A beautifully bound collection of essays on the history of London illustrated throughout with woodcut vignettes and full-page engravings of city l...

An attractive panorama of the northern embankment of the Thames extending from the Western Stone Wharf to St Katherine's Docks in the East. The or...

The first edition of Leighton's (1826-1895) continuous strip view of London from St. Margaret Church to Portland Place, with place notes in the fo...

The second edition of Shepherd's (1793–1864) richly illustrated topographical study of London featuring 164 engraved plates offering architectural...

Fine binding. Facsimile reproduction of the 1842 edition Boys (1803-1874) learnt the art of lithography in Paris at the same time as Prout and Bonn...

Morris' Seats is not only a record of British country houses in the second half of the nineteenth century, but also a fine example of colour print...

A handsome set, with illustrations exploring the regions of India through architecture, people, and geography. First edition; 2 vols, 8vo; numero...

Foundation work of neo-classical architecture with good architectural provenance. In July 1757, in company with the French architect C.L. Clerissea...

A record of Versailles as completed for the Sun King: Louis XIV. A collection of plans and views of the Palace of Versailles, made between 1714 and...

A beautiful example of extra illustration, plenty of views, and stylishly bound. A most handsome copy.6 volumes; 8vo; specially printed titles, ex...

'Brayley's history of Surrey remains a valuable source of information for today's readers. It contains a wealth of local information on the county...

'A beautifully produced work' (Blackmer). An attractive copy of this richly illustrated and wide ranging work on Greece.New edition. 8vo, engraved...

Early history and guide to London. John Stow (1525?-1605), chronicler and antiquary, formed a considerable collection of documents, charters and ma...

Rare map of Henrietta Barnett's residential suburb. Described by the great architectural historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as 'the most nearly perfect...

Robert Lugar developed a very widespread practice as a country-house architect, which extended to Scotland and Wales as well as throughout much of...

Lewis's critique of the early 20th century art scene in Britain, which he would subsequently define as the third part of Blast.First edition; 8vo;...

A complete run up to 1977 of the monumental survey carried out by the London County council (later GLC), to record all the historic buildings and ...

This was the fifth of Ackermann's 'sumptuously illustrated volumes of English topography'. The finest pictorial record of the nine most famous sch...

'This report describes the activities of the Society of Dilettanti's second Ionian Mission, 1812-13, organized under the direction of William Gell...

Dodwell made two journeys to Greece, one in company with Sir William Gell touring the Ionian Islands and the Troad. Later with the Italian Simone ...

A sharp clean copy of this delightful study on Old Manor Houses of Britain, superbly illustrated by Cecil Aldin, and with a classic Aldin ink-dood...

With contemporary hand colour. Beautiful plates, scarce with vibrant original hand-colour: a complete set of pilasters from the first part of the L...

John Papworth was the architect responsible for the design of Ackermann's showroom at 101 Strand. He adopted the second name of Buonarroti after h...