Four works, 1834-1846

1. HILLS, Chester. The Builder’s Guide; or a Practical Treatise on the Several Orders of Grecian and Roman Architecture. Hartford: D.W. Kellogg & Co., 1834. First edition. Two volumes bound in one. 70 lithographed plates. Contemporary sheep (rubbed and repaired).

2. HILLS, Chester. The Builder’s Guide; or a Practical Treatise on the Several Orders of Grecian and Roman Architecture. Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Burnham, 1846. Folio. Illustrated with lithographed plates, including a frontispiece depicting the Wadsworth Athenaeum. Contemporary sheep (very rubbed). Provenance: “C. Allen” gilt stamp on front cover.

3. SHAW, Edward. Civil Architecture. Boston: Marsh, Capen & Lyon, 1836. Stated fourth edition. Quarto. Engraved plates. (Some leaves torn and repaired.) Modern quarter calf.

4. HOPKINS, John Henry (1792-1868). Essay on Gothic Architecture. Burlington, Vt.: Smith & Harrington, 1836. Quarto. Lithographed plates. Contemporary half roan over marbled boards (rebacked to style).

Together, four volumes. All illustrated. Condition varies, with typical scattered browning and foxing.