Designs for Villa Residences by John Starforth, c1866

by Starforth, John

Designs for Villa Residences with descriptions by John Starforth Architect.
Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, MDCCCLXVI (1866).
Printed by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh.

This is a rare book, with binding of half stippled-leather with raised boards and gilt title, and marbled endpapers. Cover in good condition though a little rubbed. 305 x 250 x 20mm. Fairly clean throughout except for soiling of page extremities. 18 pages of text. Pages 297 x 235mm (11 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches)

Complete with 6 Villa Residences illustrated with 40 steel-engraved plates of Villas, Plans, Elevations, Perspective View, and Details (15 elevations, 12 plans, 13 details of stone, timber and plasterwork) engraved by W.H. McFarlane after drawings by Starforth.

5 examples of Starforth's classical Gothic design. His architecture is sometimes described as "Scots baronial style with a French flavour"! John Starforth (1822-1898) was apprenticed to Edinburgh architect, David Bryce, and set up his own successful architectural practice in the 1850s.

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