Bury Architecte (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. publisher: Paris,Libraire Centrale D'Architecture(n.d.One of the re-editions of the 1825 Chez Bance Aine edition pub. in 1836 and 1855) Folio,Apprx. 16" x 11.75", pp. [8], frontis and title pg. with added engraved title-page in an architectural frame incorporating a selection of joiners' tools, and 73 outline-engraved plates; bound in contemporary blue cloth boards with orig. tan covers bound in, rebacked some time ago, with original spine laid down.First edition of a pattern book showing details of architectural woodwork taken from actual built examples in Paris. Bury published here the latest and most fashionable uses of carved woodwork in Parisian buildings in the decade after 1815. The plates show a variety of doors, ceilings, windows, library shelving, paneling, domestic interiors, ecclesiastical architectural woodwork, and stairs; with a fine section of shop fronts (16 designs), including some interiors. Most designs are shown in elevation, but there are also plans and sections. The brief explanatory text gives the names of the architects where relevant.Berlin Kat. 1280; RIBA, Early Printed Books, 510. [London, United Kingdom].…

Paris, chez Bance Ainé, rue Saint-Denis, 1826, in-folio, 41 x 28 cm, (4) + 14 pp + 56 engraved plates ; title + (2) + 36 pp + 17 engraved plates with 433 ills., contemporary half roan with marbled boards, smooth back with red title label, ex-libris ''Mathesis Scientiarum Genitrix - Leiden (Holland)'', printed label on front cover, a very nice copy. Early 19th century Parisian collection of metalwork designs in First Empire Style. The plates were engraved by leading French engravers such as Normand, Thierry, Hibon & Olivier. This edition not in Berlin Catalogue. Universal Catalogue of Books on Art vol.I pp. 197 (first edition). There was a re-editions in 1845. The designs show shopfronts, staircases, doors and gates, garden pavillions, and smaller ironwork.…

Paris, chez Bance Ainé, rue Saint-Denis, 182(5), in-folio, 41 x 28 cm, (6) + 24 pp + engraved title + 73 engraved plates, contemporary half roan with marbled boards, smooth back with red title label, ex-libris ''Mathesis Scientiarum Genitrix - Leiden (Holland)'', printed label on front cover, some marginal foxing on engraved title, upper margin of the plates with a light waterstain, a very nice copy. Rare early 19th century Parisian publication on carpentry with designs which were engraved by leading French engravers such as Normand, Thierry, Hibon & Olivier. This edition not in Berlin Catalogue. Universal Catalogue of Books on Art vol.I pp. 197 (first edition). There were re-editions in 1836 & 1855.…