None — Architectural Sketches from the Continent

London, Day & Son, 1858. First edition. Leather. A delightful architectural work from Richard Norman Shaw, complete with 100 engraved plates depicting views of France, Italy and Germany. First edition.Uncommon.Bound in half calf, with cloth-backed boards. A large work showcasing the architectural views of France, Italy and Germany, complete in the form of one hundred lithographic plates by prominent British architect Richard Norman Shaw. With details depicted of the cathedrals, monuments and houses of Notre Dame, Florence, Bourges, Naples, Lubeck and other places of interest.Collated, complete. Shaw is considered to be among the greatest of British architects, particularly influential in the 1880s and 1890s and known for his country houses and commercial buildings.  Bound in half calf. Externally, damp staining to the boards, with cloth lifting to the front board. Rubbing to the calf. Lifting to the head of the back strip. Crack to the upper front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with a few scattered spots throughout. Good . Ill.: Richard Norman Shaw. Good .