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A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Five Orders of Architecture; Containing the Most Plain and Simple Rules for Drawing and Executing Them in the Purest Style
by Chambers, Sir William et al
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Reydon, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thomas Kelly, 1834. [6], 163, [1] pages, 100 engraved plates (some folding), as called for, ( plates 91,93,98,100 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]. First Edition. Marbled Boards. Good. 280mm. X 220mm.. Book.
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- Bookseller
- William Glynn
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017466
- Title
- A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Five Orders of Architecture; Containing the Most Plain and Simple Rules for Drawing and Executing Them in the Purest Style
- Author
- Chambers, Sir William et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Kelly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1834
- Keywords
- Architecture Theory History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
- Size
- 280mm. X 220mm.
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