Select Views of London; With Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Some of the Most Interesting of its Public Buildings

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First Edition in book form of 'one of the great books of London,' collecting a series of architectural notes describing contemporary London First edition, 1816, in crimson morocco by Riviere, gilt edge tooling. Spine, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [6] intro, [2] pl list, [1], 2-159 pp, 76 hand-colored aquatint or engraved plates (5 folding), plates clean and bright, a.e.g., gilt tooling to board edges & turn ins, binders stamp to fpd, marbled endpapers, upper joint repaired, with Japan paper repair to hinge. (253*176 mm). ( Tooley 361. Bobins 698. Abbey Scenery 217 - noting 2 issues, this being the slightly rarer issue with Papworth's name on the title page). The architect John Papworth, who adopted the middle name 'Buonarotti' around 1815, was a founding member of the Royal Institute of Architects. Most of the views of London included in this work were previously published in Ackerman's Repository of the Arts. 'one of the most versatile architects and decorative artists of the period' - John Summerson.