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Grotesque Architecture, or Rural Amusement consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Sections, for huts, retreats, summer and winter hermitages, terminaries, Chinese, Gothic and natural grottos [etc] . many of which may be executed with flints
by Wrighte, William (architect)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Architectural Library: I. & J. Taylor, 1790. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, 28 engraved plates, octavo, pp 14, + two-page publisher's catalogue at the rear, age-toning and some signs of use internally though this is usually restricted to the margins, with the contemporary signature of V. Owen Smythe of Condover Park, and loosely inserted is the later armorial bookplate of Reginald Cholmondeley of Condover Hall, also loosely inserted is a further publishers' catalogue of 16 pages, uncut and partially unopened, the first page of which is detached; finely bound in full red crushed morocco with ornate gilt decoration on both covers, the spine gilt with raised bands and a small black morocco label, contained in a custom-made box of marbled paper over boards, a red calf spine and cloth lined; the binder is not known but the inked initials "T.A.B. 1974" on the rear endpaper may identify them?. [From the library of the gardening historian Anthony Huxley, with his stamp on the front endpaper. RARE.[ First published in 1767, the Sir John Soane Library suggests this is probably the third edition of this pattern book, although the second could also be possible. Apparently highly influential, though nothing seems to be known of its author.]. New Edition. Full morocco in box. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018728
- Title
- Grotesque Architecture, or Rural Amusement consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Sections, for huts, retreats, summer and winter hermitages, terminaries, Chinese, Gothic and natural grottos [etc] . many of which may be executed with flints
- Author
- Wrighte, William (architect)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- I. & J. Taylor
- Place of Publication
- The Architectural Library
- Date Published
- 1790
- Keywords
- wright.hermitage.hermits.cascades.garden. pattern book.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Garden History; Early works;
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About Mike Park Ltd
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