Lot 330
Langley (Batty) The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs, second edition, S. Harding, 1745.
Hammer Price: £650
Description
L[angley] (B[atty]) The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs, second edition, double column, 200 engraved plates, plate 1 of additional plates with section torn from lower corner, just touching image, some staining or finger-marking, occasional spotting, engraved armorial bookplate of Penry Williams, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments with original red morocco label, corners repaired, rubbed and scuffed, [Harris 450], 4to, by S.Harding, 1745.
⁂ Including designs for floors, doors, windows, chimneypieces, pavements, church fittings, obelisks, pedestals, bookcases, ceilings and ironworks. It has 14 more plates (of roofs) than the first edition of 1740.
Description
L[angley] (B[atty]) The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs, second edition, double column, 200 engraved plates, plate 1 of additional plates with section torn from lower corner, just touching image, some staining or finger-marking, occasional spotting, engraved armorial bookplate of Penry Williams, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, preserving original backstrip in compartments with original red morocco label, corners repaired, rubbed and scuffed, [Harris 450], 4to, by S.Harding, 1745.
⁂ Including designs for floors, doors, windows, chimneypieces, pavements, church fittings, obelisks, pedestals, bookcases, ceilings and ironworks. It has 14 more plates (of roofs) than the first edition of 1740.