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1834017466London: Thomas Kelly 1834. First Edition. . Marbled Boards. Good. 6 163 1 pages 100 engraved plates some folding as called for plates 919398100 x 2 in-text illustrations. Marbled boards in fair condition detached with tape over spine bumping losses to extremities remains of bookplate and binder's ticket to front pastedown endpapers title page creased with chipping losses presentation inscription dated 1859 to head of title page age toning spotting some staining throughout plate 67 has some losses. 720 Size: 280mm. X 220mm. <br/> <br/> Thomas Kelly hardcover
1891015023Wash. D. C.: GPO 1891. This is a very good hardcover copy that has been rebound by a private collector in maroon cloth covers with title in gilt on the spine and clean white endpapers. Closed tear to one text page. Originally released as the 8th annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology the long piece by Victor Mindeleff on Pueblo Architecture was removed and rebound as a separate book. The contents are generally very clean but a few tan spots and some offsetting to title page and last page of index. Illustrated in black & white with maps line drawings engravings etc. Bibliography. Some pages uncut. A very nice usable copy with a firm binding. 12" high X 8" wide 298 pages. Large heavy book foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good. GPO Hardcover
1893014660London Ontario: Cooper & Sanders 1893. SEE SCANNED IMAGE. NOTE: This is the rare original printing; NOT the 1981 reproduction of the copy held by the University of Victoria McPherson Library. Good condition with minor cover soil and edge wear. Internal condition is Very Good. Oblong. 9" wide by 7" tall. Staple-bound and tied with a gold cord. Gray paper wrapper is present at the rear but front wrapper is missing. No date of publication is indicated but WorldCat says 1893. "Published by Cooper & Sanders Photographers." Illustrated with "nearly one hundred views" on 40 pages. This pamphlet has almost 100 handsome b/w photographs of London Ontario. The first full-page photo is a street scene showing a procession of horse drawn carriages during a visit from the Duke and Duchess of York. Other photos show: London lawn Bowling Club; Dundas Street Looking West from Richmond Street; Central Fire Department horse drawn fire wagons; Police Department everyone in an English bobby helmet; Richmond Street Looking South from City Hall; two birdseye views; Clarence Street Looking North from G. T. R.; residences of C. S. Hyman; Thos. McCormick; John LaBatt the beer guy; Adam Beck; Col. Ley; Frank E. Leonard; Joseph Dudley; Camp Carling; churches; railroad stations; park scenes; public buildings; Carling's Brewery Wolseley Barracks; etc. Full title reads: A Souvenir of London The Beautiful Forest City of the Canadian Dominion Ontario's Second Largest Distributing Centre Unequalled facilities and conditions for the manufacturer. A city where everyone owns his own home. Famous for its schools its parks & its churches." . First Edition. Softcover. Good condition. Unpaginated but 40 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Cooper & Sanders Paperback
183525376London: M. Taylor. Very Good. 1835. Hardcover. Bound in an attractive multi-colored cloth. Usual xlib marks but in addition some long-gone librarian stamped every one of the plates with the library name. At least it insured none were cut out. No date in the book as was the custom of British printers but the British Library give it a date of 1835.; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 31 pages . M. Taylor hardcover
1805017753London: F Nash 1805. Limited. . Paper Wrappers. Very Good. Publisher's blue paper wrappers with a printed cover-label reading: Views of the Collegiate Chapel of St George at Windsor. Price £4:4 with an inked note stating - 'Only 250 of this Work are printed.' 10 text pages 9 plates with tissue guards Aquatint vignette on the title-page. Etched plan on p. 10. The plates usually numbered 1-6 7-9 were drawn and etched by Nash with aquatint shading and other work undertaken by other hands most by Frederick C Lewis. Paper wrappers worn soiled with repairs to extremities spine age toning to edges internally with some small repairs. Frederick Nash 17821856 was an English painter and draughtsman. Frederick Nash was born in Lambeth. He initially studied architectural drawing under Thomas Malton then later enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts. Between 1801 and 1809 Nash worked with the antiquarians John Britton and Edward Wedlake Brayley. In 1810 he became a member of Society of Painters in Watercolours an organization whose members had seceded from the Royal Academy over complaints that their work was not being recognized. Nash primarily painted landscapes and made sketching trips to Calais Caen the Moselle river and the Rhine. In 1834 he moved to Brighton where he continued working until his death in 1856. At the time of his death he was considered to be the finest architectural painter of his day. St George's Chapel was the location of the wedding of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018. Uncommon 17753/637/783 Size: 720mm. x 520mm. <br/> <br/> F Nash unknown
