393. Blanchard (Edme) Traité de la Coupe des Bois, pour le Revêtement des Voutes, Arrieres-Voussures, Trompes, Rampes, et Tours Rondes, first edition , engraved arms to dedication and 46 folding plates, contemporary speckled calf, spine in compartments, richly gilt and with morocco label, rubbed at extremities, [Fowler 45; Berlin Kat 1253; Cicognara 885; Brunet I, 963], 4to, Paris, Jacques Josse & Claude Jombert, 1729.
est. £1000 – £1500
A handsome copy, internally crisp and clean. On the use of wood for architectural decoration and panelling. It includes a short section on marble cutting.