other Auctions” towards the top of this page for other vintage editions.
No reserve...
...and a give-away starting price...
...so happy bidding!!!
Buyer to pay postage packing (M)
For UK Postage: UK 1st Class = £6.35 or UK 2nd Class Parcel = £5.20
For Europe Postage: = 8.95 GB Pounds
For Rest of the World Postage:
Surface Mail (Anywhere in the World) = 8.95 GB Pounds
Air Mail (Anywhere in the World) = 9.75 GB Pounds
Unwinsbooks always obtain a proof of postage receipt from the Royal Mail.
Goods will be WELL PACKAGED and dispatched once payment has cleared.
COMBINED SHIPPING: I will weigh all your wins and treat as one package according to the combined weight. There is always a saving on the individual amounts quoted – the heavier the overall package, the greater the saving.
MULTIPLE WINS in U.S. DOLLARS GB POUNDS: I list on eBay.co.uk in GB pounds and eBay.com in US dollars. If you win items from both, I will still combine the shipping and reduce one of the shipping totals. With Paypal you will need to make TWO payments – one for the GB pound wins and one for the US dollar wins.
PAYMENT FOR UK BIDDERS: By Paypal, UK cheque, or postal order. For UK winners paying by cheque, I will send you a combined total, so you can make one payment for all your wins together.
POSTAGE UK BIDDERS: If you require registered post - "sign for" - then this will be an extra 75p per package (UK purchasers only).
PAYMENT FOR OVERSEAS BIDDERS: You may use PAYPAL. International money orders cashiers checks are acceptable in GB Pounds ONLY, but will probably be expensive for you. Sorry, but overseas (non UK) personal checks are NOT accepted due to huge bank charges.
POSTAGE OVERSEAS BIDDERS: Please note that Surface Mail is very slow (6 to 12 weeks). If you require international insurance this will cost 4.50 GB Pounds in addition to any Surface or Air Mail costs.
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