New York Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1963

224pp. with many black and white photographic illustrations. Long 4to. Open weave cloth. Black spine lettering. An analysis of urban forms and functions by this notable post-modern landscape designer. Signed by Lawrence Halprin on half title in a bold hand.

Port Sunlight Printed by Lever Brothers Ltd., no date

24pp. Paper wrappers. Very good. Considers the nature of co-partnership or profit sharing. June 1912 The Hon. H.A. Stanhope residing. Lecture stating the principles of co-partnership by Lever who was a commitment advocate of this approach to business at Port Sunlight. Ownership stamp of D Burpee on upper wrapper.

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office 1947

[TANSLEY REPORT] v + 139pp. 8vo. Pamphlet. Previous owner's name, date and location in ink on front cover. Pocket on back cover missing items and reverse cover stained with rust marks from staples. Good copy otherwise of this important report.

London Sociological Publications Ltd, Edinburgh Patrick Geddes and Colleagues Bombay, The Modern Publishing Company 1923

6th edition. 198pp Paper decorated wrappers. Very good although small tear at base of the spine. Printed at the Huxley Press, Madras.

London, published by the organisation 1946

234pp. Stiff card wraps. Small 4to. Very good copy. Congress held 7-12 October 1946. Focus was on post war reconstruction. Papers were read relating to Exeter, London, Rotterdam,Liege, Warsaw and France in general. Contributors included Patrick Abercrombie, Thomas Sharp, Sir George Pepler,Catherine Bauer, Baston Bardet, Uno Ahren,H G van Beusekom, Netherlands and many others. The findings represent a great gathering of minds in the immediate post-war period where post war reconstruction and planning issues were discussed. A major group of papers were given over to the approaches to implementation.

London, Technical Journals Ltd 1913

104pp illustrated throughout with plans, elevations and b/w plates. Viii pages of period ads at end. Cloth backed boards, Exceptionally good copy. Introduction by T Milwood Wilson. Draws widely on examples at Gidea Park, Hampstead Garden Suburb and Esher Park as well as individual locations around the UK. Lists architects represented.

HMSO 1951

43pp, illustrated with bw photographs and detailed miniature floor plans. Paper wrappers. Very good. Reports on student housing, hostels, housing for the elderly and disabled, and the housing needs of district nurses.

London Faber and Faber Limited 1945

32pp 8vo. Pamphlet, paper wrappers, good

Letchworth The First Garden City Lmited 1935

Letchworth Silver Jubilee Souvenir 1910-1935 121pp illustrated with sepia photographs. Maps on end papers of Letchworth and its setting. Blue decorated cloth boards. Boards slightly uniformly faded else very good. Good overview of the whole garden city with lots of period ads interleaved between captioned photographs and a text which describes each of the main housing areas, individual community buildings, shopping, factories etc. Written 25 years on from the founding of Letchworth, this book is arguably provides a very good insight into how it developed before the 2nd World War.

London Hambledon & London 2004

440 pp. 29 plates, 30 text illustrations, 15 maps, 4 tables. 8vo. Good, although small tear in dust jacket. For several hundred years Norwich ranked as England's second city. This multi-authored, extended book is the first for many years and includes the richness of the city's history and archaeology.

Newcastle City and Council of Newcastle Upon Tyne 24th March 1961

46pp. B/w photographs, maps, diagrams and line drawings throughout. 4to Cloth-backed laminate boards. Very slight wear at spine edges else very good. Detailed report of redevelopment proposals for the Newcastle Central Area, supported by fold-out maps and diagrams. Brief introduction and background to history and character of the area. Written by then-City Planning Officer.

Edinburgh William Hodge & Co Ltd for the Scottish Women's Group on Public Welfare 1944

45pp. Wrappers slightly worn else good.

County Durham Peterlee Development Corporation c1950

Unpaginated c.8pp Undated pamphlet in good condition published to launch and promote the new town of Peterlee in the North-East of England and its advantages for industry. Includes stiff card wrappers, black and white photographs. The introduction is by (Lord) William Beveridge, Chairman of the Development Corporation which was founded in 1948.

London, Faber and Faber Ltd 1945

54pp. Wrappers. 8vo. Edited with an introduction and comments by R. L. Reiss. Drawn from work related to Rowntrees' studies first published in Poverty and Town Life and other publications, which Reiss suggests were not well enough circulated because of the outbreak of World War II. Hard to find.

London Published by the author 1925

57pp, 14 plates and diagrams and a fold out plan. Large 4to. Wrappers. A little worn on spine else good copy. Aimed at improving housing conditions and facilities for the large mining population of Consett. Hard to find. Useful inter-war planning approach for the area revealled.

London. T Fisher Unwin Ltd 1918

315pp. Cloth. Slightly faded on the spine. Arranged in four sections. I First Principles of Reconstruction 2 Reconstruction and Education 3 Social and Industrial Reconstruction 4 Arts and Crafts in relation to Reconstruction. Contributors included many luminaries of the day including J H B Masterman, Henrietta Barnett, Sidney Webb, Henry Clausen, C A Voysey, May Morris and many others. Fascinating assembly of liberal minds of the day. Faint stamp of Guildford Labour Party Bookshop probably contemporary with issue of the book.

London, His Majesty's Stationery Office 1944

67pp. 8vo. Pamphlet with contrasting paper covers. Very good copy of this report.

Hendon Borough Council 1958

16pp including 6 b/w photographs of the scheme, a portrait of Elizabeth the Wueen Mother and map of the estate. Card wrappers, ribbon tie. Very good. The booklet records events of the day and a description of the estate. The estate included 119 houses, as well as 352 flats in six 11 storey point blocks, 5 four storey blocks and 1 two storey block. Built by Wimpey using no fines concrete. Hailed as a great success when first occupied, the scheme, like many similar ones, suffered from poor maintenance, was demolished in 2018 and the site had been redeveloped.