GIBBS, James (1682-1754). A Book of Architecture containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments . London: 1728. 2° (470 x 310mm). Title, dedication, 28pp text including 3pp list of subscribers, 150 engraved plates by Hulsbergh, Baron, Harris, Mynde and Vertue after James Gibbs 4 double-page or folding. (Early and later leaves lightly spotted.) Old calf (spine and corners restored, rubbed). Provenance : Philip Lloyd (a subscriber, initials P.L. on endpaper); Robert Burrow (armorial bookplate); Thomas Wakeham (presentation inscription from Burrow). FIRST EDITION. Fowler 138; Berlin Kat 2270.
GIBBS, James (1682-1754). A Book of Architecture containing Designs of Buildings and Ornaments . London: 1728. 2° (470 x 310mm). Title, dedication, 28pp text including 3pp list of subscribers, 150 engraved plates by Hulsbergh, Baron, Harris, Mynde and Vertue after James Gibbs 4 double-page or folding. (Early and later leaves lightly spotted.) Old calf (spine and corners restored, rubbed). Provenance : Philip Lloyd (a subscriber, initials P.L. on endpaper); Robert Burrow (armorial bookplate); Thomas Wakeham (presentation inscription from Burrow). FIRST EDITION. Fowler 138; Berlin Kat 2270.
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