THE ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN REPRESENTED AND ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS... Volumes I, II, III and IV
by Britton, John
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- Condition
- finely rebound in full brown leather, raised bands (hardcover)
- Seller
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Walpole, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, et al.. HC. finely rebound in full brown leather, raised bands (hardcover). B&W illustrations. ...ELEVATIONS, PLANS, SECTION, AND DETAILS, OF VARIOUS ANCIENT ENGLISH EDIFICES: WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNTS OF EACH. Volume I, 1807; Volume II, 1809; Volume III, 1812; and Volume IV, 1814. Recently handsomely, matchingly rebound in full brown leather with raised bands, gilt stampings, and tooling on boards and spine. Some foxing on plates as usual (more so than text pages) due to nature of paper used. Happy to provide images. Definitely a set you would be proud to own and display, or to give. EXCEPIONALLY NICE SET !!!
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- Bookseller
- Ray Boas, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS064642I
- Title
- THE ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN REPRESENTED AND ILLUSTRATED IN A SERIES OF VIEWS... Volumes I, II, III and IV
- Author
- Britton, John
- Illustrator
- B&W illustrations
- Format/Binding
- HC
- Book Condition
- Used - finely rebound in full brown leather, raised bands (hardcover)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman, Hurst, Rees, et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
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