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Hill (Thomas) The Profitable Art of Gardening, 2 parts in 1, fifth edition, titles with typographical borders, woodcut initials and 3 illustrations (2 of mazes), lacking portrait, K3, M3 & X2 & 3, contemporary ink signature to first title, slight worming to inner margin, title and some other leaves shaved at head touching head-lines, by Henry Bynneman, 1579 bound with Lawson (William) A New Orchard and Garden. Or The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard, 4 parts in 1, third edition, title with woodcut illustration of men working in an orchard, woodcut decorations, initials and illustrations, some full-page including 5 of knot gardens, lacking final blank, title soiled, cropped shaving woodcut on title and loss of imprint, many leaves shaved at foot (mostly signature and catchword but occasionally affecting final line), tear to margin of M3, small ink stain causing small hole to N4 affecting initial and a few letters, by I.H[aviland] for Francis Williams, 1626, both largely printed in black letter, endpapers from early italic edition of Aristotle's Politics, Evelyn family copy with modern "JE" book-label, [British Bee Books 20 & 7; Henrey 198 & 228; STC 13494 & 15331; cf.Fussell I pp.18 & 31], small 4to⁂ Two scarce 16th century works on gardens with an excellent association. The first item, first issued in c.1558 as A most briefe and pleasaunte treatise, teachyng how to dresse, sowe, and set a garden, and which Fussell calls "except for herbals...our first book on gardening", includes the not always present second part 'A profitable instruction of the perfite ordering of Bees...' with further sections on weather, and planting and "graffing" trees. The other parts in the second item are titled 'The Country Housewife's Garden', 'A Most profitable new Treatise...of propagating Plants by Simon Harward', and 'The Husband-man's Fruitfull Orchard'.

Hiort (John William) A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Chimneys...with an accurate description of the Newly-invented Tunnel, with Supplement bound in at end, first edition, presentation copy from the author to Sir Edmund Antrobus Bart. inscribed on front free endpaper, with author's signature to verso of title as usual, 4 folding hand-coloured aquatint plates, some slightly creased at edges, old marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in calf, morocco label, [Not in Abbey or Berlin Kat.], 8vo, for the Author, 1826.⁂ The title continues, ''demonstrating its utility and safety, its importance in superseding the painful practice of employing climbing-boys...and the advantages to be derived from its rendering those lofty shafts, with their numerous unsightly contrivances at present in use, entirely unnecessary.''

Horology.- Berthoud (Ferdinand) Essai sur l'Horlogerie; dans lequel on traite de cet Art relativement a l'usage civil, a l'Astronomie et a la Navigation..., 2 vol., first edition, mixed set, half-titles, 38 folding engraved plates, foxing and soiling, mostly to vol.1, particularly edge of plates, vol.1 with small hole to outer margin of g1 & Eee1 and old ink library stamp to verso of title, staining to Fff4 & Ggg1 of vol.2, modern horological bookplate of Francis Wadsworth, vol.1 contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with red morocco labels, vol.2 contemporary sprinkled calf with "Surry Institution" in gilt to upper cover, spine gilt, lacking one label, upper joint split, lower repaired, also spine ends and corners, [Baillie p. 262; Tardy p.31; cf.Berlin Kat. 1769 & Clockmakers' 72, second edition], Paris, J.Cl.Jombert [& others], 1763 § Reid (Thomas) Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical, first edition, half-title, 20 folding engraved plates, occasional light spotting or soiling, modern calf, spine gilt in compartments with red & black roan labels, [Clockmakers' 726; Tardy p.206], Edinburgh, 1826, 4to & 8vo (3)⁂ Comprehensive treatises on horology.

Hondius (Hendrik) Les Cinq Rangs de l'Architecture...avec l'instruction fondamentale, first edition in French, title with woodcut vignette, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, with blank A3 & 4 and X2 and double-page leaf of text in Dutch, 29 double-page engraved plates only (of 30, lacking plate GG Ionica.2 but with plate II Corinthia.4 duplicated), by Hondius after Hans and Paul Vredeman de Vries and mounted on stubs, contemporary ink inscription "Lafond Laferte" to title and notes/pen trials to endpapers, some soiling and staining, plate AA torn and repaired, right-hand part of plate KK with small hole and laid down, a few other tears and repairs, contemporary calf, spine gilt, rubbed, spine worn at head, [cf.Berlin Kat. 2221; Fowler 434 & Millard N.European 43], small folio, Amsterdam, J. Jansson, 1617; sold not subject to return

Horst (Tieleman van der) & Jacob Polley. Theatrum machinarum universale, of Keurige Verzameling van verscheide grote en zeer fraaie Waterwerken, Schutsluizen, Waterkeringen, Ophaal- en Draaibruggen..., 2 vol. in 1, Royal Folio edition, half-title, titles in red & black with engraved vignette, double-page engraved dedication with coats-of-arms and 55 engraved plates by Jan Schenk on 48 double-page sheets mounted on stubs, 7 also folding, an excellent clean copy in contemporary half calf, spine ruled in gilt with black roan label, rubbed, corners worn, large folio (c.550 x 340mm.), Amsterdam, W.Holtrop & N.T.Gravius, [1757] & Petrus Schenk, 1774.⁂ An excellent copy of this important work on water engineering in its largest format, commissioned by the Guilds of Water Engineering to elicit commissions at home and abroad and issued in a small edition due to cost. Volume I was first published in 1757 with text by Tieleman van der Horst but the sheets were still available in 1774 when Jacob Polley produced a second volume and the two were issued together. The superb plates depict plans and views of locks, sluices, dams, lift-, draw- & turning bridges, pumps etc., while the final plate is a design for an icebreaker.

Horwood (Richard) Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster the Borough of Southwark and Parts adjoining Shewing every House, first edition, large wall map of London in 32 sheets, presented on a scale of twenty-five inches to the mile, with title in oval and imprints to lower centre of each sheet, extending from Angel to Limehouse, and Kennington to Brompton, engravings with some outline hand-colouring, on cream wove paper each watermarked 'Horwoods Plan/ Of London', each individual sheet approx. 630 x 525 mm (24 3/4 x 20 3/4 in), occasional handling creases and tears into the plates, small nicks and minor losses to marginal extremities mainly lower right corners, some restoration to a few areas of marginal loss, sheet E1 with larger repaired tears visible verso, many sheets with some localised spotting and browning to marginal edges, scattered surface dirt, unframed and loose, presented in modern green cloth drop-back box, red morocco label, gilt, [Howgego 200 (1)], elephant folio, [c.1792-1799].⁂ The largest map printed in Georgian Britain, and a defining study of London at the end of the eighteenth century. Horwood's plan was the first map of London to attempt to show every individual property, and took over 7 years to complete following numerous logistical and financial obstacles.

