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18750005671Philadelphia: Porter And Coates 1875. First edition. Hardcover. Good . Front pocket has the large Railroad map. Rear pocket maps: Fairmount Park Water Frontage of the Port Map of Centennial Grounds. Also nearly 100 engravings. 16mo xvi 425 70 2red cloth edgeworn front hinge started. erratum slip p. 300. Uncommonly complete with all the maps which are on acidic paper in acidic pockets. <br/><br/>Actually issued in 1876 for visitors to the Centennial of America Fair / Exhibition. Front pocket has the large Railroad map. Rear pocket maps: Fairmount Park Water Frontage of the Port Map of Centennial Grounds. Also nearly 100 engravings. Porter And Coates hardcover
1870222597Verlagsbuchhandlung von J.J. Weber Leipzig 1870. Hardcover mit Lederrücken und Ecken Zustand: keine Beschädigungen keine Eintragungen. Rücken Ecken Kanten berieben/bestoßen. Innen mit Flecken Randflecken Feuchtigkeit aber kein schlechter Geruch. Verlagsbuchhandlung von J.J. Weber, Leipzig, hardcover
187050324111003Privately Published York 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Privately bound in half-leather with brown cloth. Gilt lettering on spine leather is lightly rubbed gilt block edges. There are previous owners' bookplates for Peter Thornton and for Hugh Murray on the front marbled end-papers. There is an illuminated by H C Cammidge richly coloured and gilt title-page and seven coloured and gilt plates showing heraldic devices that are on 7 windows. At both ends are seven blank leaves. There is light foxing to some of the text pages. The Library Hub entry for this work in York Minster Library refers to a second copy "illuminated & extra-illustrated by H.C. Camidge; photocopy from the copy in the possession of Hugh Murray 1991". This copy catalogued here is the original "Hugh Murray" copy. First Edition with these illustrations. 16 pages. No dust jacket as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50324111003. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. Privately Published hardcover
190027895Leominster: Kate E. Nichols 1900. First Edition. With over 300 photographic views of Leominster also known as "The Pioneer Plastics City" making all kinds of plastic products including combs. Oblong Folio later black cloth with red morocco lettering label gilt all edges gilt. 361 pp. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION OF THIS RARE WORK ON LEOMINSTER REPLETE WITH OVER 300 PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS. Located west of Boston Leominster is the second largest city in Worcester County. At this time in history Leominster had a booming economy with many new fine homes businesses and cultural buildings being built along pleasant streets and busy thoroughfares. Kate E. Nichols hardcover
1842013836Basle Basel: Hasler 1842. Book. Good Plus. Not Bound. First Edition. Folio. Loose in "folder". Original green paper cover printed in black to the front the contents loosely inserted consisting of 24 pages of letterpress text in French 1 folding plan and 18 fine lithographic plates. Condition is generally very good witha little wear and light creasing to the covers the plates are very good too with some foxing to some mostly confined to the edges the plate of the cloisters has a stain to the left-hand margin but does not nearly affect the image. A good plus set of this scarce work. Hasler unknown
18213854306Unknown 1821. Volumes one and two. Covers of volume one detached. Marbled covers. Bookplate inside front cover. Covers half leather bound. Backstrip detached. Pages cut. Text in good condition. Foxing throughout.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2400grams ISBN: Unknown hardcover
1831458224London: Augustus Pugin 1831. Hardcover in acceptable condition. No jacket. Volume one only. Boards are marked worn and faded. Leading corners and edges are bumped worn and split. Page block and pages are tanned and foxed. Stickers on FEP and rear pastedown. Creases throughout pages. Minor pen on reverse of title page. Contents remain clear throughout. HCW. Hardcover. Acceptable/No Dust Jacket. Used. Augustus Pugin Hardcover
185031208Glogau:: Verlag Von Carl Flemming. Very Good with no dust jacket. circa 1850. Presumed 1st. Hardcover. Architecture German; B&W Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tal; 4 48 1 48 pages; Architecture German later half cloth with marbled boards with forty-eight lithograph views and elevation folio scattered spotting and marginal toning. ND but probably 1850. WorldCat locates 16 copies. Engraved title page printed in red and black lightly soiled. Rebound in modern cloth backed boards. 3 title pages. Plates 4848 for a total of 96 many with insets tables and figures most full page of a single subject. With index identifying plates. Contents VG with minimal aging. 18.5 x 13". Sound copy. Line architectural drawings. . Verlag Von Carl Flemming hardcover
