Lot 485: PATTE, Pierre (1723-1814). Monumens érigés en France a la gloire de Louis XV. Paris: chez

PATTE, Pierre (1723-1814). Monumens érigés en France a la gloire de Louis XV. Paris: chez l'auteur, Desaint & Saillant, 1765. 2° (429 x 291mm). Engraved royal arms on title, several en-têtes and 57 plates and plans, including a map of Paris, 15 double-page, 10 folding, with the final leaf of approbation and 'avis au relieur' (this latter a little browned, some spotting in the margins). Contemporary mottled calf (rebacked with modern spine gilt in 18th-century style). Provenance: A. Froelicher (book-label) -- John V. van Pelt (blue stamp on an endpaper).

FIRST EDITION of Patte's important work in two parts. The first describes the many monuments erected to Louis XV throughout France while the second proposes a square dedicated to the king where what is now the Place de la Concorde and, as such, is an important treatise on town-planning with emphasis on the laying-out of streets, construction of foundations, drains, the use of fountains, etc.

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.