Hunt (Thomas Frederick) Architettura Campestre: Displayed in Lodges, Gardeners' Houses, and other Buildings, first edition, 12 lithographed plates, some foxing and marginal water-staining, original cloth-backed boards with pictorial label to upper cover, spine ends worn and defective, [Berlin Kat. 2322], 1827 § Parker (Charles) Villa Rustica: Selected from Buildings and Scenes in the Vicinity of Rome and Florence, second edition, 72 lithographed plates, occasional foxing, original cloth, spine faded, [cf.Berlin Kat. 2323, first edition], 1848 § Robinson (P.F.) Designs for Farm Buildings, second edition, 56 lithographed plates, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary roan-backed cloth with gilt-stamped label to upper cover, spine faded, [cf.Abbey Life 64, first edition], 1837 § Pattison (William) Plans and Elevations of Cottage Villas and Country Residences..., second edition, 33 lithographed plates, heavily foxed, one leaf of text badly frayed and torn (loose), original cloth, spine worn and defective, 1852 Villa and Cottage Architecture..., 80 engraved plates on 79 sheets (one double-page), some light foxing, contemporary half morocco, 1868, all rubbed, 4to & folio (5)

James (Charles Streatfeild) The "Morse" Signaller's Companion, first edition, 12 chromolithographed plates, all but 2 double-page, illustrations, a little damp-stained, contemporary boards, paper labels to upper cover, rubbed, rebacked in morocco, new endpapers, folio, Calcutta, 1887.⁂ Unrecorded by Library Hub and WorldCat. Library Hub lists only one copy of the second edition of 1888 (Institution of Engineering & Technology), and 5 of the third edition, Nuremberg, 1894; WorldCat cites only 4 of the latter copies.

Baskerville (John).- Book of Common Prayer (The), third edition, engraved bookplate of I.Ibbetson of Leeds and modern bookplate of A.T.Bartholomew of Cambridge, contemporary red morocco with gilt-tooled border, spine gilt, g.e., rubbed, spine a little faded with tear at head and split & small hole to foot, [Gaskell 19], Cambridge, John Baskerville...& B.Dod, 1762 § Book of Common Prayer (The), with the prayer book and part of Psalms interleaved and with extensive ink annotations in a contemporary hand noting differences from the old prayer book, printed in double column in roman, [Wing B3650], by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1678 bound with Form of Prayer (A), with Thanksgiving...for having put an end to the Great Rebellion by the Restitution of the King and Royal Family, 16pp., with order to print on verso of first leaf, text in black letter, uncut, [Wing C4173], Assigns of John Bill deceas'd...Henry Hills & Thomas Newcomb, 1685, together 2 works in 1 vol., some light soiling, modern calf-backed boards, 8vo & 4to (2)

Jerrold (Blanchard) London. A Pilgrimage, first edition, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional pictorial title, 52 plates and numerous illustrations by Gustave Doré, tissue guards, very light foxing to frontispiece and creasing to tissue but a fine copy in contemporary red morocco blocked in gilt, spine gilt, g.e., slightly rubbed, folio, 1872.

Jones (Inigo) The Designs...consisting of Plans and Elevations for Publick and Private Buildings. Published by William Kent, with some Additional Designs, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, lacking half-title and engraved allegorical frontispiece (both often missing), with engraved title-vignettes incorporating portrait of Inigo Jones and head- & tail-pieces and initials, list of subscribers, and 97 engraved plates by Fourdrinier and others, 29 double-page or folding, some soiling, particularly at edges, a few tears and repairs, one or two plates partly laid down, ex-library copy with small ink stamp to a couple of plates and label to pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed and scuffed, rebacked with gilt spine and green morocco label, corners repaired, [Fowler 162, lacking frontispiece; Harris 385; Millard British 34, lacking half-title], folio, 1727.⁂ The list of subscribers includes the Earl of Burlington (12 copies), Charles Bridgman, Colen Campbell, James Gibbs, and Nicholas Hawksmoor."The Designs of Inigo Jones is an impressive and important book. Yet oddly enough more influential than any single building depicted in it were its plates of doors, windows, niches, etc. These plates seem to have had a formative effect upon Gibbs's Book of Architecture (1728) and from that point on became a standard feature of eighteenth-century pattern books." (Harris).

Jousse (Mathurin) L'Art de Charpenterie, second edition, 7 engraved plates, numerous woodcut illustrations, some full-page, one double-page and folding, rather water- & damp-stained, some worming, mostly marginal but occasionally affecting text, a few small holes to text, modern tree sheep, spine gilt with red morocco label, a little rubbed and faded, folio, Paris, Thomas Moette, 1702.⁂ First published in 1627 under the title Le Théatre de l'Art de Charpentier.

Laing (David) Hints for Dwellings: consisting of Original Designs for Cottages, Farm-houses, Villas..., 34 aquatint plates & plans printed in bistre, tissue guards, some marginal foxing, modern half green morocco, uncut, [cf. Abbey Life 27, 1804 edition], 1801 bound with Plaw (John) Sketches for Country Houses, Villas, and Rural Dwellings..., 42 aquatint plates & plans printed in sepia, tissue guards [Abbey Life 49], J.Taylor, 1800; Ferme Ornée; or, Rural Improvements, 38 aquatint plates printed in sepia, foxed, mostly to tissue guards or margins, [Berlin Kat. 2305; cf.Abbey Life 48, earlier editions], I. & J.Taylor, 1796, together 3 works in 1 vol., 3pp. publishers' catalogue bound in at end, ex-library copy with ink number to verso of first title showing through and label to pastedown but no stamps, contemporary half calf, rubbed, spine ends and corners worn, joints split, 4to (2) ⁂ Laing was articled to Sir John Soane in 1790 and showed promise with his seemingly picturesque designs for villas. His career came to an abrupt end with his disastrous Custom House which had to be pulled down in 1825 due to subsidence caused by the decay of the beech-piling in the foundations.Plaw had introduced a new style of architectural book with his Rural Architecture... of 1794, with aquatint designs set in a picturesque landscape. "Plaw set the model for villa and cottage pattern books that became a feature of architectural publishing in England for the next fifty years." (Millard British 57).

Langley (Batty and Thomas) Gothic Architecture, Improved by Rules and Proportions in many Grand Designs..., engraved throughout with title and 64 plates, a little stained and damaged by damp causing loss to foot of plate XLV (affecting imprint, repaired), worming causing loss to last few plates, a few other tears and repairs, old marbled boards, rubbed, rebacked and recornered in calf, spine ruled in gilt with tan morocco label, [Harris 410; cf.Berlin Kat. 2278, first edition], 4to, for John Millan, 1747.⁂ A reissue with new title of Ancient Architecture Restored and Improved...in the Gothick Mode for the Ornamenting of Buildings and Gardens of 1742. This was an attempt to systematise Gothic architecture into orders, partly following the inspiration of William Kent, with splendid plates of Gothic umbrellos, temples, pavilions, windows and chimneypieces, but it was poorly received. "For inventing five Gothic orders, which he published in 1742, Batty Langley was so ridiculed by his contemporaries (Walpole especially), so despised by serious nineteenth-century revivalists, that his name has become a pejorative for the light-hearted style in general." (Harris).

