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.
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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.
Ackermann (Rudolph) The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, First-Third Series, 40 vol. [a complete set], additional engraved calligraphic vignette titles/dedications in First & Third Series, woodcut in Second Series, 1496 plates (Abbey calls for 1491), most engraved, some aquatint, the majority hand-coloured, some folding, some light browning or offsetting, modern half calf, spines ruled in gilt with red & black roan labels, [Abbey Life 212], 8vo, January 1809-July 1828.⁂ An excellent set of this comprehensive periodical illustrated with views, interiors, furnishings, fashion plates, textile designs, bank notes, and over 60 allegorical woodcuts with mounted textile samples. The set conforms more or less to the Abbey set, missing only nos. 40, 41, 125, 591, 724, 875a, 918a, 997 & 1000 but with a few additional plates.
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.
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 woodcu](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7cebb886-88e1-48ab-996d-af1f010038fc/1712caa8-2376-4c5a-a6ff-af1f0119bf55/468x382.jpg)
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 Costume of Great Britain, hand-coloured title-vignette and 60 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates with coloured backgrounds, some light soiling to text, first leaf of Preface torn and frayed at edges, several other leaves with marginal tears (mostly text but occasionally plates, some repaired), a well-thumbed copy but with plates clean and fresh, contemporary green straight-grain morocco, gilt, g.e., rather worn, rebacked, folio, [Abbey, Life 430], folio, 1808 [plates water-marked 1819].
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.
Richardson (George) A Treatise on the Five Orders of Architecture, first edition, title and text in English and French, text printed in double columns, list of subscribers, 22 aquatint plates, contemporary ink signature "John Peachey 1793" to head of title, some foxing, mostly marginal but particularly affecting plate XVIII, some plates offset, old Westdean library book-label, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rebacked preserving old red roan label, corners repaired, rubbed, [Abbey Life 58; Berlin Kat.2297; Harris 744; Millard British 68], folio, for the Author, 1787.⁂ The list of subscribers includes several architects, notably William Chambers, George Dance, Henry Holland and John Soane, as well as an array of craftsmen such as builders, carpenters, painters, plasterers, cabinet-makers etc.
Richardson (George) A Series of Original Designs for Country Seats or Villas..., 57 fine aquatint plates and plans, title and text heavily foxed and with water-stain to lower outer corner, plates mostly very clean and bright but final plate with slight mottling and staining to corners, plate IV creased, short tear to lower margin of plates XXVI & XXVII (the latter just extending into imprint), later half red roan, rubbed and stained, a few scuffs, [Harris 743], folio, for the Author, 1795.⁂ Originally issued as A Complete System of Architecture; or, A Series of Original Designs for Country Seats or Villas in 2 volumes in 1794-95, the first two parts of a projected 4 volume work with 108 plates. Only 2 volumes were published, with 57 plates as here, and are very rare, particularly the first volume dated 1794; however, this edition is also scarce and no copy seems to have appeared at auction. In addition to elevations and plans the plates depict chimneypieces, ceilings, column capitals and friezes.
Rossi (Domenico de) Studio d'Architettura Civile sopra gli Ornamenti di Porte e, Finestre tratti da alcune Fabbriche insigni di Roma..., vol.1 & 2 only (of 3), first edition, vol.1 with engraved title, architectural dedication and 139 plates, 8 double-page, also 2 leaves of letterpress, vol.2 with engraved title and 61 plates, 3 double-page, titles lightly browned but plates very clean, title and dedication of vol.1 creased with short marginal tear to title, contemporary sprinkled calf, spines gilt in compartments and red morocco labels (not quite uniform), rubbed, spine ends worn, joints of vol.1 split, [Berlin Kat. 2681; Millard Italian 110], folio, Rome, Domenico de Rossi, 1702-11.⁂ Important survey of the architecture of 16th and 17th century Rome including the work of Michelangelo, Borromini, Bernini, Cortona and others. The first volume depicts doorways and windows, the second the interiors of chapels and churches. The third volume (not present here) mainly featured the facades and plans of churches and was published in 1721.
Rossi (Domenico de) Studio d'Architettura Civile sopra di Ornamenti di Porte e Finestre...Hohe-Schul, Burgerlicher Bau-Kunst..., edited by Alessandro Specchi engraved throughout with 2 titles (one calligraphic, one architectural) and 51 plates, 4 folding, titles and captions to plates in Italian & German, a little browned, contemporary Italian printed shelf-label and old ink manuscript note to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rather rubbed and scuffed, [cf.Berlin Kat. 2681 & Millard Italian 110, Italian edition], folio, Augsburg, J.U.Kraus, [c.1725].⁂ German edition of the first part of Rossi's 3 volume work published in Rome in 1702-21, with details of doorways, windows, staircases etc. taken from Roman buildings by Michelangelo, Bernini, Borromini, Fontana etc.
