HERBERT BAKER: ARCHITECTURE AND IDEALISM

246pp. Colour illustrated with comprehensive architectural plans, archival blueprints, elevations, and high-quality photographic plates. Hardcover with original pictorial dust jacket over blue boards with white title to spine. Dust jacket good with very minor crease to top front. A very good copy.

A definitive and essential reference text on colonial architectural history, tracking Sir Herbert Baker’s monumental structural legacy in Southern Africa. The monograph covers the complete design and execution of era-defining landmarks, including the Union Buildings, major estate residences, and civic monuments.