".: Paris, chez Bance Ainé, rue Saint-Denis, 1826, in-folio, 41 x 28 cm, (4) + 14 pp + 56 engraved plates ; title + (2) + 36 pp + 17 engraved plates with 433 ills., contemporary half roan with marbled boards, smooth back with red title label, ex-libris ''Mathesis Scientiarum Genitrix - Leiden (Holland)'', printed label on front cover, a very nice copy. Early 19th century Parisian collection of metalwork designs in First Empire Style. The plates were engraved by leading French engravers such as Normand, Thierry, Hibon & Olivier. This edition not in Berlin Catalogue. Universal Catalogue of Books on Art vol.I pp. 197 (first edition). There was a re-editions in 1845. The designs show shopfronts, staircases, doors and gates, garden pavillions, and smaller ironwork."