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Roubo, M. (André Jacob) 1739-1791; and Berthault, Pierre Gabriel, 1737-1831 ; Haussard, Catherine ; Haussard, Elisabeth ; Milsan Michelinot, fl. 1781; Cor, P. L. (Engravers) - L'Art Du Menuisier. First Edition

Title: L'Art Du Menuisier. First Edition
Description: Paris: L. F Delatour, 1769-1775. First edition. Folio. 4 parts bound in 3 vols. Qtr. contemporary tree calf over marbled boards and endpapers. 1312 pp. 365 of 382 plates. Interiors finely toned, with some creasing, more at edges, and intermittent, marginal foxing and staining throughout. Boards exhibit shelf wear along edges, scratched and rubbed; leather along spine is rubbed, somewhat brittle, with cracks and missing small pieces outside the foil title stamp. Else pages supple, binding tight; many plates NF. Overall VG. Subjects: Carpentry, Joinery, Cabinetwork, Furniture making, Carriage and wagon making, Marquetry . Ref. Cole & Watts. Handicrafts of France, p. 34-35 ; Halleux, R. Académie royale des sciences de Paris, p. 522-525; OCLC Number 562990791. .

Keywords: Roubo Furniture Menuisier French 18th Century furniture.

Price: US$ 7000.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 99-0159

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