Vitruvius Britannicus, or, The British architect : containing the plans, elevations, and sections of the regular buildings, both publick and private in Great Britain, with a variety of new designs : in 200 large folio plates : engraven by the best hands : and drawn either from the buildings themselves, or the original designs of the architectsCampbell, Colen, 1676-1729, author, illustratorMDCCXV-MDCCLXXI [1715-1771].engThe title pages are engraved in volumes 1-2, 4-5.Vol. 3 contains "The geometrical plans of the most considerable gardens and plantations."Vols. 4 and 5 are a continuation by Woolfe and Gandon.BAC: British Art Center copy is a large paper copy, with volumes IV & V larger than volumes I to III. All volumes are first issues with lists of subscribers and volumes IV & V with the bookplate of Edward Harbord, Lord Suffield. Bound in contemporary calf; rebacked.