Plas Mawr, Conway, N. Wales BAKER Arthur and BAKER Sir Herbert 1862-1946 Publisher: A & H Baker Publish Year: 1888 Publish Place: Farmer & Sons, London Illustrator: BAKER Arthur Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007234 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: Limited Edition Inscription: Unknown £250 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information VG, Ltd ed of 200, with 23 leaves of plates. In the publishers red cloth, beveled edges, gilt coat of arms to upper board, some marks, edges rubbed. Spine, faded slightly, edges bumped, gilt titles. Internally, [4], 5-62 pp, [2], 23 leaves of plates, the limitation leaf, occasional spot to tp, & end blank, yellow endpapers, hinges strengthened, minimal browning to edges, printed by Farmer & Sons, Steam Printers, 295 Edgware Rd, London, small binders label to epd (Harrison & Sons, St Martins Lane). Contains, a list of subscribers, Ancestry & Pedigree of Robert Wynne, Dorothy Gryffith, Lord Mostyn etc. (375*268 mm). Always a very difficult book to find! Arthur and Herbert Baker, Honorary Architects to the Royal Cambrian Academy of Arts. Plas Mawr was built between 1576 and 1585 for the Welsh merchant Robert Wynn. The striking Elizabethan townhouse is regarded as one of the finest surviving examples of its type. Baker, Sir Herbert, architect and author. See ODNB.
