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THE ARCHITECTURAL INSTRUCTOR, containing A History of Architecture from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time; Illustrated with nearly 250 engravings of ancient, mediaeval, and modern cities, temples, palaces, cathedrals, and monuments; also, the Greek and early Roman classic orders, their principles and beauties; with a large number of original designs of cottages, villas, and mansions, of different sizes, accompanied with practical observations on construction ..
by Lafever, Minard
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam & Co, 1856. 1st edition. Cloth. Very Good +. 1st edition. Rebound in 20th century red cloth, with gilt title on spine. 4to., 526 pp., illustrated with 112 b&w, duo-tone and color plates. All 112 plates called for are here. Top edge gilt. 4 pages (title page, 1 end paper, and 2 Table of Contents pages) have old paper repair tape on the recto side; tape now browned. Light age-toning to the text; no foxing or browning to the text or plates. Very Good with Near Fine plates. Lafever was to earn a great fame in Brooklyn with a series of superb Gothic Revival churches, of which Holy Trinity (1844-7) is the largest and most famous, the Church of the Saviour nearby (1844) the most refined and exquisite.
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- Title
- THE ARCHITECTURAL INSTRUCTOR, containing A History of Architecture from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time; Illustrated with nearly 250 engravings of ancient, mediaeval, and modern cities, temples, palaces, cathedrals, and monuments; also, the Greek and early Roman classic orders, their principles and beauties; with a large number of original designs of cottages, villas, and mansions, of different sizes, accompanied with practical observations on construction ..
- Author
- Lafever, Minard
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- Greek revival
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- Cloth
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Recto
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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