Rossi (Giovanni Battista) Palazzi Diversi nel Alma Cita di Roma, second edition, engraved throughout with pictorial title and 50 plates by Rossi after Giacomo Lauro, some light marginal soiling, a few marginal tears and repairs, modern book-labels of J.B. & Michael Bury, contemporary vellum, a little soiled and stained, cover slightly splayed, recased and repaired, [Berlin Kat. 2661; Not in Fowler or Millard], small oblong folio, Rome, G. de Rossi, 1638 [but 1655].⁂ Scarce second, greatly expanded, edition of these engravings first published in 1638 with only 22 leaves, after Giacomo Lauro's Antique urbis vestigia of 1612-28. The plates include views of the Vatican, the Farnese, Medici, Barberini and Adobrandini palaces, as well as view of St.Mark's Square in Venice and the Escorial in Madrid.
Rossi (Giovanni Giacomo de) Insignium Romae templorum prospectus exteriores interioresque..., engraved throughout with pictorial title incorporating dedication to Cardinal Gaspari by Blondeau, frontispiece of St.Peter performing his first miracle by Manelli and 70 plates & plans by Bufalini, Collin, Venturini & others, 2 folding, [1684]; Disegni Vari Altari e Cappelle nelle Chiese di Roma..., engraved throughout with pictorial title by P.A.de Pitri after C.Ferri and 49 plates by Ferri, Specchi, Venturini & others, [c.1687], together 2 works in 1 vol., some foxing, mostly marginal, a few small stains to plates, modern red bookplate of A.C.Lascarides, eighteenth century calf ruled in gilt, rubbed, some scratches to upper cover, rebacked, corners repaired, [Berlin Kat. 2672 & 2673; Millard Italian 112 & 113], folio, Rome, Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi ⁂ Engravings of elevations, plans and interiors of Roman churches, often found bound together.
Rusconi (Giovanni Antonio ) I Dieci Libri d'Architettura, second edition, woodcut allegorical title, numerous fine woodcut illustrations, decorations and initials including illustration of water-clock on final leaf, 3 woodcuts of Vitruvian man with genitals crossed out in ink, light staining to title, very occasional spotting, upper hinge broken and lacking front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, rubbed, spine wormed, [Berlin Kat. 2603; Fowler 281; Millard Italian 120], folio, Venice, Francesco Valvasense, 1660.⁂ Important work by an assistant of Palladio, originally intended to illustrate a translation of Vitruvius. "The illustrations follow those of the 1590 edition, but the blocks in some instances are recut. Pages 144-147 contain an article, with woodcut illustrations, on sundials which is not found in the first edition." (Fowler).
Sandrart (Joachim von) L'Academia Todesca della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura: oder Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, vol.1 only (of 2), 2 parts & supplement in 1 vol., half-title (cut down and mounted on blank leaf), engraved allegorical frontispiece, portrait, 3 part titles and 116 plates, lacking vignette title to part 2 but supplied in neat contemporary ink manuscript with pen & ink vignette, supplement with engraved title vignette, woodcut initials, engraved illustrations in text, printed in Gothic letter in double column, light water-staining to lower edge, modern half calf, red morocco label, [Millard N.European 111], folio, Nuremberg, printed by Johann-Philipp Miltenberger for Jacob von Sandrart, and Matthaeus Merian, Frankfurt, 1675.⁂ Comprehensive survey of European art up until that time by the first German art historian, including several portraits of artists; without the second volume issued in 1679.
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Schillinger (Georg Peter) [Architectura civilis], no title, engraved frontispiece featuring the author supervising four carpenters at work in front of a large house by Joh.Eberhard Alber (c.570 x 330mm.) and 26 large engraved plates (c.670 x 580mm. with margins), frontispiece lightly browned, plates with occasional light foxing and a few towards end with small stain but generally clean and bright, central vertical crease from previous folding, first plate a little torn and frayed at edges not affecting image (repaired), modern half sheep, red morocco label, uncut, rubbed at edges, [Berlin Kat. 2184], large oblong folio, Nuremberg, Homänn, 1745-48.⁂ Rare work with impressive and detailed plates of carpentry for timber roofing by the master carpenter and Hof-Zimmer-Meister to Karl Ludwig, Graf von Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen, including an orangery for Schloss Weikersheim at Württemberg, country houses, barns, a brewery, summerhouse etc.Only a few copies are known, some with a title, others without.
