Gorham, Maurice & H. McG. Dunnett

[ARCHITECTURE] [ENGLISH PUB] INSIDE THE PUB

London: The Architectural Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 138 pages. 24 x 19 cm. An illustrated historical and practical study of the English public house, first issued as a special issue of The Architectural Review in October 1949. Gorham and Dunnett examine the relationship between pub architecture, social divisions, and convivial atmosphere, arguing for a modern design rooted in vernacular tradition. With color drawings by Gordon Cullen, photographs, and floor pans, the volume is a useful document of postwar thinking about the preservation and renewal of this distinctive form of communal hospitality. Previous owner's beautiful hand drawn illustration on rear free end paper - otherwise interior clean. Covers lightly rubbed at edges. Covered in protective mylar. Cream cloth covered boards. Very good. Item #5149

Price: $40.00