Langley (Batty) The Builder's Director, or Bench-Mate: being a Pocket-Treasury...of Architecture, 184 engraved plates on 92 sheets (printed on both sides), modern bookplate of P. & L.Waterhouse, I. & J.Taylor, [c.1792] § Langley (Batty & Thomas)The Builder's Jewel: or, the Youth's Instructor, and Workman's Remembrancer, tenth edition, engraved frontispiece and 99 plates, contemporary ink inscription "Thos. Morton's Book 1789" to head of title, plates 30 & 66 lacking lower portion where poorly trimmed, old pencil or ink sketches to verso of a few plates and endpapers, rather soiled, for C. & R.Ware, 1763 § Neve (Richard) The City and Country Purchaser's and Builder's Dictionary..., third edition, engraved frontispiece of Chiswick House, for B.Sprint, 1736 § Salmon (William) The London and Country Builder's Vade Mecum: Or, The Complete and Universal Estimator, fifth edition, engraved frontispiece, a little soiled and damp-stained, contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper, modern calf, S. Crowder and B. Collins, 1773 § Building Act (The)...shewing the proper thickness of party-walls, external-walls, and chimnies, 3 engraved plates, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, spotted, modern calf-backed boards, Cambridge, J.Archdeacon for Taylor's Architectural Library, 1791, the first three all contemporary calf or sheep, rubbed, rebacked, [Harris 430, 436, 597, 792 & 92]; and 4 others, similar, including a defective first edition of The Builder's Price-Book of 1776, 8vo (9)

Baskerville (John).- Bible, English. The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New, first Baskerville edition, list of subscribers ending with "Winwood", with vellum leaf bound in dividing Old and New Testaments (stained, also facing final leaf of Apocrypha), occasional spotting, first and last few leaves a little frayed at edges (repaired), modern panelled calf ruled and tooled with Greek key border in blind, spine ruled in gilt with black morocco label, gilt gauffered edges, gouge to upper edge causing slight damage to edge of leaves of New Testament, very slightly rubbed at edges, [Gaskell 26; Herbert 1146], folio, Cambridge, John Baskerville, 1763.⁂ One of c.1250 copies. This edition "has always been regarded as Baskerville's magnum opus, and is his most magnificent as well as his most characteristic specimen". (T.B. Reed, A History of the Old English Letter Foundries, p. 279).

Le Clerc (Sébastien) A Treatise of Architecture..., Atlas only (as usual), first trade issue, engraved throughout with portrait by John Sturt, vignette title, frontispiece, 4 dedications to London livery companies and 181 plates on 91 sheets (printed on both sides), plate 171/2 with tear to upper outer corner, modern bookplate of A.M.Broadley, contemporary panelled calf, joints repaired, new label, by Richard Ware, 1724; another edition, 2 parts in 1 (with text), engraved portrait, additional vignette title, frontispiece, 4 dedications and 181 plates on 91 sheets, 3pp. advertisements at end of text, final plate slightly frayed at edge, contemporary calf, rubbed, joints split, spine ends worn, Richard Ware, 1732, [Harris 483 & 485], 8vo (2)

Le Muet (Pierre) Maniere de Bien Bastir pour Toutes Sortes de Personnes, 2 parts in 1, part I second edition, part II first edition, part I with letterpress title with woodcut Royal arms, additional engraved architectural title, woodcut head-piece and initials, 53 engraved illustrations, one double-page, the rest full-page, part II lacking letterpress title but with all 31 engraved plates, 22 double-page or folding, engravings on pp.75, 77 & 79 pasted over with other designs, contemporary ink signature "P.Tyrhitt" to head of first title, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, corners bumped, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, [Berlin Kat. 2369 & 2463; Fowler 177, lacking one engraving; Millard French 94], folio, Paris, Francois Langlois, 1647.⁂ Influential pattern book of town houses.

Leadbetter (Charles) The Royal Gauger; or, Gauging made Perfectly Easy, As it is actually practised by the Officers of his Majesty's Revenue of Excise, sixth edition, 8 folding engraved plates (plate 1 in 2 parts), 3 partially hand-coloured, 2 folding letterpress vouchers, with final blank, occasional spotting or soiling, light water-staining to frontispiece and title, engraved bookplate, contemporary calf, rubbed, spine ends chipped, upper joint split, 1760 § Luckombe (P.) The History and Art of Printing, first edition, woodcut frontispiece of Gutenberg, type and ornament specimens, short tear to Zz1 repaired, modern half calf, uncut, spine gilt, W.Adlard & J.Browne for J.Johnson, 1771 § Whittock (N.) & others. The Complete Book of Trades, engraved additional vignette title and plates, illustrations, marginal water-staining, modern half roan, 1837; and another on gauging, 8vo (4)⁂ The first is a guide to regulating shipments of alcohol and other goods.

Leupold (Jacob) Theatrum pontificiale, oder Schau-Platz der Brücken und Brücken-Baues, first edition, half-title, title in red & black, Gothic letter, 60 folding engraved plates mounted on modern stubs, rather water- & damp-stained, mostly affecting text and stubs but also a few plates, others lacking portion from outer margin (repaired), modern half calf, red morocco label, [Belin Kat. 3553; Millard N.European 59], folio, Leipzig, C.Zunkel for the author & J.F.Gleditsch, 1726.⁂ One of the foremost parts of the author's Theatrum machinarum, his ground-breaking series on engineering and technology. This volume concerns bridges and was the first book on bridge-building printed in Germany. The early plates depict ways in which to cross rivers including stilts, weighted shoes, diving bells & suits.

Lewis (James) Original Designs in Architecture, Book II only (of 2), first edition, list of subscribers, 41 engraved plates, one folding, some light marginal soiling, short tear to fore-margin of title, final plate creased at corners, modern half red morocco over marbled boards, uncut, spine gilt, [Harris 494], folio, for the Author, 1797.⁂ The neo-classical architect's scarce second book, published some 17 years after the first, where he explicitly cautions against contemporary capriciousness, love of novelty, and a vain presumption of superiority over the ancients, while at the same time praising the work of individuals such as Jones, Wren and Vanbrugh. Among the subscribers are Catherine the Great (who had died the year before) and Paul I of Russia, as well as her Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi, and numerous British and Italian nobles, artists and architects.ESTC lists only 2 UK copies (BL and R.I.B.A.) and 4 more in America.

