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THE DECORATIVE WORK OF ROBERT ADAM
by Stillman, Damie
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York, USA
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A$53.06
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NY: Transatlantic Arts, 1966. First American edition. Octavo. viii, 119 pp; color frontispiece plus 173 b/w plates; bibliography; index. Blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, an unmarked, crisp copy; unclipped jacket has one closed edge tear on front cover, light chipping to spine ends, light soil.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Item Price
A$53.06
Robert Adam and Kedleston: The Making of a Neo-Classical Masterpiece
by Harris, Leslie & Gervase Jackson-Stops
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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- Paperback
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- 9780707800875
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A$22.74
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London: National Trust, 1987. Oblong quarto. 96 pp; 82 color & b/w plates and several b/w illustrations; bibliography. Paperback. Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; edges of back cover lightly toned. House & Garden article, "Adam's Glory" by James Lees-Milne laid in. Catalogue to accompany "The Treasure Houses of Britain" exhibition at the National Gallery in Washington, in which Kedleston… Read more about this item Item Price
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CHARLES CAMERON: Architect to the Court of Russia
by Rae, Isobel
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780236154234
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- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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A$30.32
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London: Elek Books, 1971. First edition. Quarto. 111 pp; 32 b/w illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with gilt-lettered spine with dustjacket. VG/VG, small spot of tape residue on front flyleaf, else an unmarked copy; jacket shows moderate wear with small tear & creases to fore edge, top corner & spine ends lightly chipped. Illustrated biography of the Scottish architect who became… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MAKING OF CLASSICAL EDINBURGH 1750-1840
by Youngson, A.J.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
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- 9780748604463
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A$45.48
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Edinburgh: Edinburgh at the University Press, 1993. Reissue; first published in 1966. Octavo. xv, 338 pp; 82 b/w photographs, 80 figures, appendix; notes; index. Publisher's cloth with gilt-lettered spine. VG+, a clean, unmarked copy; spine gilt bright, light soiled area on back cover. This book features the Georgian 'New Town' part of Edinburgh, built in the space of 75 years,… Read more about this item Item Price
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MORCEAUX DE CAPRICES A DIVERS USAGES = Entwurfe und Skizzen zu verschiedenem Gebrauch
by Cuvillies, Francois
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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A$227.40
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Munich: Battenberg, 1981. Folio. [4] pp; 48 black & white plates. Text in German. Vellum-backed decorated boards in protective cardboard slipcase. As new, a fine, unmarked copy. Fine reproductions of designs by Bavarian rococo architect and designer Francois Cuvillies (1695-1768).. Hard Cover. Fine. Item Price
A$227.40
THE GOLDEN MEAN: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Concludes
by Bantock, Nick
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1993
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780811802987
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1993. Second printing. Octavo. Unpaginated, color illustrations throughout. Hardcover with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket with minor wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Item Price
A$22.74
Valuable French XVIII Century & Other Furniture, Paintings & Objets d'Art, From the Collection of Rodolphe, Prince de Faucigny-Lucinge, and from Other Owners
by Parke-Bernet Galleries
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1955
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- Paperback
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A$37.90
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NY: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1955. Octavo. 168 pp, 423 lots, b/w illustrations. Paperback. VG, a clean, unmarked copy. The catalog to an auction held in New York by Parke-Bernet Galleries on April 22-23rd, 1955.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Item Price
A$37.90
THE NATIONAL COACH MUSEUM = Museu Nacional dos Coches. Illustrated Guide
by Mendonca, Maria Jose De
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1965
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- Paperback
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New York, New York, USA
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A$15.16
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Lisbon: Museu Nacional dos Coches, 1965. Sixth edition. 12mo. 43 pp; b/w illustrations; bibliography; plan of the museum. Paperback. VG.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Item Price
A$15.16
Oeuvres Romaines de Francois-Andre Vincent, Peintre du Roi
by Wildenstein, Georges
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- 1938
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- Hardcover
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A$151.60
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Paris: Les Beaux-Arts, 1938. Two volumes. 16mo. 26 pp, 12 facsimile plates, 10 in color. Green paper-covered boards in marbled slipcase with paper label. VG, spines of volumes sunned, else clean, vg copies; slipcase spine has been reattached, edges lightly rubbed. This copy was specially printed for Capt. Edward Molyneux, Paris fashion designer (1891-1974).. Hard Cover. Very Good. Item Price
A$151.60
ELEMENTS OF STYLE: The Art of the Bronze Mount in 18th and 19th Century France
by Hunter-Stiebel, Penelope
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- 1984
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- Paperback
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NY: Rosenberg & Stiebel, 1984. Octavo. 68 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; catalogue of the exhibition. Paperback. VG, light rubbing along backstrip, back cover lightly soiled.. Soft Cover. Very Good. Item Price
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THE PICTURESQUE GARDEN IN FRANCE
by Wiebenson, Dora
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
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- 9780691039305
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A$113.70
