Title & Author:

Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple : Marquis of Buckingham, Earl Temple, Viscount and Baron Cobham ... and General Governor of the Kingdom of Ireland.

Edition:

A new edition, with all the alterations and improvements ...

Publication:

Buckingham : Printed and sold by B. Seeley, sold also by G.G.J. and J. Robinson ... London ; And T. Hodgkinson ... at Stowe, 1788.

Description:

54, [2] pages, 21 unnumbered leaves of plates (3 folded) : illustrations (engravings), plans ; 21 cm (8vo)

Notes:
Dedication signed: B. Seeley.
"Embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of the house, and of each building, with perspective views of the same."
Ill. include "prints drawn in perspective by B. Seeley ... also a plan of the house and offices, and plans of the buildings in the gardens" by W. Fairchild.
Internal plates matching text numbered I-XI.

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Great Britain.
Architecture, Domestic
Stowe House (Buckinghamshire, England) Early works to 1800.
Stowe Gardens (England) Early works to 1800.
Stowe Gardens (Angleterre) Ouvrages avant 1800.
England Buckinghamshire Stowe House
England Stowe Gardens
Great Britain

Form/genre:

Early works

Added entries:

Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813.
Seeley, B. (Benton)
Fairchild, W.
John Harris Collection.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage harris 8226
Call No.: ID:87-B21206
Status: Available