Laing (David) Hints for Dwellings: consisting of Original Designs for Cottages, Farm-houses, Villas..., 34 aquatint plates printed in bistre, some marginal spotting or soiling, modern half green morocco, uncut, [cf. Abbey, Life 27, 1804 edition], 1801 § Plaw (John) Ferme Ornée; or, Rural Improvements, 38 aquatint plates, foxed, mostly to margins, 16pp. publisher's catalogue tipped in at beginning, original boards, rebacked, [cf.Abbey, Life 48 & Berlin Kat. 2305, earlier editions], 1823, 4to (2) ⁂ Laing was articled to Sir John Soane in 1790 and showed promise with his seemingly picturesque designs for villas. His career came to an abrupt end with his disastrous Custom House which had to be pulled down in 1825 due to subsidence caused by the decay of the beech-piling in the foundations.
Laing (David) Hints for Dwellings: consisting of Original Designs for Cottages, Farm-houses, Villas..., 34 aquatint plates printed in bistre, some marginal spotting or soiling, modern half green morocco, uncut, [cf. Abbey, Life 27, 1804 edition], 1801 § Plaw (John) Ferme Ornée; or, Rural Improvements, 38 aquatint plates, foxed, mostly to margins, 16pp. publisher's catalogue tipped in at beginning, original boards, rebacked, [cf.Abbey, Life 48 & Berlin Kat. 2305, earlier editions], 1823, 4to (2) ⁂ Laing was articled to Sir John Soane in 1790 and showed promise with his seemingly picturesque designs for villas. His career came to an abrupt end with his disastrous Custom House which had to be pulled down in 1825 due to subsidence caused by the decay of the beech-piling in the foundations.
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