Architectural Drawings of the Regency Period 1790-1837. From the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects
by Worsley, Giles
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
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About This Item
Washington D.C.: American Institute of Architects Press, 1991. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. x, 166 pp. With selected bibliography, index. Gray cloth, spine title gilt, frontispiece. Richly illustrated in b&w and color. Previous owner's name/date on ffep. Dustjacket edges are very lightly sunned. Sketch designs, presentation drawings, full-scale working drawings, record drawings provide a representative account of the architecture of the Regency period. An essay introduces the drawings.
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- Lippincott Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5049BA
- Title
- Architectural Drawings of the Regency Period 1790-1837. From the Drawings Collection of the Royal Institute of British Architects
- Author
- Worsley, Giles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- American Institute of Architects Press
- Place of Publication
- Washington D.C.
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- 0558350446
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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- Gilt
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