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187585405London: Sampson LowMarstonLow & Searle. A Rare title in Contemporary red cloth boards with gilt pictorial inlay of a fort to the front cover contained within border.The book has bevelled edgesgilt title to spin and lettered in black to the upper cover.Slight scuff and rubbing to head of spine and to a couple of corners of the book.There is one former owner's bookplate to the front pastedown and one small previous bookseller's catalogue entry tipped onto the front endpaper easily removed The binding remains firm with NO hinge weakness.There is a coloured map of Ohet as frontispiece and there are a further 84 drawings and sketches.The wonderfully atmospheric life story of a fortress charts brilliantly the development of fortification and the art of the siege This evocative work is one of the greatest and most unusual books ever written on siege warfare and fortifications.The author recreates the life of a French castle from its obscure origins to its fate in the Franco-Prussian War.As an architect and experienced military engineer Viollet-le-Duc was uniquely placed to write on the history of fortifications. In Annals of a Fortress he examines the life of the imaginery Castle of La Roche-Pont as it endures numerous protracted and bitter sieges. Viollet-le-Duc was a noted military engineer serving admirably in the Franco-Prussian War and also an architectural historian.Great copy for the collectorif not in the original binding then certainly contemporary to the time8vo xv 390pp Plus 40pp of Publisher's list at rear of the book.First Edition 1875 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1875. Sampson Low,Marston,Low & Searle hardcover
1868500051628A Morel 1868. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor. board loose spine poor Bookplate of Sir Alfred William Clapham <br/> <br/> A Morel hardcover
1867500051631A Morel 1867. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor. boards loose spine poor large inscription on title Bookplate of Sir Alfred William Clapham <br/> <br/> A Morel hardcover
1869500051632A Morel 1869. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor. boards loose spine poor large inscription on title Bookplate of Sir Alfred William Clapham <br/> <br/> A Morel 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
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
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
1875ZB1339085Boston: James R. Osgood 1875 & 1881. Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday June 29 SALE item 2 vols. xxi 517 viii 438 pp. folding frontispieces and plates; uniformly bound in original gilt stamped decorated brick colored cloth hardcovers light foxing to early and later leaves of the second volume hinges weak covers lightly soiled tips lightly rubbed else internally clean. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Boston: James R. Osgood hardcover
1875027999Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1875. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. vi LACKS pp. vii-xx 1 which includes part of the introduction the table of contents and the list of plates 517pp. This missing text can be viewed online at the Hathi trust website. Translation and with an introductory essay by Henry Van Brunt. Illustrated with plates and woodcuts. This volume contains all called for 18 fold-outs and 110 figures black and white line drawings. Concerning the fold-outs one admits to several short closed tears at blank extremities and a couple of others that admit to a mild wrinkling appearance also at blank extremities. Bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to spine and gilt decoration to front cover. There is also a blind decoration to back cover. Volume admits to several small bumps to extremities which are also quite worn. Some general rubbing to remainder of cloth which is a little heavier on parts of joints and a few other places at exterior. Minor spotting and light soiling to exterior which generally maintains much of its original charm. A little heavier but not terribly offensive soiling to a small number of pages ~10 and to edges of pages. Some tanning to paper though this isn't offensive either. Binding is generally firm though starting a bit with some separation to front hinge where missing text was and with several minor tears to paper over back hinge. Text clean. Overall this remains a good sound clean user friendly copy <br/> <br/> James R. Osgood and Company hardcover
188037278Paris: Jules Hetzel & Cie 1880. Fine. Jules Hetzel & Cie Paris s. d. circa1880 16 x 25 cm relié New edition. Half red shagreen binding spine with five raised bands set with cold fillets decorated with gilt floral motifs light traces of rubbing without significance to spine marbled paper boards with small surface wear marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Work illustrated with a color frontispiece as well as black drawings by the author. Some foxing. Jules Hetzel & Cie hardcover
188085496Paris: Jules Hetzel & Cie 1880. Fine. Jules Hetzel & Cie Paris s. d. ca 1880 15.50 x 24.50 cm relié New illustrated edition with a color frontispiece as well as plates and in-text drawings in black. Half-brown shagreen binding spine with four raised bands decorated with richly ornamented double compartments triple-ruled frame on brown paper boards front cover stamped with the gilt arms of the city of Paris enhanced with the gilt inscription ""Prix municipal de dessin"" white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns corners very lightly rubbed all edges gilt contemporary binding. Prize book label pasted on one pastedown. Handsome copy free from foxing and attractively bound with the arms of the city of Paris. Jules Hetzel & Cie 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
1876990G50London: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington 1876 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A smart illustrated copy of this account of domestic architecture across cultures translated into English. The first edition of this English translation.A smart copy in publisher's original decorative green cloth binding.Illustrated with a beautiful coloured frontispiece 8 further monochrome plates and in text illustartions throughout. Collated complete.A work originally by Eugene Viollet-Le-Duc a French architect and author famous for his restoration of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France. His major restoration projects included Notre-Dame de Paris the Basilica of Saint Denis Mont Saint-Michel Sainte-Chapelle the medieval walls of the city of Carcassonne and Château de Roquetaillade in the Bordeaux region.Translated into English by Benjamin Bucknall this volume describes the origin and development of domestic architecture among different cultures the modes in which human dwellings have been constructed and the appearance and manners of their inhabitants from pre-historic to modern times. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Shelf wear to extremities with bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Small faint marks to front board. Closed tear to front free endpaper. Small tide mark to rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington hardcover
