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187870331AB1878. Paris J. Hetzel et Cie Editeurs 1878. 25 cm x 16 cm. 284 pages. With several black-and-white illustrations. On the Frontispiece the Coat of Arms of Clusy in colour. Original Hardcover blindstamped red boards with gilt lettering In protective Mylar. Only minor signs of external wear really only slightly rubbed and bumped. The tight binding in excellent condition. With gilt lettering on spine. In protective mylar. Histoire romancée de la commune imaginaire de Clusy de la fin de l'antiquité à la Révolution. Le règne des évêques les libertés communales le développement de la bourgeoisie. Comment l'histoire politique et sociale se reflète dans celle des bâtiments publics et de l'aménagement urbain. hardcover
18771908010001Vve A. Morel Paris 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Handsome binding. Bound in contemporary green morocco over marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine compartments. Marbled end sheets. Hardcover. Spotting throughout/affecting plates. VIII 261 p. 31 plates. Numerous illustrations in text. BM 26: 249 207 Vve A. Morel (Paris) hardcover
18892105260032Ticknor and Company 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volume set. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. Folded frontispieces illustrations and plans some folded. Contemporary cloth jacket. No date . Translated from the French by Benjamin Bucknall. Also pub. under title: Lectures on architecture. "For us today Viollet-le-Duc is a figure of considerable importance because he is the last great theorist in the world of architecture and the modern architect still leans heavily on verities which he expounded . his principal legacy to architectural thought is contained in the two dictionaries and the lectures - most clearly of all in the first volume of the latter." - Heavenly mansions p. 135. "In these volume you will find all the architectural school you will ever need." - Frank Lloyd Wright. From the library of Thomas J. D. Fuller Jr. 1870-1940 a prominent Washington DC architect with his signature. Ticknor and Company hardcover
18722938495Ve A. Morel & Cie 1872. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Large 8vo with marbled boards and red leather quarter binding. Raised bands. Gilt lettering on backstrip. Exterior is moderately worn. Bumped corners. Marbled end papers. Minimal foxing on some pages. Backstrip and front board are detached from binding in volumes 1 and 2. Other volumes are secure. Interior is clean. Trimmed Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item7250grams ISBN: Ve A. Morel & Cie hardcover
187156638Paris Morel et Cie1871. Lex8vo a.Folio. Textvolume: contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Gilt lettering. LIX239 pp. Atlas: portfolio in original printed clothbacked boards. 4 pp. and 12 litographed plates partly coloured in outline. Light wear to board corners bumped. hardcover
185348876Paris: P. Jannet 1853. Fine. P. Jannet Paris 1853 9.50 x 16.50 cm relié Edition presented with revised and corrected commentary one of the rare copies printed on China paper. Full navy morocco binding spine with five raised bands set with gilt dots decorated with gilt double compartments enhanced with gilt typographical motifs gilt friezes at head and foot gilt roulettes on headcaps triple gilt fillet frame on covers marbled endpapers and pastedowns gilt dentelle frame on pastedowns all edges gilt double gilt fillets on leading edges superb contemporary binding signed by Hardy. Some foxing. Handsome copy established in a perfect full morocco binding signed by Hardy. P. Jannet hardcover
180645910à Paris: Chez F. Buisson 1806. Fine. Personal copy of poet Emmanuel Louis Nicolas Viollet-le-Duc father of famed architect and restorer of Notre-Dame Chez F. Buisson à Paris 1806 12 x 20 cm 2 volumes reliés Statement of second edition illustrated with three figures engraved by Tardieu. The first edition appeared in 3 vols. 18mo the same year. Full marbled brown sheep binding. Decorated spine with raised bands. Red long grain morocco title-label and volume labels. A tear with loss at head of first volume. Rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. Headcap of volume II partly worn away. Collection of light and gallant tales by François de Lantier. Verses he wrote for Madame du Barry earned him a pension from Choiseul and a position in Dresden. He is the author of the voyages d'Anténor. Of his tales he himself wrote in his preface: ""it is better to write fairy tales than political dreams and to have a small clandestine commerce with the Muses than to bear the burden of public affairs on one's back."" Interesting provenance chain: Viollet Le Duc bookplate his sale Poesie conteurs en prose faceties 5 November 1849 no. 1391; Library of Laurent de Crozet bookplate; Amédée de Crozet bookplate; Jules Bobin manuscript ownership inscription. Chez F. Buisson hardcover
1877955Z1London: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington 1877-81 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 10.5" by 7". None stated. A collection of essays on architecture from the influential French architect Eugene Viollet-Le-Duc translated into English and bound in quarter crushed morocco illustrated heavily throughout with many detailed engravings. The first edition of this translated collection of lectures. Translated from the original French by Benjamin Bucknall.Illustrated with nineteen steel engravings including some in colour and ninety-three woodcuts to 'Vol I' and eighteen steel engraving and one hundred and seven woodcuts to 'Vol II'. Collated complete. Includes an invitation to an exhibition of work by Mark Bury. This set features a collection of essays on architecture from Eugene Viollet-le-Duc covering topics such as the construction of buildings and masonry domestic architecture monumental sculptures and more. Eugene Viollet-le-Duc was an influential French architect and author known for restoring many prominent medieval landmarks in France particularly those damaged during the French Revolution. Included among his major works are the restorations of Notre-Dame de Paris the Basilica of Saint-Denis the medieval walls of the city of Carcassonne. He also planned much of the construction of the Statue of Liberty. A two volume complete set. Re-backed in crushed morocco. Externally smart with minor bumping and wear to the extremities of the boards slight scattered damp stains to the rear to 'vol II' and minor marks to the boards. Hinges re-enforced. Bookplate from the 'Architectural Association' to the front pastedowns. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages and spotting to the front and rear with only the odd spot throughout. Very Good Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington hardcover
