Allan Fea — Picturesque Old Houses

London, S. H. Bousfield & Co. Ld. [1902]. First edition. Cloth. A first edition illustrated title on the historic domestic architecture of Britain. A first edition of this richly illustrated architectural work by British historian Allan Fea. Very faint library embossed stamp to front free endpaper. Bound in original variant blue pictorial boards.  Featuring a monochrome frontispiece, sixty-seven further monochrome plates, and additional vignette illustrations throughout. Collated, complete. Also featuring an illustrated booklet entitled Famous Old Inns of Gloucestershire slotted inside. No records on Jisc. Bound in original blue cloth. Externally, a little worn. Moderate rubbing to extremities. Occasional moderate damp stains to board extremities. Moderate bumping to extremities. Hinges very slightly starting, but moderately stiff to open. Moderate age toning to endpapers. Ink inscription and very faint library embossed stamp to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Moderate strain between pp.208-209. Final plate moderately weak. Pages generally bright and clean, with occasional spotting. Moderate crease to p.179. Good . Ill.: Allan Fea. Good .