Examples of Gothic Architecture Selected from Various Antient Edifices in England. 3 Vols.
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1838, 1839, 1840. Second & First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xviii, 66, xix, 63, xvii, 93pp. Original black cloth with paper labels on spine. Illustrated half-title in volume 1, frontispiece in volume 2. Second edition of volume one with corrected plates. "Plans, elevations, sections, and parts at large; calculated to exemplify the various styles and the practical construction of this admired class of architecture; accompanied by historical and descriptive accounts" (title page). Complete with 224 plates: 75 plates, one in color, in volume I, 73 plates in volume II, and 76 plates and two woodcuts in volume III - Volume III contains History and antiquities of the Vicars' Close, Wells, Sommersetshire (London, 1836), The Manor House and Church at Great Chalfield, Wiltshire (London, 1837),the Manor House at South Wraxhall, and the Church of Saint Peter at Beddestone, Wiltshire (London, 1838). All bindings are heavily rubbed and all book blocks with foxing throughout. Binding of volume I with cover separated, spine with one and a half inch chip at head and closed tear in middle; spine attached to back cover with transparent tape. Ex-library. Usual library markings including stamp on inside cover (all three volumes). Book block loose with foxing and some water stains. Binding of volume II separated but for the back joint, same for volume III. Here in addition a two inch chip at top of spine. Binding copy. Binding and interior in overall poor condition. poor. Item #36915
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