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1760. (XIMENEZ, Andres). A DESCRIPTION OF THE ROYAL PALACE AND MONASTERY OF ST. LAURENCE, CALLED THE ESCURIAL, bound with, A DESCRIPTION OF THE CHAPEL ROYAL THE PANTHEON. Two parts bound as one. London: S. Hooper, 1760. 4to. Later cloth spine, boards. xxxviii, 299, (1) pages 9 plates; xii, 60 pages, 3 plates. First English translation. George Thompson's English translation of Andres Ximenez's architectural and historical account of the Escurial, the great Spanish Renaissance palace designed and con... more information

1948. ART NEWS ANNUAL XVIII. ART OF THE AMERICAS. New York: The Art Foundation, (1948). Folio. Cloth spine, boards, dust jacke 188 pages. First edition. The editors of Art News present a pictorial survey of art from before Columbu to the present day. Extremities rubbed, browning to edges of leaves, dust jacket worn. ... more information