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Bibliotheca architectonica: A catalogue of books on the fine arts, arranged in twelve classes, as a manual for the use of the architect, engineer, student, and amateur; in which are included works on the theory and practice of painting and sculpture, in the possession of Priestley and Weale, High-street, Bloomsbury
by Weale, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
[London]: Priestley and Weale, 1825 12mo (17.5 cm), XV, [1], 189, [1] pp interleaved with blank paper. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, spine gilt, red morocco gilt-lettered label, sprinkled edges (binding slightly soiled, front board crack repaired, endpapers somewhat dusted, blind collector's stamp and pencil marks on front free endpaper, clip from bookseller catalogue mounted on top of the half-title, ownership entry on top of title, few manuscript entries on interleaving paper, outer margins of a few leaves stained, 4 leaves at the end water-stained). In 1824, Priestley and Weale issued a catalogue of English and foreign publications related to the science of architecture and engineering. This is a new edition of that catalogue, emended and corrected. "In arranging this list, we have divided the collection into Twelve Classes; to afford more facility for reference, there is subjoined a very elaborate Index of respective Authors, Books, Subjects, Buildings, etc." (from the Advertisement)
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
(PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008913
- Title
- Bibliotheca architectonica: A catalogue of books on the fine arts, arranged in twelve classes, as a manual for the use of the architect, engineer, student, and amateur; in which are included works on the theory and practice of painting and sculpture, in the possession of Priestley and Weale, High-street, Bloomsbury
- Author
- Weale, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Priestley and Weale
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- 1825
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Bibliography;
Terms of Sale
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Any book may be returned within 14 days for any reason. All books remain our property until paid for in full. Export of books, manuscripts, maps etc. is subject to the Act of 23 July 2003 on the protection of arts and antiquities. Orders usually ship within 3 business days via priority or express mail, with tracking.
About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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