Documents de Ferronnerie Ancienne: Epoques Louis XV et Louis XVI. Troisieme Serie by F. Contet - 1923

Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1909. Hardcover. Good (light shelfwear and soiling to boards, light age toning to pages, plates are otherwise clean and all are present.). Oversized boards, gray cloth, gilt lettering on burgundy title block on spine; 1 pp, 40 bw plates. Text is in French. Old Ironwork Documents; Louis XV and Louis XVI periods, 1st series.

Paris: Chez F. Contet, 1925. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Five volumes of Documents de Ferronnerie Ancienne by F. Contet, an important work on European ironwork.. Folio, [five volumes]. Housed in five separate marbled paper portfolios, green cloth spines, each with three green cloth ties. Each volume contains loose black and white photographic plates. All five volumes are complete, for a total of 206 illustrated plates. Occasional toning to plates, a touch of rubbing to edges, free of any foxing or soiling. This history of European ironwork covers the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI in the first four volumes, and the period from the 12th Century through the 18th century in the 5th volume. A presentable set. Importante publication iconographique concernant la ferronnerie ancienne, divisée en cinq series. Les quatre premières concernent les époques de Louis XV et Louis XVI; elles comportent 166 planches. La cinquième est consacrée aux ouvrages de ferronnerie du douzième au dix-huitième… Read More

Paris: F. Contet. Spines worn, contents very good. 1920-23. 1st. portfolios. Folio, String-tied portfolios with green cloth spines and marbled paper boards, The portfolios have 40-44 plates each, many with multiple images per plate.One plate from the first volume is missing but supplied in facsimile. First, second, third, fourth series plus one volume not marked as such .

Paris: F. Contet. VG. 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A set of seven volumes on old ironwork. Each volume measures 13" x 17" and is bound as string-tied portfolios with green cloth spines and ma rbled paper boards. The portfolios have 40 to 45 unbound, loose plates ,, many with multiple images per plate. Spines on the portfolios have various degrees of wear and tear, most have small frays at the tips, s ome have some small chips, some with some tears along the seams. The m arbled boards have light rubbing to their corners. The ties are presen t but some are frayed. The front covers's versos have plates from a Fr ench Architectural Library and a small name stamp from New York archit ect Bradley Delehanty. The plates are all in Very Good or better condi tion with very mild wear. A fairly rare set with all seven volumes. An ultimate reference to European Ironworks. Text is in French. Shippi ng weight is approximately 37 pounds. Additional shipping charges will apply. .