Guadet, Julien — Elements Et Theorie de L'Architecture. Cours Professe a L'Ecole Nationale Et Speciale Des Beaux Arts, Tome I.

Paris, Librairie de la Construction Moderne, 1905. Hardbound. 1/2 red leather with black cloth boards and 5 raised bands; gilt letters on spine; marbled flyleaves; private library sticker on endpapers and previous author inscription; 661 pp; Illustrations. Text is in French. Penned by noted French architect Julien Guadet (1834-1908). Volume 1 contains The preparatory studies; General principles; Eléments of architecture. Vastly illustrated, with many line drawings and floor plans. Very Good (Covers and spine have general wear, corner/edge damage and discoloration. Textblock edges have serious age-toning, foxing and darkening; Pages show age toning and some pencil marking. Interior pages have age toning. Previous owners bookplate on inside front covers. inner hinge is broken.) .