[CAMPBELL, Colen. Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect, containing the Plan, Elevations and Sections of the Regular Buildings both Publick and Private in Great Britain. London: circa 1717-1731.] Folio (453 x 288mm.) 101 loose engraved architectural plates, including 25 double-paged, after plans by Campbell, Inigo Jones, Hawksmoor, Rocque and others, three engraved title-pages, two of which are the undated additional titles, but including the third volume title-page in red and black, calligraphic dedication to King George, 9pp. and 10pp. text leaves for 'Explanation of the Plates'. (Toning, browning and minor spotting to margins.) Disbound. Note: the plates all come from volumes 1-3. There are 42 from volume 1, 41 from volume 2 and 18 from volume 3. The plates from the first two volumes might be from later editions, rather than the first edition of 1717. The plates from volume 3 are from the 1731 edition, which came out six years after the first edition. Provenance: the property of Donald Church.