Lister (Martin) A Journey to Paris in the Year 1698, third edition, with initial blank, 5 engraved plates only (of 6), 2 folding, light water-staining, engraved bookplate of Blayney Townley Esq., contemporary panelled calf, rather worn, joints split, [Wing L2527], for Jacob Tonson, 1699 § Scott (John) A Visit to Paris in 1814, first edition, some light foxing, modern book-label of Ian Jack and other inscriptions to front endpapers, contemporary half calf, rubbed, 1815; and another on Paris, 8vo et infra (3)

Lomazzo (Giovanni Paolo) A Tracte containing the Artes of Curious Paintinge, Carvinge & Buildinge, translated by Richard Haydocke, first edition in English, engraved title and 13 full-page illustrations, some after Dürer, woodcut initials and numerous fine typographical ornaments, lacking final leaf (colophon), title with contemporary inscription at head (shaved) and rather soiled and frayed at edges with slight loss to outer corners (neatly supplied in ink and laid down), small stains to A2-3, B5 & D6, some other staining towards end particularly 2O1 & 2, a few leaves shaved at head at end, 2I1 defective at foot with slight loss to ornament and 3 lines of text on verso, a remboitage in later crimson straight-grain morocco elaborately tooled in gilt with wheel design, spine gilt in compartments, later paste-paper endpapers, rubbed, spine faded, [Harris 519; STC 16698; cf.Berlin Kat 4612 & Fowler 186, earlier Milan editions], small folio (c.250 x 180mm.), [Oxford, by Joseph Barnes for Richard Haydocke], [1598].⁂ Lomazzo's influential Mannerist treatise was the first treatise on art to be published in England. It was dedicated to Thomas Bodley and was one of the first works to be presented to the Bodleian Library. "It was the first book on the arts to be translated and the reason for its choice must have been its thorough treatment of painting...". Harris p.297.

Lugar (Robert) Villa Architecture: A Collection of Views, with Plans..., first edition, presentation copy inscribed "John Piper from Anthony West 1939" in pencil on front free endpaper, half-title, 41 fine engraved plates and plans only (of 42, lacking plate 39 of Markgate Cell nr. St.Albans), 26 hand-coloured aquatints, staining to plates 12-14 (particularly 14) and mark to plate 17, otherwise very clean, last few leaves and plates loose, contemporary half green straight-grain morocco, uncut, rubbed, [Abbey Life 33], folio (c.440 x 280mm.), 1828.⁂ A good tall copy of this most handsome of all architectural pattern books.Anthony West (1914-87), writer and literary critic, son of H.G.Wells and Rebecca West, author of John Piper, 1979.

Major (Thomas) The Ruins of Paestum, otherwise Posidonia, in Magna Graecia, first edition, list of subscribers, 7 engraved vignettes and 25 plates, very light marginal staining to a few plates, title creased and with stamp cut away from lower margin (repaired), bookplate removed, contemporary calf, rubbed and a little scuffed, rebacked with gilt spine in compartments preserving old red roan label, corners repaired, [Berlin Kat 1894; Blackmer 808; Fowler 187; Harris 538; Millard British 41], folio, T.Major, printed by James Dixwell, 1768.⁂ The first detailed account of the ruins discovered in 1746, famous for their Doric columns which became a common feature of Greek revival architecture in Britain.

Malton (Thomas) A Compleat Treatise on Perspective..., 2 vol. including Appendix, second edition of main text, first edition of Appendix, main text with engraved folding frontispiece and 48 plates, all but 3 folding, 5 with overslips or flaps to form 3-D geometrical figures (one flap detached), without list of subscribers, light foxing to frontispiece, occasional browning, engraved bookplate of Thomas Anson, Appendix with engraved frontispiece and 10 folding plates, contemporary calf, worn, rebacked, upper joint of vol.1 split, later endpapers, folio, for the Author, 1779-83.⁂ A guide for painters and artists.

Marinoni (Giovanni Jacopo de) De re ichnographica, first edition, presentation copy from the author to Antonio de Ulloa with ink inscription to front free endpaper, engraved allegorical frontispiece, title in red & black with engraved vignette of plan of Vienna, 3 double-page engraved maps and 2 double-page plates, numerous engraved illustrations and diagrams, 43 full-page, many others in margins, errata leaf (misbound at beginning of final gathering), 2N gathering also misbound, worming at beginning and end, mostly marginal but affecting frontispiece (laid down), first few leaves also with portion cut away from lower inner margin (to corner of image of frontispiece), old repairs to other worming, nineteenth century mottled sheep-backed marbled boards, rubbed, new red morocco label, [Berlin Kat. 1736; Tomash & Williams M38], 4to, Vienna, Leopold Johann Kaliwoda, 1751.⁂ Interesting association copy of a work on architectural surveying by the Imperial Mathematician and Director of the Academy for Geometry and Military Science in Vienna. Antonio de Ulloa (1716-95), Spanish naval officer, explorer, scientist and administrator.

Marot (Jean) Le Magnifique Chasteau de Richelieu, en General et en Particulier..., first edition, first issue (A), 3 double-page leaves of text (title, dedication and preface), 20 engraved plates on 19 sheets, all but one double-page, all mounted on stubs, text and a few plates a little browned, some light marginal soiling or occasional water-staining, one plate trimmed at lower edge and repaired, old ink library stamp to verso of title, modern bookplate of Prof. Wilhelm Klein, contemporary vellum, rubbed and soiled, stained at edges, [Fowler 192, issue A; cf.Millard French 115 issue B], oblong folio, Paris, [c.1660].⁂ Record of the enormous project of a country seat for Cardinal Richelieu designed by Jacques Lemercier, comprising the palace and outbuildings, which included stables, bakery, gate-houses, pavilions, grottoes, and galleries, and even a nearby model town. The town still exists but the chateau was almost completely destroyed in the early nineteenth century.

Marot (Jean) Recueil des Plans Profils et Elevations de plusieurs Palais Chateaux Eglises Sepultres Grotes et Hotels, bâtis dans Paris..., ?first edition, engraved throughout with title and 115 engraved plates, 7 double-page and mounted on stubs, title with neat contemporary ink inscription "Architecture de Jean Marot 1696" in roundel at head and with engraved imprint slip pasted at foot, leaves numbered in old ink manuscript at upper outer corner, occasional marginal spotting or soiling, light water-staining to lower margin of a few leaves towards end, plate numbered 12 with short tear to outer margin repaired causing stain to following plate, contemporary vellum, rubbed and soiled, covers a little warped, [Berlin Kat. 2466; Fowler 193; Millard French 118], small 4to, engraved slip "Demeurant au Fauxbourg St.Germain à la rue Guisarde à la enseigne de la Ville d'Amsterdam", [?c.1670 or later].⁂ Known as the "Petit Marot" this was the earliest of the great series of volumes illustrating French architecture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A surprising number of buildings in this work have no other contemporary record. Fowler mentions copies with a pasted imprint slip similar to but not the same as in this copy. The number of plates varies.

[Marshall (William)] Planting and Ornamental Gardening; A Practical Treatise, first edition, half-title, errata leaf, with final blank, very occasional foxing, bookplate of Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, modern half calf, red morocco label, [Henrey 1228], for J.Dodsley, 1785 § Parker (Thomas N.) An Essay on the Construction, Hanging and Fastening of Gates, advertisement/errata leaf, 6 folding aquatint plates, an excellent clean copy, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, 1804 § [Worlidge (John)] Dictionarium Rusticum, Urbanicum & Botanicum: or, a Dictionary of Husbandry, Gardening, Trade, Commerce, and All Sorts of Country Affairs, 2 vol. in 1, third edition, titles in red black, 2 engraved plates, one folding, woodcut illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, [British Bee Books 71; Goldsmiths' 6433; Westwood & Satchell, p.79], James & John Knapton..., 1726, 8vo (3)⁂ The last is one of the earliest attempts at a comprehensive country dictionary including sections on housewifery, herbs, husbandry, angling, horses, and country sports.