Schübler (Johann Jacob) Perspectiva pes-picturae. Das ist: Kurtze und leichte Verfassung der practicabelsten Regul, zur perspectivischen Zeichnungs-Kunst, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, engraved allegorical frontispieces and 48 plates on 47 sheets by Rentz, Böllmann & von Montalegre (plates 14 & 15 in vol.2 joined and folding), printed in Gothic letter, text in double column, light marginal soiling, stain to upper margin of D1 & plate D of vol.1 (just touching border of plate), contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked and recornered, red morocco label, [cf.Berlin Kat. 4728, second edition of 1749 & lacking plate; Not in Millard N.European], folio, Nuremberg, J.C.Weigel, 1719.⁂ Schübler's first major work, a study of geometry and perspective and how it can be applied to architectural drawing. Library Hub records only 3 UK copies (BL, Cambridge, and UCL).
Seller (Abednego) The Antiquities of Palmyra, first edition, long folding engraved panorama of ruins and folding engraved plate of coins, errata leaf at end, panorama lightly browned, also S gathering, otherwise clean and crisp, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, slight wear to joints, new label, [Blackmer 1523; Wing S2448], 8vo, for S.Smith & B.Walford, 1696.⁂ One of the first published accounts of the ancient city of Palmyra, discovered in 1691.
Serlio (Sebastiano) Regole Generali di Architettura, second edition, title with woodcut architectural border, woodcut initials and numerous illustrations, many full-page, woodcut printer's device in large cartouche to verso of final leaf, some light marginal soiling and staining, P1 torn just touching edge of image, slight worming to upper outer corner, a few small stains and tiny holes to leaves of Q & R gatherings (neatly repaired), modern calf, red roan label, [EDIT 16 CNCE 28611; Fowler 314], folio (c.350 x 240mm.), Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1540.⁂ Book IV of this important Renaissance work on the five orders of architecture, one of eight books on architecture and perspective of which only five were published in the author's lifetime, the first being this in 1537. The present work is a reset and corrected edition of the1537 edition with illustrations taken from the original blocks. Serlio's monumental work represents the first treatise on architecture in which the illustrations assumed primary importance, leading to its becoming one of the most important architectural books to disseminate knowledge of antique heritage and invention throughout Europe during the Italian Renaissance.
Serlio (Sebastiano) Libro Primo d'Architettura, second Italian edition, title with woodcut architectural border, contemporary ink inscription at foot and small wormhole to lower margin, browned, ink stain to D1v & D2r, a few other ink smudges and marginal soiling, Gio.Battista & Marchio Sessa, [1560]; Il Secondo Libro di Perspettiva, first Italian edition, large woodcut printer's device to verso of final leaf (partly coloured red), Cornelio de Nicolini da Sabbio for Marchio Sessa, [1551]; Il Terzo Libro..., third edition, woodcut pictorial title with title in red & black, large woodcut printer's device to verso of final leaf, Pietro de Nicolini da Sabbio for Marchio Sessa, 1551, together 3 works in 1 vol., woodcut initials and numerous illustrations and diagrams, some full-page, occasional light marginal soiling and a few small stains to Books II & III but generally clean and bright, modern etched octagonal bookplate of Ralph Kirkpatrick, eighteenth century vellum, spine titled in gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, [Fowler 306, 304 & 311; cf. Millard Italian 125], folio (c.355 x 240mm.), Venice⁂ A good set of early printings of Books I-III of Serlio's great work and including a particularly good copy of Book III. Books I & II cover geometry, perspective and stage design, Book III depicts the surviving buildings of ancient Rome and used most of the original blocks. It is curious to find mixed printings of Books I & 2 as they were issued together in both the 1551 and 1560 editions but they were obviously bound together some time ago.Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911-84), American harpsichordist and musicologist.
Serlio (Sebastiano) Extraordinario Libro di Architettura, woodcut device to title and woodcut initials, 50 engraved plates, with late 16th/early 17th century ink manuscript note to foot of title (and alteration to date) and to all plates, also ink ornamental sketch to verso of final plate and list of Spanish names to rear free endpaper, damp-staining to title, text and first & last few plates, mostly to upper outer corner, some soiling, light marginal water-staining towards end, modern limp vellum, [EDIT 16 CNCE 36440; Not in Berlin Kat., Fowler or Millard Italian], folio (c.355 x 240mm.), Venice, Giouambattista, Marchio Sessa, 1566.⁂ Very rare edition of what came to be known as Serlio's Sixth Book, not cited by Fowler in his list of printings and with only 4 copies located by Magali Vène in her Bibliographia Serliana, Paris, 2007 (3 in Paris and one in Madrid). We can trace no copy at auction."This book on gates and doors was published in 1551 in Lyon with a dedication to Henry II, probably with the hope of Serlio that he could interest the new king in becoming his patron. It provides models that combine a manneristic expression and a coarsening of Michelangelo's designs by introducing Northern strap work and the influence of the Fontainebleau school. The designs had a great influence in northern Europe, especially France, and were a source of many later books on the application of the ornament of the orders to doors and gates. The Extraordinario Libro, which was never intended to be a part of the architectural treatise, replaced Serlio's unpublished Book 6 (on habitations) in standard editions of his work, beginning with 1563. Only after 1600 was the Extraordinario Libro titled as the sixth book." (Millard French 153).