187642009United Kingdom: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington. 1876. First British Edition. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. This ex-library cpy has a special pedigree. It was withdrawn in 1923 from the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny PA which is now the North Side of Pittsburgh. This was one of the first two Carnegie Libraries in the United States the first was in Scotland and the other original American one was in Braddock PA followed later by many others. The library markings have a certain charm. The book is bound in plain brown library buckram stained with age but it has an elegant new gold-tooled label and a sweet little paper call number on the base of the spine. The colorful front plate is present and the book is replete with black and white illustrations. The pages are toned to a creamy beige The bottom corner of the first three pages has been snipped with no loss to the text. A nice copy for the historian of library science. Fast shipping with tracking number provided. ; Ex-Library; 6"x9"x1"; 394 pages . Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington hardcover
18767287London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1876. First edition. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. 887 8vo. Translated by Benjamin Bucknall. Green cloth-covered boards gilt decoration to front board gilt titles to spine coloured frontispiece many line drawing illustrations- full page plates head and tail pieces and in run of text; 394 pages. Condition notes: Some bumping and wear to boards binding pulled at front end papers but a clean pleasant copy. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington hardcover
18741604280102Paris Bibliotheque d'education et de recreation 1874-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Handsome 1/4 French red leather binding over red and black speckled boards. 4 raised spine bands. Mabrled end pages. Very good binding and cover. 2 preliminary leaves 368 pages color frontispiece map illustrations 32 plates including plans 7 color diagrams 24 cm. Viollet-le-Duc was a noted 19th century French Gothic-revival architect. He served in the defense of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War. This book is a military history of Le Roche-Pont an imaginary castle set in a detailed historical setting. 368 pp avec 32 planches hors texte dont huit en couleurs et 85 figures in-texte et hors texte; reliure fendue et consolidee. Paris, Bibliotheque d'education et de recreation hardcover
1895856A19New York: Macmillan and Co. 1895. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated . The scarce first English translation of Eugene Viollet-le-Duc's architectural survey. The first English translation by George Martin Huss. No half title. Lavishly illustrated in text. Four leaves of advertisements to rear.An article from "Construction" in the 'Dictionnaire Raisonne de l'Architecture Francaise' containing a complete general survey of the history of architecture with chapter dealing with its development from Greek and Roman times to developments in the thirteenth century as well as civil and military construction. Eugene Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect and author known for his restoration of some of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France including the Notre-Dame de Paris the Basilica of Saint Denis Mont Saint-Michel Sainte-Chapelle the medieval walls of the city of Carcassonne and Roquetaillade castle in the Bordeaux region. From the library of Doctor Malcolm Higgs an important architectural historian who worked as an assistant architect to Stirling & Gowan working on their particularly renowned Leicester University Engineering Laboratory. During his long career he taught at the University of Edinburgh School of Architecture Canterbury School of Architecture and University of Nottingham. Later in his life he was the Vice-President and Honorary Librarian of the Royal Institute of British Architects and contributed and edited the "Journal of Architecture". In the original publisher's full cloth binding new endpapers. Externally smart with light bumping to head and tail of spine. Malcolm Higgs ex libris stamp to front pastedown. Previous owner's inscription to title page 'architectural school'. First few leaves lightly cockled due to possible damp. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Macmillan and Co. 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
18634945884A. Moral et Cie 1863. Volume 1-2. 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. Re-bound by library. Complete. Large 8vo. Green cloth half leather binding. Raised bands and gilt lettering on backstrip. Backstrip of vol II. chipped and semi detached and front board detached. Bumped corners and some general wear. Front board and backstrip of vol I. has seperated from spine. Pages are secure and clean save for moderate foxing. Illustrated and contains numerous architectural plates. Red edges. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2550grams ISBN: A. Moral et Cie hardcover
185345645Paris: P. Janet 1853. Fine. P. Janet Paris 1853 10 x 16 cm relié Edition presented with revised and corrected commentary. Half hazel morocco binding spine with five raised bands marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Some minor light foxing. A handsomely bound copy. P. Janet 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
1847006526Paris: J. Flot 1847 8vo 23 cm XII 252 pp. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards spine with raised bands red and black gilt-lettered labels marbled endpapers fore- and bottom-edges untrimmed leather slightly rubbed spine chipped at the top occasional foxing. This is a catalogue of the second part of the library of the French writer Emmanuel-Louis-Nicolas Viollet le Duc 1781-1857. The first volume was issued in 1843. The second part contains "chansons fabliaux contes en vers et en prose facéttes pièces comiques et burlesques aventures galantes amoureuses prodigieuses." The library was auctioned in 1849. Brunet V 1262; not listed in Blogie. J. Flot hardcover
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
187978851879. Hetzel et Cie éditeurs Paris s.d.vers 1879. In/8 reliure demi-chagrin rouge dos à nerfs et caissons dorés doré sur trois tranches illustrations par lauteur hors-texte en noir 1 chromolithographie 284 pages 4 ff. de catalogue. Rares rousseurs. unknown
18776834505Paris: A. Morel 1877. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover.Gilt decorative imprint on covers and backstrip; spine splitting; slight foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1300grams ISBN: A. Morel hardcover
