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Architecture
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- A collection on 45 volumes on western architecture, including:
- paper
Chambers, W. A treatise on the decorative part of civil architecture. London, 1791, third edition, folio, 53 engraved plates, twentieth-century brown half morocco, some wear and repairs to title (laid down) and plates, some spotting, final plate defective and mounted
Allason, T. Picturesque views of the antiquities of Pola in Istria. London, 1819, folio, half-title, engraved frontispiece, and 9 plates on india paper, other illustrations in the text, modern half calf, upper hinge loose, binding slightly worn
Nash, J. Architecture of the Middle Ages. London, 1838, folio, lithographed title, dedication (with list of plates on the reverse), and 24 (of 25) plates, publisher's brown morocco-backed cloth boards gilt, lacking one plate, some spotting, binding rather rubbed
Weale, J. (ed.) Divers works of early masters in Christian decoration. London, 1846, 2 volumes bound in one, folio, 2 lithographed frontispieces (one hand-coloured), 2 lithographed additional titles, and 48 engraved or lithographed plates, many hand-coloured, some double page or folding, twentieth-century crimson crushed half morocco, gilt edges, light scattered spotting, binding rubbed
Ruskin, J. The seven lamps of architecture. New edition. Orpington, 1880, 4to, LARGE PAPER COPY, half-title, 14 engraved plates, later crushed green morocco gilt by Mansell, gilt edges, upper hinge detached, wear to extremities of binding
Jones, O. The grammar of ornament. London, 1868, 4to, chromolithographed frontispiece, additional title, and 110 lithographed or chromolithographed plates, modern brown half morocco, green cloth boards, slight dust-soiling, neatly rebacked, new endpapers
Wickes, C. Illustrations of the spires and towers of the medieval churches of England. London, 1853-54, 2 volumes (without supplement), folio, 52 lithographed plates (26+26) plates, publisher's brown cloth, slight spotting, bindings a little rubbed;
Vitruvius. The Architecture… Translated from the Latin by Joseph Gwilt. London, 1826, ONE OF 25 LARGE PAPER COPIES, folio, half-title, 10 plates mounted on india paper, library buckram, without final blank, ex-library copy with markings including stamps on plates, cloth cockled
Together with 36 others (45)
Allason, T. Picturesque views of the antiquities of Pola in Istria. London, 1819, folio, half-title, engraved frontispiece, and 9 plates on india paper, other illustrations in the text, modern half calf, upper hinge loose, binding slightly worn
Nash, J. Architecture of the Middle Ages. London, 1838, folio, lithographed title, dedication (with list of plates on the reverse), and 24 (of 25) plates, publisher's brown morocco-backed cloth boards gilt, lacking one plate, some spotting, binding rather rubbed
Weale, J. (ed.) Divers works of early masters in Christian decoration. London, 1846, 2 volumes bound in one, folio, 2 lithographed frontispieces (one hand-coloured), 2 lithographed additional titles, and 48 engraved or lithographed plates, many hand-coloured, some double page or folding, twentieth-century crimson crushed half morocco, gilt edges, light scattered spotting, binding rubbed
Ruskin, J. The seven lamps of architecture. New edition. Orpington, 1880, 4to, LARGE PAPER COPY, half-title, 14 engraved plates, later crushed green morocco gilt by Mansell, gilt edges, upper hinge detached, wear to extremities of binding
Jones, O. The grammar of ornament. London, 1868, 4to, chromolithographed frontispiece, additional title, and 110 lithographed or chromolithographed plates, modern brown half morocco, green cloth boards, slight dust-soiling, neatly rebacked, new endpapers
Wickes, C. Illustrations of the spires and towers of the medieval churches of England. London, 1853-54, 2 volumes (without supplement), folio, 52 lithographed plates (26+26) plates, publisher's brown cloth, slight spotting, bindings a little rubbed;
Vitruvius. The Architecture… Translated from the Latin by Joseph Gwilt. London, 1826, ONE OF 25 LARGE PAPER COPIES, folio, half-title, 10 plates mounted on india paper, library buckram, without final blank, ex-library copy with markings including stamps on plates, cloth cockled
Together with 36 others (45)
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."