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Palladio, Andrea.
Estimate
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Description
- The Four Books of Architecture... literally translated from the original Italian by Isaac Ware. London: for R. Ware, [1753-1755]
Folio (406 x 258mm.), publisher's advertisement leaf, general title printed in red and black, 4 engraved divisional titles, engraved initials, head- and tailpiece, 205 plates (numbered VIII-XXXIV, I-LVIII, I-XXI, I-XCIX), other illustrations in text, contemporary half calf, joints slightly cracked, corners and spine rubbed
Literature
RIBA 2397; Harris 692
Catalogue Note
"This second edition of Ware's translation was published in weekly parts, and was the last English edition for over two centuries, coming as it did in the dying days of the 'Palladian movement'." (RIBA)