Milton, Thomas, John Crunden and Placido Columbani
The Chimney-Piece Maker's Daily Assistant
£1,638
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 8 February 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
or, A Treasury of New Designs for Chimney Pieces ... in the Antique, Modern, Ornamental and Gothic Taste. London: Henry Webley, 1766. First edition, 8vo (22.8 x 14.5cm), contemporary sprinkled tan calf, [2] pp., engraved frontispiece, 54 engraved plates (one folding), variable browning, plates 46 and 49 closely trimmed along fore-edges, plate 49 seemingly never caught by stitching at foot but remaining attached [ESTC T90198; Harris 158]
Footnote
Note: Rare in libraries and in commerce. ESTC traces seven copies only in the United Kingdom.