Shaw, Richard Norman — Architectural Sketches from the Continent

London, Day & Son, Lithographers To The Queen, 1858. Hardbound. Gilt embossed publishers' cloth with black binders tape along length of spine. Ornate title page, showing lithograph view of Nuremberg Thier-Garten-Town, within decorative border. (xii) pp. followed by 100 plates. Another title from an inner page is "Architectural Sketches from the Continent: Views and Details From France, Italy and Germany." 40 plates are devoted to France, 22 to Italy, 32 to Germany and 6 to Belgium. Good+, some plates exhibit foxing and most have faint dampstaining affecting one corner but not touching any image or borders. Ex art library copy with ornate bookplate.