CAMPBELL, Colen (1676-1729). Vitruvius Britannicus; or The British Architect, containing the plans, elevations, and sections of the regular buildings, both publick and private, in Great Britain . [Volumes IV-V a continuation by John Woolfe (d. 1793) and James Gandon (1743-1823)]. London: [1751?]-1767-1771. 5 volumes, 2° (578 x 388mm), parallel text in French and English, 2pp. subscriber's list in vol.IV, 2pp. subscriber's list in vol.V. Engraved titles in English and French, 4 engraved dedications and 386 plates, uncut. Numbered according to volume and bound as follows: I. engraved title, dedication and 84 plates (14 folding); II. engraved title and 74 plates (17 folding); III. engraved title, dedication and 74 plates (23 folding); IV. engraved title, dedication and 79 plates (19 folding); V. engraved title, dedication and 75 plates, 23 double-page (occasional spotting and light soiling to outer margins, small marginal tears, old vertical creasing), contemporary half calf over marbled paper-covered boards, expertly rebacked to style, with original red morocco title labels laid down (extremities rubbed, covers scuffed). Provenance : Lord Alington (armorial bookplate). A FINE UNCUT COPY OF THIS CELEBRATED WORK, the first pattern book of English architecture, focussing attention on the architectural merit rather than the topographical situation of the nation's great buildings. It began as a venture by a publishing group of booksellers who adopted Campbell, a skilled architectural draughtsman, as their author only shortly before publication of the first edition of volume I in 1715. In this set, volumes I-III are third editions, volumes IV-V first editions. The names of the booksellers and the original dates of publication have been erased from the engraved titles of volumes I-III. Most plates in volume I are unsigned, though a few are signed by Campbell as artist. The plates in volumes II-III are largely by Henry Hulsbergh after Campbell, while those in volumes IV-V, published in 1767-1771, are after Gandon, Woolfe and William Chambers Cf. Fowler 76 (first editions of vols.I-IV); Harris 103 & 945; Millard British , 10 & 94. (5)
CAMPBELL, Colen (1676-1729). Vitruvius Britannicus; or The British Architect, containing the plans, elevations, and sections of the regular buildings, both publick and private, in Great Britain . [Volumes IV-V a continuation by John Woolfe (d. 1793) and James Gandon (1743-1823)]. London: [1751?]-1767-1771. 5 volumes, 2° (578 x 388mm), parallel text in French and English, 2pp. subscriber's list in vol.IV, 2pp. subscriber's list in vol.V. Engraved titles in English and French, 4 engraved dedications and 386 plates, uncut. Numbered according to volume and bound as follows: I. engraved title, dedication and 84 plates (14 folding); II. engraved title and 74 plates (17 folding); III. engraved title, dedication and 74 plates (23 folding); IV. engraved title, dedication and 79 plates (19 folding); V. engraved title, dedication and 75 plates, 23 double-page (occasional spotting and light soiling to outer margins, small marginal tears, old vertical creasing), contemporary half calf over marbled paper-covered boards, expertly rebacked to style, with original red morocco title labels laid down (extremities rubbed, covers scuffed). Provenance : Lord Alington (armorial bookplate). A FINE UNCUT COPY OF THIS CELEBRATED WORK, the first pattern book of English architecture, focussing attention on the architectural merit rather than the topographical situation of the nation's great buildings. It began as a venture by a publishing group of booksellers who adopted Campbell, a skilled architectural draughtsman, as their author only shortly before publication of the first edition of volume I in 1715. In this set, volumes I-III are third editions, volumes IV-V first editions. The names of the booksellers and the original dates of publication have been erased from the engraved titles of volumes I-III. Most plates in volume I are unsigned, though a few are signed by Campbell as artist. The plates in volumes II-III are largely by Henry Hulsbergh after Campbell, while those in volumes IV-V, published in 1767-1771, are after Gandon, Woolfe and William Chambers Cf. Fowler 76 (first editions of vols.I-IV); Harris 103 & 945; Millard British , 10 & 94. (5)
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