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COLOR PLATE] LUGAR, ROBERT. Villa Architecture: A Collection of Views, with Plans, of Buildings Executed in England, Scotland, & c . London: J. Taylor, 1828. First edition, this copy with plates watermarked Whatman 1827 and 1828. Contemporary (possibly publisher's) green half morocco, marbled sides. 17 x 11 2/4 inches (43 x 28.5 cm); half-title (verso blank); title (verso with imprint); dedication (verso blank); preface pp. (v) to x pp.; text pages numbered (1)-34, accompanying 42 plates and plans, 26 of them hand-colored aquatints. Some binding wear, but a sound copy; a fresh copy, entirely uncut. Among the finest depictions of country seats of the period, this copy has earlier watermarks than J.R. Abbey's example. Abbey Scenery 33. C The Creekmore and Adele Fath Charitable Foundation Collection