The British Architect : or, The Builder's Treasury of Stair-Cases. Containing, I. An easier, more intelligible, and expeditious method of drawing the five orders, than has hiterto been published . II. Likewise stair-cases . III. Designs of arches, doors, and windows. IV. A great variety of new and curious chimney-pieces . V. Corbels, shields, and other beautiful decorations. VI. Several useful and necessary rules of carpentry . The whole being illustrated with upwards of one hundred designs and examples, curiously engraved . on sixty folio copper-plates.
Published by Printed for the Author and sold by Thomas Meighan, W. Meadows and H. Piers1750, London, 1750
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Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United KingdomFoster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA
AbeBooks seller since March 3, 1999
Condition: Used - Near fine
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Second edition. viii, 20 pp. 60 engraved plates complete, some with accompanying text. Bound in a modern full speckled calf, tooled in blind to board borders and with raised bands, gilt ruling, small blind details and gilt lettered label to spine. Binding just a touch rubbed at points with a few scratches. A few short closed tears to edges of leaves, though otherwise very clean. Swan's designs here for "homes for the professional and middle classes in England were well suited to the needs of the colonial elite" (The Met, New York). This was the first architecture book printed in America when it was published in Philadelphia in 1775. An impressive work. Binding 42 cms. tall. Narrow Folio.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The British Architect : or, The Builder's Treasury of Stair-Cases. Containing, I. An easier, more intelligible, and expeditious method of drawing the five orders, than has hiterto been published . II. Likewise stair-cases . III. Designs of arches, doors, and windows. IV. A great variety of new and curious chimney-pieces . V. Corbels, shields, and other beautiful decorations. VI. Several useful and necessary rules of carpentry . The whole being illustrated with upwards of one hundred designs and examples, curiously engraved . on sixty folio copper-plates.
- Author
- SWAN, Abraham
- Publisher
- Printed for the Author and sold by Thomas Meighan, W. Meadows and H. Piers1750, London
- Publication year
- 1750
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Full Speckled Calf
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Dimensions
- Narrow Folio
- Seller catalogs
- Architecture, Decorative Arts, York Book Fair 2026
Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA
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