Architecture

1869 · 013929 — London: John Murray 1869. Book. VG. Full-Leather. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full polished calf both panels triple-bordered in gilt with gilt rosette corners elaborately gilt decorated spine panel with five raised bands and separate title and author labels gilt dentilled inner edges marbled endpapers all text block edged in gilt. Leather remains very much intact though slightly chipped at crown of spine and with light evidence of repair at upper front joint lightly rubbed bands and joints slight cracking and/or creasing to spine labels with a bit of loss to author label minimally affecting lettering a bit of exposure at corners. Front pastedown shows armorial book plate of H. R. Bishop and ex-libris plate of James Cunningham Bishop. xiii540 pp. illus. w/ 14 engraved plates as called for with an additional 60 illustrations bound in at various points virtually all engraved plates or vintage reproductions of engravings including a number of hinged double-page plates. No binder's tag. All plates are clean excepting occasional very slight foxing. Notable extra-illustrated copy fine binding still quite acceptably preserved. Worthy of attention. John Murray Hardcover