Mason (William) The English Garden: a Poem, edited by W.Burgh, first collected edition, ink signature to head of title, contemporary calf, York, A.Ward, 1783 § Shenstone (William)The Works in Verse and Prose..., 2 vol., engraved portrait, frontispiece, title-vignettes, head- & tail-pieces and folding plan of the Leasowes garden, some light browning, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, for R. & J.Dodsley, 1764 § [Whately (Thomas)] Observations on Modern Gardening, third edition, contemporary ink inscription "Sar: Eliza: Ottley 1771" to front free endpaper, contemporary calf, joints split, upper cover becoming loose, [Henrey 1192], for T.Payne, 1771 § Mason (George) An Essay on Design in Gardening, second edition, "greatly augmented", lacking half-title, some light soiling, contemporary mottled calf, [Henrey 1034], for B. & J.White, 1795, all rubbed, the first and last rebacked, spines ruled in gilt with morocco labels, the last with corners repaired; and another edition of the first, 8vo (6)⁂ The second item includes Dodsley's 'Description of the Leasowes, the Seat of the late William Shenstone, Esq.', an important early natural landscape garden. The third, Whately, was commended by Horace Walpole in his own Essay on Gardening. Whately's brother owned Nonsuch Park in Surrey and it was here that he practised his art.

Mauclerc (Julien) A New Treatise of Architecture, according to Vitruvius, translated by Robert Pricke, first edition in English, engraved frontispiece portrait of Mauclerc, 49 engraved plates of orders, mostly on facing leaves, 2nd Composite plate with small hole, frontispiece soiled and slightly frayed at edges (reinforced), title with hole and defective at foot with loss of imprint (repaired and text supplied in facsimile), light marginal soiling and staining, contemporary ink calligraphic inscription of Henry Wise 1678 to rear free endpaper, contemporary panelled calf, worn, upper cover detached, preserved in modern cloth drop-back box, red calf label, [Fowler 195; Harris 552; Wing M1326], folio, by J.Darby..., 1669.⁂ Rare, with only a handful of copies in UK libraries and even fewer copies having appeared at auction.Henry Wise (1653-1738), gardener, designer and nurseryman who worked at Hampton Court, Chelsea Hospital, Longleat, Chatsworth, Melbourne Hall, Wimpole Hall and Castle Howard as well as laying out the gardens at Kensington Palace with Charles Bridgeman. He was appointed Royal Gardener by Queen Anne and George I.

Mining.- Brown (Edward) A Brief Account of some Travels in Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia...some Observations on the Gold, Silver, Copper, Quick-silver Mines, Baths, and Mineral Waters, first edition, lacking A1 (?blank) and all 9 engraved plates but with both final advertisement and errata leaves, light staining to M1 & M2 but generally very clean, contemporary sheep, worn, rebacked preserving part of old spine, [Wing B5110], by T. R. for Benj. Tooke, 1673 § Greenwell (G.C.) A Practical Treatise on Mine Engineering, 2 vol., second edition, 64 chromolithographed plates, most double-page, some spotting and soiling, offsetting to plates, contemporary half roan, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spines, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1869 § Sopwith (Thomas) A Treatise on Isometrical Drawing as applicable to Geological and Mining Plans, first edition, engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title and 32 plates, 8pp. publisher's catalogue at end, plates foxed, original cloth, paper label (chipped), uncut, rubbed and marked, 1834; and another on mining, 4to & 8vo (5)⁂ The first includes an early description of a railway on p.100, concerning a truck on a rail in the mines at Chremnitz in Saxony.

Morris (Robert) Architecture Improved, in a Collection of Modern, Elegant and Useful Designs, second edition, title in red & black, 50 engraved plates, contemporary ink inscriptions "? Lovinge 1762 £0:5:0" and "Robt. Kennedy" to head of title, worming to lower outer corner not affecting text or plates, John Harris's copy with his bookplate, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, old paper labels to spine, [Harris 565; cf. Berlin Kat.2284, later edition], 8vo, Robert Sayer, 1755.⁂ Rare work of Palladian designs for garden buildings & summerhouses and some chimneypieces in the style of Inigo Jones and William Kent, first published in 1751 under the title The Architectural Remembrancer. ESTC lists only one UK copy of this edition (Hertford College Oxford) plus one in the Netherlands and 3 in America; Harris cites two copies (New York Public Library and Soane Museum).

Moxon (Joseph) Practical Perspective, or Perspective made easie, first edition, 60 engraved illustrations on 42 engraved plates, 2 folding, one with overlay, 2 engraved illustrations in text, one with overlay and window of mica (slightly damaged), contemporary ink signatures "J.Durant" and John Griffiths 1683" to front free endpaper, another later of George Jeffreys to head of title, worming to last few plates with slight loss, contemporary sheep, rather worn and scuffed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine with red morocco label, some repairs to boards, [Berlin Kat. 4721; Fowler 203; Wing M3018], small folio, by Joseph Moxon, 1670.⁂ The earliest book in English on perspective.

Music.- Handel (George Frederick) A Second Set of Six Concertos for the Harpsichord or Organ, first edition, engraved throughout with title and 61pp. musical notation printed on both sides, without the privilege leaf dated 1739 as often, light spotting, staining to one leaf, modern boards, [Hirsch III 235], I.Walsh, [c.1740] § Wochentlicher Musikalischer Zeitvertreib Winter-Quartal 1760, Nos. 14-26 only, musical notation, browned, contemporary boards, worn, lacking spine, Leipzig, Johann Gottlob Imman. Breitkopf, 1760; and a volume of Haydn sonatas for harpsichord lacking some leaves, folio & oblong 8vo (3)

Newton (Sir Isaac) Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, third edition, half-title, title in red & black, lacking imprimatur, engraved portrait and final advertisement leaf (the first two supplied in rather crude facsimile), with woodcut diagrams, engraved illustration, a few old ink marginalia to text and ink diagram to front free endpaper, some light foxing at beginning, first leaf of text stained, ex-library copy with trace of stamp to foot of title and ink stamp to a few lower margins, modern panelled calf ruled and tooled in blind, red roan labels, spine slightly faded, [Babson 13; Wallis 9], 4to, William & John Innys, 1726.⁂ The third edition and the last published during the author's lifetime. It is the basis of all subsequent editions and contains a new preface by Newton and a substantial number of alterations, "the most important being the scholium on fluxions, in which Leibnitz is mentioned by name." (Babson).

