188 pages, indexed, illustrated with monochrome sketches. First edition. The back flap has a neat, handwritten index.The jacket is chipped at the edges, the front has a short, closed tear at the head. The body of the book is in immaculate condition. (Robin Boyd (1919-71) is arguably Australia's most influential architect. He was an idealist, a visionary, who believed that good design would improve the quality of people's lives. A tireless public educator and outspoken social commentator, he designed more than two hundred buildings and wrote such classics as The Puzzle of Architecture and Australia's Home" (Text Publishing)