LANGLEY (THOMAS AND BATTY) Ancient Architecture Restored and Improved, by a Great Variety of Gra...

LANGLEY (THOMAS AND BATTY) Ancient Architecture Restored and Improved, by a Great Variety of Grand and Usefull Designs in the Entirley New Gothick Mode for the Ornamenting of Buildings and Gardens, 2 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE, with the plea to subscribers 'to pay 7s-6 on receiving this first part...') on the first title, 2 engraved titles, 64 engraved plates (numbered 1-62, and A-B, signed by one or both of the Langleys and dated 1741 or 1742), letterpress dedications, list of subscribers, and 4pp. of text, modern red half morocco gilt [Berlin Katalog 2278; Harris 409], 4to, 1742 Footnotes: RARE FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE of the Langley's work, intended 'to restore the Rules of the Ancient Saxon Architecture, (vulgarly, but mistakenly called Gothic) which have been lost to the public for upwards of seven hundred years' (Dedication), which instigated the Gothic Revival movement. The plates include designs for temples, pavilions, windows, doorways and chimneypieces. Provenance: William Orme Foster (1814-1899), Apley Park bookplate. Foster, an iron master and Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire from 1857-1868, purchased the Apley Park estate near Bridgnorth in 1868; by descent. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing