$369
Durand, Jean-Nicolas-Louis (1760-1834) Recueil et Parallele des Edifices de Tout Genre, Anciens et Modernes . Paris: [no printer] An IX, [i.e. 1800-1801]. Large folio, engraved title, alphabetical table, and ninety full-paged engraved plates; bound in half morocco, worn, ex libris Harvard University's Lawrence Scientific School Architectural Department, bound by the library in 1899, with their bookplate inside the front board and the penciled note: Discarded March 1936, on the verso of the title; first three leaves mounted on linen; a very useful book given hard reading by Harvard architectural students, with about a dozen plates torn in half down the center (pieces present), others with corners torn, dog-eared, et cetera, ancient eraser crumbs, and the occasional drop of hot pink ink; many plates in good condition, should be seen, 27 1/4 x 20 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31