Paris: A Levy, 1875. Hardcover. Near Fine. Signed in front by a very famous Wellington, New Zealand architect (1824 - 1907) - " Thomas Turnbull ARIBA, Architect, Wellington" Full of amazing engravings - mainly architectural and ornament. three quarter leather binding. 5 raised band s to spine Gilt lines , gilt titles to spine. Marbled end papers. All text in French. 72 plates -about 10 fold out to almost triple size. 215 pages of text. Some foxing to first few text pages on lesser quality paper. and on some blank end paper One double plate (53-54) badly foxed. Some minor foxing spots to the edges of some plates. Some shelf wear, stains to cloth on covers. Plates are single sided so ideal to frame if your wanted to. With attention to major projects like the Louvre by Visconti, the Bois de Boulogne.... The Moniteur des Architectes was the second most important architectural periodical in France in the 19th century (Daly's Revue générale d'architecture, founded in 1842, being the first). It ran until 1900. .

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Bookseller: The Last Word (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1832
Title: Le Moniteur des Architectes - Universal exhibition 1875 volume I? vol one? 27 x 34,5 cm
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: A Levy
Place of Publication: Paris
Date Published: 1875

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...