Architectural Instructor Containing History by Lafever Minard (20 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1856, First Edition, Good Only/no dj, thick quarto, c.9.5"x12", original greenish-black cloth hardcover, two chips out of backstrip: one c. .5"x3.5" the other c. .5" square, both interior hinges reinforced with clear tape but binding o/w overall solid & tight, corners very worn, all edges shelf-worn, covers rubbed & soiled with several spots and one hole in cloth on back cover, lacks 2 leafs of text: pages 379-382; contains 107 of the 112 plates: lacking # 9, 12, 21, 28, 29, but containing all the hand-tinted villas and cottages, foxing throughout: very light on some pages and much heavier on others, requires extra postage for International shipping.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. 1st edition. 1st edition. Rebound in 20th century red cloth, with gilt title on spine. 4to., 526 pp., illustrated with 112 b&w, duo-tone and color plates. All 112 plates called for are here. Top edge gilt. 4 pages (title page, 1 end paper, and 2 Table of Contents pages) have old paper repair tape on the recto side; tape now browned. Light age-toning to the text; no foxing or browning to the text or plates. Very Good with Near Fine plates. Lafever was to earn a great fame in Brooklyn with a series of superb Gothic Revival churches, of which Holy Trinity (1844-7) is the largest and most famous, the Church of the Saviour nearby (1844) the most refined and exquisite.

Quarto. (12 x 8 3/4 inches). 526 pp.; 111 lithographic plates, many of which are tinted in 2 colours. Quarter modern morocco over contemporary cloth, top edge gilt First edition, posthumously printed, of this influential manual by an esteemed Greek Revival architect - "the last of the best of the architectural vade mecums." Lafever was an influential Greek Revival architect, writing three books on Greek designs and details. This work, combines a history of architecture with a survey of a wide range of ancient and modern styles, all written in a style suited for Lafever's general readership of 19th-century Americans. As such the present work continues his goal established in earlier books, such as Beauties of Modern Architecture (1839), of reaching those who he termed the "everyday workman." illustrated with nearly 250 engravings. One historian calls The Architectural Instructor "the last of the best of the architectural vade mecums" from the tradition begun by Asher Benjamin (Holland p.71). "Lafever was to earn a great fame in Brooklyn later with a series of superb Gothic Revival churches, of which Holy Trinity (1844-7) is the largest and most famous, the Church of the Saviour nearby (1844) the most refined and exquisite. Packer Collegiate Institute with its rather prim, simple English Gothic is his, too, as are the stone tunnel and steps at the river end of Montague Street - a monument of true Greek simplicity. The Reformed Church of the Heights (1851) and the Old Brooklyn Savings Bank (1847), both recently destroyed, showed his brilliant use of the later eclectic forms that began to come in the forties; much of this work he included in his last great book, The Architectural Instructor" (Hamlin p.147) The present work, profusely illustrated, replicates ancient and modern buildings, including temples, churches, villas, monuments, and municipal halls. The main text is followed by a "Glossary of Architectural Terms." Plates 1-21 illustrate the history of architecture, 22-29 the classical orders, and plates 30-111 original designs (mostly for buildings which were built), the majority beautifully printed in tints or colors. Talbot Hamlin, Greek Revival Architecture in America (1944); Lawrence B. Holland, Who Designs America? (1966).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Thick tall quarto or short folio rebound in red cloth covered boards in very good or better condition, x- library copy with shelf number on backstrip, bookplate on front pastedown and red "withdrawn" stamp. Card pocket at rear, ink library stamp on title page and some pencil numbers on title page front and back. 526 pages measuring ca. 212mm x 300mm- pages may have been cut down slightly when rebound. All 112 plates expected are present and generally in very good or better condition. Pages somewhat age toned but also generally very good or better. Overall, very good copy of this scarce work. Note: due to size and weight, shipping of this book outside the USA will be more expensive than an average book (ca. 2x).

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 754. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1856 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 754.

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