FERGUSSON, James The Illustrated Handbook Of Architecture: Being A Concise And Popular Account Of The Different Styles Of Architecture Prevailing In All Ages And Countries. John Murray, 1855.
8vo. Two volumes. Contemporary half green morocco, marbled boards, marbled endpapers; pp. lvii, [iii], 470, 32, publisher's catalogue; title-page, pp. [471]-1004; engraved frontispieces and 837 engraved figures; bound without half-titles, spines a little sunned, otherwise a bright fresh set.
First edition. An attractive and comprehensive guide by the eminent architectual historian James Fergusson (1808-1886), in which his expertise in Indian architecture comes to the fore in his comparison of different styles across the world.
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