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Auction archive: Lot number 30

LANGLEY, Batty (1696-1751). The Builder's Director or Bench-Mate , London: I. and J. Taylor, [c.1792]. 8° (163 x 92mm). 184 plates (lacking author's advertisement, lightly soiled, one corner missing not affecting plate, pencil trials on one leaf). Mo...

Auction 23.03.2005
23 Mar 2005
Estimate
£200 - £400
ca. US$381 - US$762
Price realised:
£540
ca. US$1,029
Auction archive: Lot number 30

LANGLEY, Batty (1696-1751). The Builder's Director or Bench-Mate , London: I. and J. Taylor, [c.1792]. 8° (163 x 92mm). 184 plates (lacking author's advertisement, lightly soiled, one corner missing not affecting plate, pencil trials on one leaf). Mo...

Auction 23.03.2005
23 Mar 2005
Estimate
£200 - £400
ca. US$381 - US$762
Price realised:
£540
ca. US$1,029
Beschreibung:

LANGLEY, Batty (1696-1751). The Builder's Director or Bench-Mate , London: I. and J. Taylor, [c.1792]. 8° (163 x 92mm). 184 plates (lacking author's advertisement, lightly soiled, one corner missing not affecting plate, pencil trials on one leaf). Modern calf. Harris 430; RIBA 1734 (note). LANGLEY, Batty. The Builder's Jewel or the Youth's Instructor , London: R. Ware, 1754. 8° (141 x 104mm). Engraved frontispiece by Thomas Langley after Batty Langley 99 plates, 2½ pages of publisher's advertisements (some spotting and soiling, a few ink stains, neat tear to one plate). Modern half calf. The third edition of 'one of the most popular of Langley's many similar pocket guides for builders': RIBA, 1737 (note); Harris 434. LANGLEY, Batty. The London Prices of Bricklayer Materials and Works , London: Richard Adams, 1749. 32 engraved plates, one-page author's advertisement (some spotting and light browning). Modern panelled blind-tooled calf, red speckled edges. Harris 459; RIBA 1748. (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 30
Auction:
Datum:
23 Mar 2005
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

LANGLEY, Batty (1696-1751). The Builder's Director or Bench-Mate , London: I. and J. Taylor, [c.1792]. 8° (163 x 92mm). 184 plates (lacking author's advertisement, lightly soiled, one corner missing not affecting plate, pencil trials on one leaf). Modern calf. Harris 430; RIBA 1734 (note). LANGLEY, Batty. The Builder's Jewel or the Youth's Instructor , London: R. Ware, 1754. 8° (141 x 104mm). Engraved frontispiece by Thomas Langley after Batty Langley 99 plates, 2½ pages of publisher's advertisements (some spotting and soiling, a few ink stains, neat tear to one plate). Modern half calf. The third edition of 'one of the most popular of Langley's many similar pocket guides for builders': RIBA, 1737 (note); Harris 434. LANGLEY, Batty. The London Prices of Bricklayer Materials and Works , London: Richard Adams, 1749. 32 engraved plates, one-page author's advertisement (some spotting and light browning). Modern panelled blind-tooled calf, red speckled edges. Harris 459; RIBA 1748. (3)

Auction archive: Lot number 30
Auction:
Datum:
23 Mar 2005
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
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