BibliothèQue D'architecture D'un Amateur. De Vitruve à Ledoux Architecture,Auction Catalogues,Bibliography

4to (30.5 cm), 267, [5] pp. Publisher's cloth, loosely inserted an invitation, list of estimates, and price list (minor shelf-wear). A very good copy of the catalogue for the sale of an architectural library held in Paris on 6 March 2014. It contains 148 entries, highlighting exceptional items such as the editio princeps of Alberti's "De re aedificatoria" (1485, Euro 280,000), the second edition of Vitruvius (1496, Euro 100,000), the first edition of Vitruvius in Italian (1521, Euro 130,000), Le Pautre & Matis' "Recueil des vues et plans, carte générale et particulière du château et seigneurie d’Oyron" (1713, Euro 100,000), Chaufourier's "Recueil des plans, élévations et vues du château de Petit-Bourg" (ca. 1730, Euro 220,000), Rigaud's "Recueil choisi des plus belles vues des palais, châteaux et maisons royales de Paris et ses environs" (after 1753, Euro 200,000), and a collection of 21 volumes by G. B. Piranesi (1748-1780, Euro 500,000).