Recollections of a W N Pugin and his Father, Augustus Pugin by Benjamin Ferrey

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Faint marks on foredges. Dust jacket is in good condition with wear to corners and some tearing to front book flap. Dust jacket is now in protective cover. Interior and binding are still excellent.

Full title: Recollections of a W N Pugin and his father Augustus Pugin by Benjamin Ferrey with an Appendix by E Sheridan Purcell and an Introduction and Index by Clive and Jane Wainwright

This principal account, first published in 1861, containing a wealth of detail and personal recollections not recorded elsewhere. Ferry' and Pugin were close friends during their youth and were fellow pupils in the office of Pugin's father A C Pugin, whose career is also covered in the biography.