Architecture.- Pain (William & James) Pain's British Palladio: or, The Builder's General Assistant, 42 engraved plates, 4pp. "Catalogue of Modern Books on Architecture...on Sale at I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library" at end, armorial bookplate of Frederic William Anderton, ownership inscription of Edward Steele dated 1807 to pastedown, perforated stamp "Franklin Institute Philadelphia" to title and foot of D1, E1&2 with tear into text but no loss, plate 14 very short marginal tear, plate 35 short tear just into image but no loss, occasional soiling, some water-staining, mainly to upper outer corner, some offsetting, some light foxing and browning, contemporary calf, rebacked in modern calf with morocco label, covers little worn and with corners repaired, [Harris 637], folio, for I. & J. Taylor, 1793.
⁂ First published in 1786.
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