Newton (Sir Isaac).- Maclaurin (Colin) An Account of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophical Discoveries, first edition, half-title, list of subscribers, 6 folding engraved plates of diagrams, occasional spotting or light browning, dedication leaf becoming loose, modern sprinkled calf ruled in blind, spine gilt preserving old morocco label, [Babson 86], 4to, for the Author's children, 1748.⁂ First edition of this successful popularisation of the Principia.

Nicholson (Peter) The New and Improved Practical Builder, 2 vol., first edition, engraved frontispiece, additional woodcut architectural title, 183 engraved plates as called for, 2 folding, contemporary ink signature of Samuel Hocking to head of title, light water-staining, mostly marginal, modern roan-backed boards, uncut, Thomas Kelly, 1823; Practical Masonry, Bricklaying, and Plastering, 58 engraved plates, 4 folding, marginal foxing, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, spine gilt, rubbed, 1838 § [Elsam (Richard)] The Practical Builder's Perpetual Price-Book, engraved frontispiece and 7 plates, light foxing, old marbled boards, rubbed, rebacked and recornered in calf, [1825]; and 3 others on building, 4to & 8vo (7)

Pain (William) The Builder's Companion, third edition, 88 engraved plates, 6 folding, contemporary ink signature of Thomas Boyd to head of title, light soiling, one plate with short tear (repaired), modern calf, gilt, spine gilt, slightly rubbed, [Harris 615; Millard British 48; cf.Berlin Kat. 2287, second edition], folio, for Robert Sayer, 1769.⁂ The first of several pattern books and builders' manuals produced by Pain, first published in 1758.Thomas Boyd (c.1753-1822), architect of Dumfries. "He was a competent provincial designer, usually in a somewhat old-fashioned Palladian manner". (Colvin).

Belidor (Bernard Forest de) La Science des Ingenieurs dans la Conduite des Travaux de Fortification at d'Architecture Civile..., first edition, fine engraved frontispiece by Rigault, engraved head-piece, 2 tables and 51 plates, all but 2 folding, one or two spots to text but generally a very clean copy, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, rubbed, small repair to edge of upper cover, [Berlin Kat. 3540; Bibliotheca Mechanica p.30], 4to, Paris, Claude Jombert, 1729.⁂ The first comprehensive manual of civil engineering.

Paine (James) Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses, and also of Stabling, Bridges...Temples, and other Garden Buildings..., 2 vol., first edition, list of subscribers with 5 members of royalty, 123 engraved plates numbered I-LXXIV and I-CI, 53 double-page, all but one numbered as 2, vol.1 lacking title but replaced with that from second edition and text leaves mounted on wide stubs, list of plates shaved at fore-edge, plates with some light offsetting but generally clean, vol.2 with browning to margins, plate XIII/XIV shaved at sides, uniform contemporary half calf, red roan labels, rubbed, spine ends and corners repaired (head of vol.1 a little worn), [Berlin Kat.2339; Fowler 207; Harris 664; Millard British 50], folio, for the Author, [1767]-1783.⁂ Vol.1 features designs for completed buildings, mostly in the Palladian style, including Sandbeck, Axwell Park and the magnificent stables at Chatsworth. The second volume concerns later designs, many for Catholic patrons including Worksop Manor in Nottinghamshire for the Duke of Norfolk, Wardour Castle in Wiltshire for Lord Arundell, and Thorndon Hall in Essex and a house in Park Lane for Lord Petre.Despite vol.1 containing the title to the second edition of 1783 the text appears to be that of the first edition, containing the diatribe against the owner of Axwell Park and without plate LXXV of Axwell which was added to the second edition.

Palladio (Andrea) I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura, 4 parts in 1, fourth edition, each part with ornate woodcut architectural title, woodcut initials and illustrations throughout, the majority full-page or near full-page, with final blanks at end of Books II & IV, Lord Holland's copy with his ink inscription "Lord Holland Venice 1814" to front free endpaper and Holland House bookplate and shelf-mark, also book-label of Joyce Cary, light water-staining to first and last few leaves, stain to D3, some light marginal soiling but overall a good copy, later vellum-backed boards, red morocco label, with ink inscription "Holland House 1815 E.V.Holland" and sketch to upper cover, rubbed and soiled, light staining to upper cover, [Fowler 215; Millard Italian 67], folio, Venice, Bartolomeo Carampello, 1616.⁂ "Andrea Palladio, author of the most studied of the architectural treatises of the Renaissance, the third great work of the sixteenth century (after Sebastiano Serlio and Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola), was the most distinguished practicing architect of the second half of the sixteenth century. The most effective representative of the new principles of architecture in northern Italy, his architectural practice and his architectural theory are equally balanced in his work, offering a coherent expression in its corpus of ideas and buildings. Superior to Vignola's in richness and importance, Palladio's treatise was the most popular publication by any architect." (Millard).Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), Whig politician who served under Lord Grey and Melbourne. He married Elizabeth Vassall in 1797 and it was presumably Elizabeth who inscribed the upper cover. Joyce Cary (1888-1957), Anglo-Irish novelist, author of The Horse's Mouth of 1944 and others.

Palladio (Andrea) The Architecture...in Four Books, edited by Giacomo Leoni, with notes and remarks by Inigo Jones, 2 vol. in 1, third edition, engraved portrait and frontispiece, title to vol.1 in red & black, 230 engraved plates on 207 sheets by J.Cole, J.Harris, B.Picart & M.Vandergucht, a few double-page, some light foxing to text of vol.2 and one or two plates with marginal stains but generally an excellent clean and bright copy, engraved bookplate of Richard Prime, contemporary diced russia with gilt ornamental border, rubbed, a few scratches, rebacked in calf, spine ruled in gilt with red roan label, corners repaired, folio, [Harris 685], folio, A.Ward and others, 1742.⁂ Lavish edition of Palladio's works. This edition contains the notes by Inigo Jones for the first time, also translations of Palladio's Antiquities of Rome and Discourse on the Fires of the Ancients which did not appear in the earlier editions.

Panseron (Pierre) Elemens d'Architecture, 3 parts in 1, engraved title, 2 letterpress leaves and one engraved leaf of advertisements, part 1 with 16 engraved plates, parts 2 & 3 engraved throughout, each with title and 27 plates, plates printed on pale blue paper, with contemporary ink manuscript leaf bound in before title of vol.1 with translation of title into Dutch and notes to verso of plates, occasional light soiling, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine preserving red morocco label, [cf.Berlin Kat. 2431, first edition 1776], Paris, 1785 § Durand (J.N.L.) Précis des Leçons d'Architecture, vol.1 & 2 only (of 3), half-titles, 64 double-page engraved plates, some light spotting, a few leaves of vol.1 nibbled at lower outer corner, original wrappers, uncut, rubbed, vol.1 spine worn and broken, [cf.Fowler 112 but no mention of this edition], Paris, 1819-17, 4to; sold not subject to return (3)⁂ Panseron was professor of drawing at the École Royale Militaire; Durand was professor of architecture at the École Polytechnique. The second work was first published in 2 volumes in 1802-05 with a third volume added later. "The work is interesting because it shows the French methods of architectural education at the end of the eighteenth century." (Fowler).

