On Ancient Lights, and the Evicence of Surveyors Thereon

London: John Murray, 1874. Cloth. Very Good. Ther scarce 1874 edition (though the title page is dated 1865) of this early dissertation on lighting, here divided into three sections: "The Rationale of the Law of Ancient Lights"; "The Employment of Window-Lighting, and the Classification of Lights"; and "The Meassurement of Window-Light, and Proof of Its Diminution and Damage". A tight, solid copy to boot. Crisp and VG in its wine-red cloth, with fading along the spine, a bit of light offsetting at the spine crown and one small, neat former owner name to the title page. Thin octavo, lengthy catalogue (issued in July 1874) of new titles listed by the publisher John Murray of London. (Inventory #: 24147)