Jones & Newman's Architectural Publications, First Series. The American Architect Comprising Original Designs of Cheap Country and Village Residences .

Published by C.M. Saxton n.d. [ca. 1848], New York, 1848

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Folio. 24 tinted lithographs by Jones & Newman and 24 engraved plates. Modern half calf over marbled boards; final plate with quarter-page loss, foxed, occasional chips and tears throughout. Innovative for its time, this folio-sized home pattern book presents elevations (in tinted lithograph), plans and details of construction and cost for 12 single-family dwellings. Ritch's work went through several iterations beginning with monthly parts issues in 1847 followed by various collected issues through 1864. This copy conforms partially to Hitchcock nos. 1014 & 1015 and was issued circa 1848, before the publisher changed address from 121 Fulton St to 123 Fulton Street in 1850.PROVENANCE: Thomas Stone, carpenter, East Brookfield, Mass, 1879 (ownership inscription on verso of title); William Reese (book-label)REFERENCE: see Hitchcock 1014 & 1015.

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Title
Jones & Newman's Architectural Publications, First Series. The American Architect Comprising Original Designs of Cheap Country and Village Residences .
Author
RITCH, John W
Publisher
C.M. Saxton n.d. [ca. 1848], New York
Publication year
1848
Binding
Hardcover
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Bull’s Head Rare Books was established in 2020 by Alex Obercian after more than a dozen years in the New York City book trade. BHRB deals in rare books and manuscripts in all fields, with a specialty in literature, historic bindings, photography, music, science and medicine and country life pursuits — gardening, farming, landscape design, and animal husbandry. Member ABAA and ILAB.

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