Sir John Vanbrugh; Laurence Whistler — Sir John Vanbrugh: Architect and Dramatist

London, Cobden-Sanderson, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A biographical work on this seventeenth century architect and dramatist. First edition. Illustrated throughout, with fifteen plates of buildings designed by Sir John Vanbrugh. Collated, complete. With the signature of one John Pym to the recto of front endpaper, dated 1938. Written by Laurence Whistler, a British poet and artist. John Vanbrugh is best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. In his work as a dramatist he wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies titled The Relapse and The Provoked Wife. In a full cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine and front board. Externally, very smart with rubbing and bumping to the spine, isolated to the head and tail. Minor rubbing to extremities. Minor fading and handling marks to top edge of both boards. Small patches of light rubbing to joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Spots to foredge and the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .