Sir William Chambers : Knight of the Polar Star / by John Harris ; with contributions by J. Mordaunt Crook and Eileen Harris
London : A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1970. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #438474
ISBN: 0302020764
Physical description; xvi, 397 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, plans, portraits ; 31 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and indexes. "Catalogue of work": pages 195-256. Contents; Includes appendices: lists of portraits, exhibitions, sales, collections of Chamber's correspondence; bank account details; the Whitton Inventory (Royal Academy of Arts); inscription for a monument to the memory of Sir William Chambers; genealogical tables; description of the Franco-Italian album and list of the loose drawings of French and Italian buildings, Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and letter of Sir William Chambers to a gentleman who had objected to certain parts of his Treatise on oriental gardening. Also includes catalogue of Chamber's works; and index to the distribution of designs in collections. Subjects; Chambers, William Sir 1723-1796. Chambers, William Sir 1723-1796 ; Catalogs. Chambers, William Sir. Chambers, William Sir 1726-1796 Criticism and interpretation. Architects Great Britain. Architecture, Modern 17th-18th centuries Great Britain. Architecture Great Britain. Architects England Biography. Architecture, Modern 17th-18th centuries England. Architecture, Modern 17th-18th Centuries. Architecture, Modern 17th-18th Centuries Great Britain. Architecture England. 18th century. History. Gardens. Gardening.
Price: €48.95