London.- Houses of Parliament. Report of the National Gallery Site Commission..., 3 colour
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London.- Houses of Parliament. Report of the National Gallery Site Commission..., 3 folding colour lithographed plans, one creased, later cloth-backed boards,morocco label, new endpapers, 1857 § Smirke (Sydney) Suggestions for the Architectural Improvement of the western part of London, first edition, half-title, hand-coloured lithographed plan, 2 aquatint plates, one by W.Daniell, original red decorated boards, uncut, 1834 § Homersham (S.C.) London (Watford) Spring-Water Company. Report to the Directors, third edition, large folding map with routes of pipes in red, folding colour-printed lithographed plate of well and folding colour map, original cloth, spine worn, upper cover & map detached, 1850, all rubbed; and 4 others, London docks etc., v.s. (7)*** The first item investigates moving the National Gallery from its William Wilkins building in Trafalgar Square (which was not large enough), considering the effect of pollution on the paintings, and the possibility of combining the collection with the British Museum. The second proposes new parliament buildings in Green Park, a Gothic temple on the Serpentine for tombs from Westminster Abbey, and slum clearances and development of Soho.
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London.- Houses of Parliament. Report of the National Gallery Site Commission..., 3 colour
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