Papworth (John Buonarotti) Rural Residences, consisting of a Series of Designs for Cottages, Decorated Cottages, Small Villas, and other Ornamental Buildings, second edition, half-title, 27 hand-coloured aquatint plates, with the final blank, frontispiece and title spotted and slightly frayed at edges, some other spotting, plate 24 torn and repaired, modern green morocco, gilt, spine gilt, Greek key gilt dentelles, [Berlin Kat. 2321; cf.Abbey Life 45, first edition], R.Ackermann, 1832 § Plaw (John) Ferme Ornée; or, Rural Improvements, 38 aquatint plates printed in sepia, tissue guards, 4pp. folio publishers' catalogue at end, wide margins, foxed, [Berlin Kat. 2305; cf.Abbey Life 48, earlier edition], old marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in calf, uncut, spine gilt with red morocco label, I. & J.Taylor, 1796 § [Aikin (Edmund), C.A.Busby & others.] Designs and Examples of Cottages, Villas, and Country Houses..., 67 plates, 55 engraved (some aquatint), the rest wood-engraved, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed and faded, spine ends worn, John Weale, 1857, 4to (3)⁂ The last is a compilation of reissued plates from Aikin's Designs for Villas and Busby's Series of Designs for Villas and Country Houses, with a few more recent designs for houses in Italianate or Gothic styles in Harwich, Brighton and London.

Belidor (Bernard Forest de) Architecture Hydraulique, ou l'Art de Conduire, d'Elever, et de Menager les Eaux pour les Differens Besoins de la Vie, 2 vol. in 4, first edition, titles in red & black, half-title and engraved portrait in vol.3, 2 engraved frontispieces and 219 folding plates & plans, engraved vignettes as chapter headings, woodcut ornaments and initials, plate 3 Book 2 chapter 1 in vol.1 torn and repaired, a few plates soiled and slightly frayed at edges, old ink signature of Lord Greenock to front free endpapers, an excellent clean and crisp copy in contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, a few worn patches to covers, rebacked with gilt spines, some volumes misnumbered, [Berlin Kat. 3555; Bibliotheca Mechanica p.29], 4to, Paris, Charles-Antoine-Jombert, 1737-53.⁂ A study of enormous value to 18th century engineers. Belidor's was the first work of its kind to apply integral calculus to practical problems. It concentrates on civil engineering including transport, shipbuilding, canals, locks, lighthouses, fountains, fire-engines, windmills etc., providing an important survey on the eve of the Industrial Revolution.Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart, styled Lord Greenock (1783-1859), army officer who was Governor General of Canada 1845-47, and an amateur geologist.

Perrault (Claude) A Treatise of the Five Orders of Columns in Architecture, translated by John James, first edition in English, engraved pictorial frontispiece, vignette title, dedication to Earl of Pembroke, 2pp. list of subscribers, 7 plates (numbered I-VI, one unnumbered with 2 engravings) and illustrations in text, numerous charming engraved head- & tail-pieces and initials by John Sturt, 4pp. errata/advertisements bound before Preface, no pp.43/44 as correct, very light water-staining to lower edge of frontispiece and title but otherwise a crisp and clean copy, contemporary ink signature of M.Cholmeley to front pastedown and another later inscription to front free endpaper, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, a couple of worn patches, rebacked, red morocco label, [Fowler 248; Harris 700; Millard British 56], folio, Benjamin Motte, sold by John Sturt, 1708. ⁂ Subscribers of this important and influential work include the architects Lord Burlington, Nicholas Hawksmoor, and John Vanbrugh, as well as several bricklayers, carpenters, masons etc.

Perronet (Jean Rodolphe) Description des Projets et de la Construction des Ponts de Neuilly, de Mantes, d'Orleans...du Canal de Bourgogne..., 2 vol. including Atlas, second edition, text with half-title, one or two spots and short marginal tears, some light water-staining to upper edge, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, rubbed and scratched, head of spine and corners repaired, new red morocco label, Atlas with engraved portrait by Saint Aubin after Cochin and 75 plates, many double-page and/or folding, title slightly soiled, occasional light spotting or soiling, mostly marginal, a few minor marginal tears and repairs, modern mottled calf to match text volume, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco label, uncut, very slightly rubbed at edges, [Berlin Kat. 3564], folio, Paris, Didot l'ainé, 1788.⁂ Perronet (1708-1794) is regarded as the father of modern bridge building. One of the founders of the École des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris in 1747 he was responsible for some of the most revolutionary improvements in the construction of bridges. These impressive plates depict his projects at Nogent-sur-Seine, Neuilly, Sainte-Maxence and the Pont de la Concorde in Paris in addition to navigation and canal improvement projects. The work was first published in 2 folio volumes in 1782-83 and this second edition issued in 1788 with additional text and plates, prompting a folio supplement of the new material to appear in 1789 to accompany the first edition.

Peyre (Marie-Joseph) Oeuvres d'Architecture, second edition, 20 engraved plates, 8 folding, title browned at upper edge, modern straight-grain morocco-backed boards, spine ruled and titled in gilt, uncut, [Millard French 140; cf.Berlin Kat. 2417, first edition], folio, Paris, 1795.

Piranesi (Giovanni Battista) Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de' Romani, engraved pictorial titles in Latin & Italian and portrait of Pope Clement XIII, text in Latin & Italian on facing leaves, 38 engraved plates, 8 double-page and 4 folding, engraved pictorial initials and 2 illustrations, Rome, 1761; Osservazioni...sopra la lettre de M. Mariette..., engraved pictorial title and 9 engraved plates, 6 double-page, no text (as issued), plate 1 bound upside down and with tiny scratch to image, [Paris], 1765, together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, excellent impressions on thick laid paper, James Paine's copy with his ink inscription "J.Paine...Archt. Rome 1767" to title of first work and on front free endpaper, occasional light foxing to text of first work but plates very clean, contemporary half vellum, red morocco label, rubbed, spine a little worn, [cf.Millard Italian 99, second edition], folio⁂ Piranesi's lavish and erudite contribution to the Graeco-Roman debate of the period, where he illustrates the decorative inventions of the Romans, and outlines his theories regarding the originality of Italy over Greece. The second work was issued as a supplement to the first but this Paris edition was issued without text.James Paine (1717-89), architect, designer of the stables at Chatsworth and houses for several Catholic noblemen, author of Plans, Elevations and Sections of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses of 1767-83 (see lot 190).

Plumier (Charles) L'Art de Tourner..., first edition, engraved additional pictorial title, letterpress title in red & black with engraved printer's device by Le Clerc, 72 engraved plates, one folding, engraved head-piece, woodcut initials, marginal tear to folding plate repaired, another to M3 affecting text but no loss (repaired), with photocopy of 2013 article on turning by Joseph Connors loosely inserted, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, neatly repaired, [Berlin Kat.1246], folio, Lyons, Jean Certe, 1701. ⁂ Excellent copy of the first work on woodturning or ornamental lathing.

