The Australian Terrace House by Brian Turner

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

Brian Turner traces the changing fortunes of these elegant buildings. He concentrates on providing a portrait of the faces that they present to the street. The story of their origins, materials, ornamentation, and styles is beautifully illustrated by a rich collection of historical photographs and Brian Turner's contemporary photographs of restored splendour.

Today's born-again terrace houses are a distinctive feature of Australia's cities and older towns. They are all here, in their many styles and extravagant ornament -- the unique and commonplace, the grandiose and minuscule, the inner-city and provincial. (back cover)