Sir William Chambers.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. First edition. Boards. Small quarto, pp. 26 plus 34 b/w photographic plates. Book plate from a previous owner adhered to front endpaper. Good; ex-library, front hinge loose. Item #20363
Sir William Chambers was a Scottish-Swedish architect based in London. Among his best-known works are Somerset House, London (1776) and the pagoda at Kew (1762). This book contains history and photographs of both structures. Scarce; our first offering of this title.
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