1850m0249Paris: Louis Colas. G : in good condition Cover rubbed. Some foxing. 1850. First Edition. Mottled hardback cover with brown leather spine. 470mm x 310mm 19" x 12". 42pp plates. 129 b/w plates. Heavy book extra shipping needed for overseas. . Louis Colas hardcover
182519647Longman Hurst Rees Orme & Co. 1825. 8vo. Third Edition with an engraved frontispiece and 14 engraved plates and EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the addition of 10 small engraved illustrations of churches and a long relevant cutting mounted on rear endpapers three separate signatures on blank preliminary some very light age-staining mainly marginal to a few plates; nineteenth century green cloth gilt back red sprinkled edges patterned endpapers an unusually well-preserved firm clean copy. THE FIRST SYSTEMATIC TREATISE ON GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND and by far the most influential - Rickman's nomenclature was adopted by most subsequent writers and continues in use to this day. The work was first published in Liverpool in 1817 instancing 833 examples with a second slightly larger version appearing two years later. The present edition lists well over 3000 buildings mainly churches the majority inspected personally by Rickman AND EXTENDS THE SCOPE OF THE WORK TO INCLUDE IRELAND SCOTLAND AND WALES. This is the penultimate edition published during the author's lifetime and includes new lithographed plates by the author. A most attractive copy. See Eastlake pp.122-126. Longman Hurst Rees Orme & Co., hardcover
18994739Skeffington 1899. 3 vols. 8vo. First Edition neat contemporary signature on each front free endpaper; original buckram gilt backs gilt tops first volume very neatly rebacked to style covers very lightly scuffed else an unusually bright clean set. The definitive study including traditional saints martyrs soldiers virgins and professional clerical and child-saints. With comprehensive indexes by saint diocese parish period and dedication. VERY SCARCE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION Skeffington, hardcover
1887ARCHITEC000982The Architectural Association London. 1887-1888. First edition. The first two volumes i.e. numbers 1-18 of this in-house journal in the de luxe binding of full vellum with elaborate gilt decoration to the front board. Numerous articles on architectural subjects by various contributors as well as miscellaneous items of more general interest to the members. Illustrations.Fine. Very scarce. The Architectural Association, London. hardcover
1814018851London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1814. First Edition. . Calf Bound. Very Good. Three copies of John Britton's architectural works on the Cathedral churches of Salisbury Winchester and York. bound into one volume. 1. Salisbury 1814 viii. 113 1 pages engraved title page and 31 engraved plates. 2. Winchester 1817 138 4 pages engarved title and 30 engraved plates. 3. York 1819. 96 pages engraved title and 34 engraved plates. Calf bound with gilt lining and titling marbled edges. Front board detatched losses to spine general wear and tear internally very good with some foxing age toning and offsetting from plates. 810 Size: 290mm. x 230mm. <br/> <br/> Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown unknown
18725756176Longmans Green and Co 1872. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Re-bound by library. Medium blue cloth 8vo with gilt lettering on backstrip. Bumped corners and a little general wear to exterior. Frontispiece. Small tear in corner of title page. Binding tight. Several pages marked in pencil and a couple of pages have marginal pen markings. Slight grubbiness on a few pages. Light foxing. Contains several plates. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1350grams ISBN: Longmans Green and Co hardcover
1894019033Londom: B T Batsford 1894. First Edition. . Half Bound Gilt. Very Good. 2 volumes complete. xxii. 52 pages 66 b/w plates in-text illustrations; 64 pages plates 67-145 in-text illustrations; original prospectus laid in. Bumping rubbing some fraying to spines text block and plates detached but complete contents in excellent condition. 820 Size: 490mm. x 365mm. <br/> <br/> B T Batsford unknown
1807017359London: J Taylor 1807. First Edition. . Paper Covered Boards. Very Good. v 1 26 pages 22 engraved plates 8 double-page as called for. A pattern book for country gentlemen wanting villas to look like farms and farmers wanting farms to look like villas. Designs for cottages farm houses and complete farm yards are followed by detailed plans for dairies dog kennels hunting stables piggeries poultry yards aand breweries.Original paper covered boards soiled bumped worn losses to backstrip later endpapers split to hinges but firm some age toning foxing. 17359/830 Size: 310mm. x 250mm. <br/> <br/> J Taylor hardcover
