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New York: Burton Skira, 1987. Cloth, 431 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Small remainder mark (dot)/top edge. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Foreword by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher M.P.; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A royal residence; Royal home of Parliament; The great conflagration; Triumph in the Lords; Tribulation in the commons: hang the architect; The building stands, a great fact; Palace of the arts (paintings, mosaic, sculpture, stained glass); Palace of the arts (metalwork, titles, wallpaper); The twentieth century (Except the Lord build the House).. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

New York, New York : Burton Skira Inc., 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 431 pages : illustrations (some colour), plans (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-422) and index. Contents; Foreword by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher M.P. -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- A royal residence -- Royal home of Parliament -- The great conflagration -- Triumph in the Lords -- Tribulation in the commons : hang the architect -- The building stands, a great fact -- Palace of the arts (paintings, mosaic, sculpture, stained glass) -- Palace of the arts (metalwork, titles, wallpaper) -- The twentieth century (Except the Lord build the House). Subjects; Westminster Palace (London, England). Palace of Westminster. Great Britain.… Read More