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Beaulieu (Sébastien Pontault de) [Les Glorieuses Conquetes de Louis le Grand, "Le Grand Beaulieu"], 32 double-page engraved plates only, many by Cochin, first plate a little frayed at edges just touching edge of image at upper right corner, [late 17th century]; [Plans et Profils des Villes et Fortresses conquises par Louis XIV, "Les Petits Beaulieu"], 28 double-page engraved plates only, some by Cochin, first plate with wormhole to outer margins, a few plates very slightly frayed at lower edge, [late 17th century], all mounted on stubs, some light soiling, a few short tears to folds repaired, old ink inscription to head of front pastedowns, bookplates removed, contemporary vellum, rubbed and soiled, the second lacking ties, oblong folio (2)⁂ Sébastien Pontault de Beaulieu (c.1612-1674) was a military engineer and is considered to be the first military topographer.
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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.
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)
Nolli (Giovanni Battista) Nuova Pianta di Roma, engraved throughout with double-page of note to reader facing title, 4 index leaves numbered 1-4, 12 double-page maps (5-28), 4 more index leaves (29-32) and 2 double-page general maps of modern and ancient Rome by Piranesi and after Bufalini (33-36), the last two loose, the rest mounted on stubs, some light marginal foxing, contemporary ink inscription and note "Dec. 24 1757. Januar. 7.1758 L'ichnographia di Bufalini, e la Topographia di Nolli si trovano nel libro mio di vari Stampe, overo Prints" to front free endpaper, old bookplate, contemporary vellum, spine titled in manuscript, rubbed and rather soiled, [Berlin Kat. 2703, imperfect; Millard Italian 64], folio, [Rome], 1748.⁂ Magnificent plan of Rome with individual sheets to form one large wall map, incorporating vignettes with allegorical figures set against ancient monuments and contemporary landmarks, and a dedication to Pope Benedict XIV surrounded by putti, all within a decorative rococo border. The final two maps by Piranesi and Bufalini are not always found with the main wall map.
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).
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).
Parker (Thomas N.) Leaves out of the Book of a Country Gentleman, only edition, one of 100 copies, 14 double-page wood-engraved plates and 8 engraved plates on 4 sheets, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary half roan, rubbed, folio, Oswestry, W.Price, 1847.⁂ Featuring designs and plans for a wine cellar, ink stands with adjusting floats, a potato house, glass wasp traps, gates, ice houses etc.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Price (Francis) The British Carpenter; or, a Treatise on Carpentry, 2 parts in 1 including Supplement...containing Palladio's Orders of Architecture, fifth edition, engraved approbation, frontispiece and 60 plates, some light foxing, ink stamp "Cochrane" to head of title, old ink inscription "Mr. Robt. Brown Architect Edinburgh" to front free endpaper, bookplate of James O'Byrne, contemporary sheep, rubbed and marked, rebacked, [Harris 711], for A.Millar, 1765 § Pain (William) The Practical House Carpenter, fourth edition, 148 engraved plates, a few double-page, lacking A2 of list of prices at end but with additional leaf of prices not called for bound after Contents leaf in preliminaries, with 8vo 16pp. publisher's catalogue bound in at end, contemporary ink annotations to verso of a few plates, a little soiled and stained, modern half calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, [Harris 652], I. and J. Taylor, 1792 § Nicholson (Peter) The Carpenter's New Guide..., seventh edition, 84 engraved plates, 8pp. publishers' catalogue at end, some light soiling, modern half calf, J.Taylor, 1819; and 3 others on carpentry and joinery, 4to (6)
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].
Riedel (Heinrich Carl) Sammlung architectonischer äusserer und innerer Verzierungen für angehende Baumeister und Liebhaber der Baukunst, Parts I-VII only (of 8), 42 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, occasional light spotting or marginal soiling, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red & green labels, rubbed, spine ends worn, lower joint split, [Berlin Kat. 2055], oblong 4to, Berlin, Kosten, 1803-07.⁂ The eighth and final part was issued in 1810.
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.
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).
