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LANGLEY, Batty (1696-1751). The Builder's Chest Book . London: for J. Wilcox, 1727. 8° (172 x 108mm). 7 folding engraved plates (slightly torn in folds, some leaves slightly soiled). Brown half calf by Batsford, gilt fillets and green lettering-piece in compartments of spine. FIRST EDITION. -- B. LANGLEY. The Builder's Director, or Bench-Mate . London: for Piers and Wentz, 1747. 8° (160 x 100mm). 184 engraved plates on 92 leaves. (Outer margin of title trimmed, a few small tears.) Contemporary mottled calf (rubbed, rebacked with modern sheep), maroon lettering-piece. Second issue. -- B. LANGLEY. The London Prices of Bricklayers Materials and Works . London: for Richard Adams and John Wren, 1749. 8° (194 x 120mm). 32 engraved plates. (Some very slight browning.) Contemporary calf, spine in compartments (rubbed), lettering-piece. -- B. LANGLEY. The London Prices ... The Second Edition . London: for Richard Adams and John Wren, 1750. 8° (200 x 125mm). 32 engraved plates. (Slightly browned and soiled.) Contemporary calf (slightly worn at extremities, rebacked with modern calf), gilt ornaments on spine with red lettering piece. -- B. and T. LANGLEY. The Builder's Jewel: or, the Youth's Instructor . Dublin: for James Williams 1768. 16° (140 x 120mm). Engraved frontispiece and 99 plates, final blank leaf. (Slightly soiled.) Contemporary sheep (rebacked with modern calf). -- And 2 other editions of the last (Edinburgh: 1768 with the Supplement bound in, and Haddington: 1805). Harris 413; 424; 459; 460; 439; 440; 441; 447. (7)