Author: KENDALL, JOHN
Title: An Elucidation of the Principles of English Architecture, Usually Denominated Gothic
Description: London, J Murray, Nornaville and Fell, C Chapple Taylor and Hessey, J M Richardson, and Sherwood, Neely and Jones. 1818, First Edition. Half Bound Over Marbled Boards, 220mm. x 140mm. Book, 50, [2] pages, 23 plates. Colvin 340. Bound in at rear is a section from The Quarterly Review of April 1821, (pp. 111-147which deals with Gothic architecture in England and on the Continent. Rebound in black tooled calf, over marbled boards, with gilt decoration and titling to spine, decorative bookplate to front pastedown, a tipped-in contemporary letter to the front pastedown, referring to Kendall. The dedication page and the preface are absent, a previous owner having inserted loose copies of same. Condition is very good with some isolated spotting and age toning to edges. [720]. Very Good.

Keywords: Architecture History Gothic


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