Lot 165

Two 19th Century Architectural Books

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
including Villas and Cottagesÿby Calvert Vaux (British/American, 1824-1895), New York: Harper & Brothers, 1857, first edition, an important pattern book and the only architectural publication by Vaux, Hitchcock 1204, in original blind stamped cloth with gilt decoration on the upper cover and spine; The Economic Cottage Builderÿby Charles P. Dyer, Buffalo: Wanzer McKim & Co., 1856, in original blindstamped clothÿ; Provenance: Charles B. Wood III, South Woodstock, CT, purchased 1982 for $160 ([Villas and Cottages] accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

Vaux, very good, corners bumped, wear at the extremities and some loss, hinges are tender, Dyer, good, wear at the extremities and some loss, original endpapers are excised
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