18282938Septimus Prowett 1828. 4to. Sole Edition with a copper-engraved frontispiece and 39 copper-engraved plates all plates with original tissue guards some minor foxing as usual rather heavier on the first few plates; full contemporary roan sides with gilt frame border stopped at corners by a full point enclosing an arabesque frame in gilt incorporating lotus and other floral tools back gilt with five raised bands compartments tooled in gilt to a floral design gilt edges gilt doublures BY SMART OF OXFORD covers a little worn and rubbed joints rubbed back rubbed corners lightly bruised hinges cracked but quite sound short closed marginal tear in front free endpaper one or two age-stains on covers else a very good bright copy. In this pioneering work widely regarded as the first serious study of the subject Simpson has attempted to devise a system for classifying fonts by type. In essence he provides a select inventory of Norman Early English Decorated and 'Perp' examples throughout the country. Septimus Prowett, hardcover
1850010146London: John Weale 1850. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. A scarce first edition in 2 parts. Paper title label fixed to front blind stamped covers. Name to front free endpaper. Trace residue evidence of label removal from front paste down endpaper. Part I. 4 pgs. publishers ads. xii 120 pgs. Part II. iv 104 pgs. Illustrated with 36 engravings on wood. An excellent copy well bound with fresh unmarked pages. <br/> <br/> John Weale hardcover
1839r6759London: John Weale. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and faded. Spine faded. Inner front hinge weak. Some light foxing. Contents tight. Signature of previous owner on title page. 1839. First Edition. Maroon hardback cloth cover. 290mm x 230mm 11" x 9". 43pp plates. 12 plates some folding. . John Weale hardcover
188500285198New York: The Industrial Publication Co. 1885 Brown decorated cloth clean tight. 64 pgs. 8 pgs. ads rear w/ 3 foldout plans. Nice copy of scarce work. Revised and Corrected Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The Industrial Publication Co. hardcover
185213556Peter Jackson 1852. Fair/No Jacket. Half leather binding The volume of plates only; frontispiece of Thomas Telford detached. Moderate if sporadic foxing corners worn hinge separating at front hinge towards base for about 4 cm. Peter Jackson hardcover
1875011871Florence Italy: Edizioni Brogi 1875. Fine. 1 albumen print 8 x 10 inches on a mat 16 x 20 inches. By Italian photographer Giacomo Brogi 1822-1881. The print is of the Milan Cathedral also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary. No date of publication. No. 3318. Brogi published at least 3 albumen prints of the exterior of the Milan Cathedral each identified as no. 3318. This image features 4 street lights in front of the cathedral. Albumen print is in Fine Condition: clean bright and intact. Mount is in Very Good- Condition: minor loss at corners; small chip out of one edge; solid. Edizioni Brogi unknown
1875011872Florence Italy: Edizioni Brogi 1875. Very Good. 1 albumen print 11 x 15 inches on a mat 16 x 20 inches. By Italian photographer Giacomo Brogi 1822-1881. The print is of the Milan Cathedral also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary. No date of publication. No. 3318. Brogi published at least 3 albumen prints of the exterior of the Milan Cathedral each identified as no. 3318. This image features 4 street lights in front of the cathedral. Albumen print is in Very Good Condition: several small discolored spots along the edges of the image; otherwise clean bright and intact. Mount is in Very Good Condition: corners rubbed; very lightly soiled; solid. Edizioni Brogi unknown
1875011869Florence Italy: Edizioni Brogi 1875. Near Fine. 1 albumen print 11 x 15 inches on a mat 16 x 20 inches. By Italian photographer Giacomo Brogi 1822-1881. The print is of the Milan Cathedral also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary. No date of publication. No. 3318. Brogi published at least 3 albumen prints of the exterior of the Milan Cathedral each identified as no. 3318. This image has only 2 street lights in front of the cathedral. Albumen print is in Near Fine Condition: small ding on lower right side; otherwise clean bright and intact. Mount is in Very Good- Condition: corners rubbed; discoloration at lower corners; solid. Edizioni Brogi unknown
