A Complete Body of Architecture. Adorned with Plans and Elevations, from Original Designs
London: Printed for J. Rivington, L. Davis and C. Reymers, R. Baldwin, W. Owen, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, and B. Collins, 1768. Leather bound. Oversized, full brown leather covers with blind stamped design, burgundy title block with gilt lettering on spine, bw frontispiece, (17) 748 pp, (4) pp, 122 pages of engraved plates with several being fold-out. Fair (front and rear covers detached, heavy shelfwear to covers with taped repairs, dampstaining to bottom of most pages, last 8 pages have a small section missing from the corner, expected age toning with some foxing spots, bookplate inside front cover). Item #191607
Reprint of the 1756 edition with a different title page. Includes a table of the plates, errata and a table of contents. Isaac Ware's important comprehensive overview of Georgian architectural theory and practice. This work covers nearly every imaginable element of architectural design.
OCLC: 1204851125
Price: $2,000.00