John D Sedding — Art and Handicraft

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. 1893. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of John D Sedding's work concerned with architecture and design. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy rarely seen in commerce. Illustrated with frontispiece. Fascinating book on art and handicraft with chapters concerned with English architecture, the relation between art and religion and art and nature, history of handicraft and development of the arts, the industry and architectural expression. Written by JD Sedding, influential English church architect of the Art and Crafts movement, known for his lecture 'The Architectural Treatment of Gardens' in 1889 which was instrumental in the revival of Jacobean features such as terraces, covered walks, bowling greens, &c.  From the library of Doctor Malcolm Higgs, an important architectural historian who worked as an assistant architect to Stirling & Gowan, working on their particularly renowned Leicester University Engineering Laboratory. During his long career he taught at the University of Edinburgh School of Architecture, Canterbury School of Architecture, and University of Nottingham. Later in his life he was the Vice-President and Honorary Librarian of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and contributed and edited the "Journal of Architecture". In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip darkened, chipped to head and tail. Faint damp mark to spine. Previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .