THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE WELL-TEMPERED ENVIRONMENT

First edition. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in the Philip Thomas MSIAD designed dustwrapper. With 139 black and white photographs and architectural plans throughout. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh, with just a little rubbing to the spine tips and extremities. The contents, with the pencilled ownership inscription of the distinguished conservation architect Martin Stancliffe to the front free endpaper and some toning to the closed text block, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper, that is a little toned to the spine, edges and underside. Not price-clipped (56s net to the lower front flap).

The author's fourth book. Architectural critic, lecturer and writer Reyner Banham (1992-1988) found particular success in the United States upon the book's publication, receiving an offer to teach there in 1976 at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Banham was the sixth recipient of the prestigious Sir Misha Black Award for Distinguished Services to Design Education (1988) and inducted into the College of Medallists.