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Zanzibar: A Study in Tropical Town Planning - H. V. Lanchester 1863-1953
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Sproget er engelsk:
Pæn stand (bogen er fra 1923 - dog med bogpatina og en enkelt rift på en enkelt side) - (se foto 33.): Indbundet i brunt stof - med titel og forfatternavn på forsiden - brunt for- og bagsatspapir indsat - Bradelindbinding - (4) + 84 + (4) sider - med det sjældne index - et stort antal sort/hvide fotos og diagrammer som supplerer teksten + en håndfuld udfoldelige plancher og 6. store udfoldelige kort over regionen bagerst i bogen - trykt på vandmærket kvalitetspapir - kun kommet i 1681 eksemplarer hvor dette er nummer 77 - uden tilskrivninger - 22,5x29 centimeter - Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd, Cheltenham, England 1923.
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Beskrivelse af forfatteren:
"Henry Vaughan Lanchester (9. august 1863 – 16. januar 1953) var en engelsk arkitekt, der arbejdede i London . Han var redaktør for The Builder, medstifter af Town Planning Institute og modtager af Royal Gold Medal.
Hans første arkitektoniske arbejde var Kingswood House, Sydenham , i 1892, og han etablerede sin egen praksis i 1894. Hans første fuldt uafhængige arbejde i 1896 var kontorer på Old Street for Messrs Bovril Ltd. Han dannede et partnerskab i 1896 med James A. Stewart (1865 eller 6-1908) og Edwin Alfred Rickards (1872-1920). Som Lanchester, Stewart og Rickards vandt firmaet i 1897 konkurrencen om at bygge Cardiff City Hall .
Lanchester var redaktør for The Builder fra 1910 til 1912. I 1912 besøgte han Indien og udarbejdede en rapport om planlægningen af New Delhi samt planer for Madras . I 1914 var han et af stifterne af Town Planning Institute i London. Han dannede et nyt partnerskab i 1923, Lanchester, Lucas & Lodge , med Thomas Geoffry Lucas og Thomas Arthur Lodge.
1st edition and 1st printing:
The language is English:
Good condition (the book is from 1923 - however with book patina and a single tear on a single page) - (see photo 33.): Bound in brown cloth - with title and author's name on the front - brown front and back paper inserted - Bradelind binding - (4) + 84 + (4) pages - with the rare index - a large number of black and white photos and diagrams that supplement the text + a handful of fold-out plates and 6. large fold-out maps of the region at the back of the book - printed on watermarked quality paper - only 1681 copies of which this is number 77 - without attributions - 22.5x29 centimeters - Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd, Cheltenham, England 1923.
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Author Description:
"Henry Vaughan Lanchester (9 August 1863 – 16 January 1953) was an English architect who worked in London. He was editor of The Builder, co-founder of the Town Planning Institute and recipient of the Royal Gold Medal.
His first architectural work was Kingswood House, Sydenham, in 1892, and he established his own practice in 1894. His first fully independent work in 1896 was the offices in Old Street for Messrs Bovril Ltd. He formed a partnership in 1896 with James A. Stewart (1865 or 6–1908) and Edwin Alfred Rickards (1872–1920). As Lanchester, Stewart and Rickards, the firm won the competition to build Cardiff City Hall in 1897.
Lanchester was editor of The Builder from 1910 to 1912. In 1912 he visited India and prepared a report on the planning of New Delhi as well as plans for Madras. In 1914 he was one of the founders of the Town Planning Institute in London. He formed a new partnership in 1923, Lanchester, Lucas & Lodge, with Thomas Geoffry Lucas and Thomas Arthur Lodge".
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