Essays On The Nature And Principles Of Taste

Boston: Hilliard & Metcalf, 1812. First American edition. Hardcover. Three quarter brown morocco and marbled boards. Very good. (xii) (18) 434 pages. 22 x 13 cm. The author's aesthetics played an important part in the development of romantic classicism in American architecture. His essays were popular and came to be considered a textbook for artists and the highly educated. SHAW 24584. Owner signature head of title page dated 1812. Generally clean with toning to first few and last leaves. Scratch with small loss back cover.