Discourses On Architecture Le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel Viollet Collectibles Room

Discourses on Architecture. By Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc and translated by Henry Van Brunt. Printed in Boston by James R. Osgood and Company. 1875, 517 pp, 10.25” x 7.25”, 8vo, hardcover 3/4 leather. In good condition, with rubbing and wear to boards, primarily along edges and corners. Minor rubbing and wear to hinges at front and rear. Text block remains bound well. Light markings and marginalia. Includes numerous black-and-white plates, most of them foldouts, along with numerous in-text sketches. Plates present, but on different pages than stated by the table of contents, as the text block was likely custom-bound. Small chips and losses to corners of some pages. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce architectural piece translated into English by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879), a French architect best known for his restoration of Medieval sites in France, include Notre Dame and Mont Saint-Michel. COLA1875AHJX