Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1915)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London, B.T. Batsford, ltd., New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 286
of theirarrangements and situa-tion became widely recog-nised, and the demandgrew so great that onlythe favoured were able tosecure houses in the bestpositions. On this account,Becket, the bookseller,who was very anxious tosecure the shop at thenorth-east corner of AdamStreet, solicited the… … Fig. 168.—Entrance, the Royal Societyof Arts. See Hones Every-Day Book. 23o THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM Hampton, Monday 8. My Dear Adelphi, I forgot to speak to you last Saturday about our friendBecket. We shall all break our hearts if he is not bookseller to theAdelphi, & has…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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