Rare and Unusual Books

Published: Reading, Spire,
Date: 2010.
Description: Frontis portrait, 338pp, including a great many b&w and coloured illustrations, list of works, full bubliography. Cloth. 24x20. NEW Order from Inch's Books.
Notes: First comprehensive study of this neglected Victorian architect. White (1825-1900) was at the forefront of the Gothic Revival. His work was often inventive (for instance he pioneered the use of double-glazing and wood-block flooring). He was also a prolific writer on architecture.
ISBN: 9781904965268
Price: £37.50