Practical Housing, J. S. Nettlefold — 1st Edition

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Practical Housing, J. S. Nettlefold — 1st Edition

Name: Practical Housing, J. S. Nettlefold — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6376
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Publication: Letchworth, Garden City Press Limited, 1908

Formatting: 8vo, pp. xi, 200.

Condition Report: Very Good. The volume remains tight and square in its original cloth binding, exhibiting only superficial rubbing to the head and tail of the spine alongside minor shelf-wear at the corners. The dark green boards retain a strong depth of colour without significant scuffing, while the gilt titling to the upper board and spine is exceptionally bright and entirely unoxidised. The text block is structurally sound; the fore-edges and page margins present typical, even age-toning, yet the book is remarkably well-preserved for an early twentieth-century reference work.

Catalogue Note: A scarce first edition of J. S. Nettlefold’s influential treatise on urban development. The volume is presented in the publisher's primary dark green cloth binding, distinguished by the original "1/- NET" retail price stamped in gilt to the tail of the spine, an indication of the press's drive for broad circulation among Edwardian housing reformers.

Profusely illustrated throughout with photographic plates and fold-out architectural plans, the text serves as a key historical record of early civic planning. Unmarked, tightly bound copies of the true 1908 Letchworth printing have become notably uncommon on the open market, as many were subjected to heavy institutional or reference use.

Authored by the Chairman of the Birmingham Corporation Housing Committee and a driving force behind Harborne Tenants Ltd., Practical Housing is a cornerstone text of the British Garden City movement. Nettlefold forcefully condemns the overcrowded slum conditions of industrial Britain, offering instead pragmatic, cost-effective solutions for the construction of healthy working-class housing. By integrating cooperative social models with sustainable town planning, this book provided a vital architectural blueprint that would influence municipal housing policies across the nation for decades to come.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: J. S. Nettlefold

Book Publisher: Garden City Press Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Art & Architecture

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 200

Book Publication Year: 1908

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Letchworth, United Kingdom

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