Rural Architecture; or, Designs for Villas, Cottages, etc.,

in the Italian, Gothic, Elizabethan, Old English, and Swiss Styles, with descriptions, and

An Essay on Rural Architecture and Landscape Gardening, Including a Critique on Ruskin's New Theoretical Principles of Design.

by M. Field 

First edition.  New York:  Miller & Company, 1857  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Purple covers with stamped border and ornament. 
• Boards show some exposure, edgewear.  Corners are bumped.  See photos.  
• Spine is sunned, with text dimmed, has crushed ends.  See photos.
• Binding is secure. 
• Frontispiece is present, shows some light edgewear.  
• Illustrations are bright and clear.
• Interior is gently age-toned.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• PS2026.1008

135 pages. 5.5 x 8.75 inches

First Edition.  Purple cloth with blind stamped ornament, gilt title at spine.  Illustrated with floor plans and plates showing perspective views of house designs.  Boards are sunned at periphery and down spine, with title effaced.  Interior is tanned, unmarked.  Condition is overall Very Good.  Rare.

Designs and plans for twenty dwellings, modeled on European buildings.  This volume is a companion to City Architecture, or Designs for Stores, etc., by the same author.  Includes an essay on landscape gardening with a critique of Ruskin's principles of design.    

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