A international selection of 130 rare books on Architecture including an excellent volume of early 18th century pamphlets on various designs for a new bridge over the Thames at Westminster in London, a group of the publications for prize giving ceremonies of the Accademia di S.Luca in Rome 1702 - 1779, and a rare volume recording the French architect Grandjean de Montigny's conversion for Napoleon's brother of the Museum Fridericianum at Kassel into a parliament building for the Kingdom of Westphalia.
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Author: Agostini (i.e. Agustin), Antonio
Title: Dialoghi di D. Antonio Agostini Arcivescovo di Tarracona intorno alle medaglie inscrittioni et altre antichita. Tradotti di lingua Spagnuola in Italiana da Dionigi Ottaviano...
Publication: Roma, Filippo de’ Rossi 1650.
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Author: Alberti, Romano
Title: Trattato della nobilta della pittura. Composto ad instantia della venerabil’ compagnia di S. Luca, et nobil’academia delli pittori di Roma.
Publication: Roma, Francesco Zanetti 1585.
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Author: Bell, C.F. (ed)
Title: Annals of Thomas Banks sculptor, Royal Academician with some letters from Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. to Banks’s daughter.
Publication: Cambridge, University Press 1938.
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£110
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Author: Bray, Mrs.
Title: Life of Thomas Stothard, R.A. with personal reminiscences. With numerous illustrations from his works.
Publication: London, John Murray 1851.
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£295
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Author: Cancellieri, Francesco
Title: Le nuove due campane di Campidoglio benedette dalla Santita di N.S. Pio VII P.O.M. e descritte ... con varie notizie sopra i campanili e sopra ogni sorta di orologi ed un’ appendice...
Publication: Roma, Antonio Fulgoni 1806.
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£795
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Author: Clark, Geo. T.
Title: Mediaeval military architecture in England.
Publication: London, Wyman & Sons 1884.
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£190
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Author: D’Aviler, A(ugustin) C(harles)
Title: (Cours d’architecture qui comprend les ordres de Vignole, avec des commentaires, les figures & descriptions de ses plus beaux bâtimens, et de ceux de Michel-Ange) ; Explication...
Publication: Paris, Nicolas Langlois 1691.
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£1,950
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Author: (Debruge-Duménil)
Title: Catalogue des objets d’art qui composent la collection Debruge-Duménil dont la vente aux enchères publiques aura lieu à Paris ... les 23 (-31) Janvier, 1 (-9) Février, 4 (-12) Mars...
Publication: Paris, Bonnefons de Lavialle (and others) 1849.
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£225
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Author: Du Fresnoy, Charles Alphonse ; Mason, William
Title: The art of painting of Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy. Translated into English verse by William Mason, M.A. With annotations by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knt, President of the Royal Academy...
Publication: York, printed by A. Ward 1773 ; London, printed for J. Knapton and R. & J. Dodsley 1759.
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£590
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Author: (Edinburgh City Chambers)
Title: Contract of agreement, for building an exchange, in the city of Edinburgh, between the magistrates and town-council, and the tradesmen.
Publication: Edinburgh, printed by Hamilton, Balfour and Neill 1754.
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Author: Edwards, Ralph
Title: The dictionary of English furniture from the middle ages to the late Georgian period. By Percy Macquoid and Ralph Edwards. Revised and enlarged by Ralph Edwards.
Publication: London, Country Life 1954.
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£950
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Author: Emlyn, Henry
Title: Artificers bills for work done for His Majesty in St.George’s Chapel Windsor Castle from August the 8th 1785 to November the 9th 1791 both inclusive (title given thus on contemporary...
Publication: (1791).
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£1,950
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Author: Ferrario, Giulio
Title: Monumenti sacri e profani dell’imperiale e reale basilica di Sant’Ambrogio in Milano.
Publication: Milano, “dalla tipografia dell’autore” 1824.
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£1,200
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Author: Fouquier, Marcel
Title: De l’art des jardins du XVe au XXe siècle.
Publication: Paris, Emile-Paul 1911.
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£650
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Author: Furttenbach, Joseph
Title: Architectura recreationis. Das ist: von allerhand nutzlich und erfrewlichen civilischen Gebäwen: in vier unterschidliche Haupstuck eingetheilt .... alles aus selbst eigener...
Publication: Augspurg, Johann Schultes 1640.
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£6,500
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Author: Gardner, Percy
Title: Museum Oxoniense. Catalogue of the Greek vases in the Ashmolean Museum.
Publication: Oxford, Clarendon Press 1893.
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£295
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Author: (Girardin, Stanislas, Comte de)
Title: Promenade ou itinéraire des jardins d’Ermenonville, auquel on a joint vingt-cinq de leurs principales vues, dessinées et gravées par J.Merigot fils.
Publication: Paris, Merigot (and others) 1811.
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£895
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Author: Hintz, Richard R. (ed)
Title: Hintz’ moderne häuser. Eine illustrirte architectonische Zeitschrift. Band 1, Juli 1887, No.1.
Publication: Berlin-Gross-Lichterfelde, Verlag der Berliner Bau-Plan-Vereinigung 1887.
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£320
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Author: Johansson, Gotthard
Title: Funktionalismen i verkligheten.
Publication: Stockholm, Albert Bonniers Forlag 1931.
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£170
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Author: Lauters, P.
Title: Souvenir du Sacré-Coeur de Jette St Pierre près Bruxelles.
Publication: (Bruxelles), J. Lots nd (1846 ?).
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£780
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Author: Le Corbusier
Title: Précisions sur un état présent de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme.
Publication: Paris, G. Crès et Cie nd (1930).
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£250
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Author: Le Corbusier
Title: Vers une architecture. Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée. 13e édition.
Publication: Paris, G. Crès & Cie nd (c. 1925).
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£180
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Author: Loggan, David (engraver)
Title: Oxonia illustrata, sive omnium celeberrimae istius universitatis collegiorum, aularum, bibliothecae Bodleianae, scholarum publicarum, theatri Sheldoniani ; nec non urbis...
Publication: Oxford, at the Sheldonian Theatre 1675.
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£8,250
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Author: Loudon, J.C.
Title: An encyclopaedia of gardening ; comprising the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture, and landscape-gardening, including all the latest improvements...
Publication: London, Longman (etc.) 1826.
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£380
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Author: Marlow, Jeremiah
Title: A book of cyphers or letters reverst. Being a work very pleasant & usefull as well for gentlemen as all sorts of artificers engravers painters carvers chacers embroiderers &c. Where...
Publication: London, printed for W. Rogers 1683.
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£1,700
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