Author: Cook, Andrew George.
Title: THE BUILDER’S MAGAZINE, And Complete Architectural Library for Architects, Surveyors, Carpenters, Masons, Bricklayers, &c. As well as for every Gentleman who would wish to be a competent judge of the elegant and necessary Art of Building. Consisting of Designs in Architecture ... Together with the Plans, Sections, and Elevations ... The whole forming A complete System of Architecture in all its Branches, and so disposed as the render the Surveyor, Carpenter, Bricklayer, Mason &c. equally capable to erect a Cathedral, a Mansion, a Temple or a Rural Cot. Vol. II [only].
Description: Printed by M. Allen ... for Alex Hogg, N.d. c.[1810]. Sm. 4to. [ii] + t.p. + 8pp. + 100pp. 185 engraved plates including 7 folding. Contemporary and later ink inscriptions to sl. waterstained flyleaf, flyleaf and t.p. repaired to gutter margin, mainly marginal browning and some thumbing, head and tail of first set of plates 166-169 waterstained [plates 166-169 bound in twice], new e.ps. lightly spotted, sm. bookplate, upper hinge repaired, rebound in half morocco with marbled boards, some minor rubbing to boards, gilt bands blind motifs and gilt lettered leather title label to spine. ¶ Volume I had no plates and was not issued with this 1810 Edition.

Keywords: ART; BRITISH ARCHITECTURE


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