Serlio (Sebastiano) Architecturae liber septimus...Il settimo libri d'Architettura, first edition, title and text in Latin and Italian printed in double column, woodcut printer's device to title and larger version to verso of final leaf, woodcut coat-of-arms to dedication and ornaments, numerous full-page woodcut illustrations, contemporary ink signatures of A.Tabourot with motto to title and another inscription to front free endpaper, light water-staining and worming to lower margin, some light foxing, contemporary limp vellum, rubbed and soiled, [Berlin Kat. 2568; EDIT 16 CNCE 38099; Fowler 326], folio (c.385 x 250mm.), Frankfurt, A.Wechel, 1575.⁂ Scarce work published posthumously; the only separate printing of Book VII and in folio format. The book is concerned with domestic architecture, with designs for villas and palaces, chimneypieces, doors, windows etc.Etienne Tabourot (1549-90), lawyer in Dijon, poet, writer of comic works and puzzles, and bibliophile.
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Serlio (Sebastiano) The first [-fift] Booke of Architecture, first English edition, mostly black letter, woodcut titles, lacking title to first book (supplied in facsimile), woodcut head- & tail-pieces and initials, numerous woodcut illustrations and diagrams, a few double-page, with blank at end of Book II, trace of old ink inscription to foot of final leaf of Book I, some light soiling and staining, dedication and final 3 leaves defective at edges and repaired (final leaves with slight loss to woodcuts particularly penultimate leaf), a few other leaves frayed at fore-edge with occasional slight loss (repaired) and several leaves trimmed at inner margin and mounted on stubs, G2 in Book 2 torn and repaired, a few other minor tears and repairs, modern sheep with ornamental lattice in blind, rubbed, [Fowler 331; Harris 817; Millard British 74; STC 22235], folio, [by Simon Stafford and Thomas Snodham] for Robert Peake, 1611.⁂ The first major work on architecture in English. This is the first English edition of Books I-V, translated into English from the Dutch translation of Peter Cocke published in Amsterdam in 1606. Both used the woodcut titles and illustrations from the Antwerp edition of 1553.
Sirigatti (Lorenzo) La Pratica di Prospettiva, 2 parts in1, first edition, fine engraved architectural title, 65 engraved full-page illustrations or plates including architectural title to second part, woodcut initials, large woodcut printer's device to colophon at end of first part, title slightly shaved at head (as often) and very slightly worn, washed, very light browning to a few plates, eighteenth century half vellum over speckled boards, a little rubbed, rebacked, [Adams S1224; Berlin Kat. 4700; Fowler 336, lacking a leaf and a plate; cf.Millard Italian 129, second edition of 1625], folio (c.420 X 270mm.), Venice, Girolamo Franceschi Sanese, 1596.⁂ Scarce elegant sixteenth century treatise on perspective with plates of orders, arches, Bramante's tempietto, and some complex polyhedra.
Soane (Sir John) Plans, Elevations and Sections of Buildings executed in the Counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Hertfordshire etc., first edition, list of subscribers, 47 engraved plates and plans, some spotting and offsetting, final leaf of text with a few ink spatters, modern half morocco over marbled boards, [Berlin Kat. 2341a; Harris 842], folio, Messrs.Taylor, 1788.⁂ The architect's second work, illustrating eighteen designs for rural buildings, of which fifteen were actually built. While the book was in the press Soane was appointed surveyor to the Bank of England, following the sudden death of Sir Robert Taylor, thereby establishing his reputation.
Soane (Sir John) Sketches in Architecture; containing Plans and Elevations of Cottages, Villas, 43 engraved plates & plans including 26 fine aquatint views, Messrs. Taylor, 1793 bound with Parkyns (George) Six Designs for Improving and Embellishing Grounds..., , 11 engraved plates, I. & J.Taylor, 1793, together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, without general title, with 4pp. publisher's catalogue bound in at end (slightly smaller), contemporary ink inscription "J.Templer Lindridge" to head of first title and on front pastedown, tissue guards, some light foxing, mostly to guards or margins, small ink stain to plate XIV of the first work, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rubbed, rebacked preserving old red morocco label and recornered, [Berlin Kat. 2304; Harris 844; Millard British 77], folio⁂ As usual including Parkyns's Six Designs for Improving and Embellishing Grounds... The works were issued either separately or together, sometimes with a general title mentioning both (not present here, as in the Millard copy).
