Encyclopaedia Of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture

2039 woodcuts in the text. xx, 1138 pp. Thick 8vo, green half-morocco & marbled boards (joints a bit worn), spine gilt. London: Longman et al., 1834. Second edition (1st ed.: 1833) of the work "which was to influence residential building around the world for years to come. With typical Loudon thoroughness, the book includes… Read more about this item

Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts,, 1857.. 1857 8vo. xxiv, 1317 p. + 24 p. Catalogue dated October 1857. 2342 wood engravings in the text. Publisher's cloth, embossed and gilt, neatly recased with the printed endpapers preserved. A few small marks to the cloth. Contents clean and tight. An important style source for… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. Aiming to bring 'the principles of architectural taste' to a broad readership, the landscape gardener John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843) compiled this monumental encyclopaedia, which was published in 1833. Including over 2,000 illustrations, the work focuses on the exterior and interior design of rural dwellings, from humble cottages to grand villas.