Author: A.J. BICKNELL & COMPANY
Title: (Bicknell & Co's) SPECIMEN BOOK OF ONE HUNDRED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS, Showing Plans, Elevations and Views of Suburban Houses, Villas, Sea-Side and Camp-Ground Cottages, Homesteads, Churches and Public Buildings.
Description: NY, A. J. Bicknell & Co. 1879. 1879. Hardcover . Hardback, thin octavo, black, gilt, silver & embossed on green cloth covers, 80 pages, G+. Exterior very minor soil, minor corner bumps and mostly minor wear, but spine scuff (3/8 inch) with partial loss of cloth. Light foxing, smudging within. Front hinge fine, rear hinge split. Lower corner ffep missing one-inch triangle. Front cover foil-stamped 1878 silver dollar. Spine states: "100 Architectural Designs - Price $1.00." Architectural specimens shown each have a descriptive paragraph. Floor plans, architectural elements in detail. Ads for refrigerators, furnaces, locks, bookbinding, chimney tops, furniture. Views of Case House & First Baptist Church, Elizabeth, NJ; Matteawan, NY parsonage; First Presbyterian Church, Highland Falls, NY; etc. Good.

Keywords: Architecture Home Cottage Design 19th Century Illustrated Art