George Godwin — The Builder: An Illustrated Weekly Magazine for the Architect, Engineer, Archaeologist, Constructor, & Artist (Volume 15)

London, Publishing Office , 1857. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce edition from this journal of architecture, 'The Builder', comprising the year of 1857 and embellished with engravings throughout. The very scarce 1857 edition or Volume 15 of 'The Builder', an architectural journal that published in the UK in the 19th and 20th centuries. Now known as 'Building', it remains as one of the country's oldest business-to-business magazines, launching in 1843 by Joseph Aloysius Hansom - architect of Birmingham Town Hall and designer of the Hansom Cab. This year's issues are rebound in a very smart cloth binding. Containing a plethora of content, including plans and proposals for upcoming projects, coverage of ancient restorations such as the Olympieium, articles on topics such as gothic architecture and church-building, as well as numerous businesses advertisements placed throughout. Conducted by George Godwin, an influential British architect, journalist and Fellow of the Royal Society.Illustrated with fifty-one plates and numerous in-text. Let it be noted that the work is missing several leaves, as detailed below. Rebound in full cloth. Externally, very smart. With light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the title page and pages 45-56 missing from the work. Pages 269-70 and 271-278 are disbound and chipped, with pages 273-276 missing from the work. Pages are bright and clean with the odd mark to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Numerous Illustrators. Good .