Photographs of houses and farmsteads now largely demolished or ruined taken at the beginning of the twentieth century.
343 pages, frontispiece portrait, 162 plates, grey cloth, a good copy in the dust jacket.
'Of the nearly ten thousand negatives in the Elliott Collection less than 2000 are of architectural subjects. Of these, 160 of the best and most interesting have been selected, nearly all depicting subjects no longer in existence. The thirty-odd photographs of scenes that do still exist unchanged today have been included because they are Elliot's 'classics'. They also introduce a note of optimism. 'Editor's note.
- Jacket Condition: Good
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Good
- Size: Oblong 4to (275 x 285 mm)
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