1828018900London: Thomas Kelly 1828. Two volumes 1828 - 1830. Thick octavo an engraved frontispiece an extra engraved title page thirty plain engraved plates pp xxviii 1120 142 directions to the binder and an advertisement leaf a further advertisement page is placed after the second title page some foxing and age-toning throughout a bookseller's small label on each front endpaper Kempson - Chertsey later brown half calf and green cloth very slightly worn. a little faded the cloth a little marked in the second volume. One of the most important works of late Georgian horticulture. McIntosh made important contributions to the designs of Taymouth Castle Stratton Park Pengethley Claremont Laeken and Dalkeith. He never set out to emulate such figures as Lancelot Brown or Humphry Repton but remained at the cutting edge of contemporary horticultural techniques about which he wrote extensively; perhaps his greatest area of expertise being that of hot-house design and heating seen to great effect in this work . A landmark work in the history of practical horticulture. Some copies have the plates coloured - they are plain in this set. First Edition. Half-Leather. Good. Thomas Kelly Hardcover
18766850014B.T. Batsford 1876. This is an ex-library book but only has a library label on the inner front board. This book has original green cloth hardback covers. Both covers are detached but present. Lacks backstrip. Title page is split at the stitching and not quite detached. Otherwise in fair condition with very clean plates. A very scarce book. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1350grams ISBN: B.T. Batsford hardcover
18765764636B.T. Batsford 1876. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Refurbished folio. Brown cloth panels from boards of original binding secured onto newer cover. Blind borders and decoration mirrored on boards. Gilt lettering on front board and backstrip. Bevelled edges. Some general shelf wear including light fraying and some grubbiness. Interior is secure clean and clear save for a fair amount of foxing. Contains several plates. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2900grams ISBN: B.T. Batsford hardcover
18955788406Strand Newspaper Co. 1895. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Large 8vo. Red library cloth with gilt lettering on backstrip. Pages secure. Several pages have chipping and some have tears which have been repaired. Contains numerous plates many of which fold out. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item3400grams ISBN: Strand Newspaper Co. hardcover
183750824101025Robert Moseley Derby; London 1837. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A slim volume bound in rark green textured cloth with gilt lettering and decoration which consists of : A slightly smaller page displaying an advertisement for "a Supplementary Number of the History and Antiquities of Haddon Hall containing six large drawings of Plans Elevations etc by S Rayner to be published in April 1837" tipped onto the front end-paper; a frontis plate showing "the Garden Front from the Bridge Entrance"; Text of pages 21 to 53; a List of plates 1-32 of which plates 17 - 32 are included in this volume; a List of Subscribers; the Plates each of which has a plain protective sheet Binding is sound slight darkening of covers clean pages. Small pasted labels on inside of covers. No dust-jacket. Dated from content/images. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50824101025. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. This book is heavier than 1kg and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations. Robert Moseley hardcover
181850323051059Wm Alexander York 1818. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full title: "History and Description of the Ancient City of- York; Comprising All the Most Interesting Information Already Published in Drake's Eboracum; enriched with much Entirely New Matter From Other Authentic Sources and Illustrated with a Neat Plan of the City and Many Elegant Engravings. Two volumes" in three parts Three matching volumes Volume I and Volume II in two parts bound in brown half leather with marbled covers and simple gilt decoration. Black spine-labels and gilt decoration on the spine. Contain many woodcut vignettes copper plates and a coloured fold-out Plan of the City of York. All three volumes have been neatly re-backed retaining contemporary covers and overlaid spines. Covers are clean and firm and lightly rubbed at corners and on edges light wear at spine ends. Sound binding althogh some short partial splits in paper over some inner hinges. Pages are clean and bright title-pages end-papers and frontis plates are somewhat foxed. Black and white plates and vignettes are all present and are: Volume I: The Cathedral frontis; Title vignette showing Arms of the City and Multangular Tower; At page 35 vignette of Monument of Standard-Bearer of the Ninth Roman Legion; At page 29 The Ruins of St Mary's Abbey; At page 142 Vignette showing Inscription on a Roman Altar; At page 191 vignette showing A view of Walmgate-Bar; At page 229 vignette showing Sculpture of Mithras sacrificing a bull; At page 247 vignette showing Curious