Description:
Small quarto (9 3/4 X 6 1/4 inches) London: Sold By J. Taylor, At The Architectural Library" Printed by S. Gosnell, 1813. First Edition. viii, 251, [20] pages: 11 plates (some folded, including frontispiece, plans), the detailed index includes additional historical information; good condition, rebacked with later half cloth over original paper covered boards, new red label with title and author in gilt, corners bumped and worn - not affecting text, two leaves at back of book with torn lower corners, not affecting text.An unsophisticated copy of an interesting book: "... for that the principles and proportions of Gothic architecture, which had been termed, in reality, destitute of existence, will here be found laid down on geometrical rules, with a degree of precision sufficient for ever necessary purpose in the construction and erection of edifices in that style."