Russell (W.H.) The Atlantic Telegraph, chromolithographed pictorial title and 24 tinted lithographed plates by Day & Son after Robert Dudley, paper guards, engraved chart, 4pp. advertisements at end, marginal soiling to title, browning to a couple of leaves from inserted newspaper cutting, gutta percha perished and resewn, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed, spine ends and corners worn, splits to joints, new endpapers, [c.1866] § Hipkins (W.E.) The Wire Rope and its Applications, colour plates, illustrations, light soiling to title, short tear to one leaf, original cloth, a little rubbed, Birmingham, 1896; and another, 4to & 8vo (3)⁂ The second item is essentially a trade catalogue for J. & E.Wright, Ltd., Universe Works, Birmingham, who developed and patented the armouring of the Atlantic cable produced by Webster & Horsfall of Hay Mills, Birmingham.
Salway (Joseph) Plan of the Road from Hyde Park Corner to Counter's Bridge, letterpress title and 30 chromolithographed plates by W.Griggs & Son, printed on both sides of thick card and mounted on stubs, light water-staining to fore-edge of a few sheets, old cloth, rubbed and a little spotted, large oblong folio, London Topographical Society, 1899-1903.⁂ The finely-detailed plates show both the plan and north elevation along the 2.5 mile road running from St.George's Hospital at Hyde Park Corner to the dividing line between Kensington and Fulham, including the Cannon Brewhouse, Knightsbridge, Kensington Gore, High Street Kensington, Phillimore Place and Earl's Court Terrace. If joined together as a panorama the plates would stretch for nearly 57 feet.
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).
Bickham (George) The Universal Penman; or, the Art of Writing..., engraved throughout with frontispiece and 212 numbered calligraphic leaves including 2 titles, many including vignettes, printed on rectos only, occasional light browning, modern half burgundy morocco, by Zaehnsdorf, folio, for Robert Sayer, [?1741].
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, 1753-1837), Attributed to. Study of an architectural detail from a door in the Temple of the Sun, Campus Agrippae, Rome, pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of pencil, inscribed 'Frieze of a Door in a Temple of ye Sun', on 18th century cream laid paper with Pro Patria watermark with lion shown within two concentric circles, with text 'libertate pro patria eiusque', surmounted by a crown, sheet 130 x 310 mm (5 1/8 x 12 1/4 in), inset at edges onto window mount, some handling creases, browning and surface dirt, unframed, [c.1779-1782]; together with an elevation study of a unidentified public building, by an artist working in the circle of Sir John Soane and his Office, pencil, brush and ink, on laid paper with partial text-based watermark '[?]LL', pencil and ink studies for architectural decoration verso, sheet 115 x 410 mm (4 1/2 x 16 1/8 in), minor exposure lines and light browning, unframed, [probably late 18th century] (2)⁂ This architectural detail appears to relate to the group of drawings that Soane and Henry Holland produced during their tour of Italy in 1779-1782. However, the present sheet seems more worked up and finished than the examples found in the sketchbooks held in the Soane Museum [see for instance 'Miscellaneous Sketches', 1780-2 (SM volume 40), and 'Miscellaneous Sketches 1777', largely by Henry Holland (SM volume 38)].
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) 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.
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)
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.
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Tallis (John) [London Street Views], Parts 1-48 only (of 88) bound in 1 vol., 48 double-page engraved plates comprising street elevation, vignette usually of a shop or other building, and a small plan, numerous advertisements to text, some light browning or soiling but generally clean, old bookseller's ticket of Thos. Lowe of Chester to front pastedown, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, new red morocco label, corners repaired, oblong 8vo, [c.1840].
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) Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford, Atlas only, engraved portrait by Raddon after Lane, 82 engraved plates and maps numbered 1-83 (no plate 28 as called for), 20 folding and/or double-page mounted on stubs, some with routes supplied in red, some foxing, particularly to portrait, some light offsetting to double-page plates, plates 79 & 80 water-stained at head of inner margin affecting corner of plate, contemporary half russia, gilt-stamped roan label to upper cover, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked in calf, new label, folio, 1838. ⁂ Plates of the great engineer's work including canals, roads, aqueducts and bridges including the great suspension bridges over the Menai Strait and at Conway.
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.
