A Complete Body of Architecture
London: Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton, in the Gray's Inn, J. Hodges, near London Bridge, L. Davis, in Fleetstreet, J. Ward, in Cornhill, and R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1756. Hardcover. Oversized, bound in 3/4 brown leather and marble paper over boards; (15), 748 pp, 5 of the original 122 plates present. Fair (missing majority of the plates, heavy shelfwear and scuffing to covers, bookplate of previous owner inside front cover, expected age toning throughout, corner paper mounted inside rear cover). Item #191616
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: 1447745
Price: $600.00