Retreats: A Series of Designs, Consisting of Plans and Elevations For Cottages, Villa and Ornamental Buildings
$6,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
First edition
Publisher's paper boards, re-backed retaining original paper spine label, edges uncut First edition of this scarce, illustrated model book of Regency designs in Grecian, Gothic, and Rustic styles. A delightful and amusing book in fine grain aquatint skillfully coloured Abbey . This first edition copy captures the whimsy of retreats or supplemental buildings on a property, popular on estates in the Regency England. These curious structures, which could be
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