Turgot (Michel Etienne) Plan de Paris, engraved throughout with folding key map and 20 detailed maps by Claude Lucas after Louis Bretez, on thick laid paper, all double-page and mounted on stubs, maps 18 and 19 joined and folding incorporating title in elaborate cartouche (old fold reinforced), some light browning, one or two creases, a few small tears and repairs to lower edge, those in plates 6, 9 & 20 extending into image or border, plate 1 lacking tip at lower outer corner (outside plate-mark), contemporary manuscript note "1740 Ce livre apartieu a Mdelle de Caumigny" to head of front pastedown, also remains of engraved bookplate and wax seal, handsome contemporary French mottled calf with central gilt arms of the city of Paris, gilt fleurs-de-lys and double-fillet border, larger gilt fleur-de-lys corner-pieces, spine gilt in compartments with fleurs-de-lys and red morocco label, rubbed, a few light stains and neat repairs to boards, edges worn, spine ends repaired (worn at foot), [Berlin Kat. 2506; Cohen-de Ricci 807; Millard French 39], folio, Paris, [c.1739].⁂ Turgot's magnificent plan of Paris comprises twenty sheets forming a single bird's-eye plan within a decorative engraved border, measuring approximately 2.5 x 3.2 metres. The extraordinary detail provides a fascinating guide to the city prior to its development by Haussmann in the 19th century.
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.
Veith (J., publisher) Album Englischer Landhäuser, Villen, Cottagen &c., 12 parts in 1 vol., only edition, 144 lithographed plates and plans, several tinted, 12 chromolithographed, some foxing, contemporary green blind-stamped morocco with gilt arms of Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck to upper cover, rubbed, Carlsruhe, [c.1840] § Cordier (M.) Recueil de Cottages, Lodges, Hermitages et Maisons de Campagnes, engraved throughout with vignette-title and 38 plates, title with contemporary ink signature of Cyrille Godin at head and light marginal soiling, otherwise very clean, original printed wrappers reproducing title on upper cover, Godin signature at head and tear to lower edge, rather soiled and faded, spine worn, Paris, Salmon, [c.1830], oblong 4to & 4to (2) ⁂ The plates in the second are re-engraved from those in Lugar's Architectural sketches for Cottages but without any acknowledgement to Lugar.
Vignola (Giacomo Barozzi da) Regola deli Cinque Ordini d'Architettura, engraved throughout with architectural title, 2 leaves of Preface, 42 plates numbered IV-XXXXVI and 2 unnumbered plates, light water-staining to upper edge of title and preface leaves, old ink inscription "J.Wolston London 1786" to front free endpaper and with technical note to pastedown, modern bookplate of P. & L. Waterhouse, contemporary sprinkled calf, rubbed, rebacked, red morocco label, corners repaired, 8vo, Rome, Gio. Batta. Rossi, [?c.1650].⁂ The unnumbered plates are titled 'Altare di San Pietro... del Cavalier Bernini' and 'Palazzo della Vigna di Papa Giulio III alla Porta del Popolo', as in the Macclesfield copy.
Vignola (Giacomo Barozzi da) Reigle des Cinq Ordres d'Architecture, engraved throughout with architectural title incorporating portrait and 42 plates, several with extensive contemporary ink annotations in German (in two different hands) to verso of plate concerning facing plate, title lightly soiled and creased, some light marginal water-staining or soiling, modern calf-backed marbled boards, vellum tips, brown morocco label, [Fowler 372], folio, Amsterdam, Justus Danckers, et se vend a Paris chez F.Jollain, [c.1700].
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) 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) Architecture ou Art de Bien Bastir, translated by Jean Martin, second edition in French, title within fine woodcut architectural border, numerous woodcut illustrations, mostly by Jean Goujon, some full-page, one folding out, 2 others folding at edge, woodcut initials and head-pieces, large printer's woodcut device to verso of final leaf, title and final leaf repaired at inner margin, some light foxing, contemporary limp vellum, soiled and stained, lacking ties, yapp edges repaired, [Berlin Kat. 1808; Fowler 411; Millard French 166 & 167; Mortimer French 551; Not in Adams], folio (c.350 x 230mm.), Paris, Marnef & Cavellat, 1572.⁂ A good copy of this reprint of the Paris 1547 edition with illustrations from the original blocks, mostly by Jean Goujon and the remainder taken from the Venice 1511 and Como 1521 editions.
