Rare and Unusual Books

Published: London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington,
Date: 1876.
Description: Tissue-guarded coloured frontis, xvi, 394pp incl 103 illustrations, plans etc, some hors-texte. Translated by Benjamin Bucknall, architect. Gilt embossed cloth, 22x14. Tissue foxed, rust marks in gutters, two gatherings loose else good copy with nice bright plates and binding. Nice contemporary bookplate of Samuel Davies (Frodsham).
Notes: English translattion of 'Histoire de l'Habitation Humaine'; one of a number of English translations done in a somewhat similar style to the French Hetzel editions.
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Price: £50.00