Soane (Sir John) Designs in Architecture..., 37 engraved plates numbered 1-38 (penultimate plate numbered 36 & 37), some light foxing, small hole to title not affecting text, a few plates shaved at fore-edge, modern half calf, [cf.Berlin Kat. 2299 & Harris 841, 1797 edition], J.Taylor, [c.1798] § Miller (J.) The Country Gentleman's Architect, in a great variety of New Designs..., first edition, letterpress title and explanatory leaves to plates 3-15 (as issued), 31 engraved plates only (of 32, lacking plate 28), light foxing, modern half calf, [Abbey Life 38; Harris 555; cf.Berlin Kat.2302, 1791 edition], I. and J. Taylor, 1787 § [Peacock (James)], "Jose Mac Packe". Oikidia [graece], or, Nutshells: being Ichnographic Distributions for Small Villas..., Part the First [all published], first edition, 27 engraved plans, light offsetting, modern half calf, red morocco label, [Berlin Kat. 2295; Harris 694], for the Author, 1785, 8vo & 4to (3)
Soane (Sir John).- Britton (John) The Union of Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting...with descriptive accounts of the house and galleries of John Soane, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint frontispiece by R.Havell after P.Williams marked proof, wood-engraved title-vignette and head-pieces, 22 engraved plates, 4pp. advertisements at end, plates lightly foxed, John Sparrow's copy with his book-label and earlier bookplate of Keverstone Library Leveson Scarth, original boards, paper label to upper cover, uncut, rubbed and spotted, rebacked, [Abbey Life 7; Fowler 70], 4to, 1827.
Soane (Sir John) Designs for Public and Private Buildings, first edition, half-title, engraved title with vignettes and 55 plates & plans, list of plates at end, marginal soiling to a few plates and one or two minor repairs, modern half calf, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, [Fowler 338; Millard British 78], folio, 1828.
Soane (Sir John) Description of the House and Museum on the North Side of Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, first edition, half-title inscribed by the author "To Sir Charles Flint from the author, with sentiments of respect, Not Published", 3 engraved plans, 12 lithographed and 2 engraved plates, some light foxing to text and first plan, plates generally clean, original boards, upper cover with paper label containing list of plates and "Not Published" in manuscript at foot, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked, 4to, 1830.⁂ Scarce guide to the architect's house and museum, privately printed for presentation.Sir Charles William Flint (1777-1832), private secretary to the Duke of Wellington and under secretary of state for Ireland.
Spence (Joseph) Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men, edited by Samuel Weller Singer, first edition, one of 50 large paper copies, extra illustrated with the insertion of c.190 additional pieces including an A.L.s. from Singer to William Upcott, 2 fine large original monochrome watercolours of Strawberry Hill by an anonymous hand, and the rest engravings, mostly portraits of writers, artists and musicians etc., mainly British, many mezzotint including over 15 by James Faber after Kneller's portraits of members of the Kit-Cat Club, others by John Smith, Edward Cooper and others, some excellent fine impressions of early portraits, but most trimmed close and tipped into blank leaves, near contemporary red morocco, gilt, by Rivière, spine gilt in compartments with floral tools, g.e., a little rubbed, joints slightly worn and with some splits, folio, 1820.⁂ One of only 50 copies printed on large paper with the view to extra-illustration. Portraits include Shakespeare, Pope, Locke, Newton, Wren, Defoe, Swift, Vanbrugh, Addison, Congreve, Henrietta Maria after Van Dyck, Handel by Houbraken, Newton with the Prism after Romney, Lord Burlington & many others.
Swan (Abraham) The British Architect: or, the Builder's Treasury of Stair-Cases, second edition, 60 engraved plates, some half-page with letterpress, some spotting and soiling, a few small stains, modern half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, [Harris 861], for the Author, 1750; A Collection of Designs in Architecture, 2 vol., first edition, second issue, 125 engraved plates, title with imprint amended in manuscript, light foxing, worming to lower outer corner of vol.1 just inside platemark and to upper margin of vol.2, ex-library copy with unobtrusive embossed stamp to titles and a few plates, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked and recornered, [Berlin Kat. 2285; Harris 867; Millard British 82], for the Author, by Mr.Brotherton...Mr.Buckland...H.Piers and partner, 1757, folio (3)
Switzer (Stephen) Ichnographia Rustica: or, the Nobleman, Gentleman, and Gardener's Recreation, 3 vol., second edition, engraved frontispiece, titles in red & black, 52 engraved plates (as called for in Henrey but the number varies), 16 folding, a few mounted on linen, browning to vol.2 & 3, occasional spotting, vol.2 with title & front endpapers loose and tear to P8 (repaired), later half calf, by Morrell, spines gilt, rubbed, especially joints (some split with covers becoming loose), some wear to spine ends, [Henrey 1411; cf.Berlin Kat. 3413, later edition], 8vo, for D. Browne [& others], 1718.⁂ Scarce; first edition under this title, vol.1 was essentially a reissue of The Nobleman, Gentleman, and Gardener's Recreation of 1715.