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1978. First edition. Quarto. xiii, 137 pp plus 173 b/w illustrations; extensive bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a small bookplate on front pastedown, else a clean, unmarked copy; light creasing at base of jacket spine. A scholarly work on French picturesque gardens, including Ermenonville, Monceau, Mereville, Chantilly, and others.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item Item Price
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SEVRES ET LES CINQ SENS
by Nordenfalk, Carl
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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- 9789171002648
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Stockholm: Nationalmusei Skriftserie, 1984. Octavo. 120 pp; 94 b/w & color illustrations; notes; index. Text in French. Illustrated hardcover. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; slight sunning to spine.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Item Price
A$22.74
FRENCH SILVER 1450-1825
by Davis, Frank
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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A$53.06
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NY: Praeger Publishers, 1970. Octavo. 104 pp; 183 b/w illustrations; appendix, makers' marks, list of Paris silversmiths, bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, prior owner name on front free endpaper & half-title page, else a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has one edge tear on front panel. Comprehensive survey of French 18th century silver illustrates and describes many brilliant examples… Read more about this item Item Price
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RUSSIAN FURNITURE IN THE COLLECTION OF THE HERMITAGE
by Sokolova, T.M. & K. A. Orlova
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1973
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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A$416.90
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Leningrad: Khudozhnik, 1973. Quarto. 254 pp; 195 color & b/w illustrations, most full page. Text in Russian with a 4-pp English summary & English captions. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG, a clean, unmarked copy. 18th & 19th century Russian furniture.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Item Price
A$416.90
RUSSIAN STYLE 1700-1920: Court and Country Dress from the Hermitage
by Matyjaszkiewicz, Krystyna
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781870163002
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- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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A$90.96
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London: Barbican Editions, 1987. Quarto. 166 pp; over 40 color & 100 b/w illustrations; catalogue; chronology; notes on designers & fashion houses; glossary; bibliography; index. Two copies of the exhibiton checklist laid in. Paperback with flaps. VG, minor wear at top of spine; a clean, unmarked copy. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Item Price
A$90.96
THE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM'S TEXTILE COLLECTION: Woven Textile Design in Britain to 1750
by Rothstein, Natalie
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1994
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- Paperback
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- 9781558598492
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A$69.74
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NY: Canopy Press, 1994. First U.S. edition. Quarto. 128 pp; 130 color illustrations; glossary; biographical notes. Paperback. Near Fine, former owner's blind stamp on title page & small ink stamp on front free endpaper, else a clean, unmarked copy. This well illustrated book shows the beauty and diversity of British design for woven textles from the later 17th to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE DECORATIVE WORK OF ROBERT ADAM
by Stillman, Damie
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Published
- 1973
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York, USA
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A$68.22
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London / NY: Academy Editions / St. Martin's Press, 1973. Octavo. viii, 119 pp; color frontispiece plus 173 b/w plates; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG- jacket spine and top edge sunned.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Item Price
A$68.22
EARLY SCOTTISH GARDENS: A Writer's Odyssey
by MacKay, Sheila
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2001
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- Paperback
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- 9780748662548
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A$22.74
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Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2001. Small quarto. 216 pp; 16 color plates & numerous b/w illustrations; map; bibliography; index. Paperback. Near Fine. The author explores early Scottish designed landscapes from the Royal Gardens around 1500 to The Hermitage in 1750, and details the dramatic developments that occurred during this period.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Item Price
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LIFE IN THE GEORGIAN CITY
by Cruickshank, Dan & Neil Burton
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1990
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670812660
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New York, New York, USA
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A$113.70
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London: Viking Press, 1990. First edition. Small quarto. 288 pp; numerous b/w & color illustrations; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. This book describes how life was lived in the modest town house during the Georgian period, and provides information about the construction and decoration of the house. The authors draw on a mass of original material, much… Read more about this item Item Price
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SIR JOHN VANBRUGH: A Biography
by Downes, Kerry
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312018252
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- 1
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New York, New York, USA
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A$18.19
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NY: St. Martin's Press, 1987. First American edition. Octavo. 560 pp; 40 b/w photographs, 22 elevations, floor plans & drawings; chronology; genealogical tables; bibliography & references; glossary; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/VG+, unclipped jacket spine lightly sunned. The biography of a remarkably multitalented man whose life spanned the Restoration and the Early Georgian period. As an architect, he… Read more about this item Item Price
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