Lot 51
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GIBBS, James (1682-1754). Rules for Drawing the Several Parts of Architecture. London: W. Bowyer for the Author, 1732. 2° (441 x 279mm). 64 engraved plates (plate 36 repaired at top inner margin, small hole in plate 42, ownership inscription deleted from title with repair, occasional very light spotting and staining). 19th-century half calf (rubbed). FIRST EDITION of this "authoritative source book for British and American architects." Archer 451.1.
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GIBBS, James (1682-1754). Rules for Drawing the Several Parts of Architecture. London: W. Bowyer for the Author, 1732. 2° (441 x 279mm). 64 engraved plates (plate 36 repaired at top inner margin, small hole in plate 42, ownership inscription deleted from title with repair, occasional very light spotting and staining). 19th-century half calf (rubbed). FIRST EDITION of this "authoritative source book for British and American architects." Archer 451.1.

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GIBBS, James (1682-1754). Rules for Drawing the Several Parts of Architecture. London: W. Bowyer for the Author, 1732. 2° (441 x 279mm). 64 engraved plates (plate 36 repaired at top inner margin, small hole in plate 42, ownership inscription deleted from title with repair, occasional very light spotting and staining). 19th-century half calf (rubbed). FIRST EDITION of this "authoritative source book for British and American architects." Archer 451.1.
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