Blondel (Jacques François) De la distribution des maisons de plaisance et de la decoration des edifices en general, 2 vol., first edition, second issue (with Rue Dauphine in imprint and without half-title & errata), engraved allegorical frontispiece, head- & tail-pieces by Cochin, titles in red & black with engraved vignette, 155 engraved plates & plans, mostly by the author, 57 folding or double-page, engraved initials, light water-staining to plate 39 in vol.1, otherwise an excellent clean copy, contemporary mottled calf, a little rubbed, corners bumped, rebacked preserving old gilt spines with morocco labels, [Berlin Kat. 2400; Fowler 49; Millard French 25], 4to, Paris, Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1737-38.⁂ The first book by Blondel who greatly influenced architecture in France, and indeed Europe in general, during the period that experienced the flourishing of the Rococo and the beginnings of Neoclassicism. This book concerned the country house, its decoration and gardens.
Taylor (Brook) Linear Perspective..., first edition, engraved head-piece and 18 plates, advertisement leaf at end, title with errata slip pasted to verso and inscription erased at head, some light spotting or soiling, later bookplate of William S.Argent and signature of Charles Singer, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, for R.Knaplock, 1715 § Highmore (Joseph) The Practice of Perspective, on the Principles of Dr.Brook Taylor, first edition, half-title, 50 folding engraved plates, final leaf lacking lower outer corner not affecting text (repaired), modern half calf, for A.Millar & J.Nourse, 1763 § Gwilt (Joseph) Sciography; or, Examples of Shadows, second edition, ?large paper copy, presentation copy from the author to his brother George Gwilt Esq. inscribed at head of title, 24 engraved plates on india paper and mounted, plate 3 with small scuff not affecting image, contemporary boards, uncut, slightly stained, rebacked and recornered in morocco, 1824, 8vo & 4to (3)⁂ Brook Taylor (1685-1731) was a mathematician and his work is the first general enunciation of the principles of vanishing points in English, but it proved too abstruse for contemporary artists and several later works attempted to present his ideas in simpler form.
Telford (Thomas).- House of Commons. Papers Relating to the Building a Bridge over the Menai Strait, near Bangor Ferry; &c., first edition, engraved plate and 2 folding maps with partial hand-colouring or routes supplied in colours, errata slip, plate foxed, some offsetting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, folio, 1819.
Thomas (William) Original Designs in Architecture, first edition, list of subscribers, 27 fine engraved plates, 2 hand-coloured (slightly shorter), an excellent clean copy in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, rebacked in morocco preserving old red morocco label and recornered, [Berlin Kat. 2294; Harris 878; Millard British 85], folio, for the Author, 1783.⁂ Containing elegant neoclassical designs for villas, temples, a grotto, ceilings, and chimney-pieces, all strongly influenced by Robert Adam, and with the 2 plates of ceilings delicately hand-coloured which is not always the case. The list of subscribers includes several architects such as Adam, Sir William Chambers, S.P.Cockerell, George Dance, Henry Holland, James Stuart, and James Wyatt.
Thomson (James) Retreats: A Series of Designs...for Cottages, Villas, and Ornamental Buildings, second edition, 41 engraved plates, 31 hand-coloured aquatints, all leaves mounted on stubs, some light offsetting from plates but plates clean and bright, John & Myfanwy Piper's copy with their book-label, with 16pp. publisher's 8vo catalogue bound in at end, modern half red morocco, spine a little faded, slightly rubbed at edges, [cf.Abbey Life 76, first edition], 4to, M.Taylor, 1840.⁂ An interesting association copy of this collection of charming designs for villas and garden buildings.
