John Harris [Ed.]; Michael Snodin [Ed.] — Sir William Chambers: Architect to George II

New Haven; London, Yale University Press, 1997 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this detailed study of Sir William Chambers, architect to George III, examining his lasting influence on eighteenth-century British architecture. In the publisher"s original cloth binding. First edition. Richly illustrated throughout, with many illustrations in colour. A scholarly study of the life and work of Sir William Chambers (1723–1796), one of the leading architects of the Georgian era and architect to George III. The book examines his major works, including Somerset House, the Pagoda at Kew, and numerous royal commissions, alongside his influential writings on architecture and design. In the publisher"s original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just the slightest trace of shelf wear to extremities. Dust wrapper, very smart. Unclipped. Fading to extremities, more apparent to front wrap. Very slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.