Specimens of architecture, or Architectural sketches from the continent / by Richard Norman Shaw
London : Published by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, 1858. First Edition. Good copy only, finely bound in full aniline calf over plain cloth. Gilt-blocked title to spine, with raised bands. Top edge gilt, with marbled endpapers. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dulled as with age. Boards detached, minor foxing scattered internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: Bookplate of the Glasgow School of Art. Item #415067
Physical description; [14] pages, 100 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 44 cm. Notes; Engraved title page: "Designed and drawn by R.N. Shaw. Figures in border; from sketches by J.R. Clayton." Dedication signed, August 1st, 1858. Spine title: Shaw's specimens of architecture. Contains 100 numbered black and white plates. Subjects; Royal Academy of Arts (London). Architecture Europe ; Sketch-books. Decoration and ornament, Architectural Europe. Architecture, Medieval. Architecture France History 19th century. Architecture Germany History 19th century. Architecture Italy History 19th century. Architecture Belgium History 19th century.
Price: €160.00