Bloomsbury Auctions

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Lot 593
593. Serlio (Sebastiano) th e fi r S t [-fift] bo o K e o f ar C h i t e C t u r e,
5 parts in 1, firSt eng l i S h e d i t i o n, book 1 lacking title and next 2
ff., book 2 lacking 1 text f. & final blank f., book 3 2 ff. misplaced,
book 5 lacking ff. 9-12, woodcut illustrations throughout, mounted
on stubs throughout, c. 80 ff silked, first and last few ff, and some
elsewhere torn with loss, mostly to margins, some upper margins
trimmed, touching headlines, some worming, stained and browned,
folio, [STC 22235; Fowler 331], Robert Peake, 1611 b o u n d w i t h
[Bartoli-Scamozzi (Ottavio)] Il Forestiere istrutto nell Cose piu’
Rare di Architeturra...della Citta’ di Vicenza, second edition, text
and plates mounted on stubs and interspersed through the other
work, 36 engraved plates, most folding, 8vo, Vicenza, Vendramini
Mosca, 1804, together in modern two-tone cloth; sold not subject
to return. £1,500 - £2,000
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Lot 594
594. St o w e . a de S C r i p t i o n o f t h e ho u S e a n d ga r d e n S o f t h e
mo S t no b l e & pu i S S a n t pr i n C e ge o r g e-gr e n v i l l e- nu g e n tte
m p l e ma r q u i S o f bu C K i n g h a m, engraved frontispiece, title with
arms, 24 plates and 7 plans (1 folding, 1 double-page), blindstamp
of Long Island Historical Society to title and final plate, text
lightly browned, some offsetting, some spotting or foxing (mostly
marginal) to plates, 20th century calf-backed buckram, spine in
compartments and with later black leather label, spine faded and
with a few marks, Buckingham, John Seeley, 1797. £300 - £400
*** Scarce. Includes the work of many of the great architects,
gardeners and designers of the period, including Charles
Bridgeman, John Vanburgh, William Kent, Capability Brown and
James Gibbs.
595. [Wood (John)] th e origin o f bu i l d i n g, lacking title and 2
contents leaves, 25 engraved plates (numbered 1-36, 11 folding with
2 numbers), errata leaf present, some tears and repairs, marginal
soiling and light staining, later cloth, uncut, spine worn with head
defective, [Harris 929], folio, [1741]; sold not subject to return
£100 - £150