Bance fils

First edition illustrated with a frontispiece and 159 plates drawn and engraved by Normand fils. A second part containing, in addition to the house, public buildings, would appear in 1843, then a third part in 1849 on country houses and rural constructions. A collective edition from Liège in 1849 would include these three parts, but a fourth part on interior and exterior decorations of buildings would be published in 1853. This first volume bears no indication on the title page of volume numbering or part, because undoubtedly at the time it was published, the volumes to come were not yet planned or decided upon.
Contemporary half brown sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with fillets. Spine rubbed and worn. Uncut paper. Some spotting in lower margin and at lower right corner.
Interesting publication tracing civil architecture under the Restoration, the buildings and houses having all been constructed between 1816 and 1834. Each construction benefits from several plates (sections, plans...)