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Auction archive: Lot number 145

BRITTON, John (1771-1857) The Architectural Antiquities of G...

Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$646 - US$969
Price realised:
£1,750
ca. US$2,828
Auction archive: Lot number 145

BRITTON, John (1771-1857) The Architectural Antiquities of G...

Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$646 - US$969
Price realised:
£1,750
ca. US$2,828
Beschreibung:

BRITTON, John (1771-1857). The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain . London: M.A. Nattali, 1835. 5 vols., 4° (280 x 220mm), engraved titles and engravings throughout. (Some scattered spotting.) Contemporary green half morocco, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed). Second edition. 'From its inception the work was received as marking a new era in architectural topography' (RIBA I, p. 238).
BRITTON, John (1771-1857). The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain . London: M.A. Nattali, 1835. 5 vols., 4° (280 x 220mm), engraved titles and engravings throughout. (Some scattered spotting.) Contemporary green half morocco, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed). Second edition. 'From its inception the work was received as marking a new era in architectural topography' (RIBA I, p. 238). [ With ] VIOLLET LE DUC, Emmanuel. Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle . Paris: A. Morel 1867-1868. 10 vols., 4 ° (240 x 155mm), engravings throughout (some scattered spotting). Contemporary half vellum, spine gilt, red morocco labels. Provenance : S.F. Widdrington (armorial bookplate); and 6 others on architecture. (21)

Auction archive: Lot number 145
Auction:
Datum:
20 Jan 2010
Auction house:
Christie's
20 January 2010, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

BRITTON, John (1771-1857). The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain . London: M.A. Nattali, 1835. 5 vols., 4° (280 x 220mm), engraved titles and engravings throughout. (Some scattered spotting.) Contemporary green half morocco, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed). Second edition. 'From its inception the work was received as marking a new era in architectural topography' (RIBA I, p. 238).
BRITTON, John (1771-1857). The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain . London: M.A. Nattali, 1835. 5 vols., 4° (280 x 220mm), engraved titles and engravings throughout. (Some scattered spotting.) Contemporary green half morocco, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed). Second edition. 'From its inception the work was received as marking a new era in architectural topography' (RIBA I, p. 238). [ With ] VIOLLET LE DUC, Emmanuel. Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle . Paris: A. Morel 1867-1868. 10 vols., 4 ° (240 x 155mm), engravings throughout (some scattered spotting). Contemporary half vellum, spine gilt, red morocco labels. Provenance : S.F. Widdrington (armorial bookplate); and 6 others on architecture. (21)

Auction archive: Lot number 145
Auction:
Datum:
20 Jan 2010
Auction house:
Christie's
20 January 2010, London, South Kensington
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