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Cloth. Zustand: Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. Esteemed Victorian architect William Tress's scarce, first edition copy of Christopher Davy's work on architectural precedents, in decorative cloth. A fascinating work by architect Christopher Davy on architectural precedents. Including eight distinct sections bound in one volume:I. Plans, Elevations, Sections, Specification, and the Bill of Quantities of Second Rate Building & Preliminary Observations, with eleven plates, collated and complete.II. Parochial Buildings, with nine plates, collated and complete. III. Prisons, with eleven plates, collated and complete.IV. Railway Works, with ten plates, missing plate ten. V. Chamberlain Hospital and Bedworth Hospital, no plates included. VI. Plans and Specifications for Repairs, Alterations, Etc., no plates included. VII. Specifications of the Steam Kitchen Apparatus, no plates included. VIII. Churches, no plates included.Including many other illustrations and diagrams throughout. Also including a preface and an errata to the rear. Inscribed to the title page head by William Tress, the architect best known for his buildings for the South Eastern Railway. Bound in decorative cloth. Externally, cloth binding faded, and a few marks to the boards. Externally, bumping to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities, resulting in a few tears to the cloth binding to the head of the spine. Previous owner's signature to the title page. Internally, front hinge strained but remaining firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. A few spots to the first and last few pages, otherwise pages are generally clean. Good Only. book.

Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Collation, v[1].No 1. Plans, Elevations, Sections, Specification, and the Bill of Quantities of Second Rate Buildings. 36pp, 5 engraved plates.No 2. Parochial Buildings. Plans, Elevations, Sections, Specification, and Bill of Quantities of Saint Olave's Girls School. Erected in Maze-Pond, Parish of Saint Olave, Southwark, for the Trustees of Saint Olave's Girls Charity, 1839-1840. 32pp, 7 engraved plates.No 3. Prisons, &c. Drawings and Specification of Spilsby Gaol and Sessions-House, Erected from the Design, and under the Superintendence of H. E. Kendall Architect. Also Suggestions for the Improvement of Prisons. 118pp, 9 engraved plates. No 4. Railway Works. Drawings, Specification, Quantities, &c., of the Bromsgove Depot and Engine Factory, Erected under the immediate Superintendance of Captain Moorsom, C. E., for the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company, 1840. Also Practical Observations. 64pp, 11 engraved plates. No 5. Drawings, Specification, Prices, Quantities, &c., of the Chamberlain Hospital, Erected at Bedworth, near Coventry (County of Warwick), From the Designs and under the Superintendence of Mr T. L. Walker, Architect, 1840. Also Bedworth Hospital. 67pp, 11 engraved plates. No 6. Plans and Specification for Repair, Alterations, &c. 25pp, 1 engraved plate.No 7. Specification* of the Steam Kitchen Apparatus and Fittings at the Reform Club-House, Pall-Mall, Charles Barry, Esquire,V.P.R.I.B.A., Architect, 1840. 179[1]pp.Bound in original publishers green cloth. Binding has recently been refurbished, retaining most of the original spine, new endpapers. Cloth very lightly rubbed on edges. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, no loose pages, no writing or marking. Pages and illustrations in very good clean condition.Excellent clean well bound copy of a scarce work.A43 Size: Large 8vo.