Tredgold (Thomas) A Practical Treatise on Rail-Roads and Carriages, first edition, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at beginning, folding engraved frontispiece, 3 engraved plates, modern half morocco, uncut, 1825; The Principles and Practice and Explanation of the Machinery of Locomotive Engines, Division A only (of 3: B & C being Marine & Stationary Engines), 10 parts in 1 vol., 41 engraved plates on 40 sheets, most folding, one silked, one with small tears to fore-edge, modern half morocco, 1850 § Roscoe (Thomas) The London and Birmingham Railway, folding hand-coloured engraved map dated 1839 bound as frontispiece, additional engraved vignette title and 16 plates, all on india paper and mounted, plan of Birmingham at end, illustrations, tissue guards, foxing to plates, upper hinge split, original cloth, spine gilt, rubbed and faded, Tilt, [1839]; and 7 others on railways including an 1840 Bradshaw's Railway Companion, plate vol. only of Clark's Railway Machinery of 1855 and an oblong folio volume of engravings of bridges, v.s. (10)
Blondel (Jacques François) Cours d'Architecture, ou Traité de la Décoration, Distribution & Construction des Bâtiments..., vol.1-4 & 6 of text only (of 6, lacking vol.5) and 3 plate vol. for vol.1-6, first edition, mixed set with plate vol. 3/4 & 5/6 a little taller, half-titles, errata leaves in vol.1 & 3, 377 engraved plates, many folding, light foxing to text of vol.6, marginal water-staining to plate vol.1/2, plate vol.5/6 rather soiled and stained with a few tears to folds, modern paste-paper boards, some with old paper labels, uncut, a little rubbed, split to joint of one plate vol., [Berlin Kat. 2429; Fowler 51; Millard French 29], 8vo, Paris, Desaint, 1771-77.
Vignola (Giacomo Barozzi da) Regola delli Cinque Ordini d'Architettura, early issue, engraved throughout with architectural title incorporating portrait of Vignola facing right, privilege, dedication and 34 plates (numbered IIII-XXXII and 5 unnumbered of doorways and a mantel), title lightly soiled with a couple of small stains, a few spots and marginal soiling, staining to last few plates with fore-edge reinforced, plate XXVII slightly torn mostly along platemark (repaired), small adhesions to plate XXXII and first unnumbered plate where once stuck to previous plate, one or two other old repairs to inner margins, engraved bookplate of Arthur William Fitzroy Somerset of Castle Goring Sussex dated 1920, early eighteenth century mottled calf, gilt, rubbed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine and red morocco label, [Fowler 351; cf.Berlin Kat. 2578 & Millard Italian 144, both with 32 engraved leaves], folio (c.405 x 260mm.), [Rome], [late 1560s/early 1570s].⁂ An early issue of this influential treatise on the orders in which Vignola made the first serious attempt to form a mathematical basis for each order. Alongside Serlio and Palladio, Vignola was the third great architectural theorist of the Renaissance. His treatise was first published in 1562 or 1563 with 32 engraved leaves; this copy conforms to that of Fowler 351 (also with the five additional unnumbered plates at end).
Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus) De Architectura Libri Dece, translated by Bono Mauro da Bergamo and Benedetto Jovio da Comasio, commentary by Cesare Cesariano, first edition in Italian, large woodcut printer's device to title and smaller device to colophon, 117 fine woodcut illustrations including 10 full-page, woodcut historiated initials, several contemporary ink manuscript marginalia of pointing fingers or grotesques of birds, faces, bagpipes etc., cropped with a few pointers and headlines shaved, title lightly soiled, a few spots or small stains to text or margins, slight worming to lower margins, light water-staining at end, S5 torn and repaired, a few other minor marginal tears and repairs, old ink inscription "Dz Domco: Zaballi 1690" to front free endpaper, later vellum-backed boards, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, slightly rubbed, [Adams V914; Berlin Kat. 1802; EDIT 16 CNCE 49742; Fowler 395; Millard Italian 158; Mortimer Italian 544; cf.PMM 26], folio (c.370 x 260mm.), Como, Gottardo da Ponte, 15 July 1521. ⁂ The first vernacular edition of Vitruvius. Cesarino (1483-1543) was a pupil of Bramante and Leonardo and later became architect to the city of Milan. The illustrations, many of which are also by him, include plans and elevations of Milan cathedral, believed to be the first book illustrations of Gothic architecture."The Como edition of 1521 is the first in Italian...it has splendid new illustrations...and is the most beautiful of all the early editions". (PMM).
Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus) De Architectura Libri Dece, translated by Bono Mauro da Bergamo and Benedetto Jovio da Comasio, commentary by Cesare Cesariano, first edition in Italian, lacking C8, G2, M1&2, N8, O1 & 2 and all after R8, with 6 leaves of contents bound at end, large woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut illustrations, some full-page, damp-stained, mostly marginal but causing some fraying and slight loss (cleaned and repaired), ink stain to edge of a few leaves, contemporary calf with double gilt-roll borders and "Vitruvio" in gilt to upper cover, rather worn, rebacked, new endpapers, [Adams V914; Berlin Kat. 1802; EDIT 16 CNCE 49742; Fowler 395; Millard Italian 158; Mortimer Italian 544; cf.PMM 26], folio (c.435 x 290mm.), Como, Gottardo da Ponte, 15 July 1521. ⁂ A tall copy with wide margins in a once handsome binding but sadly defective and heavily damp-stained.
