347. Blondel (Jacques François) De La Distribution des Maisons de Plaisance et de la Decoration des Edifices en General, 2 vol., first edition, second issue, engraved frontispiece, titles printed in red and black and with engraved vignette, engraved dedication and 154 plates, many double-page, occasional light browning to plates, a few spots, original speckled calf, worn, original spine labels for both vol. loosely inserted, [Berlin Kat. 2400; Fowler 49], 4to, Paris,Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1737-1738.
est. £600 – £800
The first book by Blondel who greatly influenced architecture in France, and indeed Europe in general, during the period that experienced the flourishing of the Rococo and the beginnings of Neo-Classicism. The work concerns the country house, its decoration and gardens.