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[Ware (Isaac)] The Plans, Elevations, and Sections; Chimney-Pieces, and Cielings of Houghton in Norfolk; the Seat of the Rt. Honourable Sr. Robert Walpole, first edition, engraved title and 28 engraved plates and plans, most by Fourdrinier after Ware (to designs by Ripley and Kent), 9 double-page mounted on stubs, one or two a little browned, light damp-staining and fraying to lower outer corner just touching edge of a few plates (repaired), the Earl of Orrery's copy with contemporary ink inscription "Orrery 1745" to front free endpaper with shelf-marks, contemporary mottled calf with ornate gilt corner-pieces of urns, coronets and stars, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine in compartments and red morocco label, corners repaired (with some loss to gilding), [Berlin Kat. 2231; Harris 911; cf.Millard British 88, third edition], folio, I. Ware, 1735.⁂ The first monograph devoted to the architecture of a British country house. Houghton Hall was built between 1720 and 1735 for Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745, later 1st Earl of Orford) with the proceeds from his sale of South Sea Company shares. It is the greatest extant example of Palladian domestic architecture in England; the simplicity and rationality of Palladianism appealed to Whig politicians like Walpole who were then in power. Colen Campbell, James Gibbs, William Kent, Thomas Ripley and Isaac Ware were all involved in the project at one point or another. John Boyle, fifth Earl of Cork and fifth Earl of Orrery (1707-62), writer and friend of Swift, Pope and Johnson.
Ware (Isaac) Designs of Inigo Jones and others, engraved throughout with pictorial title, list of plates and 53 plates on 48 sheets by Fourdrinier, 6 folding, light staining to last few plates, penultimate plate creased, modern half calf preserving old label, spine a little faded, [Berlin Kat. 2274; Harris 910; cf.Fowler 437, 1730s edition], 8vo, for J. Millan, 1743. ⁂ Including designs by Lord Burlington and William Kent.
Ware (Isaac) A Complete Body of Architecture, first edition, engraved allegorical frontispiece, title in red & black with engraved vignette of Pantheon, engraved head-piece and 114 plates, a few folding, light staining to frontispiece and title, slight worming to lower margin, small ink stain to plate 27, tear to lower margin of 2N1, 6F1 & 2 bound in wrong order, modern calf-backed boards preserving old red morocco label on spine, a little rubbed, scratch to upper cover, [Berlin Kat. 2283; Fowler 436; Harris 906; Millard British 87], folio, T.Osborne & J.Shipton, 1756.
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[White (John)] Some Account of the Proposed Improvements of the Western Part of London, by the formation of the Regent's Park, the New Street, the New Sewer &c. &c., second edition, 9 folding engraved plates and plans, 7 hand-coloured or partly so, first plan with short split to fold, later ink inscription of W.Henry White A.R.I.B.A. to head of title, some light foxing and offsetting, 1815 bound with Brief Remarks on the Proposed Regent's Canal. By an Observer, March 1812, 22pp., J. Hatchard, 1812, together 2 works in 1 vol., bookplate of Ronata Ryall, old marbled boards, rubbed, rebacked and recornered in calf, spine slightly faded, 8vo
Wijnblad (Carl) Ritningar På Fyratio Wåningshus..., first edition, engraved frontispiece, folding letterpress table, 25 double-page engraved plates mounted on stubs, contemporary ink inscription of G.Wrangell to title and foot of frontispiece, worming to frontispiece, title and first couple of leaves, plates with light browning to central folds and a few small ink stains, original wrappers, titled in ink on upper cover, rubbed and stained, spine defective, 4to, Stockholm, 1755.⁂ Plans and elevations for Swedish mansions; a second part was published the following year.
Wilme (Benjamin P.) A Hand-Book for Mapping, Engineering and Architectural Drawing..., first edition, folding frontispiece, additional zincograph title, 42 lithographed or engraved plates and maps, 16 folding, several hand-coloured or partly so, one with tracing paper overlay, illustrations, some light foxing, one or two small tears to folds, modern half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt with red roan label, for the Author, 1846; and 2 others by the same, 4to (3)
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