1852 SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN & His Times FIRST EDITION James Elmes ARCHITECTURE
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Sir Christopher Wren And His Times.
With
Illustrative Sketches and Anecdotes
Of the Most Distinguished Personages in the Seventh Century.
By James Elmes
1852
A first edition of this history ofone of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, Sir Christoper Wren, told through ...anecdotes from those that surrounded him. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Wren. Episodes giving evidence for the secret and intimate relationship between Louis XIV, many of his ministers and some of his mistresses. Also includes information on The Duchess of Orleans, her mysterious marriage and suspicious death.
Author: James Elmes
Publisher: London. Chapman And Hall, 193 Piccadilly
Edition: 1852 First Edition
Attributes: Scarce First Edition
Condition: Bound with the original boards, with rebound cloth spine, retaining part of the original spine. bookplate to the front pastedown, new endpapers and pastedowns. spotting to the frontispiece and title page. pages bound tightly. pages mostly clean with occasional spotting, a few images have been tipped in to blank parts of the book, in keeping with Christopher Wren.
Information: 9.25" x 5.8" 436pp
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