Lot 502: THOMSON, James (1800-1883). Retreats: a Series of Designs, consisting of Plans and Elevations

THOMSON, James (1800-1883). Retreats: a Series of Designs, consisting of Plans and Elevations for Cottages, Villas, and Ornamental Buildings. London: for J. Taylor, 1827. 4° (289 x 220mm). 41 engraved plates including 31 hand-coloured aquatints, half title, 16pp. of Taylor's advertisements bound in at the beginning (2 or 3 plates very lightly marked). Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards (rebacked). Provenance: Henri Vaucher (book-label). FIRST EDITION. Abbey Life 76.

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