Rev. Warton, Rev. J. Bentham, Captain Grose and Rev. J. Milner — Essays on Gothic Architecture

London , J. Taylor , 1808. Leather. Essays accompanied by illustrations on the importance of preserving Gothic architecture. The third edition.Illustrated with nine plates.Collated, lacking three plates.This copy also includes a folding plate of Bigods Tower part of Norwich Castle. It explores the role that Gothic architecture plays within Britain and its overall significance. Eighty-four blanks added to the rear with the first blank annotated. In a rebacked calf binding. Externally smart but with noticeable difference in the colour of the leather. Cracking to the original boards. Endpapers renewed. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally clean. Spotting to the first and last pages. Age toning to the plates. Ink annotation to the first of the 84 blanks added by the binder. The occasional pencil annotation. Good . Ill.: None. Good .