[ARCHITECTURE]. HILLS, Chester (1798?1854). The Builder?s Guide; or, A Practical Treatise on the Several Orders of Grecian and Roman Architecture? Hartford: D.W. Kellogg & Co., 1834. 2 volumes in one, Folio. 69 (of 70) engraved plates by D.W. Kellogg (foxing and browning throughout). Prospectus bound in at front. Contemporary half calf, marbled sides (extremes worn, upper cover detached, as is). Provenance: From the famous Mitchell Collection, Louisville, Kentucky (inscription); Philip Hinkle? (early signature); institutional rubberstamp. FIRST EDITION of this important American architectural work with the rare prospectus. American Imprints 24936; Hitchcock 590.