emblematically ornamented Roman Inscription to the God Serapis; At page 256 Ouse Bridge with St. William's Chapel; At page 270 Vignette showing Roman Votive Altar found in York; At page 277 Vignette showing Form of a British Stone Coffin; At page 294 Vignette showing Roman Sepulchral Theea; At page 296 Vignette showing Roman Votive Tablet to the imagined Tutelar Deity of York; At page 303 Vignette showing Curious Seal of one or the Begging Fryars; At page 307 View of City. Volume II Part I: Micklegate-Bar frontis; Title vignette showing Arms of the See of York with Minster Library At page 6 instruction to binder page 7 fold-out colour "Plan of the City of York"; At page 19 Vignette showing Inscription on a Stone taken from Monk Bar; At page 22 Vignette showing View of Fishergate-Bar; At page 27 Vignette showing View of Layerthorpe-Postern; At page 129 engraved on wood Old Saxon Sculpture formerly belonging to the Dungeon near the Minster; At page 197 Projected New Bridge; At page 228 Vignette showing Ancient Sallyport and Towers of the Castle; Clifford's Tower bound at Vol II Part II frontis not at 248 as listed. At page 253 Vignette showing Clifford's Tower in its original state. Volume II Part II: Title vignette showing building with tower; At page 477 Reverse of The Seal of the Masonic Grand Lodge of All England engraved on wood; At page 477 Front of masonic seal; At page 535 vignette showing Representations of the Foundations of an Old Church; At page 574 vignette showing Roman Sculpture found in Gillygate; At page 582 Seals of St. Mary's Abbey York and of the Merchant's Company both engraved on wood; At page 594 vignette of Ichnography of the Cloisters of St. Mary's Abbey. 3-volume set complete. No dust jacket as published. Previous owner's name in ink at front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50323051059. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. This book is heavier than 1kg and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations. Wm Alexander hardcover
185851319021071T. Fordyce Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 1858. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full Title: "The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham; Comprising a Condensed Account of its Natural Civil and Ecclesiastical History from the Earliest Period to the Present Time; Its Boundaries Ancient Parishes and Recently Formed Parochial Districts and Chapelries and Parliamentary and Municipal Divisions; Its AgricultureMineral Products Manufacturers Shipping Docks Railways and General Commerce; Its Public Buildings Churches Chapels Parochial Register Landed Gentry Heraldic Visitations Local Biographies Schools Charities Sanitary Reports Population &c. Compiled from Parliamentary and Official Documents Private Information and Other Authentic Sources." Full work in two matching volumes in a modern rebinding of red half leather with gilt decoration and black spine labels. Marbled block edges. New marbled end-papers nothing original before frontis in both volumes. Volume II has small repair to frontis. Foxing to both title pages. Some plates are considerably darkened. 35 plates in total a few may have been bound in from other publications and are on smaller pages. Neither volume is dated contents include financial information up to 1856 and an entry on the final page of Volume II gives the date of the death of a Mr Thomas Wilson of May 9th 1858. Volume I may have been published earlier than this date. There are no maps or plans in these volumes. Approx. shipped weight 5kg. 2-volume set complete. Undated by publisher. Dated from content/images. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51319021071. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. These books are much heavier than 1kg and may incur significant additional delivery charges to some delivery services to some locations. T. Fordyce hardcover
185614338Berlin: Ernst & Korn. Very Good. 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Very nice engravings. Includes a locomotive railroad equipment and lots of buildings. Two beautiful colored plates. 62 plates total. Several of the plates toward the front are heavily foxed. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall . Ernst & Korn hardcover
1897036018London: B. T. Batsford 1897. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Original brown cloth lettered and decorated in gilt text block edges stained yellow. Notably well preserved copy showing only light shelf wear with a bit of rubbing evident at corners and spine extremities a few light surface scratches to back cover cloth top front corner slightly bumped. vi24 pp. 124 numbered plates several double-page hinged at rear "the whole exhibiting nearly three hundred different designs engraved on one hundred and twenty-eight plates." Originally published 1794 by I. and J. Taylor at the Architectural Library reprinted by Batsford 1897. Firm binding clean interior. ASIN: B001R2FX2U. B. T. Batsford Hardcover