Ciy and Suburban Architecture; Containing Numerous Designs and Details for Public Edifices, Private Residences, and Mercantile Buildings. Illustrated with One Hundred and Thirty-Six Engravings, Accompanied by Specifications and Historical and Explanatory Text
by Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1859. 1st ed. 136 plates (including frontis), many tinted and some with multiple colors, 103, [1]p. Plates separately numbered (1-136). Worn original cloth, rebacked with most of the frayed and worn cloth from the original backstrip mounted. 36 cm. Waterstain in lower right corner on first portion of book (up to page 33 in text and 19 in plates), Most text pages and plates have some moderate foxing and brown spotting, especially around edges. A few text leaves heavily browned.
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- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94572
- Title
- Ciy and Suburban Architecture; Containing Numerous Designs and Details for Public Edifices, Private Residences, and Mercantile Buildings. Illustrated with One Hundred and Thirty-Six Engravings, Accompanied by Specifications and Historical and Explanatory Text
- Author
- Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1859
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Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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