Rural Architecture; Being A Series Of Designs For Rural And Other Dwellings,.
Bound in original yellow paper wrappers with decorative borders to front signed, E. Whimper. Spine but spine title still visible. Repair to top right corner of front wrapper where small section is missing. Some browning of edges and inside margins at front. Occasional very slight foxing but otherwise a clean example.
£250.00
Details
PLANS FOR RURAL BUILDINGS, 1854
Publisher
Wm. S. Orr and Co., Amen Corner, J. McGlashan, Sackville Street, Dublin.,
Place
London.
Date
No date but, 1854.
Synopsis
From the labourer's cottage to the small villa and farm house with out-buildings, with descriptions of the plans, remarks on the materials used in their construction, and directions for the workmanship. the ground plans, elevations, and specifications by james sanderson, borough engineer's office, liverpool. one of richardson's rural handbooks.
Item Description
8vo. 4.5 x 7 inches. Half-title + frontis + 103 pp. + [1] + 13 advertisements. Illustrated with frontispiece and 30 plates, 10 of which are folding, and engravings in text Lithographed frontispiece and title-page, many leaves uncut.
Notes
An illustrated practical guide to the construction of model buildings in the countryside, including plans and elevations of labourers' cottages, villas, a village school and a farm house, with an isometrical view of a farm complete with steam engine. A very scarce example of this splendidly illustrated paper wrappered handbook issued at one shilling.
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