1st edition, 1st impression. Includes memoir of the author by H J Massingham. 80pp. Illustrated with numerous line drawings by the author. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles (sharp and bright, slightly rounded at spine ends. Internally neat, clean and tight with just a little toning and spotting to pages. In its original, now fragile, dust jacket (chipped along edges, backstrip absent, tape repair at head of spine, previous seller's label on verso). Studies of English country craftsman and their methods of work, first published as a series of war time articles in The Architectural Review between 1941 and 1943. Always intended to be reproduced in book form, Hennell died tragically in 1945 and so the book became a tribute to his memory as well as to his skills as an observer and commentator on country life. Large format volume which may require an additional charge for overseas delivery.
Hennell, Thomas
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