Author: LAING (David)
Title: Hints for Dwellings: Consisting of Original Designs for Cottages, Farm-Houses, Villas, &c. Plain and Ornamental: with plans to each: in which strict attention is paid to unite convenience and elegance with economy. Including some Designs for Town houses.
Description: London: Printed for J. Taylor, Architectural Library, 1823. 4to, half-title, [5], 6-19, [1]pp., 22 plates in sepia aquatint, being views of various types of dwellings, 12 ground plans in line-engraving, original boards, edges a little worn, rebacked, uncut, a nice clean copy. "The plate descriptions (pp. 9-15) include remarks on materials, site, and interior decoration. In addition Laing indicated which designs had been built or commissioned. All designs are shown in one elevation and one or two plans. There are six designs for cottages, farm houses, or lodges, plus designs for one "country residence," seven villas, four "houses," three "sporting" residences, one mansion, and a row of six attached houses."—Archer. Provenance: Contemporary ink ownership signature of Thomas H. Parker on front paste-down. Archer, 170.5.

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