Toronto: Little Brown, 1993. Illustrated with color paintings and photographs throughout. 335 pages. 4to, dark red boards, dust wrapper. Toronto: Little Brown, (1993). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Recklinghausen: Aurel Bongers, 1959. With an Introduction by Raul Porras Barrenechea. Trans. from the Spanish by Roger Peniston-Bird. 144 tipped in color plates. 296 pages. 4to, natural cloth, d.w. Recklinghausen: Aurel Bongers, 1959. First English Edition. Near fine. Numerous inscriptions on front end leaves. More
Recklinghausen: Aurel Bongers, 1959. With an Introduction by Raul Porras Barrenechea. Translated from the Spanish by Roger Peniston-Bird. Illustrated with 144 mounted color plates. 296 pages. Very thick 4to, natural cloth, worn & torn d.w. Recklinghausen: Aurel Bongers, 1959. Number 138 of the Limited Edition. Several spots on top edge and a few pages bumped in corner, else a very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Paris: Anisson, 1701. 8 copper engraved plates, including one folding; many text illustrations. 8vo, full old vellum. Paris: Anisson, 1701. Very good (+). Fine, clean copy, with the ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
London: John Boydell. Engraving in two parts. Joined sheet measures 54" x 20". This circa 1770 perspective view by Thomas Lawranson shows the Royal Hospital of Greenwich in London. The view, in two sheets, shows the elegant building of the Royal Hospital (now the Old Royal Naval College) in Palladian style architecture. Several figures are seen within the large central court and the grounds, including men, women, and wounded men on crutches. In the foreground a boat is pulling up..... More
Paris: Pierre Mortier, 1691. Ou par une methode nouvelle & singuiliere l'on peut avec facilite & en peu de temps se perfectionner en cette science. Illustrated with 82 finely engraved copper plates, including the extra illustrated title. [8], 185, [7]pp. Short 8vo, contemporary calf, handsomely rebacked in similar style leather with raised bands and black label. Paris (et se vend a Amsterdam): Pierre Mortier, 1691. An early edition, handsomely printed with clean pages. A beautiful practical geometry written and illustrated..... More
Paris: Vincent Freal, 1957. 4 volumes (of 5). Livre I, II, III & V. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs and diagrams. 422 pages. 4to, original printed paper wrappers (binding slightly cocked with small damage at foot of spine). Paris: Editions Vincent Freal & Cie, (1957). Text in French. A very good copy. More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 2003. Illustrated with b/w images throughout. 376 pages. 4to, gray cloth. Washington: National Gallery of Art, (2003). A very near fine copy with a trace of sunning to spine ends; wrapper is near fine. More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. Black & white drawings throughout. 172pp. Oblong 4to, printed wrappers. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1985). Very good. More
New York: Dover, 1989. Profusely illustrated with facsimile engravings. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: Dover, 1989. A very good(+) clean copy. Scarce. A facsimile reproduction of the 1693 edition. More
Augsburg: Jeremias Wolff, 1719. 2 volumes in 1. 220 copper engravings by Joanne Boxbarth (Georg Conrad Bodeneer). Title and text in German and Latin in two columns. Some creasing on title page and last few pages of the index. Thick folio, original vellum (a bit warped). Augsburg: Jeremias Wolff, 1719. Internally a very good copy. First published in 1706-1709, Pozzo's treatise on perspective was written for painters and architects. His greatest masterpiece being the ceiling of the Church of Saint..... More
Venice: Giacomo de'Franceschi, 1619. Dove si mettono in disegno tutte le maniere di edificii, e si trattano di quelle cose, che sono piu necessarie a sapere gli architetti. Con la aggiunta a delle inventioni di cinquanta porte, e gran numero di palazzi publici, e privatti nella citta, & in villa, e varii accidenti, che possono occorrere nel fabricare... Con un'indice copiosissimo con molte considerationi, & un breve discorso sopra questa materia, raccolto da M. Gio. Domenico Scamozzi Vicentino. Profusely illustrated..... More
Milan: Editions de L'esame, 1949. Illustrated with 84 b/w plates. Unpaginated. Tall, slim 4to, flexible printed wrappers, d.w. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) wrapper--chipping at spine ends, staining to rear panel edges. Scarce. More
Amsterdam: Jan Jansson, 1652. Small thick folio containing 3 separate titles, each with a fine engraved title. Bound in old calf, well-worn & cracked but sound; scattered foxing and soiling but plates generally clean. FIRST: La Perspective, Contenant la Theorie, Practique, et Instruction Fondementale Illustree de plusieurs belles ordonnances d'Architecture, comme de Temples, Palais, Galeries, Jardins, Marchez a l'antique et moderne, clairement expliquees pour tous Architectes, Ingenieurs et Amateurs par Jean Vredeman Frison et augmentee par Samuel Margolois. (1), 42pp..... More
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