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Auction #135 begins on 12 Nov 2026

Renfrew (Jane), Renfrew (Magnus A.) & Rose (John K.)

RUS IN URBE: CHAUCER ROAD AND LATHAM ROAD; THE HISTORY OF TWO RURAL ROADS IN CAMBRIDGE

Published: SOLACHRA, Cambridge, 1996

Edition: First

Reserve: $60

Approximately:

Estimate: $100

Bidding opens: 12 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 19 Nov 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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128pp. Hardcover in green cloth bindings with black inlaid design and gold foil title to spine. Original pictorial dust jacket. Both the jacket and the underlying cloth binding are exceptionally clean and crisp. A very good copy.

A deeply researched, privately published architectural and socio-historical study of these historic rural Cambridge developments. Sourced directly from the collection of John Stegmann, this copy contains a series of unique archival insertions organized chronologically:

1. November 2004: A contemporary printout of cross-border institutional email correspondence tipped into the rear blank pages, sent from the University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor’s Lodge (Professor Robert Dewar) to Stegmann, outlining the historical provenance of the properties, including Gransett, his grandfather's home.

2. 26th February 2005: An official handwritten Vice-Chancellor's Lodge compliment slip containing contextual cross-reference markers pointing to specific entries on pages 120 and 121.


3. June 2005: Original internal email text from Stegmann outlining detailed family architectural memories linked to his grandfather, the notable architect Percy Johnson, and the historic high-security estate of Gransett.

  • Jacket Condition: Very good
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 30 0mm x 220 mm


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