Beautiful reproduction of a 1791 classic describes the qualifications and duties of an architect. The 55 superb plates depict ornate compartments for coved ceilings; pedestals for columns; arches; balusters; and other architectural features.
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Beautiful reproduction of a 1791 classic describes the qualifications and duties of an architect. The 55 superb plates depict ornate compartments for coved ceilings; pedestals for columns; arches; balusters; and other architectural features.
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Add this copy of A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture to cart. $75.75, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by B. Blom.
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Watermark on outside pages. Does not affect text inside. Water mark only appears on edges of paper and does not bleed onto the page. No dust jacket. Boards have slight marks and wear. Pages are intact. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.
Add this copy of A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture to cart. $115.87, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Dover Publications.
Add this copy of A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture to cart. $130.00, very good condition, Sold by Inside the Covers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lancaster, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Benjamin Blom.
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Very Good with no dust jacket. Reprint of the 1791 edition. Hard cover published by Benjamin Blom in 1968. No dust jacket. Covers are slightly splayed. Interior of book is in very good plus condition. Folio size, 13.5 x 10.2 inches. 137 pages plus 22 plates in back, 3.7 lb.; Folio 13"-23" tall; 137 pages.
Add this copy of A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture to cart. $152.00, very good condition, Sold by Brian Bauld (B-Line Books) rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Amherst, NS, CANADA, published 1968 by Benjamin Blom.
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Near Fine with no dust jacket. Tight clean book, unmarked bur for "booksale" stamp to rear endpaper; in clean green cloth with slight discoloration to rear board; reissue of the 1791 first edition.; 10 x 13.5"
Add this copy of A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture to cart. $168.15, very good condition, Sold by Pegasusbooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Farmington Hills, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Benjamin Blom, Inc. Publisher.
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Very Good+ Hardcover is green with gold, blind stamped design and lettering on front and spine. Pages are clean and tight, almost as if unused. Pinkish end papers. First published in London in 1791. Introduction by John Harris, Curator Drawings Collection, Royal Institute of British Architecture [RIBA]. Has a copy of the original title page from 1791. Lavishly illustrated with 100+ b/w drawings and diagrams. "...may well be described as the Englishman's Palladio and Vignola, for it spoke to generations of architects with almost as much authority as those two great exponents of Renaissance theory and practice...first appearancce in 1759 was followed by two more editions in the author's lifetime [1723-1796], the third, 'considerably augmented', with the expanded title, A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture (1791). These editions, and the four issued in the 19th century, bear witness to the book's extensive influence on the practice of architecture in Great Britain...." Appears as if it might have been meant for a library, but other than the missing rear end paper, and stamp 'discard' inside back cover, there are no other marks in the book. Very oversized and heavy, extra shipping; 7#.; B & W illustrations; Folio, 10 x 13 1/2; iv, 137+ pages; Cover has light bumping, shelf wear, fading on spine, rear end free paper gone; 'discarded' stamped inside rear cover. No other possible library markings in book. Some pages have a creased corner.
Add this copy of A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture to cart. $202.50, like new condition, Sold by Griffin Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stamford, CT, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Dover Publications.
Add this copy of A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture to cart. $508.00, good condition, Sold by Shoemaker Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gettysburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1825 by Priestley and Weale.
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Good+ No Dust Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Rebound blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spines sunned. Light rubbing to spine ends. Top corners of vol. 1 slightly bumped. Light foxing scattered throughout. Illust. w/ engravings.
