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)