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Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus) [Architettura], fragment only, lacking all before A4 (f.4) and all after M8 (f.96), with 11ff. of Index (Aa3-Bb5; Anatoni- Pariete) bound at end, numerous woodcut illustrations and initials, soiled and stained, tears to C1 & E8, leaves towards end of text frayed by damp with some loss, modern boards, [?Perugia, G.Bigazzini], [?1536]; The Civil Architecture..., translated by William Wilkins, 41 engraved plates, with final otherwise blank imprint leaf, some foxing, bookplate of James O'Byrne, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked & recornered preserving old gilt spine, new label, [Fowler 429], 1812-[17]; and another later edition of Vitruvius, folio & 4to (3)⁂ A pencil note by Gibson on front pastedown of the first identifies the fragment as being from the 1536 Perugia edition but reference to Fowler 400 & Millard Italian 159 suggests that this is incorrect.
Blunt (Charles) An Essay on Mechanical Drawing..., first edition, 63 engraved plates, most with aquatint, some soiling and staining, final plate frayed at fore-edge not affecting image, contemporary half diced russia, uncut, spine ends and corners a little worn, joints split, R.Ackermann, 1811 § Martin (Thomas) The Circle of the Mechanical Arts, first edition, half-title (laid down on facing endpaper), 44 engraved plates on 39 leaves, embossed library stamp to title, some foxing and offsetting, endpapers browned, bookplate of J.L.Brenchley, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, rebacked, 1813, both rubbed, 4to (2)⁂ The first is the first work in English on engineering drawing and includes fine and detailed aquatint plates of printing presses, a saw, a machine for weighing livestock, cranes, a lathe, a washing machine, self-propelled steam engine and others.
Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus) Vitruvius Teutsch. Nemlichen des...Romischen Architecti...Zehen Bücher..., translated by Walther Ryff, first edition in German, title in red & black, Gothic letter, numerous woodcut illustrations by Peter Flötner, Virgil Solis, Georg Pencz, Hans Brosamer and Erhard Schön, some full-page, woodcut initials by Hans Springinklee, near contemporary ink inscription "Monasterÿ Weimgartensis Anno 1602" to head of title with small ink stamp at foot, with several woodcuts and a few initials with contemporary hand-colouring, mostly at beginning, some light browning or marginal soiling but generally a good clean copy, tears to lower margin of 3I2 (extending into woodcut and a few lines of text) & 3R3 with tape stains from old repairs, modern bookplate of Dr Max Kirmis and later ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, contemporary blind-stamped alum-tawed pigskin with clasps, rubbed and soiled, spine with short tear at head and lacking portion at foot, a couple of small holes to lower cover repaired, straps of clasps renewed, recased, new endpapers, [Adams V913; Berlin Kat. 1810; Fowler 404; Millard N.European 133], folio (c.305 x 200mm.), Nuremberg, Johan Petreius, 1548.⁂ The woodcut illustrations are mainly based on those in the Como edition of 1521 (see lot 277).
Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus).- Philandrier (Guillaume) In decem libros M.Vivtruvii Pollonis de architectura annotationes, first edition, title with large woodcut printer's device, woodcut initials, illustrations and diagrams, title with contemporary ink inscription, staining to title and preliminaries but text very clean, old German library bookplate, contemporary blind-stamped calf, rubbed and stained, lacking clasps/ties, old repairs to spine, [EDIT 16 CNCE 34749; Fowler 402], 8vo (c.155 x 100mm.), Rome, G.A.Dossena, 1544.⁂ Scarce first edition of Philandrier or Philander's commentary of Vitruvius, later issued accompanying Vitruvius's actual text in Strasbourg in 1550 in 16mo and in De Tournes' enlarged 4to format in Lyons in 1552 (see notes to Millard French 165). "Philander's work is at once a learned study and a practical manual of architecture, incorporating the methods of both the humanists and architects...Philander's notes would be cited almost without exception by every Vitruvius commentator and translator, from the date of its first appearance until the nineteenth century". (Millard).
Vredeman de Vries (Jan) Architectura, Das ist: Bauw-kunst bestähnde in Fünfderley ahrt der Gebauwen...., engraved pictorial title and 30 double-page plates by Hondius, 8 leaves of text only on the orders (?complete, no pagination but with erratic signatures), leaf on Tuscan order smaller and mounted on stub (?from another edition as different woodcut head-piece), 1628; Perspectiva, Das ist: Kunst dess Augenmatz und Absehens..., edited by Samuel Marolois, engraved pictorial title and 80 double-page plates by Hondius mounted on stubs, 1629, together 2 works in 1 vol. (the second work bound first), both titles with letterpress text on slips pasted over French titles, text browned, occasional marginal soiling but plates generally clean, contemporary vellum with yapp edges, slightly soiled and stained, [cf. Berlin Kat. 2221 & 4704; Millard N.European 62 & 140], folio, Amsterdam, J. Jansson
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