May 22, 2003 - Sale 1972

Sale 1972 - Lot 8

Price Realized: $ 920
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(ARCHITECTURE.) Halfpenny, William John. The Modern Builder's Assistant; or, a Concise Epitome of the Whole System of Architecture. 84 engraved plates, the first 21 after Palladio's Five Books of Architecture, the remaining plates engraved by Tobias Miller after designs by the Halfpennys, Robert Morris, and T. Lightoler. Small folio, contemporary boards, worn, front cover loose; marginal browning to first 4 leaves, otherwise very clean with strong impressions. Lacks plate I. Suckley family ownership signature on blank and title. London, 1742

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