86 pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
General Note
First published, December 1946. [Title page verso].
Contents
I. The Englishman’s home -- II. A landscape from within -- III. The anatomy of suburbia -- IV. Another man’s poison -- V. The voice of the school-teacher -- VI. The origin of the species -- VII. Compactness above all -- VIII. The desirable residence
Binding Note
Dust-jacket with illustrations by John Piper. Dark brown cloth. Lettered in gilt on spine: `The Castles of the Ground. Richards. Architectural Press.'