Collection of 101 plates.

Obl. 4to (sl. marg. damp stains, some soiling, foxing to some pl., staining on 4 engr. (2 strong), +/- large marg. tears to some pl. - one strengthened -, occ. margins strengthened, very occ. creased pl., last pl. underlaid).

Contemp. marbled calf, boards decorated with two double-fillet frames (one with fleurons at the angles), gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, spr. edges (rubbed, some repairs to lower board, head missing, tail broken).

Extracted from "Recueil des plans, profils et élévations des [sic] plusieurs palais, chasteaux, églises, sépultures, grotes et hostels bâtis dans Paris et aux environs par les meilleurs architectes du royaume [...]", and representing views, plans and elevations of the castles of Colombière en Brie, Meudon, du Fayel, hotels de Liancourt and Tubeuf, the Sorbonne, house of Monsieur de Bretonvillers, Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Ardilliers de Saumur, the Valois Chapel in Saint-Denis, etc.