North Oxford

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Folio, 261 pp: illustrations (some color), maps, photography; 27 cm Near fine; brushed black cloth, boards are smooth and clean, gilt title to spine, corners sharp, binding tight; pages crisp and clean, pictorials rich in color; Dust jacket is near fine, with mild sunning to spine, else jacket is very clean, square corners, no wrinkling or tearing present, now housed in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780300051841, 9780300051681

North Oxford is perhaps the best known and most widely admired Victorian suburb in Britain. Developed by St. John's College in the years after 1850 to provide accommodation for the rapidly expanding middle class in the city, the North Oxford estate was also a highly successful speculative development of farmland into urban fabric. In the first full-scale study of St. John's North Oxford estate, Tanis Hinchcliffe provides a lively and authoritative social and architectural history of this landmark area. This volume should be read by anyone interested in Oxford and its environs, or in the architectural or social history of Victorian England // **Somewhat heavy item. Additional shipping fees may be needed for expedited or international orders. Please inquire**