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Morris’s select architecture.
4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page, 130,
[
sic
--
Ed.
] no. 14, Morris’s Select Architecture and Designs, 4to.
MORRIS,
Robert.
Select Architecture: being regular Designs of Plans and Elevations well suited to both Town and Country; in which the Magnificence
and Beauty, the Purity and Simplicity of Designing for every Species of that Noble Art, is accurately treated, and with great
Variety exemplified, from the Plain Town-House to the Stately Hotel, and in the Country from the genteel and convenient Farm-House
to the Parochial Church. With Suitable Embellishments. Also Bridges, Baths, Summer-Houses, &c. to all which such Remarks,
Explanations and Scales are annexed, that the Comprehension is rendered easy, and Subject most agreeable. Illustrated with
Fifty Copper Plates,
Quarto. By Robert Morris, Surveyor.
London: sold by
Robert Sayer,
mdcclv
. Price
10s. 6d. [1755.]
First Edition. 4to. 10 leaves of text, title printed in red and black, engraved architectural vignette on the title-page, 50 numbered
engraved plates by Parr after Robt. Morris, 2 blank leaves at the beginning and at the end.
Redgrave, page 298.
Kimball, page 96.
Robert Morris, fl. 1754, English architect. He built several mansions in England including Wimbledon House, and was the author of a number
of books. On the title of his
Essay in Defence of Ancient Architecture
he is described as “of Twickenham.”
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Chambers’s Chinese designs
g. fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 129, no. Z, as above, but reading
gr. fol.
CHAMBERS,
Sir William.
Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, and Utensils. Engraved by the Best Hands, from the Originals drawn
in China by Mr. Chambers, Architect, Member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence. To which is annexed, A Description of their Temples, Houses,
Gardens, &c.
London: published for the Author, and sold by him next Door to Tom’s Coffee-house, Russel-street, Covent-Garden: also by Mess.
Dodsley; Mess.
Wilson and
Durham; Mr.
A. Millar; and Mr.
R. Willock,
mdcclvii
.--
Desseins des Edifices, Meubles, Habits, Machines, et Ustenciles des Chinois. Gravés sur les Originaux dessinés à la Chine
par Mr. Chambers, Architecte. Membre de l’Académie Impériale des Arts à Florence. Auxquels est ajoutée une Description de leurs Temples, de
leurs Maisons, de leurs Jardins, &c.
A
Londres: de l’Imprimerie de
J. Haberkorn; se vend chez l’Auteur, à coté du Caffé de Tom en Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; & chez
A. Millar &
J. Nourse,
mdcclvii
. [1757.]
DS708 .C4
First Edition. Royal Folio. 2 parts in 1, 15 and 14 leaves, 21 numbered engraved plates by P. Fourdrinier, Rooker, P. Sandby, and C. Grignon; the
French title and text follows the
English text, with the omission of the leaf with subscribers’ names; the plates are at the end.
Lowndes I, 407.
Kimball, page 92.
According to Dr. Kimball, Jefferson was acquainted with this book in 1771 and had already copied designs from it. See Kimball,
Thomas Jefferson, Architect, page 126.
Sir William Chambers, 1726-1796, architect, was born in Stockholm. He was educated in England and after serving for a short time as supercargo
to the Swedish East
