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THE GENTLEMAN'S HOUSE;
or, How to Plan English Residences from the Parsonage to the Palace With Tables of Accommodation and Cost, and a Series of Selected Plans
By Robert Kerr
London: John Murray; 1864 (1st ed.)
Rare deluxe edition of Kerr's architectural guide for building a 'gentleman's' house in England. Robert Kerr: (1823 - 1904) was a British architect, architectural writer, Professor of the Arts of Construction in King's College, London, and co-founder of the Architectural Association. Features 44 fold-out house plans as well as 20 in-text illustrations.
Original full calf leather with gilt-stamped titles and elaborate spine decoratives. Marbled endpapers and page edges. 484 pages. 44 fold-outs. 20 illustrations. 9" x 6".
Gorgeous book!
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