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THB[Architecture - Illustrated] Hills' Builder's Guide, with 50 Lithograph Plates, 1846 Hartford
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LiveDec 18, 2017 - Dec 19, 2017
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Hills, Chester. (Practical Architect). The Builder's Guide. A Practical on Grecian and Roman Architecture, Together with Specimens of the Gothic Style. Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Burnham, 1846. Folio, full leather, marbled endpapers; frontis of Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford; 96pp and 50 plates illustrating design to geometry to architectural elements. Hills' architectural pattern book, published the same year, would influence American architecture, especially Classical Revival (especially Greek Revival). He has extensive illustrations of Greek temples in these plates.
A scarce volume that enjoyed modest popularity in its day.
Scattered foxing on most plates. Moderate wear to leather. Water stain along front edge.Condition
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