Penrose Francis Cranmer, "An Investigation of the principles of Athenian Architecture", published by the Society of Dilettanti, London, Macmillan, 1888. 2nd, "new enlarged edition". Complete in 1 Folio volume, pp.xii, 128 + 48 full-page plates: 43 engraved, 5 chromolithographed & 1 double-page. Important study of Athenian architecture. Penrose measured the buildings in meticulous detail, revealing the methods used by the ancients to ensure the best effect, and investigated their use of polychromatic decoration. Folio, later cloth in quarter two-tone green, a clean copy. Paper edges reinforced, chipped edges of text pages, water-stain on frontispiece, self-adhesive tape on couple of text sheets. Ex-library perforated stamps & institutional bookplates.