1872013413Paris: Vve. A. Morel et Cie 1872. Six volumes. Octavo. 443 535 478 506 498 488 pp; illustrated with chromolithographs steel engravings & wood engravings. Quarter morocco over marbled boards with raised bands gilt spine lettering top edge gilt. VG a clean unmarked set occasional foxing; extremities lightly rubbed. Hard Cover. Very Good. Vve. A. Morel et Cie Hardcover
187384749Paris: V.A. Morel & Co. 1873. Hardcover. Very Good. 24cm x 15cm. Half bound wine leather on wine cloth boards gilt stringing and decoration. Gilt titles to spine. Spines are faded to a rich honey. Marbled end-papers and red page edges. All volumes are tight and clean and show little sign of wear. <br/> <br/> V.A. Morel & Co. hardcover
1874994W49London: Sampson Low Marston Low and Searle 1874. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 6". Not Stated E. Viollet-Le-Duc. A charmingly bound first English edition of this richly illustrated French title. A very scarce first English edition translated from the original French by influential French architect and writer Eugene Viollet-Le-Duc.Translated by English architect Benjamin Bucknall who also translated Viollet-Le-Duc's other works for an English-speaking audience.This title illustrates the process of designing and realising a house in narrative form following a cast of characters.Features a monochrome frontispiece 9 further monochrome plates and frequent vignette illustrations throughout. Collated complete.In original burgundy binding with striking gilt motif and lettering to the front board and spine in addition to full gilt page edges. Bound in original red cloth. Externally very smart. Offsetting to boards. Mild rubbing to extremities. Small mark to spine. Slight marks to rear board. Bumping to head and tail. Slight discolouration to spine. Hinges starting but firm. Binder's sticker to rear paste downInternally firmly bound with occasional strain. Pages generally bright and clean. Light spotting to frontispiece tissue guard. Slight marks to final page. Small mark to pp. xiv-xv. Very Good Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle hardcover
1858135356Paris: Bance 1858. hardcover. very good. 6 volumes. Hundreds of black & white engravings with a few plates in color. Thick 4to 3/4 red morocco gilt-dec. raised bands t.e.g.; some light foxing corners and spine bumped. Paris: Bance 1858. A very good set.<br/> <br/> Furniture and decorative arts of the Middle Ages through the Renaissance.<br/> <br/> Bance unknown
188416083Paris: Librairie centrale d'architecture. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1884. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Edgeworn foxing otherwise light wear. Solid oversize folio. ; French language. Edition De Luxe N0. 171; Exemplaire Souscrit par M Adolphe Mony sculpteur. Six compartment red morocco spine with gilt spine lettering marbled boards marbled endpapers and top edge gilt. Portrait frontispiece and one hundred plates; "contains a selection of chromolithographic and collotype reproductions of office drawings relating to his most important projects." ; iii 100 plates pages . Librairie centrale d'architecture hardcover
1874905Y31London : Sampson Low Marston Low and Searle 1874. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". Viollet-le-Duc. The first English translated edition of French architect Viollet-le-Duc's architectural novelette. The first English translated edition.In the publisher's original cloth binding. Complete with a monochrome frontispiece nine monochrome plates and numerous illustrations throughout. Collated complete.Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc restored some of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France including Notre-Dame de Paris Mont Saint-Michel Sainte-Chapelle and the medieval walls of Carcassonne.This 'Architectural Novelette' frames his step-by-step instructions for building a house using conversations between the characters and was written and illustrated by Viollet-le-Duc in two months. In the original cloth binding. Externally smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A few marks to the boards. Internally loosening in places but firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Ink inscription to verso of frontispiece. Very Good Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle hardcover
18851017541885. Paris Librairies-Imprimeries Réunis n.d. 188. Large 8vo. 10 volumes. Half leather bindings marbled boards spine gilt. Top edge gilt. Lovely copies with only very occasional light staining. Numerous illustrations. The most important architectural dictionary of the nineteenth century and one of the great books in the entire literature of architecture. In the 1880's after Viollet-le-Duc's death the 'Librairie des imprimeries réunis' which had absorbed the 'Librairie Centrale d'Architecture' published the present 10-volume edition the last produced in the nineteenth century. c.f. Bressani Martin. Architecture and the Historical imagination. Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc 1814-1879 hardcover