1 p.l., vi, 40 pp. 8vo, antique marbled paper wrappers. Paris: Bréart & Lebrun, [“1811“ supplied in manuscript].

The very rare auction catalogue, fully priced and oftentimes with buyers’ names in a contemporary hand, containing a rich library on architecture and engineering. Raymond (1742-1811), chief architect of the Louvre and one of the original architects of the Arc de Triomphe selected by Napoleon, won the Grand Prix of the French Académie d’Architecture in 1766 and completed numerous projects throughout France. He began as a pupil of Blondel and Soufflot, and spent eight years in Italy, where he became an admirer of Palladio... More

Finely engraved coat-of-arms of Roger de Bellegarde on recto of second leaf, one engraved folding plate (lightly dampstained), & several woodcuts in the text. 10 p.l., 176, [14] pp., one leaf of errata. Small 4to, 18th-cent. polished speckled calf (minor dampstaining & browning), double gilt fillet round sides, spine gilt in compartments incorporating a gilt stamp of a giraffe. Dijon: C. Guyot, 1621.

First edition of this uncommon book describing one of the most sensational archeological discoveries of the 16th century. In this work, Guénébauld (d. ca. 1630), a physician in Dijon who had studied medicine in Padua and Rome, describes his discovery in 1598... More

Title within finely engraved & elaborate architectural border and 27 engraved plates (four double-page or folding). Collation as in Mortimer: “four preliminary leaves, one additional leaf of printed text (leaf [32]), & 27 engraved plates on leaves 5-31, 33-36.” Large folio, cont. speckled calf (joints a little cracked but strong), double gilt fillet round sides, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. From the second leaf: “Roma, In Casa Nostra,” 1559.

Fifth edition (1st ed.: 1552) of this important work in the study of classical architecture and one of the earliest architectural treatises illustrated with copper plates, in place of woodcuts and printed text. The... More

16 folding engraved maps. iv, 264 pp.; iv, 265-448 pp., [4] pp. of publisher’s ads. Two vols. in one. Thick 8vo, early 19th-cent. green slick boards (rubbed). Rome: C. Losi, 1778.

First edition of one of the most popular guides to the architecture and art treasures of Rome. The author has divided Rome into fourteen geographical sections and describes the most important buildings, archeological sites, libraries, museums, churches, and works of art.

There are two maps depicting the city as a whole and the remaining fourteen maps depict each of the quarters. Magnan (1731-96), antiquarian and scholar, was a member of the Minimes... More

1 p.l., 74 pp. Small 8vo, attractive modern paste-paper boards. Stockholm: C. Delen, 1806.

The first catalogue of the collections of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, founded by Gustavus III in 1773, including the library and works of arts. The library contained some 600 titles covering architecture, the fine arts, aesthetics, gardening, archaeology, perspective, etc, and included many scarce English works by Chambers, Batty Langley, Moxon, Malton, Halfpenny, Robert Morris, etc. The contents of tract volumes are listed in full.

Fine copy and rare. More

13 folding engraved plates (including maps, views, & plans). vi, [16] pp. (subscribers, directions to the binder (in duplicate), and table of contents), [ix]-xxi, [1], [23]-434 pp.; 429, [7] pp. Two vols. 8vo, cont. polished calf (foot of spine of Vol. I with slightest wear), double gilt fillet round sides, spines richly gilt. Dublin: Printed by A. Reilly for the Author, 1750.

First edition and a lovely set in fresh contemporary polished calf. Smith (ca. 1715-62), topographer, wrote a series of county histories which were the first of their kind in Ireland. He founded, along with others, both the Physico-Historical Society and Medico-Philosophical Society of Dublin... More