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BINNEY Marcus & BURMAN Peter Change and Decay:The Future of Our Churches 192pp, many illustrations, notes on contributors, glossary. Wraps version. 25x19. VG. London, Studio Vista, 1977. [Ref:18977]	£12
BRIGGS Martin S Goths and Vandals:A Study of the Destruction, Neglect and Preservation of Historical Buildings in England. Frontis, viii, 251pp + 50 b/w ills, short bibliography. Cloth. 22x14. Nice copy, in pictorial dust wrapper London, Constable, 1952. Pioneering history of the treatment of buildings, conservation etc. [Ref:17477]	£15
Chester. INSALL Donald W & MORRIS Cyril M Conservation in Chester: Chester City Council Conservation Review Study 1986 156pp, many colour and b/w photos, plans, drawings etc. Laminated wraps. 30x21. Fine copy. Chester, Chester City Council, 1988. Excellent conservation study, twenty years after Insall's "Chester: A Study in Conservation" (1968). [Ref:27997]	£18
CIVIC TRUST Pride of Place.A manual for those wishing to improve their surroundings 132pp incl illustrations. Wraps, 19x21. Vg. London, 1974, 2nd ed. Interesting little book, still relevant today 30 years on, which just goes to show how little enthusiasm there is is amongst those in charge for public improvement [Ref:25382]	£15
Co. Down. GREEN E R R The Industrial Archaeology of County Down vii, 99pp incl illustrations plus 4 maps, 32 plates, fold-out of plan of Ballycopeland Windmill, fold-out of plans, elevations and sections of Donaghadee Harbour from Sir John Rennie's 'British and Foreign Harbours'. Gilt lettered cloth, 27x22. Very good, dust wrapper. Belfast, HMSO, 1963. Scarce, particularly in dust wrapper [Ref:22067]	£65
Devon. SHEARS R T Conservation of Devonshire Cottages. 72pp, mostly photographs. Publisher's lettered cloth, 26x19. Ex lib copy, lacks blank front end paper, o/w good thus in dust wrapper. Bideford, Gazette Printing Service, 1968. Good source on the Devon vernacular. The author has an enlightened attitude to the use of these buildings. Scarce [Ref:28329]	£30
FAWCETT Jane (ed) The Future of the Past: attitudes to conservation 1174-1974 160pp, 120+ illustrations. Cloth. 25x16. Vg copy, dust wrapper. London, T&H, 1976. Articles by Betjeman, Pevsner, Girouard et al. [Ref:22132]	£25
FEILDEN Bernard Conservation of Historic Buildings x, 472pp, a great many plans, diagrams, photo ills etc, glossary, bibliog. Boards. 30x21. VG. London, Butterworths, 1982. Major technical study, covering many aspects of the subject. [Ref:28033]	£50
HACHETTE (publ) Les Allemands Destructeurs de Cathedrales et de Tresors de Passe.Memoire relatif aux bombardements de Reims-Arras-Senlis-Louvain-Soissons etc accompagne de photographies et de pieces justifications. 78pp plus 16 full-page plates. Wraps. 28x18. Some pages uncut, vg. Paris, 1915. Very interesting World War I architectural propaganda, complete with photographs. The Germans, it is claimed, deliberately targeted Belgian and French cathedrals. Includes text by Pierre Loti, Anatole France etc.. [Ref:23764]	£50
HARVEY John Old Buildings - Problem and Challenge 9pp. Pamphlet. 22x14. Good. London, Reprinted from the Trans. of the Ancient Monuments Soc., New Series, vol. II, 1954, pages 35-43. 1955. Scarce pamphlet. [Ref:24859]	£10