Villa and Cottage Architecture: Select Examples of Country and Suburban Residences Recently Erected.

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Published by Blackie & Son, London, 1871

A beautifully illustrated and very scarce study of nineteenth century architecture in England. This fascinating work offers illustrations and descriptions of 'Country and Suburban Residences Recently Erected', with depictions of thirty-three buildings, and reference to the architectural firms and individuals responsible for their construction.Illustrated with eighty engraved plates, with each location depicted with multiple illustrations. Collated, complete.Villas and cottages featured range from Strath Cottage in Dumbarton, The Sycamores in Manchester, Rosebank Villa, Seymour Lodge and a farm names Blubberhouses near Harrogate.A second edition was published in the same year as this first edition, and is also very scarce. From the library of Doctor Malcolm Higgs, an important architectural historian who worked as an assistant architect to Stirling & Gowan, working on their particularly renowned Leicester University Engineering Laboratory. During his long career he taught at the University of Edinburgh School of Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture, and University of Nottingham. Later in his life he was the Vice-President and Honorary Librarian of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and contributed and edited the "Journal of Architecture". In a half calf binding, with cloth covered boards. Small losses of leather to back strip head. Rubbing to board perimeters and joints, with significant rubbing towards tail of back strip. Damp staining to rear board. Internally, generally firmly bound, with plate XLII detached to tail. Pages lightly age toned, but generally clean and bright. The odd light pencil notation to margins. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 856F32

Bibliographic Details

Title: Villa and Cottage Architecture: Select ...
Publisher: Blackie & Son, London
Publication Date: 1871
Binding: Leather
Illustrator: Not Stated
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book