The Year Book of the Boston Architectural Club, 1915; Piranesi: Reproductions of some of the better known plates; also examples of student work
Boston: Boston Architectural Club, 1915. First printing. Brown Boards, cloth spine. Quarto, pp. 222, illustrated with b/w photographs and architectural drawings, and period advertisements. Signed by Henry R. Shepley in 1922 on the front endpaper. Henry Richardson Shepley was a senior partner in the Boston architectural firm Shepley Bulfinch. Good; 3.5" damage to backstrip, heavy corner wear. Item #22036
This volume of the Boston Architectural Club includes reproductions of Roman etchings by Italian architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Some of the local work photographed and drawn for this issue inclues the Boston Athenaeum, Wellesley College, Wilbur Theatre, Vassar College, the State Armory, and much more. An attractive volume that has been well used by an important Boston architect. One of the scarcest Boston architectural yearbooks.
Price: $125.00