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MALTON,, Thomas (1726--1801)
[Compleat treatise on perspective. Supplement. 1800]
An appendix, or, second part to the Complete treatise on perspective; containing a brief history of perspective, ... The whole delivered in nine sections, and illustrated by ten plates. Second edition, with additions and improvements. ... By Thomas Malton, Sen.
London (Place), printed and sold, for the author, by V. Griffiths; sold also by Messrs. Carpenter and Co.; Taylor, Architectural Library, and by J. Malton,, 1800.
[4], 160 p., engr. frontis., X fold. pl. ; 34.5 cm. (2°)

First published in 1783 as a supplement to Malton's A compleat treatise on perspective ... first published in 1775 (2nd ed. 1779, q.v.); see BAL, Early printed books, no. 2012 (1783 ed.). Plate 1 has a folding overlay. ESTC n68009.

Copy Notes The Soane copy has A list of the published works of Mr. Thomas Malton, Sen. and of Mr. James Malton, [1800] (q.v.) bound in front, probably as issued; the price of the bound item is altered from 1 guinea (as stated on the title-page) to £1 7s. Bought from A. Maxwell on 6 October 1812. (Archive 7A/15/37).

Binding Later C19th half calf, blind roll-tooled borders, gilt double-rule spine, green binder's cloth boards, red morocco spine-label. Bound by George Richmond for 4s. 6d., 25 April 1853. (Curatorial Papers/Bailey/Parcel 1).

Reference Number 2715

Additional Names Richmond, George, bookbinder; A. MAXWELL


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