The Auto-Biography of an Octogenarian Architect, Being a Record of His Studies at Home and Abroad Volume II by George Ledwell Taylor

London, UK: Longmans, 1872. First Edition. 1st Printing.. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio 12 - 15'' tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Longmans, London, UK 1872. First Edition. 1st Printing. 78 plates + 100 pages. Volume II only. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Large volume, in brown buckram with gold spine lettering. Size: Folio 12 - 15'' tall. With the addition of classic ornament at Rome. The Auto-Biography of an Octogenarian Architect, Being a Record of His Studies at Home and Abroad, during 65 years, comprising among the subjects The Cathedrals of England, France, and Italy, the Temples of Rome, Greece, and Sicily, with Explanations of Their Various Styles-And Plans, from Measurement; Also, from Notes and Measurement During Tours Through England, France, Italy, Greece, and Sicily, in 1816-17-18-19 (Principally on Foot), with Re-Visits in 1857 to 1868. By George Ledwell Taylor, Architect, Joint Author (With E. Cresy) of the Architectural Antiquities of Rome, the Medieval Buildings of Pisa, Revived Atchitecture of Italy, 1824. Author of the Stones of Etruria, and Marbles of Ancient Rome, 1857. Ci Devant,- Civil Architect to the Naval Department of Great Britain, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, of the Society of Arts, of the Royal Institute of British Architects, of the Royal Institute of Civil Engineers, Surveyor to the Archbishop of Canterbury (Howley), and Dean and Chapter of , St. Paul'S (Van Mildert), Member of the English Academy at Rome, of the Archaeological Institute, Rome, Member of the Society of Architects and Civil Engineers, Genoa. Architecture::Architecture General Architecture::Historic Buildings 6180L 6180L