LANGLEY, BATTY and THOMAS. Ancient Architecture Restored, and Improved, by A Great Variety of grand and usefull Designs, Entirely New In the Gothick Mode for the Ornamenting of Buildings and Gardens. [London 1742]. 4to, 293 x 227mm. (11 1/2 x 9in.), contemporary mottled calf, edges stained red, rebacked, fragments of original gilt-panelled spine laid down, corners restored, lower inner hinge renewed, tiny marginal tear to title, light mostly marginal soiling, plates 57-62 and A-B washed and resized. FIRST EDITION, engraved title, 2 dedication leaves, 4 pages prefatory text, 64 engraved plates, numbered 1-62 and A-B, signed by one or both of the Langleys and dated 1741 or 1742, of designs for columns, door- and window-frames, fireplaces, and garden pavilions, all in the neo-gothic style. Berlin Katalog 2278.