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CHAMBERS, WILLIAM. Desseins des edifices, meubles, habits, machines, et ustenciles des Chinois. Gravés sur les originaux dessinés à la Chine... Auxquels est ajoutée une description de leurs temples, de leurs maisons, de leurs jardins, &c. Londres (J. Haberkorn for Author, A. Millar and J. Nourse) 1757.
Folio (c. 500 x 360 mm.). (8), 1-19, (1 blank) pp. 21 engraved plates by P. Fourdrinier (13), C. Grignon (3), P. Sandby (1) and others (all, minor foxing).
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CHAMBERS, WILLIAM. A Treatise on Civil Architecture, in which the Principles of that Art are laid down, and Illustrated by a great Number of Plates, accurately Designed, and Elegantly Engraved by the best Hands. London (printed for the Author, by J. Haberkorn) 1759.
Folio (about 500x360 mm.). (6), (i)-iv, (1)-85, (1) pp. 49 engraved plates (of 50, lacking 1 plate, 1 plate with rupture at the platemark, minor foxing and spotting). Most plates are signed as drawn by W. Chambers, eight by J. Gandon, one by J.B. Cipriani, and as engraved by P. Mazell, P. Fourdrinier, F. Patton, E. Rooker, C. Grignion, T. Miller or J. Fougeron.

Contemporary brown half calf, somewhat worn, gilt spine in eight compartments, no spine label, speckled edges.
Minor foxing. Inscribed on the title to "A Treatise..": This Treatise was sent me as a kind Present from the worthy author himself now Sir Will. Chambers architect to his Br. Majesty. Ifvar Kraak" and "Denna bok är gifven åt Hr. Doctor Fjellstedts (älste) yngste son Richardt - Malmö July 1857. Em: Sager".
Loosely inserted two contemporary small pieces of wall-paper.

Lacking 1 plate in the second work.
FIRST EDITION, issue with the French text of Chamber´s Desseins (1757). An influential work by one of the most highly regarded architects of his time. The plates include elevations and plans of houses and decorative structures, also furniture and ornament, costumes and other chinoiserie.

Katalog der Ornamentstichsammlung Berlin 2784 (for Desseins).

Ifvar Kraak (1708-1795) Danish-born translator, author of text-books and a teacher, mostly active in Sweden.

Auktionsnummer:

6135

Datum:

2019-06-14