Rare map of Henrietta Barnett's residential suburb. Described by the great architectural historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as 'the most nearly perfect...

Robert Lugar developed a very widespread practice as a country-house architect, which extended to Scotland and Wales as well as throughout much of...

Lewis's critique of the early 20th century art scene in Britain, which he would subsequently define as the third part of Blast.First edition; 8vo;...

A complete run up to 1977 of the monumental survey carried out by the London County council (later GLC), to record all the historic buildings and ...

This was the fifth of Ackermann's 'sumptuously illustrated volumes of English topography'. The finest pictorial record of the nine most famous sch...

'This report describes the activities of the Society of Dilettanti's second Ionian Mission, 1812-13, organized under the direction of William Gell...

Dodwell made two journeys to Greece, one in company with Sir William Gell touring the Ionian Islands and the Troad. Later with the Italian Simone ...

A sharp clean copy of this delightful study on Old Manor Houses of Britain, superbly illustrated by Cecil Aldin, and with a classic Aldin ink-dood...

With contemporary hand colour. Beautiful plates, scarce with vibrant original hand-colour: a complete set of pilasters from the first part of the L...

John Papworth was the architect responsible for the design of Ackermann's showroom at 101 Strand. He adopted the second name of Buonarroti after h...

Inscribed presentation copy. Inscribed: Rev Dr Parr / From the Author/ June 1814. Samuel Parr (1747-1825) was a renowned figure in late 18th and ea...

Excellent copy with wide margins . an interesting architectural record of Imperial Russia's vigorous building programme before the invasion by Napo...

The photographs include: The Acropolis, Temple of Jupiter, Gate of Adrian, Theatre of Herodes Atticus, Propylea, Temple of Nike Apteros, Parthenon...

Richard Chandler, classical scholar and traveller, was introduced to the Society of Dilettanti by Robert Wood, editor of The Ruins of Palmyra, and...

Fine copy of this large architectural publication showing many designs, projects and plans of the early Stalinist era, still constructivist someti...

One of 160 copies. The first scholarly work by the historian and archaeoloist Alexandre, comte de Laborde (1773-1842). Magnificently illustrated, t...

One of the finest records of Moorish Spain. One of the finest records of Moorish Spain, the images contain not only architectural details but also ...

Metropolitan Improvements.. These reports were published after a petition from the City for the much needed improvement of the London docks. A comm...

Lithograph view with original hand-colour. Dimensions: 330 by 420mm. (13 by 16.5 inches).