Croquis de Petite Charpente et Menuiserie: Pittoresque Moderne by Sanguineti, Antoni

Unpag. volume (50 leaves) containing 50 hand-colored plates (title page is plate no. 1) depicting the design and construction of assorted garden and outdoor structures including gates, fences, doghouses, gazebos, doors, dovecotes, rabbit houses, tents, pavilions, and other structures, many with dimensions given and some with elevations or additional details, each designed by Sanguineti and with plates engraved by Becquet , the title page indicating that the structures were actually built by the firm of C. Waaser & Bougleux. Some minor toning primarily to title page, plates clean and bright. Foxing and age-darkening to endpapers. Oblong 4to. Leather-backed boards. Some minor soiling, rubbing along extremities. Paris (Bureau des Publications) n.d. (circa 1870s). Not much is known about Antoni Sanguineti, although he published a number of volumes of his designs in the 1860's and 1870's, including "La décoration en bois découpé", "La Marbrerie au XIXe siècle", "L'ameublement au XIX siècle", "La décoration en treillage", and "La serrurerie au XIXe siècle". Although the title page mentions this volume as the first series, there is no indication that a follow-up volume was ever published. Very scarce; as of January 2018, WorldCat locates only two holdings of this volume in North American institutions.