Ware's Complete Body of Architecture, first ed

Updated September 24, 2026

Lot number133
Estimate500.00 - 700.00 USD
AuctionFall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera
DateOctober 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT
Auction houseQuinn's Auction Galleries
LocationFalls Church, Virginia

WARE, ISAAC. A Complete Body of Architecture. Adorned With Plans and Elevations, From Original Designs. London: Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton [et al], 1756. Folio (235 x 386 mm). Engraved frontispiece and 114 irregularly numbered plates (including 14 folding). [18], 748, [4] pp. Contemporary paneled calf rebacked to style, 6 raised bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Provenance: James Wm. Bigglestone, Abergavenny Sept 3rd 1845 (ownership inscription to title). First edition. Condition: Repairs to frontispiece and title, preliminary gathering shorter at fore-edge than remainder of text, occasional minor foxing but largely clean internally.

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