[Rarebooks] FS: Preservation of St. Paul's Cathedral, Historic Buildings

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

“THE PRESERVATION OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL & OTHER FAMOUS BUILDINGS”

By William Harvey.
Published in London by The Architectural Press in 1925.

DISCUSSION: A pioneering work in preservation literature, “a text book on
the new science of conservation, including an analysis of movements in
historical structures prior to their fall”. The text includes past failed
methods of repair as well as the up-to-date scientific techniques just
being developed.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 6”x9”, xiv + 153 pages, 71 black & white
illustrations; publisher’s black boards with white lettering, red cloth
spine.

CONDITION NOTES: Spine a bit soiled, light internal foxing to several
pages, else in nice clean condition.

PRICE: $75

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