INDIAN DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.
De Forest, Lockwood:
[New York]. 1885. [5]pp. plus twenty-five heliotype plates and [14]pp. of advertisements. Folio. Original cloth boarded rebacked in green spine matching the color of the original. Near fine. Clean copy of a fragile book. An interesting work, this is a combination architectural book / trade catalogue. Mr. de Forest’s object was to ensure the preservation of the arts, crafts, and trades (and especially the carving) of South Asian workmen, some of whom he brought to New York. The plates are razor sharp heliotypes of Indian architecture and ornament, a few of which were copies in Mr. de Forest’s possession. The final fourteen pages are advertisements, in the Indian graphic style, for various New York building craftsmen and home furnishers. HITCHCOCK 315.
(Item ID: WRCAM35851) $350.00