185050324121050Simpkin Marshall & Co London 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. One of a number of works that were published about various Yorkshire churches by this author this small slim volume has dark blue blind decorated covers with gilt lettering on the spine. Small shelving label and a bookplate on the inside of the front cover previous owner's handwritten name on the front free end-paper and remains of erased pencil note. Small split between inside front cover and free front end-paper but binding is sound. Darkened rear inside cover clean pages. Contains: Frontis. plate of St. Mary's Church Scarborough significant foxing; Plan of st. Mary's Scarborough facing page 61; Fold-out plan of Ground Plan Previous tothe Restoration facing page 107; Black and white vignette illustrations. 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: 50324121050. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. Simpkin, Marshall & Co hardcover
1856035913New York: Fowler and Wells Publishers 1856. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. Royal blue cloth decorated in blind illus. in gilt. Both covers somewhat darkened by age and showing rubbing along edges. Lacks approx. 3/4 of spine panel but main title "A Home for All" is complete on upper panel. vi7-19244 pp. illus. triple frontis. printed in brown showing two octagonal homes including the author's and two floor plans additional illus. and floor plans throughout. Interior shows scattered foxing generally minor ranging in places to moderate. Very scarce early printing issued in 1856 originally copyrighted 1853. Fowler and Wells, Publishers Hardcover
1854071521-RNew York: Fowler and Wells Publishers 1854. Book. Illus. by author. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 1st. Edition1854 Revised original red cloth hardcover with gilded blind stamped design and letters 192 page book with 12 pages of the books by this publishers. Illustrated with drawings and plans in black & white . Condition : Near Fine Very Good Plus . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fowler and Wells , Publishers Hardcover
1881051524-TSt. Louis : G.I. Jones & Co. 1881. Book. Illus. by Author. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Limited Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Limited Edition 1881 Hardcover Brown leather with gilt letters to the cover and spine with new leather spine and corners Rebound with imported end sheets 391 page book.Plus 46 plates and fold outs including schematics and photographs . Frontispiece photograph of the bridge in 1880. This is the first bridge to span the Mississippi River and still stands today . A engineering marvel by the engineer James Buchanan Eads 1820 - 1887 .This copy was presented by the author and engineering professor and dean of engining at Washing University in St. Louis Calvin Milton Woodward 1837 - 1914 . Laid in is a signed note by Mr. Woodward to : " Friend Moody - I send a copy of the "Book" for you to examine. Yrs. C.M. Woodward Jan. 24/82 along with a typed note tipped in This book is the property of Irwin T. Johnson . It was originally given to my grandfather Chas.D. Moody by the author. Please handle with care. s/Irwin D. Thompson . Charles D. Moody was a civil engineer and patent attorney of Webster Groves Missouri. Title page bears the inscription " For Irwin Twining Johnson From KatherT. Moody 1937. A Very Rare Book on Bridge Construction and with a note signed by the author . Condition : Very Good A complete and professionally rebound copy . . G.I. Jones & Co. Hardcover
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
190019022101008George Bell and Sons London 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Gerald C Horsley. Darkened pink covers red spine with gilt lettering and motif spine cover is frayed at ends and over front external joint bumped corners sound binding. Gift note at front dated 1905. Title page in red and black with vignette illustration light foxing to inside covers clean pages. Contains black and white plates full page illustrations and illustrations. No dust-jacket. Previous owner's name architectural historian Kerry Downes in pencil at the front. Illustrator: Gerald C Horsley. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 19022101008. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. George Bell and Sons hardcover
186521231London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket. 1865. First Edition. Hard Cover. Tight clean square bright book in brown cloth & worn leather spine detached on one edge; gilt "Royal Engineers Library" stamp to front board; cracked rear hinge; some pencilled numbers to front brown endpapers; contents very bright and clean; pencilled diagrams to rear blank endpaper; 674 pp . John Murray hardcover
