Blondel (Jacques François) De la Distribution des Maisons de Plaisance et de la Decoration des Edifices en general, 2 vol., first edition, second issue (with Rue Dauphine in imprint and without half-title & errata), engraved allegorical frontispiece, head- & tail-pieces by Cochin, titles in red & black with engraved vignette, 155 engraved plates & plans, mostly by the author, 57 folding or double-page, engraved initials, contemporary ink inscription to head of titles, plate 22 in vol.1 torn, plate 14 in vol.2 with light marginal staining and last few plates a little browned, modern book-label of Jean Furstenberg, generally a good clean copy, contemporary cat's paw calf, spines gilt, a little rubbed, corners bumped, [Berlin Kat. 2400; Fowler 49; Millard French 25], 4to, Paris, Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1737-38.

⁂ The first book by Blondel who greatly influenced architecture in France, and indeed Europe in general, during the period that experienced the flourishing of the Rococo and the beginnings of Neoclassicism. This book concerned the country house, its decoration and gardens.