With Hints for Some Further Improvements in the Metropolis
Collection of Papers Relating to the Thames Quay With Hints for Some Further Improvements in the Metropolis
Printed for Carpenter & Son, 1827.
First edition. 4to. Decorative purple moire cloth with red leather title label lettered in gilt on the spine.
Seventeen explanatory architectural plates, some fold-out, and some with colour sections. A very good copy, the boards 34300
are worn and faded with a small split to joint at the head of the spine but the architectural drawings and accompanying text are all in excellent condition. Uncommon.
A proposal for the creation of a quay on the north side of the Thames, plus plans for the embellishment of public buildings, including The Houses of Parliament, and York House and the creation of a Royal Palace in Hyde Park.
Stock ID: 34990
