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3 volumes bound in 2. 10; 8; 12 pp. 2 engraved title pages (Vols. 1 & 2), 1 engraved dedication (Vol. 1), 1 letterpress title page (Vol. 3), 1 letterpress dedication (Vol. 3), 231 copperplate engravings (including 49 double-page or folding plates each comprising 2 plate numbers and 5 folding plates each comprising 4 plate numbers). (Folio) 41.5x28 cm. (16¼x11"), Volumes 1 & 2 bound together in period full calf; Volume 3 period half calf and marbled boards. First Editions.

Large engraved exteriors, plans and sections of palaces, country houses, government offices and churches designed by architects from Inigo Jones onwards. Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus remains an indispensable showcase of British domestic architecture of the 17th and early 18th century.