Pocock (William Fuller) Architectural Designs for Rustic Cottages, Picturesque Dwellings, Villas, &c., second edition, 33 engraved plates and plans, 23 aquatints printed in sepia, 16pp. publishers' catalogue bound in at end, book-label of Sir Henry Hunloke of Wingerworth, an excellent clean copy in the original boards, uncut, a little rubbed and spotted, rebacked preserving part of old spine, [cf.Berlin Kat. 2318, first edition], J.Taylor, 1823; Modern Finishings for Rooms: A Series of Designs for Vestibules, Halls, Stair Cases, Dressing Rooms, Boudoirs, Libraries and Drawing Rooms, third edition, 86 engraved plates, 8vo bookseller's catalogue bound in at end, some light foxing, John & Myfanwy Piper's copy with their book-label, modern half calf, uncut, red morocco label, [cf. Abbey Life 50 & Berlin Kat. 2319, first edition], M.Taylor, 1837, 4to (2)⁂ Pattern books for exteriors and interiors, the second including doors, windows, staircases, fireplaces, bookcases etc.

Poleni (Giovanni) Exercitationes Vitruvianae primae [...secundae,...tertiae], 3 parts in 1, first edition, titles with woodcut printer's device, engraved head-pieces and initials by A.Visentini, woodcut tail-pieces and illustrations, some full-page, one full-page engraved illustration by Visentini, an excellent clean copy, modern half calf, spine ruled in gilt with red roan label, [Fowler 250; Millard Italian 104], 4to, Padua, Giovanni Manfre, 1739-41.⁂ The first critical bibliography of Vitruvius manuscripts and editions.

Pozzo (Andrea) Perspectiva pictorum et architectorum, 2 vol., vol.1 second edition, vol.2 first edition, both with titles and text in Latin & Italian, engraved frontispieces and 223 plates or full-page illustrations, one folding, light browning to a few plates in vol.2 but generally very clean, slight worming to upper margin towards end of vol.2 just extending into platemark of folding plate, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt, rubbed, corners and spine ends slightly worn, [Berlin Kat. 4725; Fowler 251; Millard Italian 107], folio, Rome, Antonio de Rossi; G.G.Komarek, 1702-1700.

Prony de (Gaspard Clair Francois Marie) Nouvelle Architecture Hydraulique, 2 vol., first edition, half-title in vol.1, 53 folding engraved plates mounted on stubs, some large, spotting to 2A2 in vol.1, otherwise very crisp and clean, modern paste-paper boards with red roan labels, uncut, slightly rubbed at edges, 4to, Paris, Firmin Didot, 1790-96.⁂ Lectures on hydraulics by the then inspector at the École des Ponts et Chaussées; vol.2 concerns steam engines.

Pyne (William Henry) The History of the Royal Residences of Windsor Castle, St. James's Palace, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buckingham House, and Frogmore, 3 vol., first edition, 100 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, lacking half-titles, dedication in vol.2 and list of plates at end of vol.3, with ink signature of "Frances Henrietta Packe 1861" to front free endpaper and inscription "Walter Campion a remembrance of his aunt & cousin New Year's Day 1879" to pastedown, an excellent clean and bright copy, handsome contemporary red straight-grain morocco cathedral binding with large gilt ecclesiastical window to covers and elaborate borders in gilt and blind, spines gilt in compartments, g.e., a little rubbed and scuffed, some repairs to joints, [Abbey, Scenery 396], 4to, 1819.⁂ William Henry Pyne (1770-1843) was an artist and printmaker who commissioned the artists and engravers of these plates to show an exact record of the interiors of royal residences. The illustrations have been consulted by art historians, curators and archivists at the Royal Collection to research interior schemes and decorative fashions, even down to such details as the arrangements of hanging pictures.

Ramelli (Agostino) Le Diverse et Artificiose Machine..., first edition, engraved architectural title with portrait of the author on verso, both by Léonard Gualtier, text in Italian & French, mostly on parallel leaves, all within typographical border, woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, 194 fine full-page engraved illustrations numbered I-CXCV (plate CXLVIII/CXLIX numbered as two), 20 double-page, contemporary ink inscription of Jesuit college in Lyons to head of title and traces of another to foot (frayed at edges and neatly repaired), with title written in French in neat ink manuscript facing engraved title, F1 & 2 bound after G signature, tears to upper margin of t3 & 4, along edge of text to H1 & 2 (just inside border) and to Gg5 (all neatly repaired), small abrasion to engraving on O2, washed, modern vellum-backed boards, red morocco label, [Mortimer French 452], folio (c.330 x 210mm.), Paris, for the Author, 1588.⁂ A tour de force of Renaissance book-design and one of the most beautiful of sixteenth century illustrated books. Celebrated both for its text and illustrations this extraordinary work on mechanical engineering was produced so handsomely in order to prevent piracy. The majority of engravings are concerned with raising water but also feature windmills, cranes, military devices, fountains, an ornamental feature with artificial singing birds, and a reading wheel.

Repton (Humphry) Sketches and Hints on Landscape Gardening..., first edition, half-title, 16 aquatint plates of which 10 finely hand-coloured, 9 only with overlays (of 10), 3 double-page, one folding, and 6 uncoloured (4 with overlays), wood-engraved tail-piece, rather damaged by damp causing loss to lower outer corner sometimes affecting text, double-page plate bound at p.32 with slight loss to edge of image and border at lower left side (repaired and restored in pen, ink & watercolour) but also lacking the two overlays, occasional staining to lower margin, modern half red straight-grain morocco, spine gilt in compartments with green morocco label, [Abbey Scenery 388; Berlin Kat. 3427; Henrey 1269], oblong folio, by W.Bulmer & Co. for J. & J.Boydell and G.Nicol, [1794].⁂ The landscape architect's first book, compiled from his famous "Red Books" which were drawn up for prospective clients and included watercolours with overlays showing before and after scenes.

Repton (Humphry) Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, second edition, stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait by W.Holl after S.Shelley (spotted), 11 hand-coloured aquatint plates (9 with overlays, 1 folding), 13 engraved plates (mostly aquatint, some tinted, 3 with overlays, 1 double-page) and 3 engraved plans (1 hand-coloured), 11 aquatint illustrations in text, 2 with overlays, wood-engraved illustrations, portrait lightly spotted, some offsetting from plates, folding plate with two short tears (repaired), contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine and green roan label, [Millard British 65; cf.Abbey Scenery 390, Berlin Kat 3431 & Tooley p.209, first edition of 1803], 4to, T.Bensley for J.Taylor, 1805.⁂ This important work contains much information from the author's Red Books (many now lost) and an evaluation of the work of Capability Brown, in addition to Repton's defence against the attacks of proponents of the picturesque, Richard Payne Knight and Uvedale Price.