1884AR-58London U.K.: Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1884. Classic two-volume scholarly text contains detailed sections on characteristics of the Chaldaean-Assyrian civilization and architecture; funerary architecture; religious architecture; sculpture; civil and military architecture; industrial arts; etc. Translated from the original French by Walter Armstrong. 818 pp. collectively. Illustrated with over four hundred and fifty-two engravings and fifteen steel and coloured plates. Gilt decorated cloth boards. Tops of spines chipped and slightly faded; label removal marks from lower spines; pocket remnants on front endpapers; corners and edges have average rubbing; small stamps on title page. Tight binding. Clean text. Heavy item. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Chapman & Hall Ltd. Hardcover
181452624101022R Ackerman London 1814. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Folio volume in red half-leather with marbled boards but covers are both detached and most of spine-cover is missing block binding is sound. There is occasional light foxing to pages facing the illustrations and light foxing to prelims. but pages are otherwise clean. Small label pasted on the inside of the front cover. All of required plates for Volume I are presentall - with the exception of the portrait - are in colour mostly one image per page but occasionally two images per page. Images show: Frontis of "View of Oxford" facing title page; Black and white full length portrait of William Wyndham Grenvile Lord Grenville Chancellor of the University to whom this volume is dedicated; View of High-Street looking south facing page i; Entrance to Oxford from the London Road; page iii; Porch of St Mary's Church - and staircase of Christ-Church page iii; St Mary's Church taken from the top of Radcliffe Library page iii; The Old Tower page x; St Aldgate's from Carfax xiii; St Peters' Church xv; Crypt of St Peter's Church xv; Merton College North Window of the Ante-Chapel 1; Merton Chapel 9; Magpie Lane 12; University and Queen's 25; Hall of University College 39; Quadrangle of Balliol College 61; Hall of Exeter College 81; Oriel College 93; Queen's College Chapel 125; New College Entrance Gate - and Magdalen College Entrance Gate 156; Chapel of New College 159; Window of New College Chapel 162; Chapel of Lincoln's College 186; All Souls taken from the top of Radcliffe Library 210; Library of All Souls College 215; Chapel of All Souls College 218; Old Gate of Magdalen College 247; Cloisters of Magdalen College 248; Magdalen Tower 250; Chapel of Magdalen College 258; West Entrance to the Chapel of Madalen College 261. xiv 2 . One volume of the 2-volume set. No dust jacket as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-4kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52624101022. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. This volume is very large and heavy and may incur additional shipping fees to all non-UK countries. R Ackerman hardcover
1842495839Oxford: John Henry Parker 1842. Hardcover in good condition. No jacket. Published 1842-45 for the Oxford Society for Promoting the Study of Gothic Architecture. Vi iii-viii and 398 pp. Three parts in one: Deanery of Bicester Deanery of Woodstock and Deanery of Cuddesden. Missing map of Woodstock. Features illustrations maps and two colour plates. Handwritten letter dated 1882 laid-in. Blue-cloth boards and spine are marked worn and faded. Leading corners and spine ends are bumped. Page block and pages are tanned and marked. Bookshop stickers on front pastedown. Previous owner's initials penned on FEP. Annotations and underlining penned and pencilled throughout pages. Contents remain legible throughout. HCW. Hardcover. Good. Used. John Henry Parker Hardcover
185300286102London: Adams & King 1853 Bown paper wraps with engraved woodcut front. 14 engravings with inscriptions. 54 pgs. table of dimensions of cathedrals. Some creases to corners some loss chip to bottom pages rear not affecting text. Rare copy. OCLC finds 13 copies of this edition. ad rear. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Eighth Edition. Original Wraps. Good. Adams & King, paperback
18970008084Rochester NY: George P. Humphrey 1897. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo viii 41 pages clothbacked printed yellow boards toned <br/><br/>Copy no. 275 of only 300 initialled by G.P.H. Printed by The Genesee Press. Howes C762 . The nitty-gritty about the whys and hows of planning the town of Cooperstown New York. Told in a series of letters to William Sampson of NYC - but originally published in Dublin in 1810. The New Preface by James Fenimore Cooper Jr. explains how that happened. George P. Humphrey hardcover
